He, XuelianZhang, LiguoChen, YingRemke, MarcShih, DavidLu, FanghuiWang, HaiboDeng, YaqiYu, YangXia, YongWu, XiaochongRamaswamy, VijayHu, TomWang, FanZhou, WenhaoBurns, Dennis K.Kim, Se HoonKool, MarcelPfister, Stefan M.Weinstein, Lee S.Pomeroy, ScottGilbertson, Richard J.Rubin, Joshua B.Hou, YipingWechsler-Reya, RobertTaylor, Michael D.Lu, Q. Richard2015-04-012014He, X., L. Zhang, Y. Chen, M. Remke, D. Shih, F. Lu, H. Wang, et al. 2014. “The G-protein Alpha Subunit Gsα Is A Tumor Suppressor In Sonic Hedgehog-driven Medulloblastoma.” Nature medicine 20 (9): 1035-1042. doi:10.1038/nm.3666. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm.3666.1078-8956http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:14351378Medulloblastoma, the most common malignant childhood brain tumor, exhibits distinct molecular subtypes and cellular origins. Genetic alterations driving medulloblastoma initiation and progression remain poorly understood. Herein, we identify GNAS, encoding the G-protein Gsα, as a potent tumor suppressor gene that defines a subset of aggressive Sonic Hedgehog (Shh)-driven human medulloblastomas. Ablation of the single Gnas gene in anatomically-distinct progenitors is sufficient to induce Shh-associated medulloblastomas, which recapitulate their human counterparts. Gsα is highly enriched at the primary cilium of granule neuron precursors and suppresses Shh-signaling by regulating both the cAMP-dependent pathway and ciliary trafficking of Hedgehog pathway components. Elevation of a Gsα effector, cAMP, effectively inhibits tumor cell proliferation and progression in Gnas mutants. Thus, our gain- and loss-of-function studies identify a previously unrecognized tumor suppressor function for Gsα that acts as a molecular link across Shh-group medulloblastomas of disparate cellular and anatomical origins, illuminating G-protein modulation as a potential therapeutic avenue.en-USmedulloblastomaG-proteincAMPGPCRcell lineagesonic hedgehog signalingciliacellular originsJournal Article2015-04-0110.1038/nm.3666