KDM5B predicts temozolomide-resistant subclones in glioblastoma

Autor: Vivien Ullrich, Sarah Ertmer, Anna Baginska, Madeleine Dorsch, Hanah H. Gull, Igor Cima, Pia Berger, Celia Dobersalske, Sarah Langer, Loona Meyer, Philip Dujardin, Sied Kebir, Martin Glas, Tobias Blau, Kathy Keyvani, Laurèl Rauschenbach, Ulrich Sure, Alexander Roesch, Barbara M. Grüner, Björn Scheffler
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 108596- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108596
Popis: Summary: Adaptive plasticity to the standard chemotherapeutic temozolomide (TMZ) leads to glioblastoma progression. Here, we examine early stages of this process in patient-derived cellular models, exposing the human lysine-specific demethylase 5B (KDM5B) as a prospective indicator for subclonal expansion. By integration of a reporter, we show its preferential activity in rare, stem-like ALDH1A1+ cells, immediately increasing expression upon TMZ exposure. Naive, genetically unmodified KDM5Bhigh cells phosphorylate AKT (pAKT) and act as slow-cycling persisters under TMZ. Knockdown of KDM5B reverses pAKT levels, simultaneously increasing PTEN expression and TMZ sensitivity. Pharmacological inhibition of PTEN rescues the effect. Interference with KDM5B subsequent to TMZ decreases cellular vitality, and clonal tracing with DNA barcoding demonstrates high individual levels of KDM5B to predict subclonal expansion already before TMZ exposure. Thus, KDM5Bhigh treatment-naive cells preferentially contribute to the dynamics of drug resistance under TMZ. These findings may serve as a cornerstone for future biomarker-assisted clinical trials.
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