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ReviewNeurobiology of disease2024

Single cell spatial biology over developmental time can decipher pediatric brain pathologies.

Ruth Nussinov, Bengi Ruken Yavuz, Hyunbum Jang

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Review in Neurobiology of disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Allostery in Biomolecular Condensates.Journal of molecular biology · 2026
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  9. Molecular principles underlying aggressive cancers.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ruth NussinovComputational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA; Cancer Innovation Laboratory, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA; Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. Electronic address: NussinoR@mail.nih.gov.
Bengi Ruken YavuzCancer Innovation Laboratory, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
Hyunbum JangComputational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA; Cancer Innovation Laboratory, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.

Funding

Protein Structure, Stability, and Amyloid FormationZ01BC010440 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI NUSSINOV, RUTH · 2002 to 2008
$1.4M
Biomolecular Recognition and Binding MechanismsZ01BC010441 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI NUSSINOV, RUTH · 2002 to 2008
$1.2M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC010440Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC010441NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201500003CNCI NIH HHS HHSN261201500003I
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric low grade brain tumors and neurodevelopmental disorders share proteins, signaling pathways, and networks. They also share germline mutations and an impaired prenatal differentiation origin. They may differ in the timing of the events and proliferation. We suggest that their pivotal distinct, albeit partially overlapping, outcomes relate to the cell states, which depend on their spatial location, and timing of gene expression during brain development. These attributes are crucial as the brain develops sequentially, and single-cell spatial organization influences cell state, thus function. Our underlying premise is that the root cause in neurodevelopmental disorders and pediatric tumors is impaired prenatal differentiation. Data related to pediatric brain tumors, neurodevelopmental disorders, brain cell (sub)types, locations, and timing of expression in the developing brain are scant. However, emerging single cell technologies, including transcriptomic, spatial biology, spatial high-resolution imaging performed over the brain developmental time, could be transformational in deciphering brain pathologies thereby pharmacology.

Indexed as

BrainSingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsChildHumansNeurodevelopmental DisorderscancerCell differentiationCell stateNeurodevelopmental disordersPediatric low-grade gliomasPediatric tumorsSingle-cell transcriptomics

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PMID38992777
PMCPMC11286356

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