2021
Inhibition of histone acetyltransferase function radiosensitizes CREBBP/EP300 mutants via repression of homologous recombination, potentially targeting a gain of function
Kumar M, Molkentine D, Molkentine J, Bridges K, Xie T, Yang L, Hefner A, Gao M, Bahri R, Dhawan A, Frederick MJ, Seth S, Abdelhakiem M, Beadle BM, Johnson F, Wang J, Shen L, Heffernan T, Sheth A, Ferris RL, Myers JN, Pickering CR, Skinner HD. Inhibition of histone acetyltransferase function radiosensitizes CREBBP/EP300 mutants via repression of homologous recombination, potentially targeting a gain of function. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 6340. PMID: 34732714, PMCID: PMC8566594, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26570-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorBRCA1 ProteinCell Line, TumorCREB-Binding ProteinE1A-Associated p300 ProteinGain of Function MutationHistone AcetyltransferasesHomologous RecombinationHumansMaleMice, NudeMutationNeoplasmsProtein DomainsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckXenograft Model Antitumor Assays
2018
Mutation allele frequency threshold does not affect prognostic analysis using next-generation sequencing in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Ma J, Fu Y, Tu YY, Liu Y, Tan YR, Ju WT, Pickering CR, Myers JN, Zhang ZY, Zhong LP. Mutation allele frequency threshold does not affect prognostic analysis using next-generation sequencing in oral squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Cancer 2018, 18: 758. PMID: 30041611, PMCID: PMC6057048, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4481-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaPrognostic analysisOSCC patientsCell carcinomaMethodsForty-six patientsClinical outcome analysisNext-generation sequencingAllele frequency thresholdWild-type genotypeParaffin-embedded tissuesNon-synonymous mutationsAllele frequenciesClinical outcomesOutcome analysisPatientsPanel of cancerType genotypeSignificant differencesCarcinomaFrequency thresholdNotch1CDKN2AMutationsCASP8Genomic, Pathway Network, and Immunologic Features Distinguishing Squamous Carcinomas
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Genomic, Pathway Network, and Immunologic Features Distinguishing Squamous Carcinomas. Cell Reports 2018, 23: 194-212.e6. PMID: 29617660, PMCID: PMC6002769, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosomal copy number alterationsSquamous cell carcinomaRAS-MAPK pathwayChromatin modifiersGenomic integrityCopy number alterationsAlternative promotersHuman papillomavirusDNA mutationsPathway networkAberrant methylationCell stemnessHarbor mutationsOxidative damageAtlas studyMesenchymal differentiationCell signatureMutationsMolecular featuresImmune checkpointsImmune therapySquamous carcinomaCell carcinomaImmunoregulatory moleculesTherapeutic approaches
2017
Prevalence of promoter mutations in the TERT gene in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
Chang K, Wang C, Pickering CR, Huang Y, Tsai C, Tsang N, Kao H, Cheng M, Myers JN. Prevalence of promoter mutations in the TERT gene in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Head & Neck 2017, 39: 1131-1137. PMID: 28230921, DOI: 10.1002/hed.24728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsMutationPrevalencePromoter Regions, GeneticReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisTaiwanTelomeraseConceptsOral cavity squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaTERT promoter mutationsAdjacent normal tissuesPromoter mutationsSomatic TERT promoter mutationsNormal tissuesC228T mutationTelomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoterT mutationSCC tumor tissuesHuman telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoterC250T mutationsReverse transcriptase promoterCell carcinomaSCC tumorsC228TTumor tissueTERT activityBetel nutTERT promoterTissuePresent studyMutationsSanger methodMutations of the LIM protein AJUBA mediate sensitivity of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to treatment with cell-cycle inhibitors
Zhang M, Singh R, Peng S, Mazumdar T, Sambandam V, Shen L, Tong P, Li L, Kalu NN, Pickering CR, Frederick M, Myers JN, Wang J, Johnson FM. Mutations of the LIM protein AJUBA mediate sensitivity of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to treatment with cell-cycle inhibitors. Cancer Letters 2017, 392: 71-82. PMID: 28126323, PMCID: PMC5404895, DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCheckpoint Kinase 1Checkpoint Kinase 2Dose-Response Relationship, DrugG2 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsGenotypeHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLIM Domain ProteinsMice, NudeMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsPteridinesPyrazolesPyrimidinesPyrimidinonesRas ProteinsRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionSmad4 ProteinSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckThiophenesTime FactorsTransfectionTumor BurdenUreaXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsPolo-like kinase 1Cell linesLIM protein AjubaHNSCC cell linesInhibitor-induced apoptosisProtein expressionCell cycle inhibitorsCell cycle arrestKnockdown of PLK1Neck squamous cell carcinomaAjubaExogenous expressionNeck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) tumorsSquamous cell carcinoma tumorsKinase 1HNSCC mouse modelSquamous cell carcinomaSubstrate inhibitionHigher drug dosesPotential candidate biomarkersGenomic alterationsMitotic inhibitorsPLK1 inhibitionSensitive cell linesMutations
