IFI35 regulates non-canonical NF-κB signaling to maintain glioblastoma stem cells and recruit tumor-associated macrophages

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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive malignant primary brain tumor characterized by a highly heterogeneous and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). The symbiotic interactions between glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) in the TME are critical for tumor progression. Here, we identified that IFI35, a transcriptional regulatory factor, plays both cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic roles in maintaining GSCs and the immunosuppressive TME. IFI35 induced non-canonical NF-kB signaling through proteasomal processing of p105 to the DNA-binding transcription factor p50, which heterodimerizes with RELB (RELB/p50), and activated cell chemotaxis in a cell-autonomous manner. Further, IFI35 induced recruitment and maintenance of M2-like TAMs in TME in a paracrine manner. Targeting IFI35 effectively suppressed in vivo tumor growth and prolonged survival of orthotopic xenograft-bearing mice. Collectively, these findings reveal the tumor-promoting functions of IFI35 and suggest that targeting IFI35 or its downstream effectors may provide effective approaches to improve GBM treatment.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Cell death and differentiation - (2024) vom: 09. Apr.

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Englisch

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Li, Daqi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiefeng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Kexin [VerfasserIn]
Shan, Danyang [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Gaoyuan [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Qiankun [VerfasserIn]
Gimple, Ryan C [VerfasserIn]
Dixit, Deobrat [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Chenfei [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Danling [VerfasserIn]
You, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Jiancheng [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yangqing [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Junlei [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Hang [VerfasserIn]
Song, Kefan [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Zhumei [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Qiulian [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Zhe [VerfasserIn]
Man, Jianghong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qianghu [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Fan [VerfasserIn]
Tao, Weiwei [VerfasserIn]
Mack, Stephen C [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Junxia [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chaojun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Nu [VerfasserIn]
You, Yongping [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Xu [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Kailin [VerfasserIn]
Rich, Jeremy N [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiuxing [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1038/s41418-024-01292-8

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NLM370837800