A De Novo Mouse Model of C11orf95-RELA Fusion-Driven Ependymoma Identifies Driver Functions in Addition to NF-κB.


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Authors
Ozawa, Tatsuya 
Arora, Sonali 
Szulzewsky, Frank 
Juric-Sekhar, Gordana 
Miyajima, Yoshiteru 
Abstract

The majority of supratentorial ependymomas (ST-ependymomas) have few mutations but frequently display chromothripsis of chromosome 11q that generates a fusion between C11orf95 and RELA (RELAFUS). Neural stem cells transduced with RELAFUSex vivo form ependymomas when implanted in the brain. These tumors display enhanced NF-κB signaling, suggesting that this aberrant signal is the principal mechanism of oncogenesis. However, it is not known whether RELAFUS is sufficient to drive de novo ependymoma tumorigenesis in the brain and, if so, whether these tumors also arise from neural stem cells. We show that RELAFUS drives ST-ependymoma formation from periventricular neural stem cells in mice and that RELAFUS-induced tumorigenesis is likely dependent on a series of cell signaling pathways in addition to NF-κB.

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Keywords
C11orf95, NF-κB signaling, RCAS/tv-a system, RELA, ependymoma, fusion gene, mouse model
Journal Title
Cell Reports
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Journal ISSN
2211-1247
2211-1247
Volume Title
23
Publisher
Elsevier
Sponsorship
National Cancer Institute (R01CA129541)
National Cancer Institute (P01CA096832)