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Comparative Molecular Life History of Spontaneous Canine and Human Gliomas
Amin S, Anderson K, Boudreau C, Martinez-Ledesma E, Kocakavuk E, Johnson K, Barthel F, Varn F, Kassab C, Ling X, Kim H, Barter M, Lau C, Ngan C, Chapman M, Koehler J, Long J, Miller A, Miller C, Porter B, Rissi D, Mazcko C, LeBlanc A, Dickinson P, Packer R, Taylor A, Rossmeisl J, Woolard K, Heimberger A, Levine J, Verhaak R. Comparative Molecular Life History of Spontaneous Canine and Human Gliomas. Cancer Cell 2020, 37: 243-257.e7. PMID: 32049048, PMCID: PMC7132629, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsDNA MethylationDogsExomeGliomaHumansIsocitrate DehydrogenaseMutationTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsComparative genomic analysisDNA methylation patternsReceptor tyrosine kinasesCell cycle pathwayGenomic analysisMethylation sequencingLife historyMutational processesTyrosine kinaseHigh similarityHuman gliomasTumorigenic mechanismsHost environmentMutational rateSomatic alterationsSporadic gliomasIDH1 R132Canine gliomasMolecular profileGlioma etiologyHuman pediatricPediatric gliomasTranscriptomeKinaseUnique insightsSystematic analysis of telomere length and somatic alterations in 31 cancer types
Barthel F, Wei W, Tang M, Martinez-Ledesma E, Hu X, Amin S, Akdemir K, Seth S, Song X, Wang Q, Lichtenberg T, Hu J, Zhang J, Zheng S, Verhaak R. Systematic analysis of telomere length and somatic alterations in 31 cancer types. Nature Genetics 2017, 49: 349-357. PMID: 28135248, PMCID: PMC5571729, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3781.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
p53 Is a Master Regulator of Proteostasis in SMARCB1-Deficient Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors
Carugo A, Minelli R, Sapio L, Soeung M, Carbone F, Robinson F, Tepper J, Chen Z, Lovisa S, Svelto M, Amin S, Srinivasan S, Del Poggetto E, Loponte S, Puca F, Dey P, Malouf G, Su X, Li L, Lopez-Terrada D, Rakheja D, Lazar A, Netto G, Rao P, Sgambato A, Maitra A, Tripathi D, Walker C, Karam J, Heffernan T, Viale A, Roberts C, Msaouel P, Tannir N, Draetta G, Genovese G. p53 Is a Master Regulator of Proteostasis in SMARCB1-Deficient Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors. Cancer Cell 2019, 35: 204-220.e9. PMID: 30753823, PMCID: PMC7876656, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2019.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsAutophagyCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Endoplasmic Reticulum StressFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutProteasome InhibitorsProteostasisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRhabdoid TumorSignal TransductionSMARCB1 ProteinTumor Cells, CulturedTumor Suppressor Protein p53Unfolded Protein ResponseConceptsMalignant rhabdoid tumorRhabdoid tumorUnfolded protein responseClinical pathological featuresAggressive pediatric malignancyCombination of agentsPediatric malignanciesMouse modelP53 axisMosaic mouse modelChromatin remodeling genesER stress responseTumorsHuman oncogenesisBiallelic inactivationMalignancyProtein responseDramatic activationHuman diseasesMaster regulatorExquisite sensitivityAutophagic machineryAgentsDiseaseStress response