Accumulating evidence has indicated that IAPs (inhibitors of apoptosis protein) exhibit a variety of cellular activities beyond their classic caspase inhibitory functions, including modulation of survival signal transduction pathways, typically NF-kB ...
Accumulating evidence has indicated that IAPs (inhibitors of apoptosis protein) exhibit a variety of cellular activities beyond their classic caspase inhibitory functions, including modulation of survival signal transduction pathways, typically NF-kB activation pathway. Our study focusing on the non-antiapoptotic functions of cIAP1 and cIAP2 suggests that cIAP2 controls G1-S transition by modulating a non-canonical NF-kB pathway. In addition, we also have evidence suggesting that cIAP1 may control osteocyte differentiation via an unknown mechanism. During the course of establishing cIAP1-downregulated U2OS osteosarcoma cell line, we serendipitously found an clone with an highly enhanced tumorigenic potential. This novel cell line (UC1TF) is a heterogenous and stable cell population composed of a variety of cell types. We hypothesize that UC1TF is derived from a stem cell population of U2OS, and whose cIAP1 knockdown leads to undiffenentiated state of U2OS osteosarcoma line. Another serendipity came from characterization of MEF cells derived from cIAP2 knockout mice. Cultures of C2-KO MEFs showed that a portion of that cells have a haploid DNA content by FACS analysis. Cells with a haploid content progressively increased when these cultures are further passaged. We have isolated a several clones with more stable haploid DNA content. Here we present data showing characteristics of a potential haploid MEF lines.