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Rossi S, Masotti D, Nardini C, Bonora E, Romeo G, Macii E, Benini L, Volinia S. TOM: a web-based integrated approach for identification of candidate disease genes. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 34:W285-92. [PMID: 16845011 PMCID: PMC1538851 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The massive production of biological data by means of highly parallel devices like microarrays for gene expression has paved the way to new possible approaches in molecular genetics. Among them the possibility of inferring biological answers by querying large amounts of expression data. Based on this principle, we present here TOM, a web-based resource for the efficient extraction of candidate genes for hereditary diseases. The service requires the previous knowledge of at least another gene responsible for the disease and the linkage area, or else of two disease associated genetic intervals. The algorithm uses the information stored in public resources, including mapping, expression and functional databases. Given the queries, TOM will select and list one or more candidate genes. This approach allows the geneticist to bypass the costly and time consuming tracing of genetic markers through entire families and might improve the chance of identifying disease genes, particularly for rare diseases. We present here the tool and the results obtained on known benchmark and on hereditary predisposition to familial thyroid cancer. Our algorithm is available at .
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- Simona Rossi
- Functional Genomics Laboratory and Telethon Facility, DAMA Data Mining for Analysis of DNA Microarrays, Dipartimento di Morfologia ed Embriologia, Via Fossato di Mortara 64b, 44100 Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive, 92103, USA
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Ma Y, Yuan RQ, Fan S, Hu C, Goldberg ID, Laterra JJ, Rosen EM. Identification of genes that modulate sensitivity of U373MG glioblastoma cells to cis-platinum. Anticancer Drugs 2006; 17:733-51. [PMID: 16926624 DOI: 10.1097/01.cad.0000217429.67455.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Scatter factor (hepatocyte growth factor) and its receptor c-Met are increasingly expressed during progression from low-grade to high-grade gliomas. Scatter factor/c-Met signaling induces glioma cell motility, invasion, angiogenesis and resistance to DNA-damaging agents. The latter is relevant to the understanding of the resistance of human gliomas to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The goal of this study was to identify a set of genes that may contribute to scatter factor-mediated protection of U373MG cells against cis-platinum, a DNA cross-linking agent. We used DNA microarray assays, confirmatory semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis and functional assays to identify genes involved in the scatter factor-induced resistance of U373MG to cis-platinum. We identified a group of genes that are overexpressed in cells treated with scatter factor plus cis-platinum relative to cells treated with cis-platinum alone and confirmed some of these gene expression alterations by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Inhibiting the expression of three of these genes--polycystic kidney disease 1, amplified in breast cancer 1 and DEAD/H box helicase 21--using small interfering RNAs reduced survival of cis-platinum-treated cells and partially reversed the scatter factor protection against cis-platinum. Dominant-negative Akt and IkappaB super-repressor expression vectors inhibited the scatter factor protection, and abrogated the ability of scatter factor to alter the expression of DEAD/H box helicase 21 and polycystin (PKD1) within the context of cis-platinum exposure. The Akt and nuclear factor-kappaB inhibitors had no effect on amplified in breast cancer 1 expression. These studies implicate DEAD/H box helicase 21, polycystin (PKD1) and amplified in breast cancer 1 as novel transcription-dependent regulators of scatter factor-mediated glioma cell protection against cytotoxic death, and identify other potential regulators for future study.
