Journal
EMBO JOURNAL
Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 222-235Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.327
Keywords
brain tumour; soil and seed; stem cells; subventricular zone; tumour suppressor gene
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- Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust
- The Brain Research Trust UK
- Ali's Dream Charitable Foundation
- ICH/GOSH
- Brain Research Trust
- NIH [HD-32116]
- Sandler Family Supporting Foundation
- Carlos Baldoceda Foundation
- UCSF Krevans Fellowship
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It has been suggested that intrinsic brain tumours originate from a neural stem/progenitor cell population in the subventricular zone of the post-natal brain. However, the influence of the initial genetic mutation on the phenotype as well as the contribution of mature astrocytes to the formation of brain tumours is still not understood. We deleted Rb/p53, Rb/p53/PTEN or PTEN/p53 in adult subventricular stem cells; in ectopically neurografted stem cells; in mature parenchymal astrocytes and in transplanted astrocytes. We found that only stem cells, but not astrocytes, gave rise to brain tumours, independent of their location. This suggests a cell autonomous mechanism that enables stem cells to generate brain tumours, whereas mature astrocytes do not form brain tumours in adults. Recombination of PTEN/p53 gave rise to gliomas whereas deletion of Rb/p53 or Rb/p53/PTEN generated primitive neuroectodermal tumours (PNET), indicating an important role of an initial Rb loss in driving the PNET phenotype. Our study underlines an important role of stem cells and the relevance of initial genetic mutations in the pathogenesis and phenotype of brain tumours. The EMBO Journal (2010) 29, 222-235. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2009.327; Published online 19 November 2009
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