CREB signaling activity correlates with differentiation and survival in medulloblastoma.
Sci Rep
; 11(1): 16077, 2021 08 09.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34373489
ABSTRACT
While there has been significant progress in the molecular characterization of the childhood brain cancer medulloblastoma, the tumor proteome remains less explored. However, it is important to obtain a complete understanding of medulloblastoma protein biology, since interactions between proteins represent potential new drug targets. Using previously generated phosphoprotein signaling-profiles of a large cohort of primary medulloblastoma, we discovered that phosphorylation of transcription factor CREB strongly correlates with medulloblastoma survival and associates with a differentiation phenotype. We further found that during normal cerebellar development, phosphorylated CREB was selectively expressed in differentiating cerebellar granule neuron progenitor (CGNP) cells. In line, we observed increased differentiation in CGNPs treated with Forskolin, Bmp6 and Bmp12 (Gdf7), which induce CREB phosphorylation. Lastly, we demonstrated that inducing CREB activation via PKA-mediated CREB signaling, but not Bmp/MEK/ERK mediated signalling, enhances medulloblastoma cell sensitivity to chemotherapy.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Signal Transduction
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Cell Differentiation
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Cerebellar Neoplasms
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Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein
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Medulloblastoma
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Sci Rep
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands