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ArticleNeoplasia (New York, N.Y.)2023

Histone H3 K27M-mediated regulation of cancer cell stemness and differentiation in diffuse midline glioma.

Monika Sharma, Ivana Barravecchia, Brian Magnuson, Sarah F Ferris, April Apfelbaum, Nneka E Mbah, Jeanette Cruz, Varunkumar Krishnamoorthy, Robert Teis, McKenzie Kauss and 4 more

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Article in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Monika SharmaCenter for Molecular Imaging, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Ivana BarravecchiaCenter for Molecular Imaging, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Brian MagnusonRogel Cancer Center, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Sarah F FerrisCenter for Molecular Imaging, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
April ApfelbaumCenter for Molecular Imaging, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Rogel Cancer Center, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Nneka E MbahDepartment of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Jeanette CruzCenter for Molecular Imaging, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Varunkumar KrishnamoorthyCenter for Molecular Imaging, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Robert TeisCenter for Molecular Imaging, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
McKenzie KaussCenter for Molecular Imaging, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Carl KoschmannDepartment of Pediatrics, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Costas A LyssiotisRogel Cancer Center, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Mats LjungmanRogel Cancer Center, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Center for RNA Biomedicine, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Stefanie GalbanCenter for Molecular Imaging, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Radiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Rogel Cancer Center, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. Electronic address: sgalban@umich.edu.
University of Michigan · US

Funding

XenograftP30CA046592 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Eric R. Fearon · 1988 to 2026
$178.2M
Targeting the RNA Exosome for Cancer TherapeuticsR01CA213214 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LJUNGMAN, MATS, NEAMATI, NOURI · 2019 to 2023
$2.4M
Mapping of Novel Candidate Functional Elements with Bru-Seq TechnologyUM1HG009382 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LJUNGMAN, MATS · 2017 to 2021
$2.3M
Targeting EGFR/FOXG1-mediated resistance to ONC201 in H3K27M-mutant diffuse midline gliomaR01NS124607 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Carl J Koschmann · 2022 to 2026
$2.2M
The role of ATRX mutation in the epigenetic dysregulation of cell cycle in pediatric high-grade gliomaR01NS119231 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KOSCHMANN, CARL J · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
Epigenetically regulated stemness program and stem cell niche as targets in pediatric DIPGR01NS131515 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Stefanie Galban · 2023 to 2026
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA046592NCI NIH HHS R01 CA213214NHGRI NIH HHS UM1 HG009382NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS119231NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS124607NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS131515
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapeutic resistance remains a major obstacle to preventing progression of H3K27M-altered Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG). Resistance is driven in part by ALDH-positive cancer stem cells (CSC), with high ALDH1A3 expression observed in H3K27M-mutant DMG biopsies. We hypothesized that ALDH-mediated stemness and resistance may in part be driven by the oncohistone itself. Upon deletion of H3K27M, ALDH1A3 expression decreased dramatically and was accompanied by a gain in astrocytic marker expression and a loss of neurosphere forming potential, indicative of differentiation. Here we show that the oncohistone regulates histone acetylation through ALDH1A3 in a Wnt-dependent manner and that loss of H3K27M expression results in sensitization of DMGs to radiotherapy. The observed elevated Wnt signaling in H3K27M-altered DMG likely stems from a dramatic suppression of mRNA and protein expression of the Wnt inhibitor EYA4 driven by the oncohistone. Thus, our findings identify EYA4 as a bona fide tumor suppressor in DMG that upon suppression, results in aberrant Wnt signaling to orchestrate stemness and differentiation. Future studies will explore whether overexpression of EYA4 in DMG can impede growth and invasion. In summary, we have gained mechanistic insight into H3K27M-mediated regulation of cancer stemness and differentiation, which provides rationale for exploring new therapeutic targets for DMG.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationGliomaHistonesNeoplastic Stem CellsWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMethylationMiceHistonesCancer stem cellsDiffuse midline glioma (DMG)H3K27MRadiosensitizationResistance

Identifiers

PMID37647805
PMCPMC10474232
OpenAlexW4386231249

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