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- Yongxian Ma
- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center/Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia 20057-1469, USA
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Houillier C, Lejeune J, Benouaich-Amiel A, Laigle-Donadey F, Criniere E, Mokhtari K, Thillet J, Delattre JY, Hoang-Xuan K, Sanson M. Prognostic impact of molecular markers in a series of 220 primary glioblastomas. Cancer 2006; 106:2218-23. [PMID: 16568472 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND In contrast to oligodendrogliomas, molecular predictors of prognosis have not been consistently found in glioblastomas. However, genetic studies show that glioblastomas consist of several genetic subtypes and raise the possibility that molecular alterations could be predictive of survival. METHODS A search for loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on chromosome 1p, 9p, 10q, 19q, EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor), CDK4, and MDM2 (mouse double minute) amplifications, CDKN2A (INK4A/ARF) homozygous deletions, p53 expression, was performed in a series of 220 primary glioblastomas. The molecular alterations were then correlated with each other to identify distinct molecular pathways and with clinical parameters and the course of the disease to identify prognostic markers. RESULTS Nonrandom associations were found between EGFR amplification and LOH10q, LOH9p, and INK4A/ARF deletion, LOH1p and LOH19q, and MDM2 and CDK4 amplification, whereas mutual exclusions were found between p53 expression and EGFR amplification, LOH 9p/INK4A/ARF homozygous deletion, and MDM2 and CDK4 amplification. Age (P = 4.10(-5)) and performance status (P = .003) were the main predictors of outcome. In contrast, molecular markers were of limited impact: MDM2 amplification correlated with poor outcome on both univariate and multivariate analysis (P = .01) and EGFR amplification with good prognosis on multivariate analysis (P = .02). CONCLUSION Despite their limited prognostic impact, the genetic markers investigated here outline distinct molecular pathways involved in glioblastoma tumorigenesis and warrant broader molecular screening.
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- Caroline Houillier
- Mazarin Neurology Service and INSERM U711, Biology of Neuronal and Glial Interactions, Paris, France
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Goto Y, Matsuzaki Y, Kurihara S, Shimizu A, Okada T, Yamamoto K, Murata H, Takata M, Aburatani H, Hoon DSB, Saida T, Kawakami Y. A new melanoma antigen fatty acid-binding protein 7, involved in proliferation and invasion, is a potential target for immunotherapy and molecular target therapy. Cancer Res 2006; 66:4443-9. [PMID: 16618771 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-2505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The identification of molecules that are preferentially expressed in melanoma cells and involved in their malignant phenotypes is important for understanding melanoma biology and the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic methods. By comparing the expression profile of a melanoma cell line with those of various normal tissues using GeneChip and by confirming the actual expression of the selected genes by reverse transcription-PCR and Northern and Western blot analyses, fatty acid-binding protein 7 (FABP7), which is frequently expressed in melanomas, was identified. Immunohistochemical examination revealed that FABP7 was expressed in 11 of 15 melanoma tissues. By down-regulating the FABP7 expression with FABP7-specific small interfering RNAs, in vitro cell proliferation and Matrigel invasion were suppressed in two of six melanoma cell lines. Overexpression of FABP7 in a FABP7-negative embryonic kidney cell line 293T by transfecting with the FABP7 cDNA resulted in enhanced cell proliferation and Matrigel invasion, indicating that FABP7 plays a role in the malignant phenotype of some melanoma cell lines. IgG antibodies specific for the phage or bacterial recombinant FABP7 protein were detected in 14 of 25 (56%) or in 8 of 31 (26%) sera from melanoma patients, respectively, but not in sera from healthy individuals, indicating that FABP7 is an immunogenic antigen in melanoma patients. These results showed that FABP7 is frequently expressed in melanoma, may be involved in cell proliferation and invasion, and may be a potential target for development of diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
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- Yasufumi Goto
- Division of Cellular Signaling, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Tokyo, Japan
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Yamanaka R, Arao T, Yajima N, Tsuchiya N, Homma J, Tanaka R, Sano M, Oide A, Sekijima M, Nishio K. Identification of expressed genes characterizing long-term survival in malignant glioma patients. Oncogene 2006; 25:5994-6002. [PMID: 16652150 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Better understanding of the underlying biology of malignant gliomas is critical for the development of early detection strategies and new therapeutics. This study aimed to define genes associated with survival. We investigated whether genes coupled with a class prediction model could be used to define subgroups of high-grade gliomas in a more objective manner than standard pathology. RNAs from 29 malignant gliomas were analysed using Agilent microarrays. We identified 21 genes whose expression was most strongly and consistently related to patient survival based on univariate proportional hazards models. In six out of 10 genes, changes in gene expression were validated by quantitative real-time PCR. After adjusting for clinical covariates based on a multivariate analysis, we finally obtained a statistical significance level for DDR1 (discoidin domain receptor family, member 1), DYRK3 (dual-specificity tyrosine-(Y)-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 3) and KSP37 (Ksp37 protein). In independent samples, it was confirmed that DDR1 protein expression was also correlated to the prognosis of glioma patients detected by immunohistochemical staining. Furthermore, we analysed the efficacy of the short interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated inhibition of DDR1 mRNA synthesis in glioma cell lines. Cell proliferation and invasion were significantly suppressed by siRNA against DDR1. Thus, DDR1 can be a novel molecular target of therapy as well as an important predictive marker for survival in patients with glioma. Our method was effective at classifying high-grade gliomas objectively, and provided a more accurate predictor of prognosis than histological grading.
