Targeting MYCN in Pediatric and Adult Cancers

Z Liu, SS Chen, S Clarke, V Veschi, CJ Thiele - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The deregulation of the MYC family of oncogenes, including c-MYC, MYCN and MYCL
occurs in many types of cancers, and is frequently associated with a poor prognosis. The …

A structural view of PA2G4 isoforms with opposing functions in cancer

BW Stevenson, MA Gorman, J Koach… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
The role of proliferation-associated protein 2G4 (PA2G4), alternatively known as ErbB3-
binding protein 1 (EBP1), in cancer has become apparent over the past 20 years. PA2G4 …

An ALYREF-MYCN coactivator complex drives neuroblastoma tumorigenesis through effects on USP3 and MYCN stability

Z Nagy, JA Seneviratne, M Kanikevich… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
To achieve the very high oncoprotein levels required to drive the malignant state cancer
cells utilise the ubiquitin proteasome system to upregulate transcription factor levels. Here …

MEIS2 is an adrenergic core regulatory transcription factor involved in early initiation of TH-MYCN-driven neuroblastoma formation

J De Wyn, MW Zimmerman, N Weichert-Leahey… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Neuroblastoma is a pediatric tumor originating from the sympathetic
nervous system responsible for 10–15% of all childhood cancer deaths. Half of all …

LINC00173 facilitates tumor progression by stimulating RAB1B‐mediated PA2G4 and SDF4 secretion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

SW He, YL Liang, Y Zhang, X Liu, S Gong… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An increasing number of studies have found that long non‐coding RNA (lncRNA) play
important roles in driving the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Our …

A novel combination therapy targeting ubiquitin-specific protease 5 in MYCN-driven neuroblastoma

BB Cheung, A Kleynhans, R Mittra, PY Kim, JK Holien… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are effective in MYCN-driven cancers, because of a
unique need for HDAC recruitment by the MYCN oncogenic signal. However, HDAC …

Targeting oncogenic transcriptional networks in neuroblastoma: from N-Myc to epigenetic drugs

R Ciaccio, P De Rosa, S Aloisi, M Viggiano… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neuroblastoma (NB) is one of the most frequently occurring neurogenic extracranial solid
cancers in childhood and infancy. Over the years, many pieces of evidence suggested that …

Orthogonal proteogenomic analysis identifies the druggable PA2G4-MYC axis in 3q26 AML

M Marchesini, A Gherli, E Simoncini, LMD Tor… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The overexpression of the ecotropic viral integration site-1 gene (EVI1/MECOM) marks the
most lethal acute myeloid leukemia (AML) subgroup carrying chromosome 3q26 …

[HTML][HTML] Mouse models of high-risk neuroblastoma

A Kamili, C Atkinson, TN Trahair, JI Fletcher - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2020 - Springer
Informative and realistic mouse models of high-risk neuroblastoma are central to
understanding mechanisms of tumour initiation, progression, and metastasis. They also play …

Drug Discovery in Real Life: An Online Learning Activity for Bioinformatics Students

JK Holien, L Coff, AJ Guy, JC Boer - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
During COVID-19 lockdowns, online learning activities had to be developed for the
Undergraduate and Masters by Coursework Bioinformatics students at RMIT University …