2021
Radiotherapy is associated with a deletion signature that contributes to poor outcomes in patients with cancer
Kocakavuk E, Anderson K, Varn F, Johnson K, Amin S, Sulman E, Lolkema M, Barthel F, Verhaak R. Radiotherapy is associated with a deletion signature that contributes to poor outcomes in patients with cancer. Nature Genetics 2021, 53: 1088-1096. PMID: 34045764, PMCID: PMC8483261, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-021-00874-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorse clinical outcomesNon-irradiated tumorsClinical outcomesRecurrent cancerPatient survivalPoor outcomeMetastatic tumorsRecurrent gliomaRadiation therapyRadiation-induced DNA damageDNA damageGlioma Longitudinal Analysis ConsortiumMutational signature analysisCancer treatmentDeletion burdenRadiotherapyMedical FoundationAPOBEC mutagenesisSignificant increaseTumorsCancerDNA damage repairDeletion signatureMutational spectrumSmall deletions
2020
KMT2D Deficiency Impairs Super-Enhancers to Confer a Glycolytic Vulnerability in Lung Cancer
Alam H, Tang M, Maitituoheti M, Dhar S, Kumar M, Han C, Ambati C, Amin S, Gu B, Chen T, Lin Y, Chen J, Muller F, Putluri N, Flores E, DeMayo F, Baseler L, Rai K, Lee M. KMT2D Deficiency Impairs Super-Enhancers to Confer a Glycolytic Vulnerability in Lung Cancer. Cancer Cell 2020, 37: 599-617.e7. PMID: 32243837, PMCID: PMC7178078, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma of LungAnimalsAntimetabolitesApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCell ProliferationDeoxyglucoseDNA-Binding ProteinsEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlycolysisHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, NudeMutationMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsPeriod Circadian ProteinsPrognosisTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsLung cancerLung-specific lossHuman lung cancer cellsExpression of Per2Lung cancer cellsHistone methyltransferase KMT2DLung tumor suppressorTumor suppressive roleMultiple glycolytic genesLung tumorigenesisEpigenetic modifiersPharmacological inhibitionTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesGlycolytic inhibitorCancerCancer cellsKMT2DFunction mutationsTumor suppressorPer2GlycolysisGlycolytic genesMutationsMice