Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

ACVR1 R206H cooperates with H3.1K27M in promoting diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma pathogenesis

  • Christine M. Hoeman,
  • Francisco J. Cordero,
  • Guo Hu,
  • Katie Misuraca,
  • Megan M. Romero,
  • Herminio J. Cardona,
  • Javad Nazarian,
  • Rintaro Hashizume,
  • Roger McLendon,
  • Paul Yu,
  • Daniele Procissi,
  • Samantha Gadd,
  • Oren J. Becher

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08823-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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ACVR1 and H3.1K27M mutations co-occur in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Here, the authors generate a mouse model that recapitulates these genetic lesions and show, using genetic and pharmacological approaches, that the bone morphogenetic protein pathway may be a therapeutic target in these tumours.