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- Title
c-MYC overexpression induces choroid plexus papillomas through a T-cell mediated inflammatory mechanism.
- Authors
Merve, Ashirwad; Zhang, Xinyu; Pomella, Nicola; Acquati, Serena; Hoeck, Joerg D.; Dumas, Anaelle; Rosser, Gabriel; Li, Yichen; Jeyapalan, Jennie; Vicenzi, Silvia; Fan, Qianhai; Yang, Zeng Jie; Sabò, Arianna; Sheer, Denise; Behrens, Axel; Marino, Silvia
- Abstract
Choroid plexus tumours (CPTs) account for 2–5% of brain tumours in children. They can spread along the neuraxis and can recur after treatment. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying their formation and only few high fidelity mouse models of p53-deficient malignant CPTs are available. We show here that c-MYC overexpression in the choroid plexus epithelium induces T-cell inflammation-dependent choroid plexus papillomas in a mouse model. We demonstrate that c-MYC is expressed in a substantial proportion of human choroid plexus tumours and that this subgroup of tumours is characterised by an inflammatory transcriptome and significant inflammatory infiltrates. In compound mutant mice, overexpression of c-MYC in an immunodeficient background led to a decreased incidence of CPP and reduced tumour bulk. Finally, reduced tumour size was also observed upon T-cell depletion in CPP-bearing mice. Our data raise the possibility that benign choroid plexus tumours expressing c-MYC could be amenable to medical therapy with anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Subjects
CHOROID plexus; THERAPEUTICS; ANTI-inflammatory agents; TUMORS
- Publication
Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2051-5960
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40478-019-0739-x