2014
Sequencing HNC: Emergence of Notch Signaling
Pickering C, Ow T, Myers J. Sequencing HNC: Emergence of Notch Signaling. Current Cancer Research 2014, 303-323. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8815-6_15.ChaptersTumor suppressor geneSuppressor geneImportant tumor suppressor geneRecent sequencing studiesNeck cancer progressionIdentification of mutationsBiology of headSurprising new findingsNotch signalingGene Notch1Notch pathwaySequencing studiesCancer progressionGenomic abnormalitiesChromosomal alterationsMutationsGenesNotch1PathwayFrequent eventNew lightNeck cancerSignalingBiologyTP53 mutationsHRAS mutations and resistance to the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells
Hah JH, Zhao M, Pickering CR, Frederick MJ, Andrews GA, Jasser SA, Fooshee DR, Milas ZL, Galer C, Sano D, William WN, Kim E, Heymach J, Byers LA, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Myers JN. HRAS mutations and resistance to the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells. Head & Neck 2014, 36: 1547-1554. PMID: 24123531, PMCID: PMC4010580, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDown-RegulationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErlotinib HydrochlorideHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)QuinazolinesSensitivity and SpecificitySignal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTransfectionConceptsShort hairpin RNACell linesHRAS expressionErlotinib sensitivityErlotinib-sensitive cell linesErlotinib-resistant cell linesErlotinib resistanceHRAS mutationsNeck squamous cell carcinoma cellsEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinibNeck squamous cell carcinoma cell linesSquamous cell carcinoma cellsTyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinibPanel of headReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsHairpin RNAHNSCC cell linesSquamous cell carcinoma cell linesCell carcinoma cell linesCarcinoma cell linesKinase inhibitor erlotinibTyrosine kinase inhibitorsMutations
2013
Bcl-2 Inhibition or FBXW7 Mutation Sensitizes Solid Tumor Cells to HDAC Inhibition In Vitro but Could Prove Difficult to Validate in Patients
Pickering CR, Myers JN. Bcl-2 Inhibition or FBXW7 Mutation Sensitizes Solid Tumor Cells to HDAC Inhibition In Vitro but Could Prove Difficult to Validate in Patients. Cancer Discovery 2013, 3: 258-259. PMID: 23475877, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-13-0019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiphenyl CompoundsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Cycle ProteinsF-Box ProteinsF-Box-WD Repeat-Containing Protein 7Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHumansMyeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 ProteinNitrophenolsPiperazinesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2SulfonamidesUbiquitin-Protein Ligases
2011
Exome Sequencing of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Reveals Inactivating Mutations in NOTCH1
Agrawal N, Frederick MJ, Pickering CR, Bettegowda C, Chang K, Li RJ, Fakhry C, Xie TX, Zhang J, Wang J, Zhang N, El-Naggar AK, Jasser SA, Weinstein JN, Treviño L, Drummond JA, Muzny DM, Wu Y, Wood LD, Hruban RH, Westra WH, Koch WM, Califano JA, Gibbs RA, Sidransky D, Vogelstein B, Velculescu VE, Papadopoulos N, Wheeler DA, Kinzler KW, Myers JN. Exome Sequencing of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Reveals Inactivating Mutations in NOTCH1. Science 2011, 333: 1154-1157. PMID: 21798897, PMCID: PMC3162986, DOI: 10.1126/science.1206923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinomaCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Cycle ProteinsCodon, NonsenseExonsF-Box ProteinsF-Box-WD Repeat-Containing Protein 7Gene DosageGenes, p53Genes, Tumor SuppressorHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansINDEL MutationMutationMutation, MissenseNeoplasms, Squamous CellOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOncogenesPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsReceptor, Notch1Sequence Analysis, DNASmokingSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaHuman papillomavirusHPV-positive tumorsWhole-exome sequencingMore mutationsPrimary tumorCommon cancerMultiple tumorsTobacco useTumor typesTumorsTumor suppressor geneExome sequencingGene copy number analysisNotch1Copy number analysisPatientsCarcinomaInactivating mutationCancerSuppressor geneMutationsGenetic originIndividualizing antimetabolic treatment strategies for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma based on TP53 mutational status
Sandulache VC, Skinner HD, Ow TJ, Zhang A, Xia X, Luchak JM, Wong L, Pickering CR, Zhou G, Myers JN. Individualizing antimetabolic treatment strategies for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma based on TP53 mutational status. Cancer 2011, 118: 711-721. PMID: 21720999, PMCID: PMC3188683, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial respirationGlycolytic dependenceHNSCC cellsAltered tumor cell metabolismGlycolytic inhibitionTumor suppressor geneTumor cell metabolismTP53 mutational statusMitochondrial reserveInhibition of respirationMetabolic shiftCell metabolismCellular resistanceSuppressor geneHNSCC cell linesMutational statusGlycolytic fluxCell linesRespirationNeck squamous cell carcinomaMutationsGlycolysisCellsClonogenic assayRadioresistance