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ArticleCancer discovery2021

ZFTA-RELA Dictates Oncogenic Transcriptional Programs to Drive Aggressive Supratentorial Ependymoma.

Amir Arabzade, Yanhua Zhao, Srinidhi Varadharajan, Hsiao-Chi Chen, Selin Jessa, Bryan Rivas, Austin J Stuckert, Minerva Solis, Alisha Kardian, Dana Tlais and 31 more

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Article in Cancer discovery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

63 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Clinical, surgical, and molecular features of pediatric supratentorial ependymomas: a single-institution experience.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  3. A brief history of ependymoma.Neuro-oncology · 2026
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  7. A systems approach identifies MERTK as a therapeutic vulnerability in ZFTA-RELA-driven ependymomas.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  9. Use of Automated BaseScope Assay on the Leica BOND RX.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  10. B7-H3 CAR T Cells Are Effective against Ependymomas but Limited by Tumor Size and Immune Response.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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  17. Targeting EPHB2/ABL1 restores antitumor immunity in preclinical models of ependymoma.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

41 authors at 10 institutions in 5 countries.

Amir Arabzade *Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas.
Yanhua Zhao *Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Srinidhi Varadharajan *Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-2033-0758
Hsiao-Chi Chen *Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-7505-6119
Selin JessaQuantitative Life Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4192-6523
Bryan RivasDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Austin J StuckertDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-5938-7495
Minerva SolisDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Alisha KardianDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Dana TlaisDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-0060-8070
Brian J GolbournDepartment of Neurological Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Ann-Catherine J StantonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Yuen San ChanTherapeutic Innovation Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Calla OlsonTherapeutic Innovation Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Kristen L KarlinTherapeutic Innovation Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Kathleen KongTherapeutic Innovation Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Robert KuppCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Cambridge, England.
Baoli HuDepartment of Neurological Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-2737-6871
Sarah G InjacDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-6389-369X
Madeline NgoDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-3610-6475
Peter R WangDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas.
Luz A De LeónDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Felix SahmHopp-Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5441-1962
Daisuke KawauchiHopp-Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1254-9725
Stefan M PfisterHopp-Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5447-5322
Charles Y LinTherapeutic Innovation Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
H Courtney HodgesTherapeutic Innovation Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-4441-497X
Irtisha SinghDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas.
Thomas F WestbrookTherapeutic Innovation Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Murali M ChintagumpalaDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Susan M BlaneyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Donald W ParsonsDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Kristian W PajtlerHopp-Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Sameer AgnihotriDepartment of Neurological Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Richard J GilbertsonCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Cambridge, England.ORCID 0000-0001-7539-9472
Joanna YiDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Nada JabadoQuantitative Life Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Claudia L KleinmanQuantitative Life Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5158-7126
Kelsey C BertrandDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. stephen.mack@stjude.org deneen@bcm.edu stephen.mack@stjude.org.
Benjamin DeneenCancer and Cell Biology Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. stephen.mack@stjude.org deneen@bcm.edu stephen.mack@stjude.org.
Stephen C MackDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. stephen.mack@stjude.org deneen@bcm.edu stephen.mack@stjude.org.ORCID 0000-0001-9620-4742
Baylor College of Medicine · USChildren's Cancer Center · USChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh · USGerman Cancer Research Center · DECancer Research UK Cambridge Center · GBMcGill-Queen's University Press · CARice University · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USJewish General Hospital · CATexas A&M Health Science Center · US

Funding

PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMK12CA090433 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI CARL E ALLEN, Donald W. Parsons · 2002 to 2026
$18.5M
Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) ProgramR25GM056929 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI PEREIRA, FRED A · 1998 to 2023
$12.4M
YEARS 19 - 23: BCM POST-BACCALAUREATE RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAMR25GM069234 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI PEREIRA, FRED A · 2003 to 2024
$7.5M
Integrative bioinformatics and functional characterization of oncogenic driver aberrations in cancerU01CA217842 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DENEEN, BENJAMIN, MILLS, GORDON B. · 2017 to 2021
$3.6M
MOLECULAR DISSECTION OF SEIZURE MICROENVIRONMENT IN MALIGNANT GLIOMAR01CA223388 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI DENEEN, BENJAMIN, NOEBELS, JEFFREY · 2018 to 2022
$3.5M
Novel cellular regulatory mechanisms governing SWI/SNF activityR35GM137996 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Hamilton Courtney Hodges · 2020 to 2026
$2.9M
Deciphering the Role of Aberrant Endogenous Retroviral Expression in Onco-histone Driven GliomaR01NS116361 · NINDS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Stephen C Mack · 2021 to 2026
$2.5M
Dynamic effects of cancer mutations on the mammalian SWI/SNF ATPase BrgR00CA187565 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI HODGES, HAMILTON COURTNEY · 2017 to 2019
$747k
Cancer Research UK 22492Cancer Research UK 26398Cancer Research UK 28598NCI NIH HHS K12 CA090433NCI NIH HHS R00 CA187565NCI NIH HHS R01 CA223388NCI NIH HHS U01 CA217842NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM056929NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM069234NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM137996NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS116361
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

More than 60% of supratentorial ependymomas harbor a

Indexed as

AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDNA-Binding ProteinsEpendymomaMiceSupratentorial NeoplasmsTranscription Factor RelATranscription Factors2700081o15rik protein, mouseDNA-Binding ProteinsRELA protein, humanTranscription Factor RelATranscription Factors

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PMID33741710
PMCPMC8418998
OpenAlexW3135955177

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