Brahma-Related Gene-1 (BRG1) promotes the malignant phenotype of glioblastoma cells.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive malignant brain tumour that is resistant to existing therapeutics. Identifying signalling pathways deregulated in GBM that can be targeted therapeutically is critical to improve the present dismal prognosis for GBM patients. In this report, we have identified that the BRG1 (Brahma-Related Gene-1) catalytic subunit of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complex promotes the malignant phenotype of GBM cells.