2022
A general calculus of fitness landscapes finds genes under selection in cancers
Hsu TK, Asmussen J, Koire A, Choi BK, Gadhikar M, Huh E, Lin CH, Konecki D, Kim YW, Pickering C, Kimmel M, Donehower L, Frederick M, Myers JN, Katsonis P, Lichtarge O. A general calculus of fitness landscapes finds genes under selection in cancers. Genome Research 2022, 32: gr.275811.121. PMID: 35301263, PMCID: PMC9104707, DOI: 10.1101/gr.275811.121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolution of traitsFitness landscapeGenotype-phenotype relationshipsEvolutionary relationshipsComplex traitsPositive selectionGenomic searchSpecific traitsCancer InsightsGenesGenetic variantsFunctional impactTraitsExperimental supportLandscapeVariantsPhenotypeEvolutionSelectionGenotypesCancer cohort
2017
Mutations 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
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