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- R Yamanaka
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata City, Japan.
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Liang Y, Bollen AW, Aldape KD, Gupta N. Nuclear FABP7 immunoreactivity is preferentially expressed in infiltrative glioma and is associated with poor prognosis in EGFR-overexpressing glioblastoma. BMC Cancer 2006; 6:97. [PMID: 16623952 PMCID: PMC1479358 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-6-97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2005] [Accepted: 04/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background We previously identified brain type fatty acid-binding protein (FABP7) as a prognostic marker for patients with glioblastoma (GBM). Increased expression of FABP7 is associated with reduced survival. To investigate possible molecular mechanisms underlying this association, we compared the expression and subcellular localization of FABP7 in non-tumor brain tissues with different types of glioma, and examined the expression of FABP7 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in GBM tumors. Methods Expression of FABP7 in non-tumor brain and glioma specimens was examined using immunohistochemistry, and its correlation to the clinical behavior of the tumors was analyzed. We also analyzed the association between FABP7 and EGFR expression in different sets of GBM specimens using published DNA microarray datasets and semi-quantitative immunohistochemistry. In vitro migration was examined using SF763 glioma cell line. Results FABP7 was present in a unique population of glia in normal human brain, and its expression was increased in a subset of reactive astrocytes. FABP7 immunoreactivity in grade I pilocytic astrocytoma was predominantly cytoplasmic, whereas nuclear FABP7 was detected in other types of infiltrative glioma. Nuclear, not cytoplasmic, FABP7 immunoreactivity was associated with EGFR overexpression in GBM (N = 61, p = 0.008). Expression of the FABP7 gene in GBM also correlated with the abundance of EGFR mRNA in our previous microarray analyses (N = 34, p = 0.016) and an independent public microarray dataset (N = 28, p = 0.03). Compared to those negative for both markers, nuclear FABP7-positive/EGFR-positive and nuclear FABP7-positive/EGFR-negative GBM tumors demonstrated shortest survival, whereas those only positive for EGFR had intermediate survival. EGFR activation increased nuclear FABP7 immunoreactivity in a glioma cell line in vitro, and inhibition of FABP7 expression suppressed EGF-induced glioma-cell migration. Our data suggested that in EGFR-positive GBM the presence of nuclear FABP7 immunoreactivity increases the risk of poor prognosis Conclusion In this study, we identified a possible mechanism as the basis of the association between nuclear FABP7 and poor prognosis of GBM. FABP7 expression can be found in all grades of astrocytoma, but neoplastic cells with nuclear FABP7 were only seen in infiltrative types of tumors. Nuclear FABP7 may be induced by EGFR activation to promote migration of GBM tumor cells. Positive nuclear FABP7 and EGFR overexpression correlated with short survival in EGFR-positive GBM patients. Therefore, nuclear FABP7 immunoreactivity could be used to monitor the progression of EGFR-overexpressed GBM.
