Title

The Cyclin-like Protein Spy1 Regulates Growth and Division Characteristics of the CD133+ Population in Human Glioma

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Publication Title

Cancer Cell

Volume

25

Issue

1

First Page

64

Last Page

76

Abstract

Summary The heterogeneity of brain cancers, as most solid tumors, complicates diagnosis and treatment. Identifying and targeting populations of cells driving tumorigenesis is a top priority for the cancer biology field. This is not a trivial task; considerable variance exists in the driving mutations, identifying markers, and evolutionary pressures influencing initiating cells in different individual tumors. Despite this, the ability to self-renew and differentiate must be conserved to reseed a heterogeneous tumor mass. Focusing on one example of a tumor-initiating cell population, we demonstrate that the atypical cyclin-like protein Spy1 plays a role in balancing the division properties of glioma cells with stemness properties. This mechanistic insight may provide new opportunities for therapeutic intervention of brain cancer.

DOI

10.1016/j.ccr.2013.12.006

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