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MET Signaling Regulates Glioblastoma Stem Cells

Glioblastomas multiforme (GBM) contain highly tumorigenic, self-renewing populations of stem/initiating cells [glioblastoma stem cells (GSC)] that contribute to tumor propagation and treatment resistance. However, our knowledge of the specific signaling pathways that regulate GSCs is limited. The ME...

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Published in:Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 2012-08, Vol.72 (15), p.3828-3838
Main Authors: KYEUNG MIN JOO, JIN, Juyoun, KIM, Hyunggee, HOJUNSEOL, KONG, Doo-Sik, LEE, Jung-Ii, RICH, Jeremy N, LEE, Jeongwu, NAM, Do-Hyun, KIM, Eunhee, KANG HO KIM, KIM, Yonghyun, BONG GU KANG, KANG, Youn-Jung, LATHIA, Justin D, KWANG HO CHEONG, SONG, Paul H
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Summary:Glioblastomas multiforme (GBM) contain highly tumorigenic, self-renewing populations of stem/initiating cells [glioblastoma stem cells (GSC)] that contribute to tumor propagation and treatment resistance. However, our knowledge of the specific signaling pathways that regulate GSCs is limited. The MET tyrosine kinase is known to stimulate the survival, proliferation, and invasion of various cancers including GBM. Here, we identified a distinct fraction of cells expressing a high level of MET in human primary GBM specimens that were preferentially localized in perivascular regions of human GBM biopsy tissues and were found to be highly clonogenic, tumorigenic, and resistant to radiation. Inhibition of MET signaling in GSCs disrupted tumor growth and invasiveness both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that MET activation is required for GSCs. Together, our findings indicate that MET activation in GBM is a functional requisite for the cancer stem cell phenotype and a promising therapeutic target.
ISSN:0008-5472
1538-7445
DOI:10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-3760