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ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA COMMUNICATIONS
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s40478-021-01218-2
关键词
Medulloblastoma; RBM5-AS1; Protein stability; Radioresistance; Stemness
资金
- Hospital Funded Clinical Research, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine of China [17CSY04]
This study identified RBM5-AS1 as an inducer of stemness and radioresistance in medulloblastoma. Targeting RBM5-AS1 could potentially overcome resistance to radiotherapy in this malignancy by reducing stemness and enhancing radiation-induced DNA damage.
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) contribute to radioresistance in medulloblastoma. Thus, identification of key regulators of medulloblastoma stemness is critical for improving radiotherapy for medulloblastoma. In the present study, we profiled CSC-related long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) between radioresistant and parental medulloblastoma cells. The roles of the lncRNA RBM5-AS1 in the stemness and radiosensitivity of medulloblastoma cells were investigated. We found that RBM5-AS1, a novel inducer of medulloblastoma stemness, was significantly upregulated in radioresistant medulloblastoma cells compared to parental cells. Knockdown of RBM5-AS1 diminished the viability and clonogenic survival of both radioresistant and parental medulloblastoma cells after radiation. Silencing of RBM5-AS1 significantly enhanced radiation-induced apoptosis and DNA damage. In vivo studies confirmed that depletion of RBM5-AS1 inhibited tumor growth and increased radiosensitivity in a medulloblastoma xenograft model. In contrast, overexpression of RBM5-AS1 reduced radiation-induced apoptosis and DNA damage in medulloblastoma cells. Mechanistically, RBM5-AS1 interacted with and stabilized sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) protein. Silencing of SIRT6 reduced the stemness and reinforced radiation-induced DNA damage in medulloblastoma cells. Overexpression of SIRT6 rescued medulloblastoma cells from RBM5-AS1 depletion-induced radiosensitization and DNA damage. Overall, we identify RBM5-AS1 as an inducer of stemness and radioresistance in medulloblastoma. Targeting RBM5-AS1 may represent a potential strategy to overcome the resistance to radiotherapy in this malignancy.
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