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ArticleGlia2021

Histone-deacetylase 8 drives the immune response and the growth of glioma.

Alessandro Mormino, Germana Cocozza, Giulia Fontemaggi, Sergio Valente, Vincenzo Esposito, Antonio Santoro, Giovanni Bernardini, Angela Santoni, Francesco Fazi, Antonello Mai and 2 more

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Article in Glia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandro MorminoDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Germana CocozzaIRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.
Giulia FontemaggiOncogenomic and Epigenetic Unit, "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute - IFO, Rome, Italy.
Sergio ValenteDepartment of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo EspositoIRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.
Antonio SantoroDepartment of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni BernardiniDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Angela SantoniIRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.
Francesco FaziDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic & Orthopaedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Medical Embryology, Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Antonello MaiDepartment of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Cristina LimatolaIRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7504-8197
Stefano GarofaloDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5370-3506
Sapienza University of Rome · ITIstituto Neurologico Mediterraneo · ITIstituto Pasteur · ITIstituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many epigenetic modifications occur in glioma, in particular the histone-deacetylase class proteins play a pivotal role in glioma development, driving the proliferation rate and the invasiveness of tumor cells, and modulating the tumor microenvironment. In this study, we evaluated the role of the histone deacetylase HDAC8 in the regulation of the immune response in glioma and tumor growth. We found that inhibition of HDAC8 by the specific inhibitor PCI-34051 reduces tumor volume in glioma mouse models. We reported that HDAC8 modulates the viability and the migration of human and murine glioma cells. Interestingly, HDAC8 inhibition increases the acetylation of alpha-tubulin, suggesting this epigenetic modification controls glioma migration. Furthermore, we identify HDAC8 as a key molecule that supports a poorly immunogenic tumor microenvironment, modulating microglial phenotype and regulating the gene transcription of NKG2D ligands that trigger the Natural Killer cell-mediated cytotoxicity of tumor cells. Altogether, these results identify HDAC8 as a key actor in glioma growth and tumor microenvironment, and pave the way to a better knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of immune escape in glioma.

Indexed as

GliomaHistone DeacetylasesPercutaneous Coronary InterventionAnimalsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistonesImmunityMiceTumor MicroenvironmentHDAC8 protein, mouseHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHistonesepigeneticgliomahistone-deacetylase 8 proteinmicroglianatural killer cellnatural killer group 2D (NKG2D) ligandsPCI-34051

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PMID34310727
PMCPMC8457175
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