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Mello RM, Pariollaud M, Lamia KA. Circadian disruption does not alter tumorigenesis in a mouse model of lymphoma. F1000Res 2023; 12:49. [PMID: 37811199 PMCID: PMC10558980 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.125272.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Disruption of natural light cycles, as experienced by shift workers, is linked to enhanced cancer incidence. Several mouse models of cancer develop more severe disease when exposed to irregular light/dark cycles, supporting the connection between circadian disruption and increased cancer risk. Cryptochrome 2 (CRY2), a repressive component of the molecular circadian clock, facilitates turnover of the oncoprotein c-MYC, one mechanism that may link the molecular clock to tumorigenesis. In Eμ-MYC mice, which express transgenic c-MYC in B cells and develop aggressive lymphomas and leukemia, global Cry2 deletion reduces survival and enhances tumor formation. Lighting conditions that mimic the disruption experienced by shift workers dampen Cry2 transcripts in peripheral tissues of C57BL/6J mice. Although it is milder than homozygous deletion of Cry2, we hypothesized that reduced Cry2 rhythmicity could alter MYC protein accumulation and contribute to enhanced cancer risk caused by circadian disruption. We tested this hypothesis in MYC-driven lymphoma. Methods: We housed Eμ-MYC mice in light-tight boxes set to either control (continuous cycles of 12-hours of light followed by 12-hours of dark, LD12:12) or chronic jetlag (eight-hour light phase advances every two to three days, CJL) lighting conditions and assessed the impact of disrupted light cycles on survival and tumor formation in Eμ-MYC mice. Results: Environmental disruption of circadian rhythms did not alter tumor location, tumor growth, or survival in Eμ-MYC mice. Conclusions: Dampened rhythms of Cry2 following disruption of circadian light exposures is milder than deletion of Cry2. The lack of phenotype caused by altered circadian gene expression in contrast to enhanced tumorigenesis caused by homozygous deletion of Cry2 suggests that CRY2 dosage impacts this model. Importantly, these findings indicate that increased cancer risk associated with circadian disruption arises from one or more mechanisms that are not recapitulated here, and may be different in distinct tumor types.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rebecca M Mello
- Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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Pariollaud M, Ibrahim LH, Irizarry E, Mello RM, Chan AB, Altman BJ, Shaw RJ, Bollong MJ, Wiseman RL, Lamia KA. Circadian disruption enhances HSF1 signaling and tumorigenesis in Kras-driven lung cancer. Sci Adv 2022; 8:eabo1123. [PMID: 36170373 PMCID: PMC9519049 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo1123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Disrupted circadian rhythmicity is a prominent feature of modern society and has been designated as a probable carcinogen by the World Health Organization. However, the biological mechanisms that connect circadian disruption and cancer risk remain largely undefined. We demonstrate that exposure to chronic circadian disruption [chronic jetlag (CJL)] increases tumor burden in a mouse model of KRAS-driven lung cancer. Molecular characterization of tumors and tumor-bearing lung tissues revealed that CJL enhances the expression of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) target genes. Consistently, exposure to CJL disrupted the highly rhythmic nuclear trafficking of HSF1 in the lung, resulting in an enhanced accumulation of HSF1 in the nucleus. HSF1 has been shown to promote tumorigenesis in other systems, and we find that pharmacological or genetic inhibition of HSF1 reduces the growth of KRAS-mutant human lung cancer cells. These findings implicate HSF1 as a molecular link between circadian disruption and enhanced tumorigenesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marie Pariollaud
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Genetics and Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Corresponding author.
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Cooper KM, Gin LE, Akeeh B, Clark CE, Hunter JS, Roderick TB, Elliott DB, Gutierrez LA, Mello RM, Pfeiffer LD, Scott RA, Arellano D, Ramirez D, Valdez EM, Vargas C, Velarde K, Zheng Y, Brownell SE. Factors that predict life sciences student persistence in undergraduate research experiences. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220186. [PMID: 31412071 PMCID: PMC6693735 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have the potential to benefit undergraduates and longer UREs have been shown to lead to greater benefits for students. However, no studies have examined what causes students to stay in or consider leaving their UREs. In this study, we examined what factors cause students to stay in their UREs, what factors cause students to consider leaving their UREs, and what factors cause students to leave their UREs. We sampled from 25 research-intensive (R1) public universities across the United States and surveyed 768 life sciences undergraduates who were currently participating in or had previously participated in a URE. Students answered closed-ended and open-ended questions about factors that they perceived influenced their persistence in UREs. We used logistic regression to explore to what extent student demographics predicted what factors influenced students to stay in or consider leaving their UREs. We applied open-coding methods to probe the student-reported reasons why students chose to stay in and leave their UREs. Fifty percent of survey respondents considered leaving their URE, and 53.1% of those students actually left their URE. Students who reported having a positive lab environment and students who indicated enjoying their everyday research tasks were more likely to not consider leaving their UREs. In contrast, students who reported a negative lab environment or that they were not gaining important knowledge or skills were more likely to leave their UREs. Further, we identified that gender, race/ethnicity, college generation status, and GPA predicted which factors influenced students' decisions to persist in their UREs. This research provides important insight into how research mentors can create UREs that undergraduates are willing and able to participate in for as long as possible.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katelyn M. Cooper
- The Biology Education Research Lab, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SEB); (KMC)
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- The Biology Education Research Lab, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- LEAP Scholars, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- The Biology Education Research Lab, Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SEB); (KMC)
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Almeida RM, Pinto VG, Castro MM, Divino AC, Alves ACA, Vasconcelos D, Magalhães Silva MR, Mamede N, Lima RNS, Mello RM, Siviero TS, Martins T, Campos V, Conde BE, Brito PS, Favoreto FC, Vidal LO, Roland F. Addressing key ecological questions to support policy-making in Brazil. BRAZ J BIOL 2013; 73:455-6. [PMID: 23917580 DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842013000200033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- R M Almeida
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – UFJF, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, s/n, Campus Universitário, CEP 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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