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ArticleMolecular genetics & genomic medicine2020

Histone deacetylase inhibitors induce medulloblastoma cell death independent of HDACs recruited in REST repression complexes.

Abdulelah S Alshawli, Heiko Wurdak, Ian C Wood, John E Ladbury

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Article in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abdulelah S AlshawliSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Heiko WurdakLeeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Ian C WoodSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
John E LadburySchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6328-7200
University of Leeds · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 22356Cancer Research UK C57233/A22356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRepressor element 1-silencing transcription factor (REST) acts as a transcriptional repressor by recruiting several chromatin modifiers, including histone deacetylase (HDAC). Elevated REST expression in medulloblastoma has been associated with tumor progression nevertheless, the tumor shows high sensitivity to HDAC inhibitors (HDACi). However, the functional implications of REST and its requirement for HDACi-induced anti-cancer effects are not well understood.

methodsIn this study, the expression of REST was evaluated across the medulloblastoma subgroups and subtypes using published gene expression data. Further, the expression of REST was modulated using the CRISPR/Cas9 knockout and shRNA knockdown in the Daoy medulloblastoma cell line.

resultsThe results of this study showed that the expression of REST is elevated in most medulloblastoma subgroups compared to the non-cancerous cerebellum. Blocking of REST expression resulted in increasing the expression of REST-regulated genes, a moderate decrease in the fraction of the cells in the S-phase, and reducing the cells' migration ability. However, REST deficiency did not lead to a marked decrease in the Daoy cell viability and sensitivity to HDACi.

conclusionThe findings of this study indicate that REST is not essential for sustaining the proliferation/viability of the Daoy cells. It also revealed that the anti-proliferative effect of HDACi is independent of REST expression.

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Cell DeathCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCerebellar NeoplasmsCerebellumHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHumansMedulloblastomaRE1-Silencing Transcription FactorRepressor ProteinsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesRE1-Silencing Transcription FactorRepressor ProteinsCRISPR/Cas9HDACHDACimedulloblastomaRESTshRNA

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