Nature Communications (Apr 2023)

Mapping the landscape of genetic dependencies in chordoma

  • Tanaz Sharifnia,
  • Mathias J. Wawer,
  • Amy Goodale,
  • Yenarae Lee,
  • Mariya Kazachkova,
  • Joshua M. Dempster,
  • Sandrine Muller,
  • Joan Levy,
  • Daniel M. Freed,
  • Josh Sommer,
  • Jérémie Kalfon,
  • Francisca Vazquez,
  • William C. Hahn,
  • David E. Root,
  • Paul A. Clemons,
  • Stuart L. Schreiber

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37593-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Cancer cells possess unique molecular features that can confer an increased dependence on specific genes. Here, the authors use CRISPR-Cas9 screens to identify selectively essential genes and therapeutic targets in chordoma.