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ReviewCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports2018

When the Ends Are Really the Beginnings: Targeting Telomerase for Treatment of GBM.

Saumya R Bollam, Michael E Berens, Harshil D Dhruv

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Review in Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saumya R BollamDivision of Cancer and Cell Biology, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 445 N 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA.
Michael E BerensDivision of Cancer and Cell Biology, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 445 N 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA.
Harshil D DhruvDivision of Cancer and Cell Biology, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 445 N 5th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA. hdhruv@tgen.org.
Translational Genomics Research Institute · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewHigh-throughput genomic sequencing has identified alterations in the gene encoding human telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) as points of interest for elucidating the oncogenic mechanism of multiple different cancer types, including gliomas. In gliomas, the TERT promoter mutation (TPM) and resultant overexpression of TERT are observed mainly in the most aggressive (primary glioblastoma/grade IV astrocytoma) and the least aggressive (grade II oligodendroglioma) cases. This article reviews recent research on (1) the mechanism of TERT activation in glioma, (2) downstream consequences of TERT overexpression on glioma pathogenesis, and (3) targeting TPMs as a therapeutic strategy. RECENT

findingsNew molecular classifications for gliomas include using TPMs, where the mutant group demonstrates the worst prognosis. Though a canonical function of TERT is established in regard to telomere maintenance, recent studies on non-canonical functions of TERT explore varied roles of telomerase in tumor progression and maintenance. Somatic alterations of the TERT promoter present a promising target for novel therapeutics development in primary glioma treatment.

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AstrocytomaBrain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaGliomaHumansMutationPromoter Regions, GeneticTelomeraseTelomeraseTERT protein, humanCellular functions of TERTGBMGlioblastomaTelomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT)TERT promoter mutation (TPM)Therapeutic targeting of TERT

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