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ArticleCancer research2017

An Essential Role for the Tumor-Suppressor Merlin in Regulating Fatty Acid Synthesis.

Dina S Stepanova, Galina Semenova, Yin-Ming Kuo, Andrew J Andrews, Sylwia Ammoun, C Oliver Hanemann, Jonathan Chernoff

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Article in Cancer research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Lipidomic profile of meningiomas harboring different NF2 mutation status.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2026
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  7. Acylcarnitine Profiling in Meningiomas with Different NF2 Mutation Statuses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  13. Preclinical Models of Meningioma.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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  19. Cell contact and Nf2/Merlin-dependent regulation of TEAD palmitoylation and activity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Dina S StepanovaPirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia.
Galina SemenovaCancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Yin-Ming KuoCancer Epigenetics Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Andrew J AndrewsCancer Epigenetics Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sylwia AmmounPeninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
C Oliver HanemannPeninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
Jonathan ChernoffCancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jonathan.Chernoff@fccc.edu.
Fox Chase Cancer Center · USPeninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry · GBPirogov Russian National Research Medical University · RU

Funding

WORD PROCESSING CENTER--COREP30CA006927 · NCI · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI Margaret von Mehren · 1985 to 2026
$138.8M
The Role of p21-Activated Kinases in Malignant MesotheliomaR01CA148805 · NCI · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI CHERNOFF, JONATHAN, TESTA, JOSEPH R. · 2011 to 2020
$4.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006927NCI NIH HHS R01 CA148805
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of multiple tumors in the central nervous system, most notably schwannomas, and meningiomas. Mutational inactivation of the

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCell ProliferationCells, CulturedEmbryo, MammalianFatty AcidsFatty Acid Synthase, Type IFemaleFibroblastsHumansLipogenesisMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Meningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMiceBiomarkers, TumorFASN protein, humanFatty AcidsFatty Acid Synthase, Type IMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Multiprotein ComplexesNeurofibromin 2TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

Identifiers

PMID28729415
PMCPMC5600854
OpenAlexW2737258927

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