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ArticleNature2025

Converging mechanism of UM171 and KBTBD4 neomorphic cancer mutations.

Xiaowen Xie, Olivia Zhang, Megan J R Yeo, Ceejay Lee, Ran Tao, Stefan A Harry, N Connor Payne, Eunju Nam, Leena Paul, Yiran Li and 13 more

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Article in Nature, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 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

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Xiaowen Xie *Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9884-1865
Olivia Zhang *Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4299-1485
Megan J R Yeo *Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7906-9080
Ceejay Lee *Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4128-9328
Ran TaoCenter of Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Stefan A HarryDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
N Connor PayneDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9513-6194
Eunju NamDivision of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Leena PaulCenter of Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4100-334X
Yiran LiCenter of Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6339-5324
Hui Si KwokDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2858-8876
Hanjie JiangDivision of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6090-4552
Haibin MaoDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jennifer L HadleyCenter of Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1918-747X
Hong LinCenter of Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Melissa BattsCenter of Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-3130-6570
Pallavi M GosaviDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0486-5787
Vincenzo D'AngiolellaEdinburgh Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, The Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8365-9094
Philip A ColeDivision of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6873-7824
Ralph MazitschekBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1105-689X
Paul A NorthcottCenter of Excellence in Neuro-Oncology Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1220-5252
Ning ZhengDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. nzheng@uw.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1039-1581
Brian B LiauDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. liau@chemistry.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2985-462X

Funding

The DNA Damage Response and Tumorigenesis in the BrainP01CA096832 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI BAKER, SUZANNE J. · 2003 to 2025
$38.0M
Mapping the Cerebellar Origins of Medulloblastoma SubgroupsR01CA270785 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Paul Northcott · 2023 to 2026
$2.8M
Mapping Structure-Activity Relationships of Chemical Inhibitors via Genome-EditingDP2GM137494 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI LIAU, BRIAN · 2019 to 2019
$2.5M
Chemical Genetic Approaches to Study Chromatin ComplexesR01CA274437 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI Brian Liau · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
Chemical Approaches to Understanding Reversible Lysine ModificationsR35GM149229 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI PHILIP A COLE · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
Integrating Chemical Genetic Approaches with Precision Genome EditingR35GM153476 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI Brian Liau · 2024 to 2026
$1.2M
Cancer Research UKNCI NIH HHS P01 CA096832NCI NIH HHS R01 CA270785NCI NIH HHS R01 CA274437NIGMS NIH HHS DP2 GM137494NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM149229NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM153476
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer mutations can create neomorphic protein-protein interactions to drive aberrant function

Indexed as

Carrier ProteinsIndolesMedulloblastomaMutationPyrimidinesCell Line, TumorCo-Repressor ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyHistone Deacetylase 1Histone Deacetylase 2HumansModels, MolecularProtein MultimerizationProteolysisCarrier ProteinsCo-Repressor ProteinsHDAC1 protein, humanHDAC2 protein, humanHistone Deacetylase 1Histone Deacetylase 2IndolesKBTBD4 protein, humanPyrimidinesUM171 compound

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PMID39939763
PMCPMC11882451

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