Nuclear Factor I Represses the Notch Effector HEY1 in Glioblastoma
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are highly aggressive brain tumors with a dismal prognosis. Nuclear factor I (NFI) is a family of transcription factors that controls glial cell differentiation in the developing central nervous system. NFIs have previously been shown to regulate the expression of astrocyte mark...
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| author | Miranda Brun Saket Jain Elizabeth A. Monckton Roseline Godbout |
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| description | Glioblastomas (GBMs) are highly aggressive brain tumors with a dismal prognosis. Nuclear factor I (NFI) is a family of transcription factors that controls glial cell differentiation in the developing central nervous system. NFIs have previously been shown to regulate the expression of astrocyte markers such as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in both normal brain and GBM cells. We used chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)–on-chip to identify additional NFI targets in GBM cells. Analysis of our ChIP data revealed ~400 putative NFI target genes including an effector of the Notch signaling pathway, HEY1, implicated in the maintenance of neural stem cells. All four NFIs (NFIA, NFIB, NFIC, and NFIX) bind to NFI recognition sites located within 1 kb upstream of the HEY1 transcription site. We further showed that NFI negatively regulates HEY1 expression, with knockdown of all four NFIs in GBM cells resulting in increased HEY1 RNA levels. HEY1 knockdown in GBM cells decreased cell proliferation, increased cell migration, and decreased neurosphere formation. Finally, we found a general correlation between elevated levels of HEY1 and expression of the brain neural stem/progenitor cell marker B-FABP in GBM cell lines. Knockdown of HEY1 resulted in an increase in the RNA levels of the GFAP astrocyte differentiation marker. Overall, our data indicate that HEY1 is negatively regulated by NFI family members and is associated with increased proliferation, decreased migration, and increased stem cell properties in GBM cells. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae6f781670764b1dac584e027216a52a2022-12-22T01:04:39ZengElsevierNeoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research1476-55862018-10-01201010231037Nuclear Factor I Represses the Notch Effector HEY1 in GlioblastomaMiranda Brun0Saket Jain1Elizabeth A. Monckton2Roseline Godbout3Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2Address all correspondence to: Roseline Godbout, Department of Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2, Canada.; Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2Glioblastomas (GBMs) are highly aggressive brain tumors with a dismal prognosis. Nuclear factor I (NFI) is a family of transcription factors that controls glial cell differentiation in the developing central nervous system. NFIs have previously been shown to regulate the expression of astrocyte markers such as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in both normal brain and GBM cells. We used chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)–on-chip to identify additional NFI targets in GBM cells. Analysis of our ChIP data revealed ~400 putative NFI target genes including an effector of the Notch signaling pathway, HEY1, implicated in the maintenance of neural stem cells. All four NFIs (NFIA, NFIB, NFIC, and NFIX) bind to NFI recognition sites located within 1 kb upstream of the HEY1 transcription site. We further showed that NFI negatively regulates HEY1 expression, with knockdown of all four NFIs in GBM cells resulting in increased HEY1 RNA levels. HEY1 knockdown in GBM cells decreased cell proliferation, increased cell migration, and decreased neurosphere formation. Finally, we found a general correlation between elevated levels of HEY1 and expression of the brain neural stem/progenitor cell marker B-FABP in GBM cell lines. Knockdown of HEY1 resulted in an increase in the RNA levels of the GFAP astrocyte differentiation marker. Overall, our data indicate that HEY1 is negatively regulated by NFI family members and is associated with increased proliferation, decreased migration, and increased stem cell properties in GBM cells.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558618302276 |
| spellingShingle | Miranda Brun Saket Jain Elizabeth A. Monckton Roseline Godbout Nuclear Factor I Represses the Notch Effector HEY1 in Glioblastoma Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research |
| title | Nuclear Factor I Represses the Notch Effector HEY1 in Glioblastoma |
| title_full | Nuclear Factor I Represses the Notch Effector HEY1 in Glioblastoma |
| title_fullStr | Nuclear Factor I Represses the Notch Effector HEY1 in Glioblastoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nuclear Factor I Represses the Notch Effector HEY1 in Glioblastoma |
| title_short | Nuclear Factor I Represses the Notch Effector HEY1 in Glioblastoma |
| title_sort | nuclear factor i represses the notch effector hey1 in glioblastoma |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558618302276 |
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