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ArticleNature communications2016

Functional annotation of rare gene aberration drivers of pancreatic cancer.

Yiu Huen Tsang, Turgut Dogruluk, Philip M Tedeschi, Joanna Wardwell-Ozgo, Hengyu Lu, Maribel Espitia, Nikitha Nair, Rosalba Minelli, Zechen Chong, Fengju Chen and 14 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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55 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yiu Huen TsangDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Turgut DogrulukDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Philip M TedeschiRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA.
Joanna Wardwell-OzgoDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Hengyu LuDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Maribel EspitiaDepartment of Systems Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Nikitha NairDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Rosalba MinelliDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Zechen ChongDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Fengju ChenDan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Qing Edward ChangDepartment of Genomics Medicine, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Jennifer B DennisonDepartment of Systems Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Armel DogrulukDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Min LiDepartment of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.
Haoqiang YingDepartment of Genomics Medicine, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Joseph R BertinoRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA.
Marie-Claude GingrasDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Michael IttmannDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
John KerriganRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA.
Ken ChenDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Chad J CreightonDan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Karina EterovicDepartment of Systems Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Gordon B MillsDepartment of Systems Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Kenneth L ScottDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Baylor College of Medicine · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USRutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI DAVID R ROWLEY · 2007 to 2026
$73.9M
Biological annotation of TCGA dataU01CA168394 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI MILLS, GORDON B. · 2012 to 2016
$4.7M
Role of Dietary Zinc Transporter ZIP4 in Pancreatic CancerR01CA138701 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI LI, MIN · 2010 to 2015
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NCI NIH HHS P30CA125123NCI NIH HHS R01 CA138701NCI NIH HHS R01CA138701NCI NIH HHS U01 CA168394NCI NIH HHS U01CA168394
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As we enter the era of precision medicine, characterization of cancer genomes will directly influence therapeutic decisions in the clinic. Here we describe a platform enabling functionalization of rare gene mutations through their high-throughput construction, molecular barcoding and delivery to cancer models for in vivo tumour driver screens. We apply these technologies to identify oncogenic drivers of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). This approach reveals oncogenic activity for rare gene aberrations in genes including NAD Kinase (NADK), which regulates NADP(H) homeostasis and cellular redox state. We further validate mutant NADK, whose expression provides gain-of-function enzymatic activity leading to a reduction in cellular reactive oxygen species and tumorigenesis, and show that depletion of wild-type NADK in PDAC cell lines attenuates cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo. These data indicate that annotating rare aberrations can reveal important cancer signalling pathways representing additional therapeutic targets.

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AnimalsCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansMiceMice, NudeMutationPancreatic NeoplasmsPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Reactive Oxygen SpeciesNAD kinasePhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Reactive Oxygen Species

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PMID26806015
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