2020
Mesenchymal and MAPK Expression Signatures Associate with Telomerase Promoter Mutations in Multiple Cancers
Stern J, Hibshman G, Hu K, Ferrara S, Costello J, Kim W, Tamayo P, Cech T, Huang F. Mesenchymal and MAPK Expression Signatures Associate with Telomerase Promoter Mutations in Multiple Cancers. Molecular Cancer Research 2020, 18: 1050-1062. PMID: 32276990, PMCID: PMC8020009, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-19-1244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TumorChromatin ImmunoprecipitationEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMutationNeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticSequence Analysis, RNASmall Molecule LibrariesTelomeraseTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsCell linesAnalysis of cell linesAdherens junction protein E-cadherinKnock-down experimentsExpression signaturesRAS pathway inhibitorsInhibition of MEK1Promoter mutationsSensitivity to specific drugsCatalytic subunit of telomeraseJunction protein E-cadherinProtein E-cadherinSubunit of telomeraseInvestigational treatment approachesMesenchymal transcription factorsPan-cancer analysisCatalytic subunitEpithelial-to-mesenchymal transitionTranscription factorsCell line growthMutantsPathway effectorsTERT mRNA expressionMAPK signalingProliferative immortalityCannabinoids Promote Progression of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma via p38 MAPK Activation
Liu C, Sadat S, Ebisumoto K, Sakai A, Panuganti B, Ren S, Goto Y, Haft S, Fukusumi T, Ando M, Saito Y, Guo T, Tamayo P, Yeerna H, Kim W, Hubbard J, Sharabi A, Gutkind J, Califano J. Cannabinoids Promote Progression of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma via p38 MAPK Activation. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 2693-2703. PMID: 31932491, PMCID: PMC7538010, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-3301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCannabinoidsCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceMice, NudeP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPrognosisReceptors, CannabinoidSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsHead and neck squamous cell carcinomaHPV-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinomaHPV-positive HNSCC cell linesNeck squamous cell carcinomaHNSCC cell linesSingle-sample gene set enrichment analysisSquamous cell carcinomaP38 MAPK pathway activationHNSCC cohortCell carcinomaMAPK pathway activationHPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinomaHuman papillomavirus (HPV)-related headCell linesAnimal modelsCannabinoid receptor activationHPV- HNSCC patientsHead and neck squamous cell carcinomas dataMarijuana usePathway activationDaily marijuana useWhole-genome expression analysisCannabinoid exposureHNSCC patientsP38 MAPK activation
2018
Tumor innate immunity primed by specific interferon-stimulated endogenous retroviruses
Cañadas I, Thummalapalli R, Kim J, Kitajima S, Jenkins R, Christensen C, Campisi M, Kuang Y, Zhang Y, Gjini E, Zhang G, Tian T, Sen D, Miao D, Imamura Y, Thai T, Piel B, Terai H, Aref A, Hagan T, Koyama S, Watanabe M, Baba H, Adeni A, Lydon C, Tamayo P, Wei Z, Herlyn M, Barbie T, Uppaluri R, Sholl L, Sicinska E, Sands J, Rodig S, Wong K, Paweletz C, Watanabe H, Barbie D. Tumor innate immunity primed by specific interferon-stimulated endogenous retroviruses. Nature Medicine 2018, 24: 1143-1150. PMID: 30038220, PMCID: PMC6082722, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-018-0116-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune signalingSmall cell lung cancerEndogenous retrovirusesCell lung cancerPro-tumorigenic cytokinesImmune signalingAnalysis of cell linesCancer immunotherapyMesenchymal cell stateIFN-gTumor subpopulationsLung cancerLong terminal repeatHuman tumorsSPARC expressionMesenchymal markersTumorBi-directional transcriptionChromatin-modifying enzymesSTAT1 signalingCell linesCancerInnate immunityInducible SPARCS expressionGene promoter
2015
Abstract PR04: A melanoma transcriptional state distinction influences sensitivity to MAPK pathway inhibitors
Johannessen C, Konieczkowski D, Abudayyeh O, Kim J, Cooper Z, Piris A, Frederick D, Barzily-Rokni M, Straussman R, Haq R, Fisher D, Mesirov J, Hahn W, Flaherty K, Wargo J, Tamayo P, Garraway L. Abstract PR04: A melanoma transcriptional state distinction influences sensitivity to MAPK pathway inhibitors. Clinical Cancer Research 2015, 21: pr04-pr04. DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.pms14-pr04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBRAFV600-mutant melanomaMAPK pathway inhibitorsPathway inhibitorCell linesMelanocyte lineage transcription factor MITFPanel of melanoma cell linesResistance to MAPK pathway inhibitorsMAPK pathway inhibitionReceptor tyrosine kinase AXLDrug-resistant cell linesImprove cancer therapyTyrosine kinase AXLMelanoma cell linesSensitive cell linesNF-kB activationNF-kB signalingRAF/MEK inhibitionMelanoma patientsClinical responseTranscription factor MITFMalignant melanomaDrug susceptibilityAcquired resistancePatient biopsiesMEK inhibitors
2014
A Melanoma Cell State Distinction Influences Sensitivity to MAPK Pathway Inhibitors
Konieczkowski D, Johannessen C, Abudayyeh O, Kim J, Cooper Z, Piris A, Frederick D, Barzily-Rokni M, Straussman R, Haq R, Fisher D, Mesirov J, Hahn W, Flaherty K, Wargo J, Tamayo P, Garraway L. A Melanoma Cell State Distinction Influences Sensitivity to MAPK Pathway Inhibitors. Cancer Discovery 2014, 4: 816-827. PMID: 24771846, PMCID: PMC4154497, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-13-0424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnilidesBenzimidazolesBenzocycloheptenesCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansIndolesMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMelanocytesMelanomaMicrophthalmia-Associated Transcription FactorNF-kappa B p50 SubunitProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metPyridinesQuinolinesSulfonamidesTriazolesConceptsBRAF(V600)-mutant melanomaMAPK pathway inhibitorsNF-kB activationPathway inhibitorNF-kBMelanocyte lineage transcription factor MITFCell linesDrug-sensitive cell linesResistance to MAPK pathway inhibitorsMITF expressionReceptor tyrosine kinase AXLTranscription factor MITFTyrosine kinase AXLResistance marker genesResistant cell linesNF-kB signalingResistant to inhibitionClinical benefitPatient biopsiesMEK inhibitorsTranscriptional profilesOncogenic BRAF(V600EDrug resistanceInhibitor sensitivityCell states