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Regulation of Shh Signaling by Cellular Energetics

细胞能量学对 Shh 信号传导的调节

基本信息

批准号：
9356584
负责人：
CHIN CHIANG
金额：
$ 39.6万
依托单位：
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2016
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2016-09-30 至 2021-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9356584
关键词：
5&apos -AMP-activated protein kinase Autophagocytosis Cell Cycle Cell Differentiation process Cell Maintenance Cell Proliferation Cells Cerebellar Neoplasms Cerebellum Childhood Childhood Brain Neoplasm Cytoplasmic Granules Degradation Pathway Development Erinaceidae Fatty Acids Fibroblasts Foundations Gli2 protein Homeostasis Human Light Lysosomes Malignant Neoplasms Metabolism Mus Neoplasms Neurons Pathway interactions Pattern Play Process Protein Biosynthesis Protein Kinase Regulation Role Signal Pathway Signal Transduction Stem cells Sterols Subfamily lentivirinae Testing Tissues Transgenic Mice cancer therapy cell growth granule cell in vivo inhibitor/antagonist insight lipid biosynthesis medulloblastoma multicatalytic endopeptidase complex neoplastic cell new therapeutic target novel postnatal precursor cell response sensor tumor tumor initiation tumorigenesis

项目摘要

Project Summary: The Shh pathway plays critical roles in development, stem cell maintenance and tissue homeostasis. Deregulated Shh signaling during cerebellar development causes medulloblastoma, the most common pediatric brain tumors in childhood with presumed cellular origin in granule cell precursors (GCPs). During postnatal development, GCPs undergo rapid and transient proliferation in the outer external granule layer (EGL) in response to Shh signaling before differentiating and migrating inward to become granule neurons. Persistent Shh signaling counters this stereotypic developmental pattern, resulting in disrupted differentiation and prolonged stay of GCPs in the outer EGL where cerebellar neoplasm is thought to initiate. Therefore, elucidating the mechanism by which CGP proliferation and differentiation are regulated is important to our understanding of cerebellar tumorigenesis. Deregulated cellular growth and proliferation are hallmarks of neoplasms that entail energy-consuming anabolic processes such as protein synthesis and lipogenesis. These anabolic processes are highly regulated and subject to stringent control by cellular energy sensors. The key energy sensor that is activated under condition of energy depletion is AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). We discovered that AMPK is a potent inhibitor of Shh signaling in GCPs and primary medulloblastoma cells. Moreover, AMPK is selectively activated in the inner EGL of the developing cerebellum where Shh signaling is downregulated and GCPs have begun differentiating. These observations suggest that AMPK may play a critical role in modulating Shh signaling in GCPs for differentiation, proliferation and tumorigenesis. We will test this hypothesis by three aims: 1) Elucidate the mechanism by which AMPK activation antagonizes Shh pathway activity; 2) Determine the role of AMPK in modulating GCP proliferation and differentiation in vivo; 3) Determine the effect of AMPK activation in Shh-driven medulloblastoma in vivo.

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