2021
Reprogramming of bivalent chromatin states in NRAS mutant melanoma suggests PRC2 inhibition as a therapeutic strategy
Terranova C, Tang M, Maitituoheti M, Raman A, Ghosh A, Schulz J, Amin S, Orouji E, Tomczak K, Sarkar S, Oba J, Creasy C, Wu C, Khan S, Lazcano R, Wani K, Singh A, Barrodia P, Zhao D, Chen K, Haydu L, Wang W, Lazar A, Woodman S, Bernatchez C, Rai K. Reprogramming of bivalent chromatin states in NRAS mutant melanoma suggests PRC2 inhibition as a therapeutic strategy. Cell Reports 2021, 36: 109410. PMID: 34289358, PMCID: PMC8369408, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChromatinEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinFemaleGTP PhosphohydrolasesHistonesHumansMelanocytesMelanomaMembrane ProteinsMesodermMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesMutationNeoplasm MetastasisPolycomb Repressive Complex 2Transcription, GeneticTumor BurdenConceptsHistone H3 lysine 27 trimethylationH3 lysine 27 trimethylationBivalent chromatin stateCell identity genesLysine 27 trimethylationKey epigenetic alterationsNRAS mutantsMaster transcription factorBivalent domainsChromatin statePRC2 inhibitionEpigenetic elementsTranscription factorsEpigenetic alterationsGenetic driversMesenchymal phenotypeNRAS-mutant melanomaState profilingTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesInvasive capacityPharmacological inhibitionMutantsTherapeutic strategiesMelanoma samplesMutant melanoma patients
2016
miR-182-5p Induced by STAT3 Activation Promotes Glioma Tumorigenesis
Xue J, Zhou A, Wu Y, Morris S, Lin K, Amin S, Verhaak R, Fuller G, Xie K, Heimberger A, Huang S. miR-182-5p Induced by STAT3 Activation Promotes Glioma Tumorigenesis. Cancer Research 2016, 76: 4293-4304. PMID: 27246830, PMCID: PMC5033679, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-3073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtocadherin-8Glioma tumorigenesisProtein-coding genesMiRNA gene transcriptionCandidate target genesExpression of STAT3Gene transcriptionBioinformatics analysisTarget genesSTAT3/miRSTAT3 knockdownPCDH8 expressionSTAT3 inhibitorAberrant activationGlioblastoma tissuesSTAT3Expression levelsInvasive capacityTranscriptionTumorigenesisGlioma progressionGenesCritical roleKnockdownP-STAT3