Loss of function of Atrx leads to activation of alternative lengthening of telomeres in a primary mouse model of sarcoma
Pierpoint, M.; Floyd, W.; Wisdom, A. J.; Luo, L.; Ma, Y.; Waitkus, M. S.; Kirsch, D. G.
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The development of a telomere maintenance mechanism is essential for immortalization in human cancer. While most cancers elongate their telomeres by expression of telomerase, 10-15% of human cancers use a pathway known as alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT). In this work, we developed a genetically engineered primary mouse model of sarcoma in CAST/EiJ mice which displays multiple molecular features of ALT activation after CRISPR/Cas9 introduction of oncogenic KrasG12D and loss of function mutations of Trp53 and Atrx. In this model, we demonstrate that the loss of Atrx contributes to the development of ALT in an autochthonous tumor, and this process occurs independently of telomerase function by variation of mTR alleles. Furthermore, we find that telomere shortening from the loss of telomerase leads to higher chromosomal instability while loss of Atrx and activation of ALT lead to an increase in telomeric instability, telomere sister chromatid exchange, c-circle production, and formation of ALT-associated promyelocytic leukemia bodies (APBs). The development of this primary mouse model of ALT could enable future investigations into therapeutic vulnerabilities of ALT activation and its mechanism of action.
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