Malignant astrocytic glioma: genetics, biology, and paths to treatment

FB Furnari, T Fenton, RM Bachoo… - Genes & …, 2007 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Malignant astrocytic gliomas such as glioblastoma are the most common and lethal
intracranial tumors. These cancers exhibit a relentless malignant progression characterized …

'Pseudopalisading'necrosis in glioblastoma: a familiar morphologic feature that links vascular pathology, hypoxia, and angiogenesis

Y Rong, DL Durden, EG Van Meir… - … of Neuropathology & …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly malignant, rapidly progressive astrocytoma that is
distinguished pathologically from lower grade tumors by necrosis and microvascular …

m6A demethylase ALKBH5 maintains tumorigenicity of glioblastoma stem-like cells by sustaining FOXM1 expression and cell proliferation program

S Zhang, BS Zhao, A Zhou, K Lin, S Zheng, Z Lu… - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
The dynamic and reversible N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) RNA modification installed and
erased by N 6-methyltransferases and demethylases regulates gene expression and cell …

Alterations in ALK/ROS1/NTRK/MET drive a group of infantile hemispheric gliomas

AS Guerreiro Stucklin, S Ryall, K Fukuoka… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Infant gliomas have paradoxical clinical behavior compared to those in children and adults:
low-grade tumors have a higher mortality rate, while high-grade tumors have a better …

Transaminase inhibition by 2-hydroxyglutarate impairs glutamate biosynthesis and redox homeostasis in glioma

SK McBrayer, JR Mayers, GJ DiNatale, DD Shi… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
IDH1 mutations are common in low-grade gliomas and secondary glioblastomas and cause
overproduction of (R)-2HG.(R)-2HG modulates the activity of many enzymes, including some …

IDH mutation impairs histone demethylation and results in a block to cell differentiation

C Lu, PS Ward, GS Kapoor, D Rohle, S Turcan… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Recurrent mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) and IDH2 have been identified in
gliomas, acute myeloid leukaemias (AML) and chondrosarcomas, and share a novel …

IDH1 mutation is sufficient to establish the glioma hypermethylator phenotype

S Turcan, D Rohle, A Goenka, LA Walsh, F Fang… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Both genome-wide genetic and epigenetic alterations are fundamentally important for the
development of cancers, but the interdependence of these aberrations is poorly understood …

Transformation by the (R)-enantiomer of 2-hydroxyglutarate linked to EGLN activation

P Koivunen, S Lee, CG Duncan, G Lopez, G Lu… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
The identification of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), fumarate hydratase (FH) and
isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations in human cancers has rekindled the idea that …

De novo pyrimidine synthesis is a targetable vulnerability in IDH mutant glioma

DD Shi, MR Savani, MM Levitt, AC Wang, JE Endress… - Cancer cell, 2022 - cell.com
Mutations affecting isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) enzymes are prevalent in glioma,
leukemia, and other cancers. Although mutant IDH inhibitors are effective against leukemia …

Recurrent somatic mutation of FAT1 in multiple human cancers leads to aberrant Wnt activation

LGT Morris, AM Kaufman, Y Gong, D Ramaswami… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Aberrant Wnt signaling can drive cancer development. In many cancer types, the genetic
basis of Wnt pathway activation remains incompletely understood. Here, we report recurrent …