Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-20-2020
Publication Title
Sci Rep
Abstract
To date current therapies of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are largely ineffective. The induction of apoptosis by an unresolvable unfolded protein response (UPR) represents a potential new therapeutic strategy. Here we tested 12ADT, a sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) inhibitor, on a panel of unselected patient-derived neurosphere-forming cells and found that GBM cells can be distinguished into "responder" and "non-responder". By RNASeq analysis we found that the non-responder phenotype is significantly linked with the expression of UPR genes, and in particular ERN1 (IRE1) and ATF4. We also identified two additional genes selectively overexpressed among non-responders, IGFBP3 and IGFBP5. CRISPR-mediated deletion of the ERN1, IGFBP3, IGFBP5 signature genes in the U251 human GBM cell line increased responsiveness to 12ADT. Remarkably, >65% of GBM cases in The Cancer Genome Atlas express the non-responder (ERN1, IGFBP3, IGFBP5) gene signature. Thus, elevated levels of IRE1α and IGFBPs predict a poor response to drugs inducing unresolvable UPR and possibly other forms of chemotherapy helping in a better stratification GBM patients.
Clinical Institute
Neurosciences (Brain & Spine)
Department
Neurosciences
Department
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Recommended Citation
Rodvold, Jeffrey J; Xian, Su; Nussbacher, Julia; Tsui, Brian; Cameron Waller, T; Searles, Stephen C; Lew, Alyssa; Jiang, Pengfei; Babic, Ivan; Nomura, Natsuko; Lin, Jonathan H; Kesari, Santosh; Carter, Hannah; and Zanetti, Maurizio, "IRE1α and IGF signaling predict resistance to an endoplasmic reticulum stress-inducing drug in glioblastoma cells." (2020). Articles, Abstracts, and Reports. 3163.
https://digitalcommons.providence.org/publications/3163