Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 3 modulates aggressiveness of Ewing sarcoma by regulating the CD164-CXCR4 axis
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ABSTRACT: Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is the second most common bone and soft tissue-associated malignancy in children and young adults. It is driven by the fusion oncogene EWS/FLI1 and characterized by rapid growth and early metastasis. We have previously discovered that the mRNA binding protein IGF2BP3 constitutes an important biomarker for EWS as high expression of IGF2BP3 in primary tumors predicts poor prognosis of EWS patients. We additionally demonstrated that IGF2BP3 enhances anchorage-independent growth and migration of Ewing sarcoma cells suggesting that IGF2BP3 might work as molecular driver and predictor of EWS progression. The aim of this study was to further define the role of IGF2BP3 in EWS progression. We demonstrated that high IGF2BP3 mRNA expression levels correlated with EWS metastasis and disease progression in well-characterized EWS tumor specimens. EWS tumors with high IGF2BP3 levels were characterized by a specific gene signature enriched in chemokine-mediated signaling pathways. We also discovered that IGF2BP3 regulated the expression of CXCR4 through CD164. We identified for the first time a tumorigenic axis consisting of IGF2BP3/CD164 and CXCR4, which confers migratory advantage to EWS cells, particularly under stress-adaptive conditions.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE150722 | GEO | 2020/08/03
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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