Splicing is an alternate oncogenic pathway activation mechanism in glioma

oleh: Robert Siddaway, Scott Milos, Arun Kumaran Anguraj Vadivel, Tara H. W. Dobson, Jyothishmathi Swaminathan, Scott Ryall, Sanja Pajovic, Palak G. Patel, Javad Nazarian, Oren Becher, Michael Brudno, Arun Ramani, Vidya Gopalakrishnan, Cynthia Hawkins

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01

Deskripsi

Targeting genetic drivers of high grade diffuse glioma (HGG) has not improved patient survival, suggesting the involvement of other mechanisms. Here, across cancer types, the authors identify increased alternative splicing burden in cancer drivers compared to mutation rate as an alternative mechanism for activation of oncogenic pathways such as RAS/MAPK.