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ArticleCell reports2020

Senescence Induced by BMI1 Inhibition Is a Therapeutic Vulnerability in H3K27M-Mutant DIPG.

Ilango Balakrishnan, Etienne Danis, Angela Pierce, Krishna Madhavan, Dong Wang, Nathan Dahl, Bridget Sanford, Diane K Birks, Nate Davidson, Dennis S Metselaar and 23 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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33 authors at 10 institutions in 4 countries.

Ilango BalakrishnanDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Etienne DanisDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Angela PierceDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Krishna MadhavanDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Dong WangDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Nathan DahlDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Bridget SanfordDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Diane K BirksDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Nate DavidsonDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Dennis S MetselaarPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht and Departments of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Michaël Hananja MeelPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht and Departments of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Rakeb LemmaDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Andrew DonsonDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Trinka VijmasiDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Hiroaki KatagiDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Ismail SolaDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Susan FosmireDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Irina AlimovaDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Jenna SteinerDepartments of Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and Anesthesiology, Colorado Animal Imaging Shared Resource (AISR), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Ahmed GilaniDepartment of Pathology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Esther HullemanPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht and Departments of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Natalie J SerkovaDepartments of Radiology, Radiation Oncology, and Anesthesiology, Colorado Animal Imaging Shared Resource (AISR), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Rintaro HashizumeDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Cynthia HawkinsArthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumor Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Angel M CarcabosoPediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona 08950, Spain.
Nalin GuptaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Michelle MonjeDepartments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, and Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Nada JabadoDepartment of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, and The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
Kenneth JonesDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Nicholas ForemanDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Adam GreenDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Rajeev VibhakarDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA. Electronic address: rajeev.vibhakar@cuanschutz.edu.
Sujatha VenkataramanDepartment of Pediatrics and Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA; The Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA. Electronic address: sujatha.venkataraman@cuanschutz.edu.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · USMorgan Adams Foundation · USPrincess Máxima Center · NLNorthwestern University · USHospital for Sick Children · CAHospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona · ESMcGill University Health Centre · CAStanford University · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

University of Colorado Cancer Center Support Grant - Lung Cancer Patient-Derived Xenografts with Autologous Human Immune SystemsP30CA046934 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI James V Degregori · 1988 to 2026
$117.0M
Bruker 9.4T/ 20cm BioSpec MR Scanner for Colorado Animal Imaging Shared ResourcesS10OD023485 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SERKOVA, NATALIE J. · 2017 to 2017
$2.0M
Multi-Modal Optical/ microCT system for Colorado Animal Imaging ResourceS10OD027023 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SERKOVA, NATALIE J. · 2020 to 2020
$733k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA046934NIH HHS S10 OD023485NIH HHS S10 OD027023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is an incurable brain tumor of childhood characterized by histone mutations at lysine 27, which results in epigenomic dysregulation. There has been a failure to develop effective treatment for this tumor. Using a combined RNAi and chemical screen targeting epigenomic regulators, we identify the polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) component BMI1 as a critical factor for DIPG tumor maintenance in vivo. BMI1 chromatin occupancy is enriched at genes associated with differentiation and tumor suppressors in DIPG cells. Inhibition of BMI1 decreases cell self-renewal and attenuates tumor growth due to induction of senescence. Prolonged BMI1 inhibition induces a senescence-associated secretory phenotype, which promotes tumor recurrence. Clearance of senescent cells using BH3 protein mimetics co-operates with BMI1 inhibition to enhance tumor cell killing in vivo.

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AgingAstrocytomaBrain Stem NeoplasmsCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChildChild, PreschoolChromatinDiffuse Intrinsic Pontine GliomaEpigenomicsFemaleGliomaHistonesHumansLysineBMI1 protein, humanChromatinHistonesLysinePolycomb Repressive Complex 1BH3 mimeticsBMI1DIPGH3K27M mutantH3WTPTC 028RNAi screenSASPsenescence

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PMID33086074
PMCPMC7574900
OpenAlexW3094086985

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