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ArticleStem cell research & therapy2019

Requirement of the transcription factor YB-1 for maintaining the stemness of cancer stem cells and reverting differentiated cancer cells into cancer stem cells.

Fan Yang, Pei Cui, Yu Lu, Xiaobo Zhang

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Article in Stem cell research & therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fan YangCollege of Life Sciences and Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China.
Pei CuiCollege of Life Sciences and Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China.
Yu LuCollege of Life Sciences and Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China.
Xiaobo ZhangCollege of Life Sciences and Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China. zxb0812@zju.edu.cn.
Zhejiang University · CNQingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer stem cells always express high levels of stemness-associated transcription factors to maintain their features. However, the regulatory mechanism of the stemness of cancer stem cells mediated by transcription factors has not been extensively explored.

methodsThe YB-1 gene in cancer stem cells was knocked out by the CRISPR/Cas9 system. The YB-1 knockout cancer stem cells were transfected with a vector expressing YB-1 to rescue YB-1, and then the cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, and stemness, as well as tumorigenesis in nude mice, were assessed to examine the effect of YB-1 in cancer stem cells. The target genes of YB-1 were confirmed by CHIP-seq. The totipotency or pluripotency of differentiated cancer stem cells were detected by tumorsphere formation assay and quantitative real-time PCR.

resultsThe deletion of YB-1 gene inhibited the proliferation of breast cancer stem cells and melanoma stem cells, leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and induced irreversible differentiation of cancer stem cells. The tumorigenicity ability of YB-1-deleted cancer stem cells was significantly reduced in vitro and in vivo. The results of ChIP-seq showed that YB-1 maintained the stemness of cancer stem cells by promoting the expressions of stemness-associated genes (FZD-1, p21, GLP-1, GINS1, and Notch2). Furthermore, simultaneous expressions of YB-1 and the other four (SOX2, POU3F2, OCT-4, and OLIG1) or five (SOX2, SALL2, OCT-4, POU3F2, and Bmi-1) transcription factors in YB-1 knockout cancer stem cells restored the stemness of YB-1 knockout cancer stem cells.

conclusionsOur study indicated that YB-1 was required for maintaining the stemness of cancer stem cells and reverting the differentiated tumor cells into cancer stem cells.

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Cell DifferentiationAnimalsApoptosisCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCRISPR-Cas SystemsFemaleFrizzled ReceptorsGlucagon-Like Peptide 1HumansMiceMice, NudeNeoplastic Stem CellsRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsTranscription FactorsFrizzled ReceptorsFZD1 protein, humanGlucagon-Like Peptide 1RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsTranscription FactorsYbx1 protein, mouseCancer stem cellStemnessTranscription factorYB-1

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