Genetic editing of colonic organoids provides a molecularly distinct and orthotopic preclinical model of serrated carcinogenesis

Abstract

Serrated colorectal cancer (CRC) accounts for approximately 25% of cases and includes tumours that are among the most treatment resistant and with worst outcomes. This CRC subtype is associated with activating mutations in the mitogen-activated kinase pathway gene, BRAF, and epigenetic modifications termed the CpG Island Methylator Phenotype, leading to epigenetic silencing of key tumour suppressor genes. It is still not clear which (epi-)genetic changes are most important in neoplastic progression and we begin to address this knowledge gap herein.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 17, 2018
Source ID
10.1136/gutjnl-2017-315920

Entities

People

  • Barbara A Leggett
  • Daniel L Worthley
  • Helen E Abud
  • Hiroki Kobayashi
  • Jatin Roper
  • Jia Q Ng
  • Josephine A Wright
  • Julie Marker
  • Krystyna Gieniec
  • Laura Vrbanac
  • Lisa Jonavicius
  • Lochlan Fennell
  • Mari Ichinose
  • Mark L Bettington
  • Miao Yang
  • Nobumi Suzuki
  • Pratyaksha Wirapati
  • Roshini Somashekar
  • Sabine Tejpar
  • Siddhartha Mukherjee
  • Simon J Leedham
  • Sonja Klebe
  • Susan Woods
  • Tamsin R M Lannagan
  • Tongtong Wang
  • Tracey L Putoczki
  • Vicki L J Whitehall
  • Yoku Hayakawa
  • Young K Lee
  • Ömer H. Yılmaz

Organizations

  • American Federation for Aging Research
  • Gastroenterological Society of Australia
  • Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Sidney Kimmel Foundation
  • United States Department of Defense
  • V Foundation for Cancer Research

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Cancer Biotech