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ArticleMolecular oncology2025

A novel TAp73-inhibitory compound counteracts stemness features of glioblastoma stem cells.

Javier Villoch-Fernandez, Nicole Martínez-García, Marta Martín-López, Laura Maeso-Alonso, Lorena López-Ferreras, Alberto Vazquez-Jimenez, Lisandra Muñoz-Hidalgo, Noemí Garcia-Romero, Jose María Sanchez, Antonio Fernandez and 3 more

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Javier Villoch-FernandezInstituto de Biomedicina y Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5023-7848
Nicole Martínez-GarcíaInstituto de Biomedicina y Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad de León, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-9745
Marta Martín-LópezBiomar Microbial Technologies, Parque Tecnológico de León, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4430-8173
Laura Maeso-AlonsoInstituto de Biomedicina y Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7805-3792
Lorena López-FerrerasInstituto de Biomedicina y Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5455-475X
Alberto Vazquez-JimenezInstituto de Biomedicina y Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2022-3538
Lisandra Muñoz-HidalgoDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Universidad de Valencia, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1828-4585
Noemí Garcia-RomeroFaculty of Experimental Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7744-8848
Jose María SanchezBiomar Microbial Technologies, Parque Tecnológico de León, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4060-3306
Antonio FernandezBiomar Microbial Technologies, Parque Tecnológico de León, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8645-2783
Angel Ayuso-SacidoFaculty of Experimental Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-5880
Margarita M MarquesInstituto de Desarrollo Ganadero y Sanidad Animal y Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad de León, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2818-035X
Maria C MarinInstituto de Biomedicina y Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7149-287X

Funding

Junta de Castilla y León LE021P17Junta de Castilla y León LE022P20Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2019-105169RB-I00Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación RTC-2015-3237-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common and fatal type of primary malignant brain tumor for which effective therapeutics are still lacking. GB stem cells, with tumor-initiating and self-renewal capacity, are mostly responsible for GB malignancy, representing a crucial target for therapies. The TP73 gene, which is highly expressed in GB, gives rise to the TAp73 isoform, a pleiotropic protein that regulates neural stem cell biology; however, its role in cancer has been highly controversial. We inactivated TP73 in human GB stem cells and revealed that TAp73 is required for their stemness potential, acting as a regulator of the transcriptional stemness signatures, highlighting TAp73 as a possible therapeutic target. As proof of concept, we identified a novel natural compound with TAp73-inhibitory capacity, which was highly effective against GB stem cells. The treatment reduced GB stem cell-invasion capacity and stem features, at least in part by TAp73 repression. Our data are consistent with a novel paradigm in which hijacking of p73-regulated neurodevelopmental programs, including neural stemness, might sustain tumor progression, pointing out TAp73 as a therapeutic strategy for GB.

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaNeoplastic Stem CellsTumor Protein p73AnimalsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansTP73 protein, humanTumor Protein p73glioblastomaglioblastoma stem cellsnatural compoundstemness signatureTAp73

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PMID39090849
PMCPMC11887682

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