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- Yu Liang
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Current address: Division of Molecular Biology, Sequence Detection System & Arrays, Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA 94404, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Section of Neuropathology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Hägerstrand D, Hesselager G, Achterberg S, Wickenberg Bolin U, Kowanetz M, Kastemar M, Heldin CH, Isaksson A, Nistér M, Ostman A. Characterization of an imatinib-sensitive subset of high-grade human glioma cultures. Oncogene 2006; 25:4913-22. [PMID: 16547494 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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High-grade gliomas, including glioblastomas, are malignant brain tumors for which improved treatment is urgently needed. Genetic studies have demonstrated the existence of biologically distinct subsets. Preliminary studies have indicated that platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor signaling contributes to the growth of some of these tumors. In this study, human high-grade glioma primary cultures were analysed for sensitivity to treatment with the PDGF receptor inhibitor imatinib/Glivec/Gleevec/STI571. Six out of 15 cultures displayed more than 40% growth inhibition after imatinib treatment, whereas seven cultures showed less than 20% growth inhibition. In the sensitive cultures, apoptosis contributed to growth inhibition. Platelet-derived growth factor receptor status correlated with imatinib sensitivity. Supervised analyses of gene expression profiles and real-time PCR analyses identified expression of the chemokine CXCL12/SDF-1 (stromal cell-derived factor 1) as a predictor of imatinib sensitivity. Exogenous addition of CXCL12 to imatinib-insensitive cultures conferred some imatinib sensitivity. Finally, coregulation of CXCL12 and PDGF alpha-receptor was observed in glioblastoma biopsies. We have thus defined the characteristics of a novel imatinib-sensitive subset of glioma cultures, and provided evidence for a functional relationship between imatinib sensitivity and chemokine signaling. These findings will assist in the design and evaluation of clinical trials exploring therapeutic effects of imatinib on malignant brain tumors.
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- D Hägerstrand
- Department of Oncology/Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Cancer Center Karolinska, Stockholm, Sweden
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Phillips HS, Kharbanda S, Chen R, Forrest WF, Soriano RH, Wu TD, Misra A, Nigro JM, Colman H, Soroceanu L, Williams PM, Modrusan Z, Feuerstein BG, Aldape K. Molecular subclasses of high-grade glioma predict prognosis, delineate a pattern of disease progression, and resemble stages in neurogenesis. Cancer Cell 2006; 9:157-73. [PMID: 16530701 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2006.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2307] [Impact Index Per Article: 128.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2005] [Revised: 12/02/2005] [Accepted: 02/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Previously undescribed prognostic subclasses of high-grade astrocytoma are identified and discovered to resemble stages in neurogenesis. One tumor class displaying neuronal lineage markers shows longer survival, while two tumor classes enriched for neural stem cell markers display equally short survival. Poor prognosis subclasses exhibit markers either of proliferation or of angiogenesis and mesenchyme. Upon recurrence, tumors frequently shift toward the mesenchymal subclass. Chromosomal locations of genes distinguishing tumor subclass parallel DNA copy number differences between subclasses. Functional relevance of tumor subtype molecular signatures is suggested by the ability of cell line signatures to predict neurosphere growth. A robust two-gene prognostic model utilizing PTEN and DLL3 expression suggests that Akt and Notch signaling are hallmarks of poor prognosis versus better prognosis gliomas, respectively.
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- Heidi S Phillips
- Department of Tumor Biology and Angiogenesis, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
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The best efforts of clinicians and biologists battling high-grade glioma (HGG) have been overshadowed by two cruel facts: these tumors are essentially incurable and will kill most patients within months, and emergent knowledge of the genetic alterations in HGG has done nothing to ease this burden of suffering. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Phillips et al. report an extensive study of the gene expression profiles of a large cohort of HGG. Their data provide new clues to the origins of this disease and suggest potential targets for novel therapies.
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- Richard J Gilbertson
- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
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Schmitz M, Wehner R, Stevanovic S, Kiessling A, Rieger MA, Temme A, Bachmann M, Rieber EP, Weigle B. Identification of a naturally processed T cell epitope derived from the glioma-associated protein SOX11. Cancer Lett 2006; 245:331-6. [PMID: 16504379 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2006.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2005] [Revised: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 01/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The development of T cell-based immunotherapies of cancer depends on the identification of tumor-associated antigens capable of eliciting tumor-directed cytotoxic T cell responses. In malignant glioma the number of well-defined target antigens for cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) is still very limited. Recently, we demonstrated the abundant and specific overexpression of the transcription factor SOX11 in malignant glioma. Here, we describe the SOX11-derived peptide LLRRYNVAKV which is capable of inducing human leukocyte antigen-A*0201-restricted and tumor-reactive CTLs. This novel CTL epitope may serve as an attractive candidate for a T cell-based immunotherapy of glioma.
