2023
Clinical and genomic differences in supratentorial versus infratentorial NF2 mutant meningiomas.
Tabor J, O'Brien J, Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Lei H, Jalal M, Marianayagam N, Jin L, Millares Chavez M, Haynes J, Dincer A, Yalcin K, Aguilera S, Omay S, Mishra-Gorur K, McGuone D, Morales-Valero S, Fulbright R, Gunel M, Erson-Omay E, Moliterno J. Clinical and genomic differences in supratentorial versus infratentorial NF2 mutant meningiomas. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2023, 139: 1648-1656. PMID: 37243548, DOI: 10.3171/2023.4.jns222929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubtotal resectionSupratentorial tumorsElevated Ki-67High-risk featuresProgression-free survivalChromosome 1p deletionInfratentorial counterpartsInfratentorial tumorsPostoperative managementSomatic driver mutationsCerebral convexityGrade IIInfratentorial meningiomasKi-67Posterior fossaLoss of heterozygosityMeningiomasResectionTumorsWhole-exome sequencing dataDriver mutationsHigh gradeSignificant differencesExome sequencing dataSporadic meningiomasPleiotropic role of TRAF7 in skull-base meningiomas and congenital heart disease
Mishra-Gorur K, Barak T, Kaulen L, Henegariu O, Jin S, Aguilera S, Yalbir E, Goles G, Nishimura S, Miyagishima D, Djenoune L, Altinok S, K. D, Viviano S, Prendergast A, Zerillo C, Ozcan K, Baran B, Sencar L, Goc N, Yarman Y, Ercan-Sencicek A, Bilguvar K, Lifton R, Moliterno J, Louvi A, Yuan S, Deniz E, Brueckner M, Gunel M. Pleiotropic role of TRAF7 in skull-base meningiomas and congenital heart disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2214997120. PMID: 37043537, PMCID: PMC10120005, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214997120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type proteinInherited mutationsCardiac outflow tractDevelopmental heart defectsProtein functionLack ciliaPleiotropic rolesMechanistic convergenceNeural crestCiliary defectsSomatic variantsForebrain meningesCommon originDominant mannerMutationsTRAF7ZebrafishMutantsDisparate pathologiesHeterodimerizationKnockdownGeneticsProteinCiliaCongenital heart
2022
Genomic profiling of sporadic multiple meningiomas
Erson-Omay EZ, Vetsa S, Vasandani S, Barak T, Nadar A, Marianayagam NJ, Yalcin K, Miyagishima D, Aguilera SM, Robert S, Mishra-Gorur K, Fulbright RK, McGuone D, Günel M, Moliterno J. Genomic profiling of sporadic multiple meningiomas. BMC Medical Genomics 2022, 15: 112. PMID: 35568945, PMCID: PMC9107270, DOI: 10.1186/s12920-022-01258-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrade IComprehensive next-generation sequencingMonoclonal originClinical management strategiesPrior radiation exposureRelevant clinical dataMajority of tumorsInter-tumoral heterogeneitySurgical resectionClinical behaviorGrade IIClinical dataFamily historyMultiple meningiomasGrade I.Same patientMonoclonal expansionPatientsClonal formationBilateral meningiomasMeningiomasIndividual tumorsTumorsPatient behavesGenomic profiling
2021
Type of bony involvement predicts genomic subgroup in sphenoid wing meningiomas
Jin L, Youngblood MW, Gupte TP, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Barak T, Yalcin K, Aguilera SM, Mishra-Gorur K, Blondin NA, Gorelick E, Omay SB, Pointdujour-Lim R, Judson BL, Alperovich M, Aboian MS, McGuone D, Gunel M, Erson-Omay Z, Fulbright RK, Moliterno J. Type of bony involvement predicts genomic subgroup in sphenoid wing meningiomas. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2021, 154: 237-246. PMID: 34350560, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-021-03819-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpheno-orbital meningiomasSphenoid wing meningiomaBony involvementTRAF7 mutationsGenomic subgroupsPre-operative clinical featuresTumor invasionYale-New Haven HospitalAdditional clinical variablesSubset of tumorsPre-operative predictionWhole-exome sequencingBone involvementBone invasionClinical featuresClinical variablesGrade IIMolecular subtypesRecurrence patternsClinical implicationsHyperostosisExome sequencingMeningiomasTumorsGenomic drivers
