Biological Mechanisms and Clinical Significance of BAP1 Mutations in Human Cancer

M Carbone, JW Harbour, J Brugarolas, A Bononi… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Among more than 200 BAP1-mutant families affected by the “BAP1 cancer syndrome,”
nearly all individuals inheriting a BAP1 mutant allele developed one or more malignancies …

Roles and mechanisms of BAP1 deubiquitinase in tumor suppression

L Masclef, O Ahmed, B Estavoyer, B Larrivée… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
The BAP1 gene has emerged as a major tumor suppressor mutated with various
frequencies in numerous human malignancies, including uveal melanoma, malignant …

Clonal architecture in mesothelioma is prognostic and shapes the tumour microenvironment

M Zhang, JL Luo, Q Sun, J Harber, AG Dawson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) is typically diagnosed 20–50 years after
exposure to asbestos and evolves along an unknown evolutionary trajectory. To elucidate …

Genomic landscape of pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma tumours

S Hiltbrunner, Z Fleischmann, ES Sokol… - British Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Malignant pleural and peritoneal mesotheliomas are rare malignancies with
unacceptable poor prognoses and limited treatment options. The genomic landscape is …

[HTML][HTML] Gene therapy for diffuse pleural mesotheliomas in preclinical models by concurrent expression of NF2 and SuperHippo

R Zhu, X Liu, X Zhang, Z Zhong, S Qi, R Jin, Y Gu… - Cell Reports …, 2024 - cell.com
Diffuse pleural mesothelioma (DPM) is a lethal cancer with a poor prognosis and limited
treatment options. The Hippo signaling pathway genes, such as NF2 and LATS1/2, are …

NF2 alteration in mesothelioma

Y Sekido, T Sato - Frontiers in Toxicology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The NF2 tumor suppressor gene is a frequent somatically mutated gene in mesothelioma,
with 30%–40% mesotheliomas showing NF2 inactivation. NF2 encodes merlin, a member of …

[HTML][HTML] Asbestos-induced chronic inflammation in malignant pleural mesothelioma and related therapeutic approaches—a narrative review

AA Zolondick, G Gaudino, J Xue, HI Pass… - Precision cancer …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The aim of this review is addressing the mechanisms of asbestos carcinogenesis,
including chronic inflammation and autophagy-mediated cell survival, and propose potential …

[HTML][HTML] Establishment of an experimental model of canine malignant mesothelioma organoid culture using a three-dimensional culture method

Y Sato, M Elbadawy, K Suzuki, R Tsunedomi… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Canine malignant mesothelioma (cMM) is a rare and drug-resistant malignant tumor. Due to
few patients and experimental models, there have not been enough studies to demonstrate …

Crosstalk with lung fibroblasts shapes the growth and therapeutic response of mesothelioma cells

Y Chrisochoidou, R Roy, P Farahmand… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer of the mesothelial layer associated with an extensive
fibrotic response. The latter is in large part mediated by cancer-associated fibroblasts which …

Combination of EZH2 and ATM inhibition in BAP1-deficient mesothelioma

N Landman, D Hulsman, J Badhai, J Kopparam… - British Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Background More than half of mesothelioma tumours show alterations in the tumour
suppressor gene BAP1. BAP1-deficient mesothelioma is shown to be sensitive to EZH2 …