A Positive Feed-forward Loop Associating EGR1 and PDGFA Promotes Proliferation and Self-renewal in Glioblastoma Stem Cells.
J Biol Chem
; 291(20): 10684-99, 2016 May 13.
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| ID: mdl-27002148
Glioblastomas are the most common primary brain tumors, highly vascularized, infiltrating, and resistant to current therapies. This cancer leads to a fatal outcome in less than 18 months. The aggressive behavior of glioblastomas, including resistance to current treatments and tumor recurrence, has been attributed to glioma stemlike/progenitor cells. The transcription factor EGR1 (early growth response 1), a member of a zinc finger transcription factor family, has been described as tumor suppressor in gliomas when ectopically overexpressed. Although EGR1 expression in human glioblastomas has been associated with patient survival, its precise location in tumor territories as well as its contribution to glioblastoma progression remain elusive. In the present study, we show that EGR1-expressing cells are more frequent in high grade gliomas where the nuclear expression of EGR1 is restricted to proliferating/progenitor cells. We show in primary cultures of glioma stemlike cells that EGR1 contributes to stemness marker expression and proliferation by orchestrating a PDGFA-dependent growth-stimulatory loop. In addition, we demonstrate that EGR1 acts as a positive regulator of several important genes, including SHH, GLI1, GLI2, and PDGFA, previously linked to the maintenance and proliferation of glioma stemlike cells.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Células Madre Neoplásicas
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Factor de Crecimiento Derivado de Plaquetas
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Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica
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Glioblastoma
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Comunicación Autocrina
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Proliferación Celular
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Proteína 1 de la Respuesta de Crecimiento Precoz
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Proteínas de Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Biol Chem
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos