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ArticleOncotarget2014

A unifying gene signature for adenoid cystic cancer identifies parallel MYB-dependent and MYB-independent therapeutic targets.

Ruli Gao, Chunxia Cao, Min Zhang, Maria-Cecilia Lopez, Yuanqing Yan, Zirong Chen, Yoshitsugu Mitani, Li Zhang, Maria Zajac-Kaye, Bin Liu and 5 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A phase II study of axitinib (AG-013736) in patients with incurable adenoid cystic carcinoma.Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology · 2016
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  4. Molecular pathology of adenoid cystic carcinoma.Histology and histopathology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ruli GaoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Genetics & Genomics Graduate Program, Genetics Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Chunxia CaoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Min ZhangDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Maria-Cecilia LopezDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Yuanqing YanGenetics & Genomics Graduate Program, Genetics Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Zirong ChenDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Yoshitsugu MitaniDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Li ZhangDepartment of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Maria Zajac-KayeDepartment of Anatomy & Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Bin LiuDepartment of Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Lizi WuDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Rolf RenneDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Henry V BakerDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Adel El-NaggarDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Frederic J KayeDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Genetics & Genomics Graduate Program, Genetics Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
University of Florida · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DIANE BODURKA · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Targeting the p53 pathway for reversal of oral premalignancyP50CA097007 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI LEE, HO-YOUNG · 2002 to 2012
$26.1M
Molecular and Epidemiologic Characterization of Salivary Gland CarcinomasU01DE019765 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI EL-NAGGAR, ADEL K. · 2009 to 2013
$6.9M
Signaling and Targeting of CRTC1-MAML2 Fusion Oncoprotein in Salivary Gland TumorR01DE023641 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Lizi Wu · 2014 to 2026
$3.3M
Studying the role of KSHV-encoded miRNAsR01CA119917 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI RENNE, ROLF F · 2008 to 2017
$3.2M
NCI NIH HHS NCI CA-16672NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P50 CA097007NCI NIH HHS P50CA097007NCI NIH HHS R01 CA119917NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE023641NIDCR NIH HHS R01DE023641NIDCR NIH HHS U01 DE019765NIDCR NIH HHS U01DE019765
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MYB activation is proposed to underlie development of adenoid cystic cancer (ACC), an aggressive salivary gland tumor with no effective systemic treatments. To discover druggable targets for ACC, we performed global mRNA/miRNA analyses of 12 ACC with matched normal tissues, and compared these data with 14 mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MEC) and 11 salivary adenocarcinomas (ADC). We detected a unique ACC gene signature of 1160 mRNAs and 22 miRNAs. MYB was the top-scoring gene (18-fold induction), however we observed the same signature in ACC without detectable MYB gene rearrangements. We also found 4 ACC tumors (1 among our 12 cases and 3 from public databases) with negligible MYB expression that retained the same ACC mRNA signature including over-expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) genes. Integration of this signature with somatic mutational analyses suggests that NOTCH1 and RUNX1 participate with MYB to activate ECM elements including the VCAN/HAPLN1 complex. We observed that forced MYB-NFIB expression in human salivary gland cells alters cell morphology and cell adhesion in vitro and depletion of VCAN blocked tumor cell growth of a short-term ACC tumor culture. In summary, we identified a unique ACC signature with parallel MYB-dependent and independent biomarkers and identified VCAN/HAPLN1 complexes as a potential target.

Indexed as

Genes, mybAnimalsCarcinoma, Adenoid CysticCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitGene RearrangementHeterograftsHumansMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMicroRNAsNFI Transcription FactorsOncogene Proteins, FusionOncogene Proteins v-mybReceptor, Notch1RNA, MessengerCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitMicroRNAsNFIB protein, humanNFI Transcription FactorsNOTCH1 protein, humanOncogene Proteins, FusionOncogene Proteins v-mybReceptor, Notch1RNA, MessengerRUNX1 protein, human

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PMID25587024
PMCPMC4350357
OpenAlexW1566570196

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