HEB silencing induces anti-proliferative effects on U87MG cells cultured as neurospheres and monolayers

  • Authors:
    • Paulo R. D. V. Godoy
    • Ana Paula L. Montaldi
    • Elza T. Sakamoto‑Hojo
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  • Published online on: October 21, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5877
  • Pages: 5253-5260
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Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a lethal tumor and novel strategies are required to overcome resistance. Transcription factor 12 (HEB) has been associated with neural and stem cell proliferation, is overexpressed in certain tumor types and is induced in irradiated U87MG cells. The present study aimed to determine whether HEB knockdown, with or without irradiation, may sensitize GBM cells. U87MG GBM and ACBRI‑371 primary human astrocytes were cultured in monolayers or neurospheres. Cell proliferation and death, cell cycle and sub‑G1 detection, and cluster of differentiation (CD) 133 immunofluorescence were analyzed by flow cytometry, whereas HEB protein expression was analyzed by immunocytochemistry and western blotting. Greater HEB protein expression was observed in U87MG neurospheres compared with ACBRI‑371, and the two cell lines exhibited nuclear HEB expression. HEB silencing in cells grown in monolayers induced a significant reduction in proliferation and decreased the proportion of cells in G0/G1 phase. In addition, HEB silencing reduced (two‑fold) the number of neurospheres compared with control scrambled (SCR) cells. HEB silencing combined with irradiation reduced U87MG cell proliferation when cultured in monolayers and reduced neurosphere cell number compared with the SCR irradiated group; however, not significantly. Differentiation of U87MG cells from neurospheres was reduced in HEB‑silenced cells, whereas in irradiated cells the proportion of CD133+ cells was similar in HEB‑silenced cells compared with the SCR control. These results suggest that HEB may contribute to the proliferation and maintenance of GBM cells. However, only limited effects were exerted by irradiation in HEB‑silenced cells. HEB may be a potential target to decrease proliferation in U87MG GBM cells, grown as monolayers or neurospheres, and may provide important information for the development of novel strategies for cancer therapy.
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Godoy PR, Montaldi AP and Sakamoto‑Hojo ET: HEB silencing induces anti-proliferative effects on U87MG cells cultured as neurospheres and monolayers. Mol Med Rep 14: 5253-5260, 2016
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Godoy, P.R., Montaldi, A.P., & Sakamoto‑Hojo, E.T. (2016). HEB silencing induces anti-proliferative effects on U87MG cells cultured as neurospheres and monolayers. Molecular Medicine Reports, 14, 5253-5260. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5877
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Godoy, P. R., Montaldi, A. P., Sakamoto‑Hojo, E. T."HEB silencing induces anti-proliferative effects on U87MG cells cultured as neurospheres and monolayers". Molecular Medicine Reports 14.6 (2016): 5253-5260.
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Godoy, P. R., Montaldi, A. P., Sakamoto‑Hojo, E. T."HEB silencing induces anti-proliferative effects on U87MG cells cultured as neurospheres and monolayers". Molecular Medicine Reports 14, no. 6 (2016): 5253-5260. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5877