Brain cancer stem cells: resilience through adaptive plasticity and hierarchical heterogeneity
Malignant brain tumours are complex ecosystems containing neoplastic and stromal
components that generate adaptive and evolutionarily driven aberrant tissues in the central …
components that generate adaptive and evolutionarily driven aberrant tissues in the central …
Molecular characteristics and therapeutic vulnerabilities across paediatric solid tumours
The spectrum of tumours arising in childhood is fundamentally different from that seen in
adults, and they are known to be divergent from adult malignancies in terms of cellular …
adults, and they are known to be divergent from adult malignancies in terms of cellular …
K27M in canonical and noncanonical H3 variants occurs in distinct oligodendroglial cell lineages in brain midline gliomas
Abstract Canonical (H3. 1/H3. 2) and noncanonical (H3. 3) histone 3 K27M-mutant gliomas
have unique spatiotemporal distributions, partner alterations and molecular profiles. The …
have unique spatiotemporal distributions, partner alterations and molecular profiles. The …
Childhood cerebellar tumours mirror conserved fetal transcriptional programs
MC Vladoiu, I El-Hamamy, LK Donovan, H Farooq… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Study of the origin and development of cerebellar tumours has been hampered by the
complexity and heterogeneity of cerebellar cells that change over the course of …
complexity and heterogeneity of cerebellar cells that change over the course of …
[HTML][HTML] Cellular heterogeneity during mouse pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression at single-cell resolution
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a major cause of cancer-related death, with
limited therapeutic options available. This highlights the need for improved understanding of …
limited therapeutic options available. This highlights the need for improved understanding of …
Locoregional delivery of CAR T cells to the cerebrospinal fluid for treatment of metastatic medulloblastoma and ependymoma
Recurrent medulloblastoma and ependymoma are universally lethal, with no approved
targeted therapies and few candidates presently under clinical evaluation. Nearly all …
targeted therapies and few candidates presently under clinical evaluation. Nearly all …
[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA-seq reveals cellular hierarchies and impaired developmental trajectories in pediatric ependymoma
Ependymoma is a heterogeneous entity of central nervous system tumors with well-
established molecular groups. Here, we apply single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze …
established molecular groups. Here, we apply single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze …
Molecular heterogeneity and CXorf67 alterations in posterior fossa group A (PFA) ependymomas
Of nine ependymoma molecular groups detected by DNA methylation profiling, the posterior
fossa type A (PFA) is most prevalent. We used DNA methylation profiling to look for further …
fossa type A (PFA) is most prevalent. We used DNA methylation profiling to look for further …
[HTML][HTML] Pervasive H3K27 acetylation leads to ERV expression and a therapeutic vulnerability in H3K27M gliomas
High-grade gliomas defined by histone 3 K27M driver mutations exhibit global loss of
H3K27 trimethylation and reciprocal gain of H3K27 acetylation, respectively sha** …
H3K27 trimethylation and reciprocal gain of H3K27 acetylation, respectively sha** …
[HTML][HTML] Zika virus targets glioblastoma stem cells through a SOX2-integrin αvβ5 axis
Zika virus (ZIKV) causes microcephaly by killing neural precursor cells (NPCs) and other
brain cells. ZIKV also displays therapeutic oncolytic activity against glioblastoma (GBM) stem …
brain cells. ZIKV also displays therapeutic oncolytic activity against glioblastoma (GBM) stem …