Oncogenic transgelin-2 is differentially regulated in isocitrate dehydrogenase wild-type vs. mutant gliomas

Abstract: The presence of an isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1/2) mutation in gliomas is associated with favorable outcomes compared to gliomas without the mutation (IDH1/2 wild-type, WT). The underlying biological mechanisms accounting for improved clinical outcomes in IDH1/2 mutant gliomas remain poorly understood, but may, in part, be due to the glioma CpG island methylator phenotype (G-CIMP) and epigenetic silencing of genes. We performed profiling of IDH1/2 WT versus IDH1/2 mutant Grade II and III gliomas and identified transgelin-2 (TAGLN2), an oncogene and actin-polymerizing protein, to be expressed at significantly higher levels in IDH1/2 WT gliomas compared to IDH1/2 mutant gliomas. This differential expression of TAGLN2 was primarily due to promoter hypermethylation in IDH1/2 mutant gliomas, suggesting involvement of TAGLN2 in the G-CIMP. Our results also suggest that TAGLN2 may be involved in progression due to higher expression in glioblastomas compared to IDH1/2 WT gliomas of lower grades. Furthermore, our results suggest that TAGLN2 functions as an oncogene by contributing to proliferation and invasion when overexpressed in IDH1/2 WT glioma cells. Taken together, this study demonstrates a possible link between increased TAGLN2 expression, invasion and poor patient outcomes in IDH1/2 WT gliomas and identifies TAGLN2 as a potential novel therapeutic target for IDH1/2 WT gliomas

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
OncoTarget. - 9 (2018) , 37097-37111, ISSN: 1949-2553

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Veröffentlichung
(where)
Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2023
Creator
Beyer, Sasha J.
Bell, Erica Hlavin
McElroy, Joseph P.
Fleming, Jessica L.
Cui, Tiantian
Becker, Aline P.
Bassett, Emily
Johnson, Benjamin
Gulati, Pooja
Popp, Ilinca
Staszewski, Ori
Prinz, Marco
Grosu, Anca-Ligia
Haque, Saikh Jaharul
Chakravarti, Arnab

DOI
10.18632/oncotarget.26365
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-1489987
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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