NF1 regulates mesenchymal glioblastoma plasticity and aggressiveness through the AP-1 transcription factor FOSL1

Abstract: The molecular basis underlying glioblastoma (GBM) heterogeneity and plasticity is not fully understood. Using transcriptomic data of human patient-derived brain tumor stem cell lines (BTSCs), classified based on GBM-intrinsic signatures, we identify the AP-1 transcription factor FOSL1 as a key regulator of the mesenchymal (MES) subtype. We provide a mechanistic basis to the role of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene (NF1), a negative regulator of the RAS/MAPK pathway, in GBM mesenchymal transformation through the modulation of FOSL1 expression. Depletion of FOSL1 in NF1-mutant human BTSCs and Kras-mutant mouse neural stem cells results in loss of the mesenchymal gene signature and reduction in stem cell properties and in vivo tumorigenic potential. Our data demonstrate that FOSL1 controls GBM plasticity and aggressiveness in response to NF1 alterations

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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eLife. - 10 (2021) , e64846, ISSN: 2050-084X

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(where)
Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2021
Creator
Marques, Carolina
Unterkircher, Thomas
Kroon, Paula
Oldrini, Barbara
Izzo, Annalisa
Dramaretska, Yuliia
Ferrarese, Roberto
Kling, Eva
Schnell, Oliver
Nelander, Sven
Wagner, Erwin Friedrich
Bakiri, Latifa
Gargiulo, Gaetano
Carro, Maria Stella
Squatrito, Massimo

DOI
10.7554/eLife.64846
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2216455
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