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- Marc Schmitz
- Medical Faculty, Institute of Immunology, Technical University of Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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KOMOTAR RICARDOJ, BRUCE JEFFREYN, CONNOLLY ESANDER. EGFR Targeted Treatment of Glioblastoma. Neurosurgery 2006. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000310139.99324.a7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Fischer I, Gagner J, Law M, Newcomb EW, Zagzag D. Angiogenesis in gliomas: biology and molecular pathophysiology. Brain Pathol 2006; 15:297-310. [PMID: 16389942 PMCID: PMC8096031 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2005.tb00115.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is characterized by exuberant angiogenesis, a key event in tumor growth and progression. The pathologic mechanisms driving this change and the biological behavior of gliomas remain unclear. One mechanism may involve cooption of native blood vessels by glioma cells inducing expression of angiopoietin-2 by endothelial cells. Subsequently, vascular apoptosis and involution leads to necrosis and hypoxia. This in turn induces angiogenesis that is associated with expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in perinecrotic pseudopalisading glioma cells. Here we review the molecular and cellular mechanisms implicated in HIF-1-dependent and HIF-1-independent glioma-associated angiogenesis. In GBMs, both tumor hypoxia and genetic alterations commonly occur and act together to induce the expression of HIF-1. The angiogenic response of the tumor to HIF-1 is mediated by HIF-1-regulated target genes leading to the upregulation of several proangiogenic factors such as VEGF and other adaptive response molecules. Understanding the roles of these regulatory processes in tumor neovascularization, tumor growth and progression, and resistance to therapy will ultimately lead to the development of improved antiangiogenic therapies for GBMs.
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- Ingeborg Fischer
- Microvascular and Molecular Neuro‐oncology Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Division of Neuropathology, New York University School of Medicine
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- Microvascular and Molecular Neuro‐oncology Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Division of Neuropathology, New York University School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine
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- Microvascular and Molecular Neuro‐oncology Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Division of Neuropathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine
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Diehn M, Bhattacharya R, Botstein D, Brown PO. Genome-scale identification of membrane-associated human mRNAs. PLoS Genet 2006; 2:e11. [PMID: 16415983 PMCID: PMC1326219 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0020011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2005] [Accepted: 12/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The subcellular localization of proteins is critical to their biological roles. Moreover, whether a protein is membrane-bound, secreted, or intracellular affects the usefulness of, and the strategies for, using a protein as a diagnostic marker or a target for therapy. We employed a rapid and efficient experimental approach to classify thousands of human gene products as either "membrane-associated/secreted" (MS) or "cytosolic/nuclear" (CN). Using subcellular fractionation methods, we separated mRNAs associated with membranes from those associated with the soluble cytosolic fraction and analyzed these two pools by comparative hybridization to DNA microarrays. Analysis of 11 different human cell lines, representing lymphoid, myeloid, breast, ovarian, hepatic, colon, and prostate tissues, identified more than 5,000 previously uncharacterized MS and more than 6,400 putative CN genes at high confidence levels. The experimentally determined localizations correlated well with in silico predictions of signal peptides and transmembrane domains, but also significantly increased the number of human genes that could be cataloged as encoding either MS or CN proteins. Using gene expression data from a variety of primary human malignancies and normal tissues, we rationally identified hundreds of MS gene products that are significantly overexpressed in tumors compared to normal tissues and thus represent candidates for serum diagnostic tests or monoclonal antibody-based therapies. Finally, we used the catalog of CN gene products to generate sets of candidate markers of organ-specific tissue injury. The large-scale annotation of subcellular localization reported here will serve as a reference database and will aid in the rational design of diagnostic tests and molecular therapies for diverse diseases.
