2020
Fusobacterium nucleatum infection correlates with two types of microsatellite alterations in colorectal cancer and triggers DNA damage
Okita Y, Koi M, Takeda K, Ross R, Mukherjee B, Koeppe E, Stoffel E, Galanko J, McCoy A, Keku T, Okugawa Y, Kitajima T, Toiyama Y, Martens E, Carethers J. Fusobacterium nucleatum infection correlates with two types of microsatellite alterations in colorectal cancer and triggers DNA damage. Gut Pathogens 2020, 12: 46. PMID: 33005238, PMCID: PMC7526104, DOI: 10.1186/s13099-020-00384-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrosatellite instability-highCpG island hypermethylation phenotypeColorectal cancerMicrosatellite alterationsFusobacterium nucleatum infectionInflammatory tumor microenvironmentSubtypes of colorectal cancerDNA double strand breaksColorectal cancer cohortMicrosatellite instability-lowTumor microenvironmentFn infectionColorectal cancer tissuesHypermethylation phenotypeElevated levelsInfected cellsCancerInfectionAlterationsDouble strand breaksAssociated with microsatellite instability-highStrand breaks
2019
Targeted Assessment of G0S2 Methylation Identifies a Rapidly Recurrent, Routinely Fatal Molecular Subtype of Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Mohan D, Lerario A, Else T, Mukherjee B, Almeida M, Vinco M, Rege J, Mariani B, Zerbini M, Mendonca B, Latronico A, Marie S, Rainey W, Giordano T, Fragoso M, Hammer G. Targeted Assessment of G0S2 Methylation Identifies a Rapidly Recurrent, Routinely Fatal Molecular Subtype of Adrenocortical Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 3276-3288. PMID: 30770352, PMCID: PMC7117545, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-2693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpregulation of cell cycleDNA damage response programsAdrenocortical carcinomaTargeted bisulfite sequencingCancer Genome Atlas projectBisulfite sequencingCpG island hypermethylation phenotypeHypermethylation phenotypeAggressive adrenocortical carcinomasCell cycleMolecular markersBiological processesHypermethylationMolecular diagnosticsShorter disease-freeCancers of patientsBiomarker methylationAtlas projectEfficacious adjuvant therapyLocoregional diseaseOverall survivalAdjuvant therapyAdrenocortical tumorsDismal outcomeSilencing