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Claire Xin Sun

Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchORCID 0000-0002-2124-3074Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Ron FiresteiniD· 4 shared Isaac B. WoodhouseiD· 2 shared Pouya FaridiiD· 2 shared Tima ShamekhiiD· 2 shared Timothy N. PhoenixiD· 2 shared Aaminah KhaniD· 1 shared Abby GrieriD· 1 shared Ali TavassoliiD· 1 shared

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Chromatin remodeling with combined FACT and BET inhibition disrupts oncogenic transcription in Diffuse Midline Glioma

Holly Holliday, Aaminah Khan, Anahid Ehteda, Hieu Nguyen, Samuel E. Ross, Nisitha Jayatilleke, Anjana Gopalakrishnan, Eyden Wang, Yolanda Colino‐Sanguino, Daisy Kavanagh, Xinyi Guo, Jie Liu, David Lawrence, Claire Xin Sun, Rebecca J. Lehmann, , David Simon Ziegler

This study shows that combining FACT and BET inhibition disrupts oncogenic transcription and extends survival in Diffuse Midline Glioma models.

Science Translational Medicine · Jan 14, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

Resource: A Compendium of HLA-Type and Expression in Pediatric Cancer Models

Yu Guan, Ishika Mahajan, Vikesh Ajith, Dingyin Sun, Isaac B. Woodhouse, Tima Shamekhi, Pouya Faridi, Ron Firestein, Claire Xin Sun

The paper compiles HLA typing and expression data for 287 pediatric cancer cell lines to support immunotherapy research and personalized treatment development.

iScience · Oct 29, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

Integrative Multi-Omics Analysis Identifies Nuclear Factor I as a Key Driver of Dysregulated Purine Metabolism in DIPG

Ian Mersich, Sunny Congrove, Matthew J. Horchar, Román Cáceres, Ranjithmenon Muraleedharan, Janki M. Desai, Pankaj B. Desai, Larry Sallans, Julie A. Reisz, Abby Grier, Matthew R. Hass, Omer Donmez, Cailing Yin, Matthew T. Weirauch, Leah Claire Kottyan, , Biplab Dasgupta

This study identifies nuclear factor I (NFI) as a driver of dysregulated purine metabolism in DIPG, showing that targeting ATIC reduces tumor progression in mice.

bioRxiv · May 21, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology

H3K27M Mutation Reshapes the Antigenic Landscape in Diffuse Midline Glioma

Tima Shamekhi, Bijun Zeng, Claire Xin Sun, Paul M Daniel, Terry C.C. Lim Kam Sian, Gabriel Gonçalves, Grace Huang, Farnaz Fahimi, Nivedhitha Selvakumar, Erwin Tanuwidjaya, Isaac B. Woodhouse, Bettina Kritzer, Ralf B. Schittenhelm, Roberta Mazzieri, Jason E. Cain, , Pouya Faridi

This study identifies six immunogenic peptides in diffuse midline glioma (DMG) linked to the H3K27M mutation, offering potential targets for T cell-based immunotherapy.

bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology