Chromosomal instability accelerates the evolution of resistance to anti-cancer therapies
Lukow DA, Sausville EL, Suri P, Chunduri NK, Wieland A, Leu J, Smith JC, Girish V, Kumar AA, Kendall J, Wang Z, Storchova Z, Sheltzer JM. Chromosomal instability accelerates the evolution of resistance to anti-cancer therapies. Developmental Cell 2021, 56: 2427-2439.e4. PMID: 34352222, PMCID: PMC8933054, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosomal instabilityAnti-cancer therapyCancer cell fitnessAcquisition of aneuploidyChromosome loss eventsSingle-cell sequencingEvolution of resistanceDifferent culture environmentsCellular fitnessPhenotypic plasticityCIN correlatesHuman tumorsCell fitnessHuman cellsStressful environmentsResistant populationsAcquisition of resistanceRecurrent aneuploidyCancer cellsPaclitaxel-resistant cellsCulture environmentAneuploidyPaclitaxel sensitivityFitnessCells