Molecular mechanisms of colon cancer progression and metastasis: recent insights and advancements

A Malki, RA ElRuz, I Gupta, A Allouch, S Vranic… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC), the third most common type of cancer, is the second leading cause
of cancer-related mortality rates worldwide. Although modern research was able to shed …

[HTML][HTML] NUT carcinoma: clinicopathologic features, molecular genetics and epigenetics

V Moreno, K Saluja, S Pina-Oviedo - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nuclear protein in testis (NUT) carcinoma is a rare, highly aggressive, poorly differentiated
carcinoma occurring mostly in adolescents and young adults. This tumor usually arises from …

[PDF][PDF] Chromatin hyperacetylation impacts chromosome folding by forming a nuclear subcompartment

CD Rosencrance, HN Ammouri, Q Yu, T Ge… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Delineating how chromosomes fold at length scales beyond one megabase remains
obscure relative to smaller-scale folding into TADs, loops, and nucleosomes. We find that …

Ectopic protein interactions within BRD4–chromatin complexes drive oncogenic megadomain formation in NUT midline carcinoma

AA Alekseyenko, EM Walsh, BM Zee… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
To investigate the mechanism that drives dramatic mistargeting of active chromatin in NUT
midline carcinoma (NMC), we have identified protein interactions unique to the BRD4–NUT …

Targeting chromatin complexes in fusion protein-driven malignancies

GL Brien, K Stegmaier, SA Armstrong - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
Recurrent chromosomal rearrangements leading to the generation of oncogenic fusion
proteins are a common feature of many cancers. These aberrations are particularly …

[HTML][HTML] NUTM1-rearranged neoplasia: a multi-institution experience yields novel fusion partners and expands the histologic spectrum

TM Stevens, D Morlote, J Xiu, J Swensen… - Modern Pathology, 2019 - Elsevier
Poorly differentiated neoplasms lacking characteristic histopathologic features represent a
significant challenge to the pathologist for diagnostic classification. Classically, NUT …

Emerging entities in NUTM1‐rearranged neoplasms

CR McEvoy, SB Fox, OWJ Prall - Genes, Chromosomes and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Structural alterations of NUTM1 were originally thought to be restricted to poorly
differentiated carcinomas with variable squamous differentiation originating in the midline …

Onco-condensates: formation, multi-component organization, and biological functions

C Xu, A Kim, JM Corbin, GG Wang - Trends in Cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Numerous cellular processes occur in the context of condensates, a type of large,
membrane-less biomolecular assembly generated through phase separation. These …

NUT carcinoma and thoracic SMARCA4‐deficient undifferentiated tumour: facts and controversies

A Yoshida - Histopathology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
NUT carcinoma and thoracic SMARCA4‐deficient undifferentiated tumour are unique
entities in the 5th edition of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Classification of Thoracic …

Through the lens of phase separation: intrinsically unstructured protein and chromatin looping

L Cai, GG Wang - Nucleus, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The establishment, maintenance and dynamic regulation of three-dimensional (3D)
chromatin structures provide an important means for partitioning of genome into functionally …