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ArticleNeuro-oncology2022

Combination of BMI1 and MAPK/ERK inhibitors is effective in medulloblastoma.

Sara Badodi, Nicola Pomella, Yau Mun Lim, Sebastian Brandner, Gillian Morrison, Steven M Pollard, Xinyu Zhang, Nicolae Radu Zabet, Silvia Marino

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Article in Neuro-oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sara BadodiBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8407-8336
Nicola PomellaBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Yau Mun LimUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Sebastian BrandnerUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9821-0342
Gillian MorrisonCentre for Regenerative Medicine & Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Steven M PollardCentre for Regenerative Medicine & Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Xinyu ZhangBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Nicolae Radu ZabetBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9964-6271
Silvia MarinoBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9612-2883
Queen Mary University of London · GBEdinburgh Cancer Research · GBUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 29199Medical Research Council MR/N000528/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpigenetic changes play a key role in the pathogenesis of medulloblastoma (MB), the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor.

methodsWe explore the therapeutic potential of BMI1 and MAPK/ERK inhibition in BMI1High;CHD7Low MB cells and in a preclinical xenograft model.

resultsWe identify a synergistic vulnerability of BMI1High;CHD7Low MB cells to a combination treatment with BMI1 and MAPK/ERK inhibitors. Mechanistically, CHD7-dependent binding of BMI1 to MAPK-regulated genes underpins the CHD7-BMI1-MAPK regulatory axis responsible of the antitumour effect of the inhibitors in vitro and in a preclinical mouse model. Increased ERK1 and ERK2 phosphorylation activity is found in BMI1High;CHD7Low G4 MB patients, raising the possibility that they could be amenable to a similar therapy.

conclusionsThe molecular dissection of the CHD7-BMI1-MAPK regulatory axis in BMI1High;CHD7Low MB identifies this signature as a proxy to predict MAPK functional activation, which can be effectively drugged in preclinical models, and paves the way for further exploration of combined BMI1 and MAPK targeting in G4 MB patients.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsCerebellar NeoplasmsMedulloblastomaProtein Kinase InhibitorsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMicePolycomb Repressive Complex 1Proto-Oncogene ProteinsBMI1 protein, humanPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Protein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene ProteinsBMI1CHD7epigeneticMAPK/ERKmedulloblastoma

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PMID35213723
PMCPMC9340634
OpenAlexW4213441216

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