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- Title
PDE7B Is a Novel, Prognostically Significant Mediator of Glioblastoma Growth Whose Expression Is Regulated by Endothelial Cells.
- Authors
Brooks, Michael D.; Jackson, Erin; Warrington, Nicole M.; Luo, Jingqin; Forys, Jason T.; Taylor, Sara; Mao, Diane D.; Leonard, Jeffrey R.; Kim, Albert H.; Piwnica-Worms, David; Mitra, Robi D.; Rubin, Joshua B.
- Abstract
Cell-cell interactions between tumor cells and constituents of their microenvironment are critical determinants of tumor tissue biology and therapeutic responses. Interactions between glioblastoma (GBM) cells and endothelial cells (ECs) establish a purported cancer stem cell niche. We hypothesized that genes regulated by these interactions would be important, particularly as therapeutic targets. Using a computational approach, we deconvoluted expression data from a mixed physical co-culture of GBM cells and ECs and identified a previously undescribed upregulation of the cAMP specific phosphodiesterase PDE7B in GBM cells in response to direct contact with ECs. We further found that elevated PDE7B expression occurs in most GBM cases and has a negative effect on survival. PDE7B overexpression resulted in the expansion of a stem-like cell subpopulation in vitro and increased tumor growth and aggressiveness in an in vivo intracranial GBM model. Collectively these studies illustrate a novel approach for studying cell-cell interactions and identifying new therapeutic targets like PDE7B in GBM.
- Subjects
GLIOBLASTOMA multiforme; ENDOTHELIAL cells; CELL communication; PHOSPHODIESTERASES; TUMOR growth; COMPUTATIONAL biology; ONCOLOGY
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2014, Vol 9, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0107397