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Background Neuroblastoma (NB) is a common childhood malignant tumor of neural crest (NC) origin with remarkable heterogeneity in outcomes. Amplification of the oncogene MYCN is strongly associated with highly malignant behaviour and poor prognosis. Methods This study aims to use a human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived NC model to identify novel downstream effectors of MYCN that can be potentially used as prognostic and/or therapeutic target. Results We show that MYCN-driven NB derived from human neural crest cells (hNCCs) recapitulate the pathological and molecular features of MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma (MNA-NB). By using this platform, we identify a group of 14 surface protein encoding-genes that are associated with MYCN expression level in MNA-NB. Among these genes, high CD55 expression is correlated with poor survival in MNA-NB but not in non-MNA-NB. Furthermore, CD55 promotes tumorigenesis, tumor growth and cancer stemness in MNA-NB cell lines (MNA-NBL) through regulating the JNK pathway. Mechanistically, MYCN binds to both canonical and non-canonical E-boxes on the promoter of CD55 to regulate its transcriptional expression. Finally, neutralizing antibody targeting CD55 significantly attenuates cancer stemness, suppresses tumor growth and improves survival exclusively in MNA-NBL-inoculated mice. Conclusion MYCN shapes CD55 into a novel cancer stem cell regulator which represents a prognostic marker and therapeutic target of MNA-NB. The hESC-derived NC model serves as a valuable platform for investigating NB initiation and progression and developing potential therapeutic targets.

neuro-oncology

Human embryonic stem cell-derived neural crest model unveils CD55 as a cancer stem cell regulator for therapeutic targeting in<i>MYCN</i>-amplified neuroblastoma

Human embryonic stem cell-derived neural crest model unveils CD55 as a cancer stem cell regulator for therapeutic targeting inMYCN-amplified neuroblastoma