Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29440396›Full record

ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2018

Oncogenic exon 2 mutations in Mediator subunit MED12 disrupt allosteric activation of cyclin C-CDK8/19.

Min Ju Park, Hailian Shen, Jason M Spaeth, Jaana H Tolvanen, Courtney Failor, Jennifer F Knudtson, Jessica McLaughlin, Sunil K Halder, Qiwei Yang, Serdar E Bulun and 4 more

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. UTERINE FIBROIDS.Physiological reviews · 2025
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  9. MED12 dysregulation: insights into cancer and therapeutic resistance.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025
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  12. Differential Expression of Small Non-Coding RNAs in Uterine Leiomyomas.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  19. Targeting super-enhancer activity for colorectal cancer therapy.American journal of translational research · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Min Ju ParkDepartments of Molecular Medicine, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
Hailian ShenDepartments of Molecular Medicine, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
Jason M SpaethDepartments of Molecular Medicine, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
Jaana H TolvanenGenome-Scale Biology Program and Department of Medical Genetics, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Biomedicum, P.O. Box 63 (Haartmaninkatu 8), Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland.
Courtney FailorObstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
Jennifer F KnudtsonObstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
Jessica McLaughlinObstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
Sunil K HalderDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912.
Qiwei YangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912.
Serdar E BulunDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
Ayman Al-HendyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912.
Robert S SchenkenObstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
Lauri A AaltonenGenome-Scale Biology Program and Department of Medical Genetics, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Biomedicum, P.O. Box 63 (Haartmaninkatu 8), Helsinki FIN-00014, Finland.
Thomas G BoyerDepartments of Molecular Medicine, San Antonio, Texas 78229. Electronic address: boyer@uthscsa.edu.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USAugusta University · USUniversity of Helsinki · FINorthwestern University · US

Funding

Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science: A Partnership to Improve HealthUL1TR001120 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI CLARK, ROBERT A, HARGREAVES, KENNETH M · 2013 to 2017
$16.5M
Uterine Leiomyoma Research Center ProgramP01HD057877 · NICHD · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI BULUN, SERDAR E. · 2009 to 2019
$12.2M
Hypovitaminosis D promotes MED12-associated genomic instability in uterine fibroidsR01HD094378 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI AL-HENDY, AYMAN, BOYER, THOMAS G · 2018 to 2022
$4.2M
Molecular basis of MED12 in the pathogenesis of uterine fibroidsR01HD087417 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI THOMAS G BOYER · 2017 to 2026
$3.4M
Institutional Career Development Core (KL2)KL2TR002646 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI TSEVAT, JOEL · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002646NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001120NICHD NIH HHS P01 HD057877NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD087417NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD094378
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Somatic mutations in exon 2 of the RNA polymerase II transcriptional Mediator subunit

Indexed as

ExonsMutationAllosteric RegulationCyclin CCyclin-Dependent Kinase 8Cyclin-Dependent KinasesFemaleHumansLeiomyomaMediator ComplexMyometriumNeoplasm ProteinsCCNC protein, humanCDK19 protein, humanCDK8 protein, humanCyclin CCyclin-Dependent Kinase 8Cyclin-Dependent KinasesMED12 protein, humanMediator ComplexNeoplasm Proteinsallosteric regulationcancerCDK19CDK8cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)gene transcriptionMED12MediatorRNA polymerase IItranscription coregulatortumoruterine leiomyoma

Identifiers

PMID29440396
PMCPMC5880139
OpenAlexW2786824331

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