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Loss of 5 '-Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase (MTAP) is Frequent in High-Grade ...
Menezes, Weder Pereira de; Oliveira Silva, Viviane Aline; Faria Gomes, Izabela Natalia; Rosa, Marcela Nunes; Corcoll Spina, Maria LuisaMade available in DSpace on 2020-12-10T19:54:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-02-01; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Barretos Cancer Hospital; Public Ministry of Labor Campinas (Research, Prevention and Education of Occ...
The T-box transcription factor brachyury behaves as a tumor suppressor in gliomas
Pinto, Filipe; Costa, Angela M.; Santos, Gisele C.; Matsushita, Marcus M.; Costa, Sandra; Silva, Viviane A. O.; Miranda-Goncalves, VeraThe oncogene brachyury (TBXT) is a T-box transcription factor that is overexpressed in multiple solid tumors and is associated with tumor aggressiveness and poor patient prognosis. Gliomas comprise the most common and aggressive group of brain tumors, and at the present time the functional and clinical impact of brachyury expression has not been investigated previously in these neoplasms. Brachyury expression (...
Euphol, a tetracyclic triterpene, from Euphorbia tirucalli induces autophagy an...
Silva, Viviane A. O.; Rosa, Marcela N.; Miranda-Gonçalves, Vera; Costa, Ângela Margarida Amorim; Tansini, Aline; Evangelista, Adriane F.; Martinho, OlgaGlioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequent and aggressive type of brain tumor. There are limited therapeutic options for GBM so that new and effective agents are urgently needed. Euphol is a tetracyclic triterpene alcohol, and it is the main constituent of the sap of the medicinal plant Euphorbia tirucalli. We previously identified anti-cancer activity in euphol based on the cytotoxicity screening of 73 human canc...
The long non-coding RNA HOTAIR is transcriptionally activated by HOXA9 and is a...
Xavier-Magalhães, Ana; Gonçalves, Céline S; Fogli, Anne; Lourenço, Tatiana; Pojo, Marta; Pereira, Bruno; Rocha, Miguel; Lopes, Maria CelesteThe lncRNA HOTAIR has been implicated in several human cancers. Here, we evaluated the molecular alterations and upstream regulatory mechanisms of HOTAIR in glioma, the most common primary brain tumors, and its clinical relevance. HOTAIR gene expression, methylation, copy-number and prognostic value were investigated in human gliomas integrating data from online datasets and our cohorts. High levels of HOTAIR w...
The long non-coding RNA HOTAIR is transcriptionally activated by HOXA9 and is a...
Xavier-Magalhães, Ana; Gonçalves, Céline S; Fogli, Anne; Lourenço, Tatiana; Pojo, Marta; Pereira, Bruno; Rocha, Miguel; Celeste Lopes, MariaThe lncRNA HOTAIR has been implicated in several human cancers. Here, we evaluated the molecular alterations and upstream regulatory mechanisms of HOTAIR in glioma, the most common primary brain tumors, and its clinical relevance. HOTAIR gene expression, methylation, copy-number and prognostic value were investigated in human gliomas integrating data from online datasets and our cohorts. High levels of HOTAIR w...
Molecular profiling of a rare rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor arising in the...
Bidinotto, Lucas Tadeu; Scapulatempo-Neto, Cristovam; Mackay, Alan; de Almeida, Gisele Caravina; Scheithauer, Bernd Walter; Berardinelli, Gustavo NorizRosette-forming glioneuronal tumor (RGNT) of the IV ventricle is a rare and recently recognized brain tumor entity. It is histologically composed by two distinct features: a glial component, resembling pilocytic astrocytoma, and a component forming neurocytic rosettes and/or perivascular rosettes. Herein, we describe a 33-year-old man with RGNT arising in the spinal cord. Following an immunohistochemistry valid...
The prognostic role of intragenic copy number breakpoints and identification of...
Carvalho, Diana; Mackay, Alan; Bjerke, Lynn; Grundy, Richard G.; Lopes, Celeste; Reis, Rui M.; Jones, ChrisBackground: Paediatric high grade glioma (pHGG) is a distinct biological entity to histologically similar tumours arising in older adults, and has differing copy number profiles and driver genetic alterations. As functionally important intragenic copy number aberrations (iCNA) and fusion genes begin to be identified in adult HGG, the same has not yet been done in the childhood setting. We applied an iCNA algori...
The prognostic role of intragenic copy number breakpoints and identification of...
Carvalho, Diana; Mackay, Alan; Bjerke, Lynn; Grundy, Richard G.; Lopes, Celeste; Reis, R. M.; Jones, ChrisBACKGROUND: Paediatric high grade glioma (pHGG) is a distinct biological entity to histologically similar tumours arising in older adults, and has differing copy number profiles and driver genetic alterations. As functionally important intragenic copy number aberrations (iCNA) and fusion genes begin to be identified in adult HGG, the same has not yet been done in the childhood setting. We applied an iCNA algori...
Loss of WNK2 expression by promoter gene methylation occurs in adult gliomas an...
Moniz, Sónia; Martinho, Olga; Pinto, Filipe; Sousa, Bárbara; Loureiro, Cláudia; Oliveira, Maria José; Moita, Luís Ferreira; Honavar, MrinaliniThe gene encoding protein kinase WNK2 was recently identified to be silenced by promoter hypermethylation in gliomas and meningiomas, suggesting a tumour-suppressor role in these brain tumours. Following experimental depletion in cell lines, WNK2 was further found to control GTP-loading of Rac1, a signalling guanosine triphosphatase involved in cell migration and motility. Here we show that WNK2 promoter methyl...
Loss of WNK2 expression by promoter gene methylation occurs in adult gliomas an...
Moniz, Sónia; Martinho, Olga; Pinto, Filipe; Sousa, Bárbara; Loureiro, Claúdia; Oliveira, Maria José; Moita, Luis Ferreira; Honavar, MrinaliniThe gene encoding protein kinase WNK2 was recently identified to be silenced by promoter hypermethylation in gliomas and meningiomas, suggesting a tumour-suppressor role in these brain tumours. Following experimental depletion in cell lines, WNK2 was further found to control GTP-loading of Rac1, a signalling guanosine triphosphatase involved in cell migration and motility. Here we show that WNK2 promoter methyl...