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  • Title: Differential regulation of TGF-β-induced, ALK-5-mediated VEGF release by SMAD2/3 versus SMAD1/5/8 signaling in glioblastoma.
    Author: Seystahl K, Tritschler I, Szabo E, Tabatabai G, Weller M.
    Journal: Neuro Oncol; 2015 Feb; 17(2):254-65. PubMed ID: 25165192.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The transforming growth factor (TGF)-β and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathways have a major role in the pathogenesis of glioblastoma, notably immunosuppression, migration, and angiogenesis, but their interactions have remained poorly understood. METHODS: We characterized TGF-β pathway activity in 9 long-term glioma cell lines (LTCs) and 4 glioma-initiating cell lines (GICs) in relation to constitutive and exogenous TGF-β-induced VEGF release. Results were validated using The Cancer Genome Atlas transcriptomics data. RESULTS: Glioma cells exhibit heterogeneous patterns of constitutive TGF-β pathway activation reflected by phosphorylation not only of SMAD2 and SMAD3 but also of SMAD1/5/8. Constitutive TGF-β pathway activity depends on the type I TGF-β receptor, ALK-5, and accounts for up to 69% of constitutive VEGF release, which is positively regulated by SMAD2/3 and negatively regulated by SMAD1/5/8 signaling in a cell line-specific manner. Exogenous TGF-β induces VEGF release in most cell lines in a SMAD- and ALK-5-dependent manner. There is no correlation between the fold induction of VEGF secretion induced by TGF-β compared with hypoxia. The role of SMAD5 signaling is highly context and cell-line dependent with a VEGF inhibitory effect at low TGF-β and pSMAD2 levels and a stimulatory effect when TGF-β is abundant. CONCLUSIONS: TGF-β regulates VEGF release by glioma cells in an ALK-5-dependent manner involving SMAD2, SMAD3, and SMAD1/5/8 signaling. This crosstalk between the TGF-β and VEGF pathways may open up new avenues of biomarker-driven exploratory clinical trials focusing on the microenvironment in glioblastoma.
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