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- Maximilian Diehn
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Diehn M, Bhattacharya R, Botstein D, Brown PO. Genome-scale identification of membrane-associated human mRNAs. PLoS Genet 2006. [PMID: 16415983 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0010087.g001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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The subcellular localization of proteins is critical to their biological roles. Moreover, whether a protein is membrane-bound, secreted, or intracellular affects the usefulness of, and the strategies for, using a protein as a diagnostic marker or a target for therapy. We employed a rapid and efficient experimental approach to classify thousands of human gene products as either "membrane-associated/secreted" (MS) or "cytosolic/nuclear" (CN). Using subcellular fractionation methods, we separated mRNAs associated with membranes from those associated with the soluble cytosolic fraction and analyzed these two pools by comparative hybridization to DNA microarrays. Analysis of 11 different human cell lines, representing lymphoid, myeloid, breast, ovarian, hepatic, colon, and prostate tissues, identified more than 5,000 previously uncharacterized MS and more than 6,400 putative CN genes at high confidence levels. The experimentally determined localizations correlated well with in silico predictions of signal peptides and transmembrane domains, but also significantly increased the number of human genes that could be cataloged as encoding either MS or CN proteins. Using gene expression data from a variety of primary human malignancies and normal tissues, we rationally identified hundreds of MS gene products that are significantly overexpressed in tumors compared to normal tissues and thus represent candidates for serum diagnostic tests or monoclonal antibody-based therapies. Finally, we used the catalog of CN gene products to generate sets of candidate markers of organ-specific tissue injury. The large-scale annotation of subcellular localization reported here will serve as a reference database and will aid in the rational design of diagnostic tests and molecular therapies for diverse diseases.
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- Maximilian Diehn
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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Even a simple, small-scale, microarray experiment generates thousands to millions of data points. Clearly, spreadsheets or plotting programs do not suffice for analysis of such large volumes of data, and comprehensive analysis requires systematic methods for selection and organization of data. This chapter focuses on the concepts and algorithms of hierarchical clustering and the most commonly employed methods of partitioning or organizing microarray data, and freely available software that implements these algorithms.
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- Jeremy Gollub
- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA, USA
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Nutt CL. Molecular genetics of oligodendrogliomas: a model for improved clinical management in the field of neurooncology. Neurosurg Focus 2005; 19:E2. [PMID: 16398466 DOI: 10.3171/foc.2005.19.5.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Over the last several years, oligodendroglial tumors have become a model for the positive role of molecular genetics in improved treatment of patients with brain tumors. Oligodendrogliomas, in contrast to astrocytic gliomas, frequently respond to chemotherapy and have a better overall prognosis. Combined loss of chromosomes 1p and 19q has proven to be a powerful predictor of chemotherapeutic response and survival in oligodendrogliomas. In contrast, other genetic alterations, such as TP53 and PTEN mutations, EGFR amplification, and homozygous deletion of CDKN2A have been correlated with worse outcome in these tumors. Furthermore, 1p/19q loss has been shown to correlate with unequivocal oligodendroglial tumor histology, location and growth pattern of tumors within the brain, and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics. Although much is also known about the molecular pathological characteristics of astrocytic gliomas, the significance of this information to clinical management in patients with these tumors has not been as striking as has been the case for oligodendrogliomas; possible reasons for this are discussed. In this paper the author will summarize these advances, thus attempting to highlight the molecular genetic study of oligodendrogliomas as a model for improved clinical management in the field of neurooncology.
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- Catherine L Nutt
- Department of Pathology, Neurosurgical Service and Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Wiesner SM, Freese A, Ohlfest JR. Emerging concepts in glioma biology: implications for clinical protocols and rational treatment strategies. Neurosurg Focus 2005; 19:E3. [PMID: 16241105 DOI: 10.3171/foc.2005.19.4.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common primary central nervous system neoplasm, is a complex, heterogeneous disease. The recent identification of stem cells in murine tumor xenografts that were capable of recapitulating the tumor phenotype adds a new dimension of complexity to the already challenging treatment of patients with GBMs. Although specific cellular and genetic changes are commonly associated with GBM, the mechanism by which those changes occur may have a significant impact on treatment outcome. Of the many bioinformatics techniques developed in recent years, gene expression profiling has become a commonly used research tool for investigating tumor characteristics, and the development of rationally targeted molecular therapies has also accelerated following the initial success of specifically designed inhibitors in the treatment of malignancies. Despite these advances in research techniques and targeted molecular therapies, however, limited clinical impact has been achieved in the treatment of infiltrative malignancies such as GBMs. Thus, further extension in survival of patients with GBMs may require use of multiple analyses of tumors to develop tailored therapies that reflect the inter- and intratumoral heterogeneity of this disease. In this review, the authors briefly consider the potential use of expression profiling combined with mutation analysis in the development of treatment modalities to address the heterogeneity of this complex tumor phenotype.
