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Besmira Alija

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 1, 2025

Altered chromatin accessibility mediated by somatic cohesin mutations amplifies FLI1-Menin output to promote leukemogenesis

Jane Jialu Xu, Viviana Scoca, Yi Chen…·Aaron D. Viny

This study shows that cohesin mutations alter chromatin accessibility, enhancing FLI1-Menin interaction and promoting leukemogenesis through therapeutic vulnerabilities.

DOI 10.1101/2025.04.01.646632

humanChIP-seq

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 19, 2023

Combined Mek inhibition and Pparg activation Eradicates Muscle Invasive Bladder cancer in a Mouse Model of BBN-induced Carcinogenesis

Tiffany Tate, Sakina A. Plumber, Hikmat A Al‐Ahmadie…·Cathy Lee Mendelsohn

This study shows that combining MEK inhibition and Pparg activation eradicates muscle-invasive bladder cancer in a mouse model by reversing tumor differentiation and inducing apoptosis.

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mouseATAC-seq

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