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ArticleScientific reports2023

Neurodegeneration-associated protein VAPB regulates proliferation in medulloblastoma.

Amanda Faria Assoni, Thiago Giove Mitsugi, René Wardenaar, Raiane Oliveira Ferreira, Elisa Helena Farias Jandrey, Gabriela Machado Novaes, Isabela Fonseca de Oliveira Granha, Petra Bakker, Carolini Kaid, Mayana Zatz and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Amanda Faria AssoniHuman Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 106, Rua do Matão, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil. amandafassoni@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9087-7823
Thiago Giove MitsugiHuman Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 106, Rua do Matão, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5940-194X
René WardenaarEuropean Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, 1, Antonius Deusinglaan, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Raiane Oliveira FerreiraHuman Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 106, Rua do Matão, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2326-9494
Elisa Helena Farias JandreyHuman Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 106, Rua do Matão, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0750-7552
Gabriela Machado NovaesHuman Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 106, Rua do Matão, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9699-5596
Isabela Fonseca de Oliveira GranhaHuman Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 106, Rua do Matão, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3180-3039
Petra BakkerEuropean Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, 1, Antonius Deusinglaan, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7019-0258
Carolini KaidHuman Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 106, Rua do Matão, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1852-6997
Mayana ZatzHuman Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 106, Rua do Matão, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3970-8025
Floris Foijer *European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, 1, Antonius Deusinglaan, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands. f.foijer@umcg.nl.ORCID 0000-0003-0989-3127
Oswaldo Keith Okamoto *Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, 106, Rua do Matão, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, 05508-090, Brazil. keith.okamoto@usp.br.ORCID 0000-0002-8528-6225
Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversity of Groningen · NLCentro Universitário da Cidade · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

VAMP (Vesicle-associated membrane protein)-associated protein B and C (VAPB) has been widely studied in neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, but little is known about its role in cancer. Medulloblastoma is a common brain malignancy in children and arises from undifferentiated cells during neuronal development. Therefore, medulloblastoma is an interesting model to investigate the possible relationship between VAPB and tumorigenesis. Here we demonstrate that high VAPB expression in medulloblastoma correlates with decreased overall patient survival. Consistent with this clinical correlation, we find that VAPB is required for normal proliferation rates of medulloblastoma cells in vitro and in vivo. Knockout of VAPB (VAPB

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Cerebellar NeoplasmsMedulloblastomaCell ProliferationChildHumansVesicular Transport ProteinsVAPB protein, humanVesicular Transport Proteins

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