ETS gene fusions in prostate cancer: from discovery to daily clinical practice

SA Tomlins, A Bjartell, AM Chinnaiyan, G Jenster… - European urology, 2009 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: In 2005, fusions between the androgen-regulated transmembrane protease
serine 2 gene, TMPRSS2, and E twenty-six (ETS) transcription factors were discovered in …

ETS gene fusions in prostate cancer

JP Clark, CS Cooper - Nature Reviews Urology, 2009 - nature.com
Chromosomal rearrangements that result in high level expression of ETS gene family
members are common events in human prostate cancer. Most frequently, the androgen …

Role of the TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion in prostate cancer

SA Tomlins, B Laxman, S Varambally, X Cao, J Yu… - Neoplasia, 2008 - Elsevier
TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusions are the predominant molecular subtype of prostate cancer.
Here, we explored the role of TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion product using in vitro and in vivo …

Multiplex cytological profiling assay to measure diverse cellular states

SM Gustafsdottir, V Ljosa, KL Sokolnicki… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Computational methods for image-based profiling are under active development, but their
success hinges on assays that can capture a wide range of phenotypes. We have …

Cell-to-cell heterogeneity of EWSR1-FLI1 activity determines proliferation/migration choices in Ewing sarcoma cells

GA Franzetti, K Laud-Duval, W Van Der Ent, A Brisac… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
Ewing sarcoma is characterized by the expression of the chimeric EWSR1-FLI1 transcription
factor. Proteomic analyses indicate that the decrease of EWSR1-FLI1 expression leads to …

BCOR-CCNB3 (Ewing-like) sarcoma: a clinicopathologic analysis of 10 cases, in comparison with conventional Ewing sarcoma

F Puls, A Niblett, G Marland, CLL Gaston… - The American journal …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BCOR-CCNB3 fusion transcripts resulting from an X-chromosomal paracentric inversion
were recently identified in a series of unclassifiable soft tissue and bone sarcomas with …

Multi-parameter phenotypic profiling: using cellular effects to characterize small-molecule compounds

Y Feng, TJ Mitchison, A Bender, DW Young… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2009 - nature.com
Multi-parameter phenotypic profiling of small molecules provides important insights into their
mechanisms of action, as well as a systems level understanding of biological pathways and …

Reversible LSD1 inhibition interferes with global EWS/ETS transcriptional activity and impedes Ewing sarcoma tumor growth

S Sankar, ER Theisen, J Bearss, T Mulvihill… - Clinical cancer …, 2014 - AACR
Purpose: Ewing sarcoma is a pediatric bone tumor that absolutely relies on the
transcriptional activity of the EWS/ETS family of fusion oncoproteins. While the most common …

Children's Oncology Group's 2013 blueprint for research: bone tumors

R Gorlick, K Janeway, S Lessnick… - Pediatric blood & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In the US, approximately 650 children are diagnosed with osteosarcoma and Ewing
sarcoma (ES) each year. Five‐year survival ranges from 65% to 75% for localized disease …

Chemical genetic strategy identifies histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) and HDAC2 as therapeutic targets in sickle cell disease

JE Bradner, R Mak, SK Tanguturi… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The worldwide burden of sickle cell disease is enormous, with over 200,000 infants born
with the disease each year in Africa alone. Induction of fetal hemoglobin is a validated …