2024
An elevated rate of whole-genome duplications in cancers from Black patients
Brown L, Hagenson R, Koklič T, Urbančič I, Qiao L, Strancar J, Sheltzer J. An elevated rate of whole-genome duplications in cancers from Black patients. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 8218. PMID: 39300140, PMCID: PMC11413164, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52554-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-genome duplicationRate of whole-genome duplicationsBlack patientsSelf-reported Black patientsChromosomal copy number changesRates of cancer mortalityCopy number changesInfluence racial disparitiesAssociated with environmental exposuresCancer mortalityGenomic eventsAssociated with shorter patient survivalCancer outcomesRacial disparitiesGenomic alterationsShorter patient survivalBlack individualsWhite patientsEnvironmental exposuresRacial groupsCell culturesAggressive diseasePatient survivalLung cancerEnhanced metastasis
2018
MELK expression correlates with tumor mitotic activity but is not required for cancer growth
Giuliano C, Lin A, Smith J, Palladino A, Sheltzer J. MELK expression correlates with tumor mitotic activity but is not required for cancer growth. ELife 2018, 7: e32838. PMID: 29417930, PMCID: PMC5805410, DOI: 10.7554/elife.32838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal embryonic leucine zipper kinaseTumor mitotic activityCancer typesMitotic activityPoor clinical prognosisBreast cancer cell linesPromising therapeutic targetTriple-negative breast cancer cell linesEmbryonic leucine zipper kinaseMultiple cancer typesLeucine zipper kinaseCancer cell linesCytotoxic chemotherapyAggressive diseaseCancer patientsClinical prognosisMELK expressionTherapeutic targetChemotherapy resistanceCancer growthTumor growthAcute inhibitionMELK inhibitorExpression correlatesCancer-related processes
2013
A Transcriptional and Metabolic Signature of Primary Aneuploidy Is Present in Chromosomally Unstable Cancer Cells and Informs Clinical Prognosis
Sheltzer J. A Transcriptional and Metabolic Signature of Primary Aneuploidy Is Present in Chromosomally Unstable Cancer Cells and Informs Clinical Prognosis. Cancer Research 2013, 73: 6401-6412. PMID: 24041940, PMCID: PMC3901577, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-0749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosomal instabilityPrimary cellsUnstable cancer cellsAneuploid cellsSubset of genesProliferation-independent mannerHigh mitotic activityCancer cell linesAggressive diseasePoor prognosisClinical prognosisTypes of aneuploidyPrimary aneuploidyCellular stressAbnormal karyotypeTranscriptional alterationsHuman patientsTCA cycle fluxCancerMetabolic signaturesAneuploid cancersTranscriptional signatureCancer cellsCancer linesMitotic activity