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ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2026

Tumor-suppressive role of miR-216b impacts cell cycle regulation in high-grade glioma.

Alexandra Lang, Sabine Buerger, Leah Mager, Lea Erjavc, Barbara Kiesel, Sibylle Madlener, Carola Nadine Jaunecker, Linda Pacher, Finn Christopher Robert, Leonie Krausgruber and 25 more

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35 authors.

Alexandra LangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Sabine BuergerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Leah MagerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Lea ErjavcDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Barbara KieselDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Sibylle MadlenerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Carola Nadine JauneckerCenter for Cancer Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Linda PacherDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Finn Christopher RobertDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Leonie KrausgruberDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Andrezza NascimentoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Sarah MachreichDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Gerda RickenDivision of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Lisa Gabler-PamerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Anna LaemmererCenter for Cancer Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Sabine Spiegl-KreineckerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kepler University Hospital GmbH, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria.
Matthias HacklTAmiRNA GmbH, Vienna, Austria.
Marianne PultarTAmiRNA GmbH, Vienna, Austria.
Johannes ReiseckerCenter for Cancer Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Katharina BrucknerDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Barbara NeudertDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Leonhard MuellauerDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Dominik KirchhoferCenter for Cancer Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Mario MischkulnigDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Anna Sophie BerghoffDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine 1, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Adelheid WoehrerInstitute of Neuropathology and Neuromolecular Pathology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Daniel SenfterDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Karl RoesslerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Thomas Roetzer-PejrimovskyDivision of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Walter BergerCenter for Cancer Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Johannes Andreas HainfellnerDivision of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Romana HoeftbergerDivision of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Georg WidhalmDepartment of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Friedrich Erhart *Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. friedrich.erhart@meduniwien.ac.at.
Daniela Lötsch-Gojo *Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. daniela.loetsch-gojo@meduniwien.ac.at.

Funding

Austrian Science Fund - FWF T 906-B28Innovative Interdisciplinary Cancer Research grant of the Medical-Scientific Fund of the Mayor of the federal capital Vienna 19071Innovative Interdisciplinary Cancer Research grant of the Medical-Scientific Fund of the Mayor of the federal capital Vienna 21165
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-grade gliomas (HGGs) are the most aggressive adult brain tumors, with a dismal median survival of approximately 15 months, highlighting the need for novel therapeutic strategies. In a prior immunotherapy trial using dendritic cells against glioblastoma, miR-216b emerged as a potential predictive biomarker. Thus, we hypothesize that miR-216b impacts glioma aggressiveness and thereby therapeutic success. Here, we demonstrate that miR-216b is significantly downregulated in the majority of Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2 (IDH) wild-type HGG tissue samples (n = 42) and cell models (n = 18). Functional assays revealed that miR-216b overexpression impairs glioma cell proliferation, migration, and stemness characteristics. Transcriptomic and target prediction analyses identified CDK4, a key cell cycle regulator, as a direct target of miR-216b, confirmed via luciferase reporter assays. Correspondingly, upregulating miR-216b (mimic) via transfection decreased CDK4 mRNA and protein levels accompanied by a p21-dependent increase of cells in G0/G1 phase. In addition, miR-216b expression correlated with increased sensitivity to the CDK4/6 inhibitor Abemaciclib. Notably, miR-216b levels were significantly higher in less aggressive IDH-mutant gliomas (n = 21), linking its downregulation to malignancy grade. Collectively, our findings discovered miR-216b as a tumor suppressor in HGGs, modulating CDK4 expression and affecting the responsiveness to CDK4/6 inhibitors. The observed results support the potential of miR-216b as both a prognostic and predictive indicator in HGGs.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsCell CycleGliomaMicroRNAsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4FemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIsocitrate DehydrogenaseCDK4 protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Isocitrate DehydrogenaseMicroRNAsMIRN216 microRNA, humanCDK4/6Cell cycleHigh-grade gliomamiRNATherapy

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PMID41943043
PMCPMC13054987

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