PLEKHG5 regulates autophagy, survival and MGMT expression in U251-MG glioblastoma cells

A signalling pathway involving PLEKHG5 (guanine exchange factor) for the Ras superfamily member RAB26 to transcription factor NF-κB was discovered in autophagy. PLEKHG5 was reported in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and correlates with patient survival. Thus, the generation of a cellular model for understanding PLEKHG5 signalling is the study purpose. We generated a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of PLEKHG5 in U251-MG glioblastoma cells and analysed resulting changes. Next, we used a mRFP-GFP-LC3+ reporter for visualisation of autophagic defects and rescued the phenotype of PLEKHG5 wildtype via transduction of a constitutively active RAB26QL-plasmid. Effects of overexpressing RAB26 were investigated and correlated with the O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) and cellular survival. PLEKHG5 knockout showed changes in morphology, loss of filopodia and higher population doubling times. Accumulation of autolysosomes was resulted by decreased LAMP-1 in PLEKHG5-deficient cells. Rescue of PLEKHG5-/- restored the downregulation of RhoA activity, showed faster response to tumour necrosis factor and better cellular fitness. MGMT expression was activated after RAB26 overexpression compared to non-transduced cells. Survival of PLEKHG5 knockout was rescued together with sensitivity to temozolomide by RAB26QL. This study provides new insights in the PLEKHG5/RAB26 signalling within U251-MG cells, which suggests potential therapeutic strategies in other glioma cells and further in primary GBM.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 10(2020), 1 vom: 14. Dez., Seite 21858

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Witte, Kaya Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Slotta, Carsten [VerfasserIn]
Lütkemeyer, Melanie [VerfasserIn]
Kitke, Angelika [VerfasserIn]
Coras, Roland [VerfasserIn]
Simon, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Kaltschmidt, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Kaltschmidt, Barbara [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

124671-05-2
DNA Modification Methylases
DNA Repair Enzymes
EC 2.1.1.-
EC 2.1.1.63
EC 3.6.1.-.
EC 3.6.5.2
EC 6.5.1.-
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
Journal Article
MGMT protein, human
PLEKHG5 protein, human
RHOA protein, human
Rab GTP-Binding Proteins
Rab26 protein, human
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
RhoA GTP-Binding Protein
Tumor Suppressor Proteins

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Date Completed 28.04.2021

Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-020-77958-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31883703X