Inhibitor of differentiation 4 drives brain tumor-initiating cell genesis through cyclin E and notch signaling

  • Hye Min Jeon
  • , Xun Jin
  • , Joong Seob Lee
  • , Se Yeong Oh
  • , Young Woo Sohn
  • , Hyo Jung Park
  • , Min Joo Kyeung
  • , Woong Yang Park
  • , Do Hyun Nam
  • , Ronald A. DePinho
  • , Lynda Chin
  • , Hyunggee Kim

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Abstract

Cellular origins and genetic factors governing the genesis and maintenance of glioblastomas (GBM) are not well understood. Here, we report a pathogenetic role of the developmental regulator Id4 (inhibitor of differentiation 4) in GBM. In primary murine Ink4a/Arf-/- astrocytes, and human glioma cells, we provide evidence that enforced Id4 can drive malignant transformation by stimulating increased cyclin E to produce a hyperproliferative profile and by increased Jagged1 expression with Notch1 activation to drive astrocytes into a neural stem-like cell state. Thus, Id4 plays an integral role in the transformation of astrocytes via its combined actions on two-key cell cycle and differentiation regulatory molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2028-2033
Number of pages6
JournalGenes and Development
Volume22
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2008

Keywords

  • Cyclin E
  • Glioblastoma
  • Id4
  • Ink4a/Arf astrocyte
  • Neural stem-like cells
  • Notch signaling

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