Search Results - "Witt, Olaf"
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HDAC8: a multifaceted target for therapeutic interventions
Published in Trends in pharmacological sciences (Regular ed.) (01-07-2015)“…Highlights • HDAC8, a unique class I HDAC, recognizes both histone and nonhistone substrates. • HDAC8 is implicated in cancer, schistosomiasis, and Cornelia de…”
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HDAC family: What are the cancer relevant targets?
Published in Cancer letters (08-05-2009)“…Abstract Histone deacetylases comprise a family of 18 genes, which are grouped into classes I–IV based on their homology to their respective yeast orthologues…”
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Practical implementation of DNA methylation and copy-number-based CNS tumor diagnostics: the Heidelberg experience
Published in Acta neuropathologica (01-08-2018)“…Recently, we described a machine learning approach for classification of central nervous system tumors based on the analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation…”
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Risk stratification of childhood medulloblastoma in the molecular era: the current consensus
Published in Acta neuropathologica (01-06-2016)“…Historical risk stratification criteria for medulloblastoma rely primarily on clinicopathological variables pertaining to age, presence of metastases, extent…”
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DNMT and HDAC inhibitors induce cryptic transcription start sites encoded in long terminal repeats
Published in Nature genetics (01-07-2017)“…Christoph Plass and colleagues investigate the transcriptomic and epigenomic changes induced by treatment with inhibitors of DNMT and HDAC in cancer cell…”
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Reduced H3K27me3 and DNA Hypomethylation Are Major Drivers of Gene Expression in K27M Mutant Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas
Published in Cancer cell (11-11-2013)“…Two recurrent mutations, K27M and G34R/V, within histone variant H3.3 were recently identified in ∼50% of pHGGs. Both mutations define clinically and…”
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Decoding the regulatory landscape of medulloblastoma using DNA methylation sequencing
Published in Nature (London) (26-06-2014)“…Medulloblastoma is a malignant childhood brain tumour presenting major clinical challenges; here, a comprehensive genome-wide DNA methylation data set from…”
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Small Molecule Inhibitors of Aurora-A Induce Proteasomal Degradation of N-Myc in Childhood Neuroblastoma
Published in Cancer cell (08-07-2013)“…Amplification of MYCN is a driver mutation in a subset of human neuroendocrine tumors, including neuroblastoma. No small molecules that target N-Myc, the…”
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Efficacy and safety of everolimus for subependymal giant cell astrocytomas associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (EXIST-1): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (12-01-2013)“…Summary Background Tuberous sclerosis complex is a genetic disorder leading to constitutive activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and growth of…”
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Synthesis and Biological Investigation of Oxazole Hydroxamates as Highly Selective Histone Deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) Inhibitors
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (25-02-2016)“…Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) catalyzes the removal of an acetyl group from lysine residues of several non-histone proteins. Here we report the preparation of…”
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Long-Term Use of Everolimus in Patients with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Final Results from the EXIST-1 Study
Published in PloS one (28-06-2016)“…Everolimus, a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, has demonstrated efficacy in treating subependymal giant cell astrocytomas (SEGAs) and other…”
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A subset of pediatric-type thalamic gliomas share a distinct DNA methylation profile, H3K27me3 loss and frequent alteration of EGFR
Published in Neuro-oncology (Charlottesville, Va.) (30-01-2021)“…Abstract Background Malignant astrocytic gliomas in children show a remarkable biological and clinical diversity. Small in-frame insertions or missense…”
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Next-generation sequencing in routine brain tumor diagnostics enables an integrated diagnosis and identifies actionable targets
Published in Acta neuropathologica (01-06-2016)“…With the number of prognostic and predictive genetic markers in neuro-oncology steadily growing, the need for comprehensive molecular analysis of…”
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MAPK pathway activation in pilocytic astrocytoma
Published in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS (01-06-2012)“…Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) is the most common tumor of the pediatric central nervous system (CNS). A body of research over recent years has demonstrated a key…”
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Alternative lengthening of telomeres in childhood neuroblastoma from genome to proteome
Published in Nature communications (24-02-2021)“…Telomere maintenance by telomerase activation or alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) is a major determinant of poor outcome in neuroblastoma. Here, we…”
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Histone Deacetylase 8 in Neuroblastoma Tumorigenesis
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-01-2009)“…Purpose: The effects of pan–histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors on cancer cells have shown that HDACs are involved in fundamental tumor biological processes…”
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Safety and efficacy of mTOR inhibitor treatment in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex under 2 years of age - a multicenter retrospective study
Published in Orphanet journal of rare diseases (03-05-2019)“…Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a multisystem disease with prominent neurologic manifestations such as epilepsy, cognitive impairment and autism spectrum…”
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Histone deacetylase 10 promotes autophagy-mediated cell survival
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (09-07-2013)“…Tumor cells activate autophagy in response to chemotherapy-induced DNA damage as a survival program to cope with metabolic stress. Here, we provide in vitro…”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Chromatin States in Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Identifies Diverging Roles for SWI/SNF and Polycomb in Gene Regulation
Published in Cancer cell (14-01-2019)“…Biallelic inactivation of SMARCB1, encoding a member of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, is the hallmark genetic aberration of atypical teratoid…”
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Targeting histone deacetylase 8 as a therapeutic approach to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases
Published in Future medicinal chemistry (01-09-2016)“…Histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8), a unique class I zinc-dependent HDAC, is an emerging target in cancer and other diseases. Its substrate repertoire extends…”
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