ADAMDEC1 Maintains a Growth Factor Signaling Loop in Cancer Stem Cells.
Cancer Discov
; 9(11): 1574-1589, 2019 11.
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| ID: mdl-31434712
Glioblastomas (GBM) are lethal brain tumors where poor outcome is attributed to cellular heterogeneity, therapeutic resistance, and a highly infiltrative nature. These characteristics are preferentially linked to GBM cancer stem cells (GSC), but how GSCs maintain their stemness is incompletely understood and the subject of intense investigation. Here, we identify a novel signaling loop that induces and maintains GSCs consisting of an atypical metalloproteinase, ADAMDEC1, secreted by GSCs. ADAMDEC1 rapidly solubilizes FGF2 to stimulate FGFR1 expressed on GSCs. FGFR1 signaling induces upregulation of ZEB1 via ERK1/2 that regulates ADAMDEC1 expression through miR-203, creating a positive feedback loop. Genetic or pharmacologic targeting of components of this axis attenuates self-renewal and tumor growth. These findings reveal a new signaling axis for GSC maintenance and highlight ADAMDEC1 and FGFR1 as potential therapeutic targets in GBM. SIGNIFICANCE: Cancer stem cells (CSC) drive tumor growth in many cancers including GBM. We identified a novel sheddase, ADAMDEC1, which initiates an FGF autocrine loop to promote stemness in CSCs. This loop can be targeted to reduce GBM growth.This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 1469.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Células Madre Neoplásicas
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Transducción de Señal
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Glioblastoma
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Proteínas ADAM
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer Discov
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos