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ArticleNature communications2024

Developmental basis of SHH medulloblastoma heterogeneity.

Maxwell P Gold, Winnie Ong, Andrew M Masteller, David R Ghasemi, Julie Anne Galindo, Noel R Park, Nhan C Huynh, Aneesh Donde, Veronika Pister, Raul A Saurez and 19 more

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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29 authors at 16 institutions in 4 countries.

Maxwell P GoldDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA.
Winnie OngDevelopmental & Stem Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Andrew M MastellerDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA.
David R GhasemiHopp-Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3844-9933
Julie Anne GalindoDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Noel R ParkLewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1392-6684
Nhan C HuynhDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA.
Aneesh DondeDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA.
Veronika PisterDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8051-4890
Raul A SaurezDevelopmental & Stem Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Maria C VladoiuDevelopmental & Stem Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Grace H HwangDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Tanja EisemannCancer Genome and Epigenetics Program, NCI-Designated Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5981-6491
Laura K DonovanDevelopmental & Stem Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Adam D WalkerDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Joseph BenetatosDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8211-5642
Christelle DufourDepartment of Child and Adolescent Oncology, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5993-8077
Livia GarziaCancer Research Program, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5016-0753
Rosalind A SegalDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9850-8432
Robert J Wechsler-ReyaCancer Genome and Epigenetics Program, NCI-Designated Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Jill P MesirovDepartment of Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9755-2818
Andrey KorshunovHopp-Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Kristian W PajtlerHopp-Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3562-6121
Scott L PomeroyDepartment of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Olivier AyraultInstitut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR, INSERM, Orsay, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7942-6674
Shawn M DavidsonLewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3475-0382
Jennifer A CotterDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1420-3314
Michael D TaylorDevelopmental & Stem Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7009-3466
Ernest FraenkelDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA. fraenkel-admin@mit.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9249-8181
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · USGerman Cancer Research Center · DEHospital for Sick Children · CABroad Institute · USChildren's Hospital of Los Angeles · USHarvard University · USSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · USBaylor College of Medicine · USCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRInserm · FRMcGill University · CAPrinceton University · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of Southern California · USUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

USC/NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (CORE) SUPPORTP30CA014089 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Fumito Ito · 1985 to 2026
$181.4M
Mouse models to discover new drivers of medulloblastomaR01CA159859 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI Michael D. Taylor, WILLIAM A WEISS · 2011 to 2026
$10.4M
Genetic Analysis and Manipulation Core (GAEC)P50HD105351 · NICHD · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI SCOTT Loren POMEROY, MUSTAFA SAHIN · 2021 to 2026
$9.4M
Epigenetic Pathology and Therapy in Huntington's DiseaseR01NS089076 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI FRAENKEL, ERNEST, HOUSMAN, DAVID · 2015 to 2024
$4.9M
CCL2 and CCR2 as metastatic drivers and therapeutic targets in medulloblastomaR01CA255369 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI GARZIA, LIVIA, TAYLOR, MICHAEL D. · 2021 to 2025
$3.9M
Embryonal Brain Tumor NetworksU01CA184898 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI FRAENKEL, ERNEST, MESIROV, JILL P. · 2014 to 2019
$3.6M
Identifying and Targeting the Drivers of Pediatric Brain TumorsR35NS122339 · NINDS · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI Robert J. Wechsler-Reya · 2021 to 2026
$3.6M
Supporting and evolving Gene Set Enrichment Analysis and the Molecular Signatures Database for cancer researchU24CA220341 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MESIROV, JILL P., TAMAYO, PABLO · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
Prevention and treatment of lethal metastases in group 3 medulloblastomaR01NS106155 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI TAYLOR, MICHAEL D., WEISS, WILLIAM A · 2018 to 2022
$2.8M
Identifying therapeutic pathways targeting medulloblastoma-immune cell interactionsU01CA253547 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI FRAENKEL, ERNEST, MESIROV, JILL P. · 2021 to 2025
$2.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014089NCI NIH HHS R01 CA159859NCI NIH HHS R01 CA255369NCI NIH HHS U01 CA184898NCI NIH HHS U01 CA253547NCI NIH HHS U24 CA220341NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105351NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS089076NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS106155NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS122339
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many genes that drive normal cellular development also contribute to oncogenesis. Medulloblastoma (MB) tumors likely arise from neuronal progenitors in the cerebellum, and we hypothesized that the heterogeneity observed in MBs with sonic hedgehog (SHH) activation could be due to differences in developmental pathways. To investigate this question, here we perform single-nucleus RNA sequencing on highly differentiated SHH MBs with extensively nodular histology and observed malignant cells resembling each stage of canonical granule neuron development. Through innovative computational approaches, we connect these results to published datasets and find that some established molecular subtypes of SHH MB appear arrested at different developmental stages. Additionally, using multiplexed proteomic imaging and MALDI imaging mass spectrometry, we identify distinct histological and metabolic profiles for highly differentiated tumors. Our approaches are applicable to understanding the interplay between heterogeneity and differentiation in other cancers and can provide important insights for the design of targeted therapies.

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Cerebellar NeoplasmsMedulloblastomaCerebellumHedgehog ProteinsHumansProteomicsHedgehog ProteinsSHH protein, human

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PMID38191555
PMCPMC10774283
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