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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2022

ADAR1-mediated RNA editing links ganglioside catabolism to glioblastoma stem cell maintenance.

Li Jiang, Yajing Hao, Changwei Shao, Qiulian Wu, Briana C Prager, Ryan C Gimple, Gabriele Sulli, Leo Jy Kim, Guoxin Zhang, Zhixin Qiu and 3 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Targeting RNA adenosine editing and modification enzymes for RNA therapeutics.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Li JiangDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Yajing HaoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Changwei ShaoDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Qiulian WuDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Briana C PragerDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Ryan C GimpleDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Gabriele SulliDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Leo Jy KimDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Guoxin ZhangDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Zhixin QiuDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Zhe ZhuDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Xiang-Dong FuDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
Jeremy N RichDivision of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSD, La Jolla, California, USA.
University of California San Diego · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI JOHN C. BYRD · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007250 · NIGMS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI HUANG, ALEX YEE-CHEN · 1985 to 2023
$33.4M
Functional RNA elements in the human genomeR01HG004659 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Kevin Daniel Corbett, Eugene Wei-Ming Yeo · 2008 to 2026
$12.4M
FUNCTION &REGULATION OF THE HUMAN SPLICING FACTOR SC35R01GM049369 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FU, XIANG-DONG · 1993 to 2018
$7.2M
Dynamic Complexity of Brain Tumor Stem Cells (R35CA197718)R35CA197718 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI RICH, JEREMY N · 2015 to 2021
$6.4M
Regulation of RNA metabolism and cell growth control by SR protein kinasesR01GM052872 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DOWDY, STEVEN F · 1996 to 2019
$5.4M
Targeting the Circadian Rhythm in Glioblastoma Stem Cells (R01CA238662)R01CA238662 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KAY, STEVE A, RICH, JEREMY N · 2020 to 2024
$2.8M
Targeting Ferritin in GlioblastomaR01CA169117 · NCI · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI BAO, SHIDENG, CONNOR, JAMES ROBERT · 2013 to 2017
$2.7M
Metabolism Informs Intertumoral & Intratumoral HeterogeneityR01NS087913 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI NAKANO, ICHIRO, RICH, JEREMY N · 2014 to 2018
$2.0M
Targeting Brain Tumor Stem Cells Through Novel Therapeutic CombinationsR01CA154130 · NCI · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI RICH, JEREMY N · 2010 to 2014
$1.9M
Dual Targeting of Brain Tumor Initiating Cells through Inhibition of BMI1 and EZH2 (R01NS103434)R01NS103434 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI RICH, JEREMY N · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
Energy Stress in Brain Tumor Initiating Stem CellsR01NS089272 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI RICH, JEREMY N · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS F30 CA217065NCI NIH HHS F30 CA217066NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904NCI NIH HHS R01 CA154130NCI NIH HHS R01 CA169117NCI NIH HHS R01 CA171652NCI NIH HHS R01 CA238662NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197718NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG004659NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM049369NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM052872NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007250NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS087913NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS089272NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS103434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and lethal primary malignant brain tumor, containing GBM stem cells (GSCs) that contribute to therapeutic resistance and relapse. Exposing potential GSC vulnerabilities may provide therapeutic strategies against GBM. Here, we interrogated the role of adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing mediated by adenosine deaminase acting on RNA 1 (ADAR1) in GSCs and found that both ADAR1 and global RNA editomes were elevated in GSCs compared with normal neural stem cells. ADAR1 inactivation or blocking of the upstream JAK/STAT pathway through TYK2 inhibition impaired GSC self-renewal and stemness. Downstream of ADAR1, RNA editing of the 3'-UTR of GM2A, a key ganglioside catabolism activator, proved to be critical, as interference with ganglioside catabolism and disruption of ADAR1 showed a similar functional impact on GSCs. These findings reveal that RNA editing links ganglioside catabolism to GSC self-renewal and stemness, exposing a potential vulnerability of GBM for therapeutic intervention.

Indexed as

GlioblastomaNeural Stem CellsAdenosine DeaminaseGangliosidesHumansJanus KinasesNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplastic Stem CellsRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA EditingSignal TransductionSTAT Transcription FactorsAdenosine DeaminaseGangliosidesJanus KinasesRNARNA-Binding ProteinsSTAT Transcription FactorsBrain cancerHuman stem cellsOncologyStem cells

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PMID35133980
PMCPMC8920333
OpenAlexW4210925493

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