2023
Super-enhancer hijacking drives ectopic expression of hedgehog pathway ligands in meningiomas
Youngblood M, Erson-Omay Z, Li C, Najem H, Coșkun S, Tyrtova E, Montejo J, Miyagishima D, Barak T, Nishimura S, Harmancı A, Clark V, Duran D, Huttner A, Avşar T, Bayri Y, Schramm J, Boetto J, Peyre M, Riche M, Goldbrunner R, Amankulor N, Louvi A, Bilgüvar K, Pamir M, Özduman K, Kilic T, Knight J, Simon M, Horbinski C, Kalamarides M, Timmer M, Heimberger A, Mishra-Gorur K, Moliterno J, Yasuno K, Günel M. Super-enhancer hijacking drives ectopic expression of hedgehog pathway ligands in meningiomas. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 6279. PMID: 37805627, PMCID: PMC10560290, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41926-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPleiotropic role of TRAF7 in skull-base meningiomas and congenital heart disease
Mishra-Gorur K, Barak T, Kaulen L, Henegariu O, Jin S, Aguilera S, Yalbir E, Goles G, Nishimura S, Miyagishima D, Djenoune L, Altinok S, K. D, Viviano S, Prendergast A, Zerillo C, Ozcan K, Baran B, Sencar L, Goc N, Yarman Y, Ercan-Sencicek A, Bilguvar K, Lifton R, Moliterno J, Louvi A, Yuan S, Deniz E, Brueckner M, Gunel M. Pleiotropic role of TRAF7 in skull-base meningiomas and congenital heart disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2214997120. PMID: 37043537, PMCID: PMC10120005, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214997120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type proteinInherited mutationsCardiac outflow tractDevelopmental heart defectsProtein functionLack ciliaPleiotropic rolesMechanistic convergenceNeural crestCiliary defectsSomatic variantsForebrain meningesCommon originDominant mannerMutationsTRAF7ZebrafishMutantsDisparate pathologiesHeterodimerizationKnockdownGeneticsProteinCiliaCongenital heart
2020
Associations of meningioma molecular subgroup and tumor recurrence
Youngblood MW, Miyagishima DF, Jin L, Gupte T, Li C, Duran D, Montejo JD, Zhao A, Sheth A, Tyrtova E, Özduman K, Iacoangeli F, Peyre M, Boetto J, Pease M, Avşar T, Huttner A, Bilguvar K, Kilic T, Pamir MN, Amankulor N, Kalamarides M, Erson-Omay EZ, Günel M, Moliterno J. Associations of meningioma molecular subgroup and tumor recurrence. Neuro-Oncology 2020, 23: 783-794. PMID: 33068421, PMCID: PMC8099468, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDivergent clinical coursesMolecular subgroupsClinical courseClinical outcomesProgression-free survivalExtent of resectionKaplan-Meier analysisLong-term outcomesLow-grade tumorsCox proportional hazardsDistinct clinical outcomesPostoperative radiationIndependent predictorsMale sexRecurrence rateSurveillance imagingTumor recurrencePrevious recurrencesClinical prognosticationKi-67Outcome dataAggressive subgroupRecurrenceElevated recurrenceProportional hazards
2017
Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas
Harmancı AS, Youngblood MW, Clark VE, Coşkun S, Henegariu O, Duran D, Erson-Omay EZ, Kaulen LD, Lee TI, Abraham BJ, Simon M, Krischek B, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Omay SB, Baranoski J, Baran B, Carrión-Grant G, Bai H, Mishra-Gorur K, Schramm J, Moliterno J, Vortmeyer AO, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Young RA, Günel M. Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 14433. PMID: 28195122, PMCID: PMC5316884, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesBrain NeoplasmsCell Transformation, NeoplasticChromosomal InstabilityCluster AnalysisDNA MethylationE2F2 Transcription FactorEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEpigenomicsExomeForkhead Box Protein M1Gene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksGene SilencingGenes, Neurofibromatosis 2GenomeGenomicsGenotyping TechniquesHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMolecular Probe TechniquesMutationPhenotypePolycomb Repressive Complex 2Promoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerSequence AnalysisSignal TransductionSMARCB1 ProteinTranscriptomeConceptsPolycomb repressive complex 2Human embryonic stem cellsRepressive complex 2Integrated genomic analysisEmbryonic stem cellsDe novo pathwayH3K27me3 signalsTranscriptional networksPRC2 complexEpigenomic analysisCellular statesCatalytic subunitGenomic analysisGenomic instabilityHypermethylated phenotypeGenomic landscapeNovo pathwayDisplay lossStem cellsPotential therapeutic targetExhibit upregulationPromoter mutationsTherapeutic targetMutationsComplexes 2
2016
Recurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas
Clark VE, Harmancı AS, Bai H, Youngblood MW, Lee TI, Baranoski JF, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Abraham BJ, Weintraub AS, Hnisz D, Simon M, Krischek B, Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Carrión-Grant G, Mishra-Gorur K, Durán D, Goldmann JE, Schramm J, Goldbrunner R, Piepmeier JM, Vortmeyer AO, Günel JM, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Young RA, Günel M. Recurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas. Nature Genetics 2016, 48: 1253-1259. PMID: 27548314, PMCID: PMC5114141, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatalytic DomainChromosomes, Human, Pair 22Cohort StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisEnhancer Elements, GeneticExomeGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenotypeHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMutationNeurofibromin 2RNA Polymerase IITumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins
2013
Genomic Analysis of Non-NF2 Meningiomas Reveals Mutations in TRAF7, KLF4, AKT1, and SMO
Clark VE, Erson-Omay EZ, Serin A, Yin J, Cotney J, Özduman K, Avşar T, Li J, Murray PB, Henegariu O, Yilmaz S, Günel JM, Carrión-Grant G, Yılmaz B, Grady C, Tanrıkulu B, Bakırcıoğlu M, Kaymakçalan H, Caglayan AO, Sencar L, Ceyhun E, Atik AF, Bayri Y, Bai H, Kolb LE, Hebert RM, Omay SB, Mishra-Gorur K, Choi M, Overton JD, Holland EC, Mane S, State MW, Bilgüvar K, Baehring JM, Gutin PH, Piepmeier JM, Vortmeyer A, Brennan CW, Pamir MN, Kılıç T, Lifton RP, Noonan JP, Yasuno K, Günel M. Genomic Analysis of Non-NF2 Meningiomas Reveals Mutations in TRAF7, KLF4, AKT1, and SMO. Science 2013, 339: 1077-1080. PMID: 23348505, PMCID: PMC4808587, DOI: 10.1126/science.1233009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain NeoplasmsChromosomes, Human, Pair 22DNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGenes, Neurofibromatosis 2Genomic InstabilityGenomicsHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm GradingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSmoothened ReceptorTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins