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Subgroup-specific prognostic signaling and metabolic pathways in pediatric medulloblastoma.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Using a pathway-focused approach, we aimed to provide a subgroup-specific basis for finding novel therapeutic strategies and further refinement of the risk stratification in pediatric medulloblastoma.
METHOD:
Based on genome-wide Cox regression and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis, we investigated prognosis-related signaling pathways and core genes in pediatric medulloblastoma subgroups using 530 patient data from Medulloblastoma Advanced Genomic International Consortium (MAGIC) project. We further examined the relationship between expression of the prognostic core genes and frequent chromosome aberrations using broad range copy number change data.
RESULTS:
In SHH subgroup, relatively high expression of the core genes involved in p53, PLK1, FOXM1, and Aurora B signaling pathways are associated with poor prognosis, and their average expression synergistically increases with co-occurrence of losses of 17p, 14q, or 10q, or gain of 17q. In Group 3, in addition to high MYC expression, relatively elevated expression of PDGFRA, IGF1R, and FGF2 and their downstream genes in PI3K/AKT and MAPK/ERK pathways are related to poor survival outcome, and their average expression is increased with the presence of isochromosome 17q [i(17q)] and synergistically down-regulated with simultaneous losses of 16p, 8q, or 4q. In Group 4, up-regulation of the genes encoding various immune receptors and those involved in NOTCH, NF-κB, PI3K/AKT, or RHOA signaling pathways are associated with worse prognosis. Additionally, the expressions of Notch genes correlate with those of the prognostic immune receptors. Besides the Group 4 patients with previously known prognostic aberration, loss of chromosome 11, those with loss of 8q but without i(17q) show excellent survival outcomes and low average expression of the prognostic core genes whereas those harboring 10q loss, 1q gain, or 12q gain accompanied by i(17q) show bad outcomes. Finally, several metabolic pathways known to be reprogrammed in cancer cells are detected as prognostic pathways including glutamate metabolism in SHH subgroup, pentose phosphate pathway and TCA cycle in Group 3, and folate-mediated one carbon-metabolism in Group 4.
CONCLUSIONS:
The results underscore several subgroup-specific pathways for potential therapeutic interventions: SHH-GLI-FOXM1 pathway in SHH subgroup, receptor tyrosine kinases and their downstream pathways in Group 3, and immune and inflammatory pathways in Group 4.
AuthorsAe Kyung Park, Ji Yeoun Lee, Heesun Cheong, Vijay Ramaswamy, Sung-Hye Park, Marcel Kool, Ji Hoon Phi, Seung Ah Choi, Florence Cavalli, Michael D Taylor, Seung-Ki Kim
JournalBMC cancer (BMC Cancer) Vol. 19 Issue 1 Pg. 571 (Jun 11 2019) ISSN: 1471-2407 [Electronic] England
PMID31185958 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • FOXM1 protein, human
  • Forkhead Box Protein M1
  • GLI1 protein, human
  • Hedgehog Proteins
  • SHH protein, human
  • Zinc Finger Protein GLI1
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
Topics
  • Biomarkers, Tumor (genetics, metabolism)
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms (diagnosis, genetics, metabolism)
  • Child
  • Child Health
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Forkhead Box Protein M1 (genetics, metabolism)
  • Gene Expression
  • Hedgehog Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Inflammation (metabolism)
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Male
  • Medulloblastoma (diagnosis, genetics, metabolism)
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways
  • Prognosis
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases (genetics, metabolism)
  • Signal Transduction (genetics)
  • Zinc Finger Protein GLI1 (genetics, metabolism)

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