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ArticleCancer research2012

Loss of RASSF1A synergizes with deregulated RUNX2 signaling in tumorigenesis.

Louise van der Weyden, Angelos Papaspyropoulos, George Poulogiannis, Alistair G Rust, Mamunur Rashid, David J Adams, Mark J Arends, Eric O'Neill

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Article in Cancer research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Louise van der Weyden *Experimental Cancer Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1HH, UK.
Angelos Papaspyropoulos *Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
George PoulogiannisDivision of Signal Transduction, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Alistair G RustExperimental Cancer Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1HH, UK.
Mamunur RashidExperimental Cancer Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1HH, UK.
David J AdamsExperimental Cancer Genetics, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1HH, UK.
Mark J ArendsDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK.
Eric O'NeillGray Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology · GBBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USAddenbrooke's Hospital · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GBWellcome Sanger Institute · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 13031Cancer Research UK A6997Cancer Research UK A9318Cancer Research UK AI2932Cancer Research UK C20510/A6997Medical Research CouncilWellcome Trust 082356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor suppressor gene RASSF1A is inactivated through point mutation or promoter hypermethylation in many human cancers. In this study, we conducted a Sleeping Beauty transposon-mediated insertional mutagenesis screen in Rassf1a-null mice to identify candidate genes that collaborate with loss of Rassf1a in tumorigenesis. We identified 10 genes, including the transcription factor Runx2, a transcriptional partner of Yes-associated protein (YAP1) that displays tumor suppressive activity through competing with the oncogenic TEA domain family of transcription factors (TEAD) for YAP1 association. While loss of RASSF1A promoted the formation of oncogenic YAP1-TEAD complexes, the combined loss of both RASSF1A and RUNX2 further increased YAP1-TEAD levels, showing that loss of RASSF1A, together with RUNX2, is consistent with the multistep model of tumorigenesis. Clinically, RUNX2 expression was frequently downregulated in various cancers, and reduced RUNX2 expression was associated with poor survival in patients with diffuse large B-cell or atypical Burkitt/Burkitt-like lymphomas. Interestingly, decreased expression levels of RASSF1 and RUNX2 were observed in both precursor T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and colorectal cancer, further supporting the hypothesis that dual regulation of YAP1-TEAD promotes oncogenic activity. Together, our findings provide evidence that loss of RASSF1A expression switches YAP1 from a tumor suppressor to an oncogene through regulating its association with transcription factors, thereby suggesting a novel mechanism for RASSF1A-mediated tumor suppression.

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AnimalsCells, CulturedCell Transformation, NeoplasticCocarcinogenesisCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitGene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHCT116 CellsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeoplasmsSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor ProteinsCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitRASSF1 protein, mouseTumor Suppressor Proteins

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PMID22710434
PMCPMC4067151
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