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ReviewBiophysical reviews2023

Neurodevelopmental disorders, like cancer, are connected to impaired chromatin remodelers, PI3K/mTOR, and PAK1-regulated MAPK.

Ruth Nussinov, Bengi Ruken Yavuz, M Kaan Arici, Habibe Cansu Demirel, Mingzhen Zhang, Yonglan Liu, Chung-Jung Tsai, Hyunbum Jang, Nurcan Tuncbag

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Review in Biophysical reviews, 2023. 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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37citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ruth NussinovComputational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8115-6415
Bengi Ruken YavuzGraduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
M Kaan AriciGraduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
Habibe Cansu DemirelDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Koc University, 34450 Istanbul, Turkey.
Mingzhen ZhangComputational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702 USA.
Yonglan LiuCancer Innovation Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702 USA.
Chung-Jung TsaiComputational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702 USA.
Hyunbum JangComputational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702 USA.
Nurcan TuncbagDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Koc University, 34450 Istanbul, Turkey.
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · USKoç University · TRMiddle East Technical University · TRTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201500003CNCI NIH HHS HHSN261201500003I
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and cancer share proteins, pathways, and mutations. Their clinical symptoms are different. However, individuals with NDDs have higher probabilities of eventually developing cancer. Here, we review the literature and ask how the shared features can lead to different medical conditions and why having an NDD first can increase the chances of malignancy. To explore these vital questions, we focus on dysregulated PI3K/mTOR, a major brain cell growth pathway in differentiation, and MAPK, a critical pathway in proliferation, a hallmark of cancer. Differentiation is governed by chromatin organization, making aberrant chromatin remodelers highly likely agents in NDDs. Dysregulated chromatin organization and accessibility influence the lineage of specific cell brain types at specific embryonic development stages. PAK1, with pivotal roles in brain development and in cancer, also regulates MAPK. We review, clarify, and connect dysregulated pathways with dysregulated proliferation and differentiation in cancer and NDDs and highlight PAK1 role in brain development and MAPK regulation. Exactly how PAK1 activation controls brain development, and why specific chromatin remodeler components, e.g., BAF170 encoded by

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PMID37124926
PMCPMC10133437
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