Effect of knockdown of Musashi-1 in Group 3/4 medulloblastomas cells

Groups (Grp) 3 and 4 are aggressive molecular subgroups of medulloblastoma (MB), with high rates of leptomeningeal dissemination. To date, there is still a paucity of biomarkers for these subtypes of MBs. In this study, we investigated the clinical significance and biological functions of MSI1 in Grp3/Grp4-MBs. To that, we identified that the MSI1 knockdown sensitized D283 Med cells to cisplatin treatment by enhancing cell apoptosis and modulated cancer-related pathways. The results of the present demonstrate that MSI1 may play a role as biomarker for Grp3/Grp4-MBs. In addition, MSI1 knockdown combined with cisplatin may offer a potential strategy to be further explored in Grp3/Grp4-MBs. Gene expression profiles from medulloblastoma cell line samples (n=6) using high throughput sequencing.