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Title:Heterogeneous glioblastoma cell cross-talk promotes phenotype alterations and enhanced drug resistance
Authors:ID Koren, Ana (Author)
ID Motaln, Helena (Author)
ID Ramšak, Živa (Author)
ID Gruden, Kristina (Author)
ID Schichor, Christian (Author)
ID Lah Turnšek, Tamara (Author)
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Language:English
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:Logo NIB - National Institute of Biology
Abstract:Glioblastoma multiforme is the most lethal of brain cancer, and it comprises a heterogeneous mixture of functionally distinct cancer cells that affect tumor progression. We examined the U87, U251, and U373 malignant cell lines as in vitro models to determine the impact of cellular cross-talk on their phenotypic alterations in co-cultures. These cells were also studied at the transcriptome level, to define the mechanisms of their observed mutually affected genomic stability, proliferation, invasion and resistance to temozolomide. This is the first direct demonstration of the neural and mesenchymal molecular fingerprints of U87 and U373 cells, respectively. U87-cell conditioned medium lowered the genomic stability of U373 (U251) cells, without affecting cell proliferation. In contrast, upon exposure of U87 cells to U373 (U251) conditioned medium, U87 cells showed increased genomic stability, decreased proliferation rates and increased invasion, due to a plethora of produced cytokines identified in the co-culture media. This cross talk altered the expression 264 genes in U87 cells that are associated with proliferation, inflammation, migration, and adhesion, and 221 genes in U373 cells that are associated with apoptosis, the cell cycle, cell differentiation and migration. Indirect and direct co-culturing of U87 and U373 cells showed mutually opposite effects on temozolomide resistance. In conclusion, definition of transcriptional alterations of distinct glioblastoma cells upon co-culturing provides better understanding of the mechanisms of glioblastoma heterogeneity, which will provide the basis for more informed glioma treatment in the future.
Keywords:glioblastoma heterogeneity, U87 cells, temozolomide resistance, cellular cross-talk, transcriptomics
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:20.10.2015
Year of publishing:2015
Number of pages:str. 40998-41017
Numbering:Vol. 6, no. 38
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-6103 New window
ISSN:1949-2553
UDC:577.2
DOI:10.18632/oncotarget.5701 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:3643471 New window
Publication date in DiRROS:29.07.2024
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Document is financed by a project

Funder:Other - Other funder or multiple funders
Project number:3211-06-000539
Acronym:Systher/INREMOS

Funder:EC - European Commission
Funding programme:European Programme of Cross-Border Cooperation for Slovenia-Italy 2007-2013
Acronym:GLIOMA

Funder:ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Project number:J1-02474

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