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ArticleCell death & disease2018

Autophagy suppresses self-renewal ability and tumorigenicity of glioma-initiating cells and promotes Notch1 degradation.

Zhennan Tao, Tao Li, Haiwen Ma, Yihan Yang, Chen Zhang, Long Hai, Peidong Liu, Feng Yuan, Jiabo Li, Li Yi and 6 more

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16 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhennan TaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Tao LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Haiwen MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Yihan YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Chen ZhangDepartment of Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Long HaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Peidong LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Feng YuanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Jiabo LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Li YiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Luqing TongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Yingshuai WangDepartment of Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Yang XieDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Haolang MingDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Shengping YuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Xuejun YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China. ydenny@126.com.
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CNMinistry of Education · METhe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy is a vital process that involves degradation of long-lived proteins and dysfunctional organelles and contributes to cellular metabolism. Glioma-initiating cells (GICs) have the ability to self-renew, differentiate into heterogeneous types of tumor cells, and sustain tumorigenicity; thus, GICs lead to tumor recurrence. Accumulating evidence indicates that autophagy can induce stem cell differentiation and increase the lethality of temozolomide against GICs. However, the mechanism underlying the regulation of GIC self-renewal by autophagy remains uncharacterized. In the present study, autophagy induced by AZD8055 and rapamycin treatment suppressed GIC self-renewal in vitro. We found that autophagy inhibited Notch1 pathway activation. Moreover, autophagy activated Notch1 degradation, which is associated with maintenance of the self-renewal ability of GICs. Furthermore, autophagy abolished the tumorigenicity of CD133 + U87-MG neurosphere cells in an intracranial model. These findings suggest that autophagy regulating GICs self-renewal and tumorigenicity is probably bound up with Notch1 degradation. The results of this study could aid in the design of autophagy-based clinical trials for glioma treatments, which may be of great value.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsAutophagyBrain NeoplasmsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCarcinogenesisCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGlioblastomaHumansMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Nude(5-(2,4-bis((3S)-3-methylmorpholin-4-yl)pyrido(2,3-d)pyrimidin-7-yl)-2-methoxyphenyl)methanolAntineoplastic AgentsATP1A1 protein, humanCalcium-Binding ProteinsDLK1 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsMorpholinesNOTCH1 protein, humanReceptor, Notch1SirolimusSodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase

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