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The histone H3.3K27M mutation in pediatric glioma reprograms H3K27 methylation and gene expression.
Genes & development - 1 May 2013
Chan Kui-Ming, Fang Dong, Gan Haiyun, Hashizume Rintaro, Yu Chuanhe, Schroeder Mark, Gupta Nalin, Mueller Sabine, James C David, Jenkins Robert, Sarkaria Jann, Zhang Zhiguo
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have identified a Lys 27-to-methionine (K27M) mutation at one allele of H3F3A, one of the two genes encoding histone H3 variant H3.3, in 60% of high-grade pediatric glioma cases. The median survival of this group of patients after diagnosis is ∼1 yr. Here we show that the levels of H3K27 di- and trimethylation (H3K27me2 and H3K27me3) are reduced globally in H3.3K27M patient samples due to the...
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