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ArticleiScience2020

DNMT3B Oncogenic Activity in Human Intestinal Cancer Is Not Linked to CIMP or BRAFV600E Mutation.

Douglas J MacKenzie, Neil A Robertson, Iqbal Rather, Claire Reid, Gintare Sendzikaite, Hazel Cruickshanks, Tony McBryan, Andrew Hodges, Catrin Pritchard, Karen Blyth and 1 more

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Article in iScience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 44% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Douglas J MacKenzieInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Neil A RobertsonInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Iqbal RatherInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Claire ReidInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Gintare SendzikaiteInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Hazel CruickshanksInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Tony McBryanInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Andrew HodgesSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Catrin PritchardLeicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
Karen BlythInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, UK.
Peter D AdamsInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK; Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. Electronic address: padams@sbpdiscovery.org.
University of Glasgow · GBSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · USUniversity of Leicester · GB

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer ImmunologyP30CA030199 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI ELENA B PASQUALE · 1985 to 2026
$107.2M
STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR EPIGENETICS IN AGING AND LONGEVITYP01AG031862 · NIA · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI ADAMS, PETER D. · 2008 to 2022
$28.3M
Cancer Research UK 13083Cancer Research UK 29799NCI NIH HHS P30 CA030199NIA NIH HHS P01 AG031862
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Approximately 10% of human colorectal cancer (CRC) are associated with activated BRAFV600E mutation, typically in absence of APC mutation and often associated with a CpG island methylator (CIMP) phenotype. To protect from cancer, normal intestinal epithelial cells respond to oncogenic BRAFV600E by activation of intrinsic p53 and p16-dependent tumor suppressor mechanisms, such as cellular senescence. Conversely, CIMP is thought to contribute to bypass of these tumor suppressor mechanisms, e.g. via epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes, such as p16. It has been repeatedly proposed that DNMT3B is responsible for BRAFV600E-induced CIMP in human CRC. Here we set out to test this by in silico, in vitro, and in vivo approaches. We conclude that although both BRAFV600E and DNMT3B harbor oncogenic potential in vitro and in vivo and show some evidence of cooperation in tumor promotion, they do not frequently cooperate to promote CIMP and human intestinal cancer.

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Biological SciencesCancerMolecular Biology

Identifiers

PMID32058953
PMCPMC7000804
OpenAlexW2999598082

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