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TGF-? is an inducer of ZEB1-dependent mesenchymal transdifferentiation in
glioblastoma that is associated with tumor invasion
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Joseph JV
; Conroy S
; Tomar T
; Eggens-Meijer E
; Bhat K
; Copray S
; Walenkamp AM
; Boddeke E
; Balasubramanyian V
; Wagemakers M
; den Dunnen WF
; Kruyt FA
Cell Death Dis
2014[Oct]; 5
(10
): e1443
PMID25275602
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Different molecular subtypes of glioblastoma (GBM) have been recently identified,
of which the mesenchymal subtype is associated with worst prognoses. Here, we
report that transforming growth factor-? (TGF-?) is able to induce a mesenchymal
phenotype in GBM that involves activation of SMAD2 and ZEB1, a known
transcriptional inducer of mesenchymal transition in epithelial cancers. TGF-?
exposure of established and newly generated GBM cell lines was associated with
morphological changes, enhanced mesenchymal marker expression, migration and
invasion in vitro and in an orthotopic mouse model. TGF-?-induced mesenchymal
differentiation and invasive behavior was prevented by chemical inhibition of
TGF-? signaling as well as small interfering RNA (siRNA)-dependent silencing of
ZEB1. Furthermore, TGF-?-responding and -nonresponding GBM neurospheres were
identified in vitro. Interestingly, nonresponding cells displayed already high
levels of pSMAD2 and ZEB1 that could not be suppressed by inhibition of TGF-?
signaling, suggesting the involvement of yet unknown mechanisms. These different
GBM neurospheres formed invasive tumors in mice as well as revealed mesenchymal
marker expression in immunohistochemical analyses. Moreover, we also detected
distinct zones with overlapping pSMAD2, elevated ZEB1 and mesenchymal marker
expression in GBM patient material, suggestive of the induction of local,
microenvironment-dependent mesenchymal differentiation. Overall, our findings
indicate that GBM cells can acquire mesenchymal features associated with enhanced
invasive potential following stimulation by secretory cytokines, such as TGF-?.
This property of GBM contributes to heterogeneity in this tumor type and may blur
the boundaries between the proposed transcriptional subtypes. Targeting TGF-? or
downstream targets like ZEB1 might be of potential benefit in reducing the
invasive phenotype of GBM in a subpopulation of patients.