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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2028-2033 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Genes and Development |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Aug 1 |
Keywords
- Cyclin E
- Glioblastoma
- Id4
- Ink4a/Arf astrocyte
- Neural stem-like cells
- Notch signaling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Developmental Biology