PMID- 30240752 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210109 IS - 2589-0042 (Electronic) IS - 2589-0042 (Linking) VI - 4 DP - 2018 Jun 29 TI - Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Promotes Liver Polyploidization and Inhibits PI3K, ERK, and Wnt/beta-Catenin Signaling. PG - 44-63 LID - S2589-0042(18)30061-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.isci.2018.05.006 [doi] AB - Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) deficiency alters tissue homeostasis. However, how AhR regulates organ maturation and differentiation remains mostly unknown. Liver differentiation entails a polyploidization process fundamental for cell growth, metabolism, and stress responses. Here, we report that AhR regulates polyploidization during the preweaning-to-adult mouse liver maturation. Preweaning AhR-null (AhR-/-) livers had smaller hepatocytes, hypercellularity, altered cell cycle regulation, and enhanced proliferation. Those phenotypes persisted in adult AhR-/- mice and correlated with compromised polyploidy, predominance of diploid hepatocytes, and enlarged centrosomes. Phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate kinase (PI3K), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and Wnt/beta-catenin signaling remained upregulated from preweaning to adult AhR-null liver, likely increasing mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activation. Metabolomics revealed the deregulation of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation intermediates succinate and fumarate in AhR-/- liver. Consistently, PI3K, ERK, and Wnt/beta-catenin inhibition partially rescued polyploidy in AhR-/- mice. Thus, AhR may integrate survival, proliferation, and metabolism for liver polyploidization. Since tumor cells tend to be polyploid, AhR modulation could have therapeutic value in the liver. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Moreno-Marin, Nuria AU - Moreno-Marin N AD - Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Badajoz 06071, Spain. FAU - Merino, Jaime M AU - Merino JM AD - Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Badajoz 06071, Spain. FAU - Alvarez-Barrientos, Alberto AU - Alvarez-Barrientos A AD - Servicio de Tecnicas Aplicadas a las Biociencias (STAB), Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Badajoz 06071, Spain. FAU - Patel, Daxeshkumar P AU - Patel DP AD - Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. FAU - Takahashi, Shogo AU - Takahashi S AD - Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. FAU - Gonzalez-Sancho, Jose M AU - Gonzalez-Sancho JM AD - Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas "Alberto Sols", Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas - Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, and CIBER de Cancer (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain. FAU - Gandolfo, Pablo AU - Gandolfo P AD - Cell Signaling Department, CABIMER-CSIC, Sevilla 41092, Spain. FAU - Rios, Rosa M AU - Rios RM AD - Cell Signaling Department, CABIMER-CSIC, Sevilla 41092, Spain. FAU - Munoz, Alberto AU - Munoz A AD - Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas "Alberto Sols", Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas - Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, and CIBER de Cancer (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain. FAU - Gonzalez, Frank J AU - Gonzalez FJ AD - Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. FAU - Fernandez-Salguero, Pedro M AU - Fernandez-Salguero PM AD - Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Badajoz 06071, Spain. Electronic address: pmfersal@unex.es. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180515 PL - United States TA - iScience JT - iScience JID - 101724038 PMC - PMC6147018 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cancer Systems Biology OT - Developmental Biology OT - Metabolomics EDAT- 2018/09/22 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/22 06:01 PMCR- 2018/05/15 CRDT- 2018/09/22 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/04/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/05/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/09/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/09/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/05/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2589-0042(18)30061-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.isci.2018.05.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - iScience. 2018 Jun 29;4:44-63. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.05.006. Epub 2018 May 15.