[HTML][HTML] METTL3 regulates m6A methylation of PTCH1 and GLI2 in Sonic hedgehog signaling to promote tumor progression in SHH-medulloblastoma

ZW Zhang, X Teng, F Zhao, C Ma, J Zhang, LF Xiao… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Summary SHH subgroup medulloblastoma (SHH-MB) is one of the most common malignant
pediatric tumors that arises in the cerebellum. Previously, we showed that RNA m 6 A …

Regulation of sonic hedgehog-GLI1 downstream target genes PTCH1, Cyclin D2, Plakoglobin, PAX6 and NKX2.2 and their epigenetic status in medulloblastoma …

MH Shahi, M Afzal, S Sinha, CG Eberhart, JA Rey… - BMC cancer, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background The Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway is critical for cell growth
and differentiation. Impairment of this pathway can result in both birth defects and cancer …

m6A RNA methylation regulates the self-renewal and tumorigenesis of glioblastoma stem cells

QI Cui, H Shi, P Ye, L Li, Q Qu, G Sun, G Sun, Z Lu… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
RNA modifications play critical roles in important biological processes. However, the
functions of N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) mRNA modification in cancer biology and cancer …

OTX2 sustains a bivalent-like state of OTX2-bound promoters in medulloblastoma by maintaining their H3K27me3 levels

J Bunt, NA Hasselt, DA Zwijnenburg, J Koster… - Acta …, 2013 - Springer
Recent studies showed frequent mutations in histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27) demethylases in
medulloblastomas of Group 3 and Group 4, suggesting a role for H3K27 methylation in …

Methylation of PTCH1, the Patched-1 gene, in a panel of primary medulloblastomas

JI Pritchard, JM Olson - Cancer genetics and cytogenetics, 2008 - Elsevier
The Sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway is aberrantly activated in a subset of the most common
malignant pediatric brain tumor, medulloblastoma (MB). Shh pathway activity is measured …

MEKK2 and MEKK3 suppress Hedgehog pathway-dependent medulloblastoma by inhibiting GLI1 function

J Lu, L Liu, M Zheng, X Li, A Wu, Q Wu, C Liao, J Zou… - Oncogene, 2018 - nature.com
Hedgehog (Hh) pathway plays a pivotal role in diverse aspects of development and
postnatal physiology. Perturbation of Hh signaling and activation of GLI1 (glioma-associated …

Histone demethylase KDM6B has an anti-tumorigenic function in neuroblastoma by promoting differentiation

L Yang, Y Zha, J Ding, B Ye, M Liu, C Yan, Z Dong… - Oncogenesis, 2019 - nature.com
Induction of differentiation is a therapeutic strategy in high-risk neuroblastoma, a childhood
cancer of the sympathetic nervous system. Neuroblastoma differentiation requires …

Set7 mediated Gli3 methylation plays a positive role in the activation of Sonic Hedgehog pathway in mammals

L Fu, H Wu, SY Cheng, D Gao, L Zhang, Y Zhao - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Hedgehog signaling plays very important roles in development and cancers. Vertebrates
have three transcriptional factors, Gli1, Gli2 and Gli3. Among them, Gli3 is a very special …

Aberrant patterns of H3K4 and H3K27 histone lysine methylation occur across subgroups in medulloblastoma

AM Dubuc, M Remke, A Korshunov, PA Northcott… - Acta …, 2013 - Springer
Recent sequencing efforts have described the mutational landscape of the pediatric brain
tumor medulloblastoma. Although MLL2 is among the most frequent somatic single …

Histone demethylase UTX/KDM6A enhances tumor immune cell recruitment, promotes differentiation and suppresses medulloblastoma

J Yi, X Shi, Z Xuan, J Wu - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
The deregulation of epigenetic pathways has been implicated as a critical step in
tumorigenesis including in childhood brain tumor medulloblastoma. The H3K27me3 …