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- Stephen M Wiesner
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Gagner J, Law M, Fischer I, Newcomb EW, Zagzag D. Angiogenesis in gliomas: imaging and experimental therapeutics. Brain Pathol 2005; 15:342-63. [PMID: 16389946 PMCID: PMC8095871 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2005.tb00119.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Much of the interest in angiogenesis and hypoxia has led to investigating diagnostic imaging methodologies and developing efficacious agents against angiogenesis in gliomas. In many ways, because of the cytostatic effects of these agents on tumor growth and tumor-associated endothelial cells, the effects of therapy are not immediately evident. Hence finding clinically applicable imaging tools and pathologic surrogate markers is an important step in translating glioma biology to therapeutics. There are a variety of strategies in the approach to experimental therapeutics that target the hypoxia-inducible factor pathway, the endogenous antiangiogenic and proangiogenic factors and their receptors, adhesion molecules, matrix proteases and cytokines, and the existing vasculature. We discuss the rationale for antiangiogenesis as a treatment strategy, the preclinical and clinical assessment of antiangiogenic interventions and finally focus on the various treatment strategies, including combining antiangiogenic drugs with radiation and chemotherapy.
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- Jean‐Pierre Gagner
- Microvascular and Molecular Neuro‐oncology Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Division of Neuropathology, New York University School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine
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- Microvascular and Molecular Neuro‐oncology Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Division of Neuropathology, New York University School of Medicine
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine
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- Microvascular and Molecular Neuro‐oncology Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Division of Neuropathology, New York University School of Medicine
- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine
- New York University Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine
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Liang Y, Bollen AW, Nicholas MK, Gupta N. Id4 and FABP7 are preferentially expressed in cells with astrocytic features in oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas. BMC Clin Pathol 2005; 5:6. [PMID: 16018821 PMCID: PMC1182359 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6890-5-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2005] [Accepted: 07/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Oligodendroglioma (ODG) and oligoastrocytoma (OAC) are diffusely infiltrating primary brain tumors whose pathogenesis remains unclear. We previously identified a group of genes whose expression was inversely correlated with survival in a cohort of patients with glioblastoma (GBM), and some of these genes are also reportedly expressed in ODG and OAC. We examined the expression patterns and localization of these survival-associated genes in ODG and OAC in order to analyze their possible roles in the oncogenesis of these two tumor types. Methods We used UniGene libraries derived from GBM and ODG specimens to examine the expression levels of the transcripts for each of the 50 GBM survival-associated genes. We used immunohistochemistry and cDNA microarrays to examine expression of selected survival-associated genes and Id4, a gene believed to control the timing of oligodendrocyte development. The expression of FABP7 and Id4 and the survival of patients with ODG and OAC were also analyzed. Results Transcripts of most survival-associated genes as well as Id4 were present in both GBM and ODG tumors, whereas protein expression of Id4 and one of the survival-associated genes, brain-type fatty acid-binding protein (FABP7), was present in cells with astrocytic features, including reactive and neoplastic astrocytes, but not in neoplastic oligodendrocytes. Id4 was co-expressed with FABP7 in microgemistocytes in ODG and in neoplastic astrocytes in OAC. Id4 and FABP7 expression, however, did not correlate with the clinical outcome of patients with ODG or OAC tumors. Conclusion Expression of Id4 and some of our previously identified GBM survival-associated genes is present in developing or mature oligodendrocytes. However, protein expression of Id4 and FABP7 in GBM, ODG, and OAC suggests that this group of functionally important genes might demonstrate two patterns of expression in these glioma subtypes: one group is universally expressed in glioma cells, and the other group of genes is expressed primarily in neoplastic astrocytes but not in neoplastic oligodendrocytes. Differential protein expression of these two groups of genes in ODG and OAC may be related to the cellular origins and the histological features of the neoplastic cells.
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- Yu Liang
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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