GPR56/ADGRG1 Inhibits Mesenchymal Differentiation and Radioresistance in Glioblastoma

Marta Moreno, Leire Pedrosa, Laia Paré, Estela Pineda, Leire Bejarano, Josefina Martínez, Veerakumar Balasubramaniyan, Ravesanker Ezhilarasan, Naveen Kallarackal, Sung-Hak Kim, Jia Wang, Alessandra Audia, Siobhan Conroy, Mercedes Marin, Teresa Ribalta, Teresa Pujol, Antoni Herreros, Avelina Tortosa, Helena Mira, Marta M AlonsoCandelaria Gómez-Manzano, Francesc Graus, Erik P Sulman, Xianhua Piao, Ichiro Nakano, Aleix Prat, Krishna P Bhat, Núria de la Iglesia

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

55 Scopus citations

Abstract

A mesenchymal transition occurs both during the natural evolution of glioblastoma (GBM) and in response to therapy. Here, we report that the adhesion G-protein-coupled receptor, GPR56/ADGRG1, inhibits GBM mesenchymal differentiation and radioresistance. GPR56 is enriched in proneural and classical GBMs and is lost during their transition toward a mesenchymal subtype. GPR56 loss of function promotes mesenchymal differentiation and radioresistance of glioma initiating cells both in vitro and in vivo. Accordingly, a low GPR56-associated signature is prognostic of a poor outcome in GBM patients even within non-G-CIMP GBMs. Mechanistically, we reveal GPR56 as an inhibitor of the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway, thereby providing the rationale by which this receptor prevents mesenchymal differentiation and radioresistance. A pan-cancer analysis suggests that GPR56 might be an inhibitor of the mesenchymal transition across multiple tumor types beyond GBM.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2183-2197
Number of pages15
JournalCell Reports
Volume21
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 21 2017

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'GPR56/ADGRG1 Inhibits Mesenchymal Differentiation and Radioresistance in Glioblastoma'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this