2016
Proteomic Profiling Identifies PTK2/FAK as a Driver of Radioresistance in HPV-negative Head and Neck Cancer
Skinner HD, Giri U, Yang L, Woo SH, Story MD, Pickering CR, Byers LA, Williams MD, El-Naggar A, Wang J, Diao L, Shen L, Fan YH, Molkentine DP, Beadle BM, Meyn RE, Myers JN, Heymach JV. Proteomic Profiling Identifies PTK2/FAK as a Driver of Radioresistance in HPV-negative Head and Neck Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2016, 22: 4643-4650. PMID: 27036135, PMCID: PMC5061056, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-2785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV-negative HNSCC cell linesHPV-negative HNSCCHNSCC cell linesTargetable biomarkersHuman papillomavirusIndependent cohortCandidate biomarkersPoor disease-free survivalNeck squamous cell carcinomaBiomarker of radioresistanceDisease-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaDisease-related mortalityMerit further evaluationCell linesFAK inhibitionG2-M arrestFocal adhesion kinaseAdvanced HNSCCWorse DFSCancer Genome AtlasCell carcinomaPharmacologic blockadeCancer subgroupsFAK overexpression
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 origin
2001
Is p53 Haploinsufficient for Tumor Suppression? Implications for the p53+/- Mouse Model in Carcinogenicity Testing
Venkatachalam S, Tyner S, Pickering C, Boley S, Recio L, French J, Donehower L. Is p53 Haploinsufficient for Tumor Suppression? Implications for the p53+/- Mouse Model in Carcinogenicity Testing. Toxicologic Pathology 2001, 29: 147-154. PMID: 11695551, DOI: 10.1080/019262301753178555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnhanced tumor susceptibilityWild-type p53 alleleP53-deficient miceMouse modelP53 alleleP53 dosageTumor susceptibilityTransgenic mouse modelWild-type littermatesDifferent tumor typesP53 tumor suppressor geneTumor suppressionP53 LOHTumor typesTumorsTumor suppressor geneMiceP53 lossHaploinsufficient tumor suppressorCarcinogenicity testingPreliminary dataOncogenic lesionsCancer formationMechanisms of genotoxicityTumor suppressor