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Single-vector inducible lentiviral RNAi system for oncology target validationDmitri Wiederschain
Oncology Research, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Cell Cycle 8:498-504. 2009..The versatile and robust inducible lentiviral RNAi system reported herein can therefore serve as a powerful tool to rapidly reveal tumor cell dependence...
PTEN-deficient cancers depend on PIK3CBSusan Wee
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:13057-62. 2008..This unexpected finding demonstrates the need to tailor therapeutic approaches to the genetic basis of PI3K pathway activation to achieve optimal treatment response...
The Polycomb group protein Bmi-1 is essential for the growth of multiple myeloma cellsZainab Jagani
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Cancer Res 70:5528-38. 2010..Therefore, these studies not only highlight Bmi-1 as a cancer-dependent factor in multiple myeloma, but also elucidate a novel antiapoptotic mechanism for Bmi-1 function involving the suppression of Bim...
Contribution of polycomb homologues Bmi-1 and Mel-18 to medulloblastoma pathogenesisDmitri Wiederschain
Oncology Research, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Mol Cell Biol 27:4968-79. 2007..Taken together, these results suggest that Bmi-1 and Mel-18 may have overlapping functions in cancer cell growth...
Class IA phosphoinositide 3-kinase isoforms and human tumorigenesis: implications for cancer drug discovery and developmentSusan Wee
Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02319, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 20:77-82. 2008..This review summarizes the current knowledge about specific contributions of Class IA phosphoinositide 3-kinases to tumorigenesis and presents a rationale for the development of isoform-specific inhibitors...
