title: Endothelial secreted factors suppress mitogen deprivation-induced autophagy and apoptosis in glioblastoma stem-like cells.
abstract: Rapidly growing and highly vascularized tumors, such as glioblastoma multiforme, contain heterogeneous areas within the tumor mass, some of which are inefficiently supplied with nutrients and oxygen. While the cell death rate is elevated in such zones, tumor cells are still suspected to grow and survive independently of extracellular growth factors. In line with this, glioblastoma stem-like cells (GSCs) are found closely associated with brain vasculature in situ, and as such are most likely in a protected microenvironment. However, the behavior of GSCs under deprived conditions has not been explored in detail. Using a panel of 14 patient-derived GSCs, we report that ex vivo mitogen deprivation impaired self-renewal capability, abolished constitutive activation of the mTor pathway, and impinged on GSC survival via the engagement of autophagic and apoptotic cascades. Moreover, pharmacological inhibition of the mTor pathway recapitulated the mitogen deprivation scenario. In contrast, blocking either apoptosis or autophagy, or culturing GSCs with endothelial-secreted factors partly restored mTor pathway activation and rescued GSC survival. Overall, our data suggest that GSCs are addicted to mTor, as their survival and self-renewal are profoundly dependent on this signaling axis. Thus, as mTor governs the fate of GSCs under both deprivation conditions and in the presence of endothelial factors, it could be a key target for therapeutic purposes.
authors.affiliation: UMR 8104, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France; U1016, Institut National de la Sante Et de la Recherche Medicale, Paris, France; Sorbonne Paris Cite, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Eva Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Galan-Moya
authors.affiliation: UMR 8104, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France; U1016, Institut National de la Sante Et de la Recherche Medicale, Paris, France; Sorbonne Paris Cite, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Treps
authors.affiliation: UMR 892, Institut National de la Sante Et de la Recherche Medicale, Nantes, France; UMR 6299, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique, Nantes, France; Faculte de Medecine, Universite de Nantes, Nantes, France; Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest, Nantes, France; Equipe Labellisee Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.affiliation: UMRS 1130 Neuroscience Paris Seine, Institut National de la Sante Et de la Recherche Medicale, Paris, France; UMR 8246, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France; UMCR18, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chneiweiss
authors.affiliation: UMR 892, Institut National de la Sante Et de la Recherche Medicale, Nantes, France; UMR 6299, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique, Nantes, France; Faculte de Medecine, Universite de Nantes, Nantes, France; Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest, Nantes, France; Equipe Labellisee Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France.
authors.forename: François M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Vallette
authors.affiliation: Equipe Labellisee Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France; UMR_S1014, Institut National de la Sante Et de la Recherche Medicale, Villejuif, France; Universite Paris-Sud P11, Orsay, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bidère
authors.affiliation: UMR 8104, Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France; U1016, Institut National de la Sante Et de la Recherche Medicale, Paris, France; Sorbonne Paris Cite, Universite Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gavard
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D001343:Autophagy / Q000502:physiology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008934:Mitogens / Q000378:metabolism*; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008934:Mitogens