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ArticleNeuromolecular medicine2022

G9a/EHMT2 is a Potential Prognostic Biomarker and Molecular Target in SHH Medulloblastoma.

Barbara Kunzler Souza, Natalia Hogetop Freire, Mariane Jaeger, Caroline Brunetto de Farias, Algemir L Brunetto, André T Brunetto, Rafael Roesler

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Article in Neuromolecular medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Barbara Kunzler SouzaCancer and Neurobiology Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Clinical Hospital (CPE-HCPA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil. barbara@epigenica.com.br.
Natalia Hogetop FreireCancer and Neurobiology Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Clinical Hospital (CPE-HCPA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil.
Mariane JaegerCancer and Neurobiology Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Clinical Hospital (CPE-HCPA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil.
Caroline Brunetto de FariasCancer and Neurobiology Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Clinical Hospital (CPE-HCPA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil.
Algemir L BrunettoCancer and Neurobiology Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Clinical Hospital (CPE-HCPA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil.
André T BrunettoCancer and Neurobiology Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Clinical Hospital (CPE-HCPA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil.
Rafael RoeslerCancer and Neurobiology Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Clinical Hospital (CPE-HCPA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil. rafaelroesler@hcpa.edu.br.ORCID 0000-0001-6016-2261
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Changes in epigenetic programming are associated with cancer development during childhood. Components of the epigenetic machinery involved in normal embryonic development and hijacked by pediatric cancers include enzymes mediating post-translational modifications of DNA and histones that regulate chromatin structure, such as histone methyltransferases (HMTs). Overexpression of the HMT G9a (euchromatic histone lysine methyltransferase 2, EHMT2) has been described in several cancer types. Medulloblastoma (MB), the main type of malignant brain tumor afflicting children, is currently classified into four molecular subgroups. Here, we show that expression level of the G9a/Ehmt2 gene is higher in MB tumors belonging to the SHH, Group 3, and Group 4 subgroups, compared to Wnt tumors. Remarkably, high G9a expression was significantly associated with shorter overall survival in MB patients. We also present evidence that G9a inhibition dose-dependently reduces MB cell viability. Our findings suggest that higher transcription of G9a may be a predictor of poor prognosis in patients with SHH MB, and that inhibiting G9a activity can display antitumor effects in MB.

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Cerebellar NeoplasmsMedulloblastomaBiomarkersChildHedgehog ProteinsHistocompatibility AntigensHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansPrognosisBiomarkersEHMT2 protein, humanHedgehog ProteinsHistocompatibility AntigensHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseSHH protein, humanBrain tumorEHMT2EpigeneticsG9aMedulloblastoma

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PMID35113321
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