2022
Integrative molecular and clinical profiling of acral melanoma links focal amplification of 22q11.21 to metastasis
Farshidfar F, Rhrissorrakrai K, Levovitz C, Peng C, Knight J, Bacchiocchi A, Su J, Yin M, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Clune J, Olino K, Parida L, Nikolaus J, Zhang M, Zhao S, Wang Y, Huang G, Wan M, Li X, Cao J, Yan Q, Chen X, Newman AM, Halaban R. Integrative molecular and clinical profiling of acral melanoma links focal amplification of 22q11.21 to metastasis. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 898. PMID: 35197475, PMCID: PMC8866401, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28566-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcral melanomaMelanoma subtypesClinical profilingCommon melanoma subtypeImmune checkpoint blockadeCheckpoint blockadeInferior survivalMelanoma cell linesKey molecular driversPoor prognosisTherapeutic targetAnchorage-independent growthImmunomodulatory genesNon-white individualsHotspot mutationsMolecular driversCandidate oncogeneMelanomaApoptotic cell deathLZTR1Focal amplificationTumor promoterCell linesMetastasisTumor suppressor
2021
Epigenetic signatures differentiate uterine and soft tissue leiomyosarcoma
Hasan NM, Sharma A, Ruzgar NM, Deshpande H, Olino K, Khan S, Ahuja N. Epigenetic signatures differentiate uterine and soft tissue leiomyosarcoma. Oncotarget 2021, 12: 1566-1579. PMID: 34381562, PMCID: PMC8351604, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA methylationGene expressionSubtype-specific gene expressionDifferential DNA methylationGene expression patternsPromoter CpG islandsRNA-seq dataEpigenetic regulationEpigenetic profilingEpigenetic signaturesCpG islandsEpigenetic alterationsExpression patternsGenesMethylationUnsupervised hierarchical clusteringPotential therapeutic targetMolecular landscapeIntegrated analysisMain clustersPotential targetTherapeutic targetExpressionSubtype-specific differencesMultiple aspects