2017
Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas
Harmancı AS, Youngblood MW, Clark VE, Coşkun S, Henegariu O, Duran D, Erson-Omay EZ, Kaulen LD, Lee TI, Abraham BJ, Simon M, Krischek B, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Omay SB, Baranoski J, Baran B, Carrión-Grant G, Bai H, Mishra-Gorur K, Schramm J, Moliterno J, Vortmeyer AO, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Young RA, Günel M. Integrated genomic analyses of de novo pathways underlying atypical meningiomas. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 14433. PMID: 28195122, PMCID: PMC5316884, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesBrain NeoplasmsCell Transformation, NeoplasticChromosomal InstabilityCluster AnalysisDNA MethylationE2F2 Transcription FactorEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEpigenomicsExomeForkhead Box Protein M1Gene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksGene SilencingGenes, Neurofibromatosis 2GenomeGenomicsGenotyping TechniquesHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMolecular Probe TechniquesMutationPhenotypePolycomb Repressive Complex 2Promoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerSequence AnalysisSignal TransductionSMARCB1 ProteinTranscriptomeConceptsPolycomb repressive complex 2Human embryonic stem cellsRepressive complex 2Integrated genomic analysisEmbryonic stem cellsDe novo pathwayH3K27me3 signalsTranscriptional networksPRC2 complexEpigenomic analysisCellular statesCatalytic subunitGenomic analysisGenomic instabilityHypermethylated phenotypeGenomic landscapeNovo pathwayDisplay lossStem cellsPotential therapeutic targetExhibit upregulationPromoter mutationsTherapeutic targetMutationsComplexes 2
2016
Recurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas
Clark VE, Harmancı AS, Bai H, Youngblood MW, Lee TI, Baranoski JF, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Abraham BJ, Weintraub AS, Hnisz D, Simon M, Krischek B, Erson-Omay EZ, Henegariu O, Carrión-Grant G, Mishra-Gorur K, Durán D, Goldmann JE, Schramm J, Goldbrunner R, Piepmeier JM, Vortmeyer AO, Günel JM, Bilgüvar K, Yasuno K, Young RA, Günel M. Recurrent somatic mutations in POLR2A define a distinct subset of meningiomas. Nature Genetics 2016, 48: 1253-1259. PMID: 27548314, PMCID: PMC5114141, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatalytic DomainChromosomes, Human, Pair 22Cohort StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisEnhancer Elements, GeneticExomeGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenotypeHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMutationNeurofibromin 2RNA Polymerase IITumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins
2013
Genomic Analysis of Non-NF2 Meningiomas Reveals Mutations in TRAF7, KLF4, AKT1, and SMO
Clark VE, Erson-Omay EZ, Serin A, Yin J, Cotney J, Özduman K, Avşar T, Li J, Murray PB, Henegariu O, Yilmaz S, Günel JM, Carrión-Grant G, Yılmaz B, Grady C, Tanrıkulu B, Bakırcıoğlu M, Kaymakçalan H, Caglayan AO, Sencar L, Ceyhun E, Atik AF, Bayri Y, Bai H, Kolb LE, Hebert RM, Omay SB, Mishra-Gorur K, Choi M, Overton JD, Holland EC, Mane S, State MW, Bilgüvar K, Baehring JM, Gutin PH, Piepmeier JM, Vortmeyer A, Brennan CW, Pamir MN, Kılıç T, Lifton RP, Noonan JP, Yasuno K, Günel M. Genomic Analysis of Non-NF2 Meningiomas Reveals Mutations in TRAF7, KLF4, AKT1, and SMO. Science 2013, 339: 1077-1080. PMID: 23348505, PMCID: PMC4808587, DOI: 10.1126/science.1233009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrain NeoplasmsChromosomes, Human, Pair 22DNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGenes, Neurofibromatosis 2Genomic InstabilityGenomicsHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm GradingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSmoothened ReceptorTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins