title: EZH2 is a negative prognostic factor and exhibits pro-oncogenic activity in glioblastoma.
abstract: The identification of single or less genes based on mRNA expression as clinical diagnostic markers for glioblastoma (GBM) remains a challenge. Recent data have shown the potential oncogenic role and prognostic significance of EZH2 in several human cancers. However, the clinical signature and further mechanisms of EZH2 function in gliomagenesis are still poorly understood. In this study, we found that increased EZH2 expression was associated with tumor grade. High expression of EZH2 in GBM was determined to be a strong and independent predictor of short overall survival. Further, we screened EZH2 targets and associated genes in GBM. Repression of EZH2 induced cell cycle arrest and inhibited tumor growth in vivo. This event represents a positive feedback loop with β-catenin/TCF4 and STAT3 signaling. Taken together, EZH2 could be an independent prognostic factor and potential therapeutic target for GBM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Laboratory of Neuro-Oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-trauma Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Chinese Glioma Cooperative Group (CGCG), China.
authors.forename: Junxia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Laboratory of Neuro-Oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-trauma Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China; Chinese Glioma Cooperative Group (CGCG), China.
authors.forename: Luyue
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Laboratory of Neuro-Oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-trauma Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China; Chinese Glioma Cooperative Group (CGCG), China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Laboratory of Neuro-Oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-trauma Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China; Chinese Glioma Cooperative Group (CGCG), China.
authors.forename: Zhendong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Laboratory of Neuro-Oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-trauma Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Jianning
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Laboratory of Neuro-Oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-trauma Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China; Chinese Glioma Cooperative Group (CGCG), China.
authors.forename: Peiyu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Laboratory of Neuro-Oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-trauma Neuro-repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Injuries, Variations and Regeneration of Nervous System, Tianjin, China; Chinese Glioma Cooperative Group (CGCG), China. Electronic address: kang79061@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Chunsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D059447:Cell Cycle Checkpoints; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D000071221:Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D063151:Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011379:Prognosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015996:Survival Rate; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C498409:EZH2 protein, human; D000071221:Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein; D063151:Polycomb Repressive Complex 2
keywords: EZH2; Glioblastoma; Prognostic biomarker; Tumor progression