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
2015
Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis
Erson-Omay EZ, Çağlayan AO, Schultz N, Weinhold N, Omay SB, Özduman K, Köksal Y, Li J, Serin Harmancı A, Clark V, Carrión-Grant G, Baranoski J, Çağlar C, Barak T, Coşkun S, Baran B, Köse D, Sun J, Bakırcıoğlu M, Moliterno Günel J, Pamir MN, Mishra-Gorur K, Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, Vortmeyer A, Huttner AJ, Sander C, Günel M. Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis. Neuro-Oncology 2015, 17: 1356-1364. PMID: 25740784, PMCID: PMC4578578, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasSomatic POLE mutationsPOLE mutationsMalignant high-grade gliomasLonger progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalSomatic mutationsOverall survivalPediatric patientsBetter prognosisClinical featuresImproved prognosisClinical behaviorImmune cellsBizarre cellsAggressive formGlioblastoma multiformeDisease pathophysiologyMolecular subgroupsHomozygous germline mutationGermline mutationsPrognosisGlioma subtypesComprehensive genomic analysisDistinct subgroups