Targeting activating mutations of EZH2 leads to potent cell growth inhibition in human melanoma by derepression of tumor suppressor genes.

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Published in Oncotarget on September 29, 2015

Authors

Jessamy C Tiffen1,2,3, Dilini Gunatilake1,2,3, Stuart J Gallagher1,2,3, Kavitha Gowrishankar1,2,3, Anja Heinemann1,2,3, Carleen Cullinane4, Ken Dutton-Regester5, Gulietta M Pupo6, Dario Strbenac7, Jean Y Yang7, Jason Madore8,3, Graham J Mann6,7,3, Nicholas K Hayward5, Grant A McArthur4,9, Fabian V Filipp10, Peter Hersey1,2,3

Author Affiliations

1: Melanoma Immunology and Oncology Group, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
2: Melanoma Research Group, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
3: Melanoma Institute Australia, Crows Nest, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
4: Translational Research Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
5: Oncogenomics Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
6: Center for Cancer Research, University of Sydney at Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
7: School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
8: Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
9: Oncogenic Signalling and Growth Control Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
10: Systems Biology and Cancer Metabolism, Program for Quantitative Systems Biology, University of California Merced, Merced, CA, USA.

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