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Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(2):245-253. doi:10.7150/ijbs.16818 This issue Cite

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Melatonin Inhibits Glioblastoma Stem-like cells through Suppression of EZH2-NOTCH1 Signaling Axis

Xiangrong Zheng1*, Bo Pang2*, Guangyan Gu3, Taihong Gao1, Rui Zhang1, Qi Pang1✉, Qian Liu3 ✉

1. Department of Neurosurgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China;
2. Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China;
3. Department of Histology and Embryology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
* These authors contributed equally to the study.

✉ Corresponding authors: Dr. Qian Liu, Department of Histology and Embryology, Shandong University School of Medicine, 44# Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China. Tel/Fax: 86-531-88382047, E-mail: qian_liu1980com. Dr. Qi Pang, Department More

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Zheng X, Pang B, Gu G, Gao T, Zhang R, Pang Q, Liu Q. Melatonin Inhibits Glioblastoma Stem-like cells through Suppression of EZH2-NOTCH1 Signaling Axis. Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(2):245-253. doi:10.7150/ijbs.16818. https://www.ijbs.com/v13p0245.htm
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Glioblastoma stem-like cells (GSCs) play essential roles in glioma growth, radio- and chemo-resistance, and recurrence. Elimination of GSCs has therefore become a key strategy and challenge in glioblastoma therapy. Here, we show that melatonin, an indolamine derived from I-tryptophan, significantly inhibited viability and self-renewal ability of GSCs accompanied by a decrease of stem cell markers. We have identified EZH2-NOTCH1 signaling as the key signal pathway that regulated the effects of melatonin in the GSCs. Instead of transcriptionally silencing gene expression by generating a methylated epigenetic mark at histone 3 at lysine 27 (H3K27), EZH2 regulates NOTCH1 expression by directly binding to the NOTCH1 promoter. Moreover, correlation between the expressions of EZH2 and NOTCH intracellular domain 1 (NICD1) was observed in the clinical tumor samples, evidently supporting the existence of EZH2-NOTCH1 interaction in the gliomas and GSCs. Collectively, we demonstrated that melatonin, a potential tumor inhibitor, performs its function partly by suppressing GSC properties through EZH2-NOTCH1 signaling axis.

Keywords: Melatonin, Glioblastoma stem-like cells, viability, self-renewal, EZH2, NOTCH1

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Zheng, X., Pang, B., Gu, G., Gao, T., Zhang, R., Pang, Q., Liu, Q. (2017). Melatonin Inhibits Glioblastoma Stem-like cells through Suppression of EZH2-NOTCH1 Signaling Axis. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 13(2), 245-253. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.16818.

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Zheng, X.; Pang, B.; Gu, G.; Gao, T.; Zhang, R.; Pang, Q.; Liu, Q. Melatonin Inhibits Glioblastoma Stem-like cells through Suppression of EZH2-NOTCH1 Signaling Axis. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2017, 13 (2), 245-253. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.16818.

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Zheng X, Pang B, Gu G, Gao T, Zhang R, Pang Q, Liu Q. Melatonin Inhibits Glioblastoma Stem-like cells through Suppression of EZH2-NOTCH1 Signaling Axis. Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(2):245-253. doi:10.7150/ijbs.16818. https://www.ijbs.com/v13p0245.htm

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Zheng X, Pang B, Gu G, Gao T, Zhang R, Pang Q, Liu Q. 2017. Melatonin Inhibits Glioblastoma Stem-like cells through Suppression of EZH2-NOTCH1 Signaling Axis. Int J Biol Sci. 13(2):245-253.

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