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
    Publication statusPublished - 2008 Aug 1

    Keywords

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

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Genetics
    • Developmental Biology

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