Key tumor suppressor genes inactivated by “greater promoter” methylation and somatic mutations in head and neck cancer
Guerrero-Preston R, Michailidi C, Marchionni L, Pickering CR, Frederick MJ, Myers JN, Yegnasubramanian S, Hadar T, Noordhuis MG, Zizkova V, Fertig E, Agrawal N, Westra W, Koch W, Califano J, Velculescu VE, Sidransky D. Key tumor suppressor genes inactivated by “greater promoter” methylation and somatic mutations in head and neck cancer. Epigenetics 2014, 9: 1031-1046. PMID: 24786473, PMCID: PMC4143405, DOI: 10.4161/epi.29025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCohort StudiesCpG IslandsDNA MethylationFemaleGene SilencingGenes, Tumor SuppressorHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMutationPaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX5 Transcription FactorPromoter Regions, GeneticReceptor, Notch1Tumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsKey tumor suppressor genesTumor suppressor geneSuppressor geneRecent high-throughput genomic studiesSomatic mutationsPromoter methylationWhole genome gene expression arraysHigh-throughput genomic studiesPax gene familyNovel tumor suppressor geneIntegrated molecular analysisSpecific promoter methylationK methylation arrayGene expression arraysGenome maintenanceEpigenomic levelsGene familyCell fateGenomic studiesDownregulated genesTranscription factorsCanonical NotchEpigenomic alterationsDomain sequencingMethylation arrays