Medulloblastoma cells resemble neuronal progenitors in their differentiation

Duancheng Guo, Yanghui Qu, Yijun Yang, Zeng Jie Yang

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Abstract

Medulloblastoma (MB) often originate from cerebellar granule neuron precursors (GNPs). We recently found that medulloblastoma cells undergo differentiation as GNPs. Differentiated MB cells have permanently lost their proliferative capacity and tumorigenicity. The differentiation of MB cells is driven by the transcription factor NeuroD1 (Neurogenic differentiation 1), and NeuroD1 expression in MB cells is repressed by EZH2-mediated H3K27me3.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1810514
Pages (from-to)1810514
JournalMolecular and Cellular Oncology
Volume7
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2020

Keywords

  • EZH2
  • Medulloblastoma
  • NeuroD1
  • differentiation
  • hedgehog pathway

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