Cellular plasticity upon proton irradiation determines tumor cell radiosensitivity

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Proton radiotherapy has been implemented into the standard-of-care for cancer patients within recent years. However, experimental studies investigating cellular and molecular mechanisms are lacking, and prognostic biomarkers are needed. Cancer stem cell (CSC)-related biomarkers, such as aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), are known to influence cellular radiosensitivity through inactivation of reactive oxygen species, DNA damage repair, and cell death. In a previous study, we found that ionizing radiation itself enriches for ALDH-positive CSCs. In this study, we analyze CSC marker dynamics in prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, and glioblastoma cells upon proton beam irradiation. We find that proton irradiation has a higher potential to target CSCs through induction of complex DNA damages, lower rates of cellular senescence, and minor alteration in histone methylation pattern compared with conventional photon irradiation. Mathematical modeling indicates differences in plasticity rates among ALDH-positive CSCs and ALDH-negative cancer cells between the two irradiation types.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Cell reports - 38(2022), 8 vom: 22. Feb., Seite 110422

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Schniewind, Iñaki [VerfasserIn]
Hadiwikarta, Wahyu Wijaya [VerfasserIn]
Grajek, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Poleszczuk, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Richter, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Peitzsch, Mirko [VerfasserIn]
Müller, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Klusa, Daria [VerfasserIn]
Beyreuther, Elke [VerfasserIn]
Löck, Steffen [VerfasserIn]
Lühr, Armin [VerfasserIn]
Frosch, Susanne [VerfasserIn]
Groeben, Christer [VerfasserIn]
Sommer, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Krause, Mechthild [VerfasserIn]
Dubrovska, Anna [VerfasserIn]
von Neubeck, Cläre [VerfasserIn]
Kurth, Ina [VerfasserIn]
Peitzsch, Claudia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
Cancer stem cells
Cellular plasticity
EC 1.2.1.3
Epigenetics
Glioblastoma
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Journal Article
Prostate cancer
Proton irradiation
Protons
Radiobiology
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 16.03.2022

Date Revised 16.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110422

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337281416