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EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
Volume 357, Issue 2, Pages 282-290Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.05.025
Keywords
Chromatin; Cell migration; Histone modifications; Heterochromatin; Melanoma
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- Israel Cancer Research Fund [14-109-RCDA]
- Israel Cancer Association [20150910]
- Ariel Center for Applied Cancer Research
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Metastasis formation is strongly dependent on the migration capabilities of tumor cells. Recently it has become apparent that nuclear structure and morphology affect the cellular ability to migrate. Previously we found that migration of melanoma cells is both associated with and dependent on global chromatin condensation. Therefore, we anticipated that tumor progression would be associated with increased chromatin condensation. Interestingly, the opposite has been reported for melanoma. In trying to resolve this contradiction, we show that during growth conditions, tumor progression is associated with global chromatin de-condensation that is beneficial for faster proliferation. However, upon induction of migration, in both low- and high-metastatic mouse melanoma cells chromatin undergoes condensation to support cell migration. Our results reveal that throughout tumor progression induction of chromatin condensation by migration signals is maintained, whereas the organization of chromatin during growth conditions is altered. Thus, tumor progression is associated with an increase in chromatin dynamics.
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