Precision oncology in the age of integrative genomics

C Kumar-Sinha, AM Chinnaiyan - Nature biotechnology, 2018 - nature.com
Precision oncology applies genomic and other molecular analyses of tumor biopsies to
improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancers. In addition to identifying therapeutic …

Rac1 signaling: from intestinal homeostasis to colorectal cancer metastasis

L Kotelevets, E Chastre - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The small GTPase Rac1 has been implicated in a variety of dynamic cell biological
processes, including cell proliferation, cell survival, cell-cell contacts, epithelial …

Uncovering novel mutational signatures by de novo extraction with SigProfilerExtractor

SMA Islam, M Díaz-Gay, Y Wu, M Barnes, R Vangara… - Cell genomics, 2022 - cell.com
Mutational signature analysis is commonly performed in cancer genomic studies. Here, we
present SigProfilerExtractor, an automated tool for de novo extraction of mutational …

TSGene 2.0: an updated literature-based knowledgebase for tumor suppressor genes

M Zhao, P Kim, R Mitra, J Zhao, Z Zhao - Nucleic acids research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) are a major type of gatekeeper genes in the cell growth. A
knowledgebase with the systematic collection and curation of TSGs in multiple cancer types …

Whole-genome sequencing of 508 patients identifies key molecular features associated with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Y Cui, H Chen, R Xi, H Cui, Y Zhao, E Xu, T Yan, X Lu… - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a poor-prognosis cancer type with limited
understanding of its molecular etiology. Using 508 ESCC genomes, we identified five novel …

Dietary cholesterol promotes steatohepatitis related hepatocellular carcinoma through dysregulated metabolism and calcium signaling

JQ Liang, N Teoh, L Xu, S Pok, X Li, ESH Chu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The underlining mechanisms of dietary cholesterol and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
in contributing to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain undefined. Here we demonstrated …

LINC00941 promotes CRC metastasis through preventing SMAD4 protein degradation and activating the TGF-β/SMAD2/3 signaling pathway

N Wu, M Jiang, H Liu, Y Chu, D Wang, J Cao… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstrict LINC00941 is a novel lncRNA that has been found to exhibit protumorigenic and
prometastatic behaviors during tumorigenesis. However, its role in metastatic CRC remains …

Whole-exome sequencing analyses of inflammatory bowel Disease− Associated colorectal cancers

AI Robles, G Traverso, M Zhang, NJ Roberts, MA Khan… - Gastroenterology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims A long duration of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) increases the risk
for colorectal cancer. Mutation analysis of limited numbers of genes has indicated that …

SMAD4 Gene Mutation Renders Pancreatic Cancer Resistance to Radiotherapy through Promotion of Autophagy

F Wang, X Xia, C Yang, J Shen, J Mai, HC Kim… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: Understanding the mechanism of radioresistance could help develop strategies to
improve therapeutic response of patients with PDAC. The SMAD4 gene is frequently …

Genomic Landscape Survey Identifies SRSF1 as a Key Oncodriver in Small Cell Lung Cancer

L Jiang, J Huang, BW Higgs, Z Hu, Z Xiao, X Yao… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive disease with poor survival. A few
sequencing studies performed on limited number of samples have revealed potential …