Background. Aberrant activation of beta-catenin/TCF4 and STAT3 signaling in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has been reported. However, the molecular mechanisms related to this process are still poorly understood. Methods. Genome-wide screening of the binding characteristics of the transcription factors TCF4 and STAT3 in GBM cells was performed by chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) assay. Hierarchical clustering was used to analyze the association of TCF4 and STAT3 coregulated genes with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) GBM subtypes (classical, mesenchymal, neural, and proneural). New molecular classification of GBM was proposed and validated in Western and Asian populations. Results. We identified 1250 overlapping putative target genes that were coregulated by TCF4 and STAT3. Further, the coregulated genes had the potential to guide TCGA GBM subtypes. Finally, we proposed a new molecular classification of GBM into 2 subtypes (proneural-like and mesenchymal-like) and showed that the new classification could be applied to both Western and Asian populations. In addition, the GBM response to temozolomide therapy differed depending on its subtype; mesenchymal-like GBM benefited, while there was no benefit for proneural-like GBM. Conclusions. This is the first comprehensive study to combine a ChIP-seq assay of TCF4 and STAT3 and data mining of patient cohorts to derive molecular subtypes of GBM.
基金:
National High Technology Research and Development Program 863National High Technology Research and Development Program of China [2012AA02A508]; International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China [2012DFA30470]; National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China [81001128, 81172406]; Jiangsu Province Key Discipline of Medicine [XK201117]; Clinical Foundation of Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Commission [BL2012028]; Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher EducationSpecialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (SRFDP) [20111202110004]
第一作者机构:[1]Tianjin Med Univ, Tianjin Key Lab Injuries Variat & Regenerat Nervo, Dept Neurosurg,Minist Educ, Gen Hosp,Lab Neurooncol,Tianjin Neurol Inst,Key L, Tianjin, Peoples R China;[4]Nanjing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Neurosurg, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[3]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tiantan Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Beijing, Peoples R China;
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Zhang Jun-Xia,Zhang Jing,Yan Wei,et al.Unique genome-wide map of TCF4 and STAT3 targets using ChIP-seq reveals their association with new molecular subtypes of glioblastoma[J].NEURO-ONCOLOGY.2013,15(3):279-289.doi:10.1093/neuonc/nos306.
APA:
Zhang, Jun-Xia,Zhang, Jing,Yan, Wei,Wang, Ying-Yi,Han, Lei...&Kang, Chun-Sheng.(2013).Unique genome-wide map of TCF4 and STAT3 targets using ChIP-seq reveals their association with new molecular subtypes of glioblastoma.NEURO-ONCOLOGY,15,(3)
MLA:
Zhang, Jun-Xia,et al."Unique genome-wide map of TCF4 and STAT3 targets using ChIP-seq reveals their association with new molecular subtypes of glioblastoma".NEURO-ONCOLOGY 15..3(2013):279-289