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Mir-34a-5p Mediates Cross-Talk between M2 Muscarinic Receptors and Notch-1/EGFR Pathways in U87MG Glioblastoma Cells: Implication in Cell Proliferation.
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International journal of molecular sciences [Int J Mol Sci] 2018 May 31; Vol. 19 (6). Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 May 31. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive human brain tumor. The high growth potential and decreased susceptibility to apoptosis of the glioma cells is mainly dependent on genetic amplifications or mutations of oncogenic or pro-apoptotic genes, respectively. We have previously shown that the activation of the M2 acetylcholine muscarinic receptors inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis in two GBM cell lines and cancer stem cells. The aim of this study was to delve into the molecular mechanisms underlying the M2-mediated cell proliferation arrest. Exploiting U87MG and U251MG cell lines as model systems, we evaluated the ability of M2 receptors to interfere with Notch-1 and EGFR pathways, whose activation promotes GBM proliferation. We demonstrated that the activation of M2 receptors, by agonist treatment, counteracted Notch and EGFR signaling, through different regulatory cascades depending, at least in part, on p53 status. Only in U87MG cells, which mimic p53-wild type GBMs, did M2 activation trigger a molecular circuitry involving p53, Notch-1, and the tumor suppressor mir-34a-5p. This regulatory module negatively controls Notch-1, which affects cell proliferation mainly through the Notch-1/EGFR axis. Our data highlighted, for the first time, a molecular circuitry that is deregulated in the p53 wild type GBM, based on the cross-talk between M2 receptor and the Notch-1/EGFR pathways, mediated by mir-34a-5p.
- Subjects :
- Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Proliferation
Humans
Models, Molecular
Protein Binding
RNA Interference
Receptor, Muscarinic M2 agonists
ErbB Receptors metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic drug effects
Glioblastoma genetics
Glioblastoma metabolism
MicroRNAs genetics
Receptor, Muscarinic M2 metabolism
Receptor, Notch1 metabolism
Signal Transduction drug effects
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1422-0067
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of molecular sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29857516
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19061631