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ArticleAging2019

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals RAD51AP1 as a potent mediator of EGFRvIII in human glioblastomas.

Qixue Wang, Yanli Tan, Chuan Fang, Junhu Zhou, Yunfei Wang, Kai Zhao, Weili Jin, Ye Wu, Xiaomin Liu, Xing Liu and 1 more

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11 authors.

Qixue WangTianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Yanli TanDepartment of Pathology, Medical College of Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071000, China.
Chuan FangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hebei University Affiliated Hospital, Baoding 071000, China.
Junhu ZhouTianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Yunfei WangTianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Kai ZhaoTianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Weili JinTianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Ye WuTianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Xiaomin LiuRadiosurgery Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
Xing LiuBeijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
Chunsheng KangTianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) have endowed researchers with the ability to detect and analyze the transcriptomes of individual cancer cells. In the present study, 16,128 tumor cells from EGFR wild-type and EGFRvIII mutant cells were profiled by scRNA-seq. Analyses of scRNA-seq data from both U87MG and U87MG-EGFRvIII libraries revealed inherent heterogeneity in gene expression and biological processes. The cells stably expressing EGFRvIII showed enhanced transcriptional activities and a relatively homogeneous pattern, which manifested as less diverse distributions, gene expression levels and functional annotations compared with those of cells expressing the nonmutated version. Moreover, the differentially expressed genes between the U87MG and U87MG-EGFRvIII groups were mainly enriched in DNA replication, DNA repair and angiogenesis. We compared scRNA-seq data with bulk RNA-seq and EGFRvIII xenograft RNA-seq data. RAD51AP1 was shown to be upregulated in all three databases. Further analysis of RAD51AP1 revealed that it is an independent prognostic factor of glioma. Knocking down RAD51AP1 significantly inhibited tumor volume in an intracranial EGFRvIII-positive GBM model and prolonged survival time. Collectively, our microfluidic-based scRNA-seq driven by a single genetic event revealed a previously unappreciated implication of EGFRvIII in the heterogeneity of GBM and identified RAD51AP1 as an oncogene in glioma.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene OntologyGlioblastomaHumansMiceMice, NudeRNA-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionTranscriptomeDNA-Binding Proteinsepidermal growth factor receptor VIIIErbB ReceptorsRAD51AP1 protein, humanRNA-Binding ProteinsEGFRvIIIglioblastomaheterogenousRAD51AP1single-cell sequencing

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PMID31532757
PMCPMC6781999

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