Escherichia Coli producteurs de colibactine et croissance tumorale, du mécanisme à la prévention.

  • Cougnoux, Antony
Publication date
January 2013
Publisher
HAL CCSD

Abstract

The colibactin toxin is widely distributed in Escherichia coli. Its synthesis is performed by enzymes encoded by the genomic island pks. It causes DNA double-strand breaks, mutations, chromosomal rearrangements in host cells and contributes to tumorigenesis in a mouse model. In addition, colibactin-producing E. coli are frequently isolated from tumors of patients with colorectal cancer. Our work shows that colibactin-producing bacteria induce cellular senescence and, consequently, can indirectly stimulate cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. The pro-proliferative effect mediated by these senescent cells is due to the secretion of growth factors, in particular HGF. The cell signaling responsible for cellular senescence show...

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