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01-04-2013 | Laboratory Investigation

Oncogenic effects of miR-10b in glioblastoma stem cells

Authors: Fadila Guessous, Melissa Alvarado-Velez, Lukasz Marcinkiewicz, Ying Zhang, Jungeun Kim, Simon Heister, Benjamin Kefas, Jakub Godlewski, David Schiff, Benjamin Purow, Roger Abounader

Published in: Journal of Neuro-Oncology | Issue 2/2013

Abstract

MicroRNAs and cancer stem cells have emerged as critical players in glioblastoma, one of the deadliest human cancers. In this study, we investigated the expression and function of microRNA-10b in glioblastoma cells and stem cells. An analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas data revealed a correlation between high miR-10b levels and poor prognosis in glioblastoma patients. We measured the levels of miR-10b and found that it is upregulated in human glioblastoma tissues, glioblastoma cell and stem cell lines as compared to normal human tissues or astrocytes. Inhibition of miR-10b with a specific antagomir inhibited the proliferation of glioblastoma established and stem cell lines. Inhibition of miR-10b strongly reduced cell invasion and migration in glioblastoma cell and stem cell lines while overexpression of miR-10b induced cell migration and invasion. We also investigated several predicted targets of miR-10b but could not verify any of them experimentally. Additionally, miR-10b inhibition significantly decreased the in vivo growth of stem cell-derived orthotopic GBM xenografts. Altogether, our findings confirm the oncogenic effects of miR-10b in GBM cells and show for the first time a role of this microRNA in GBM stem cells. Targeting miR-10b might therefore inhibit glioblastoma stem cells, which are thought to be at the origin of glioblastoma and to contribute its recurrence and resistance to therapy.

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Title: Oncogenic effects of miR-10b in glioblastoma stem cells
Authors: Fadila Guessous
Melissa Alvarado-Velez
Lukasz Marcinkiewicz
Ying Zhang
Jungeun Kim
Simon Heister
Benjamin Kefas
Jakub Godlewski
David Schiff
Benjamin Purow
Roger Abounader
Publication date: 01-04-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Neuro-Oncology / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0167-594X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-013-1047-0

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