Ruth Rodriguez-Barrueco

Dr. Ruth Rodriguez-Barrueco

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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 April 2014 in Cell Research
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BTBasant Kumar Thakur
Basant Kumar Thakur
HZHaiying Zhang
Haiying Zhang
ABAnnette Becker
Annette Becker
IMIrina Matei
Irina Matei
YHYujie Huang
Yujie Huang
DLDavid Lyden
David Lyden

1 January 2012 in Cell
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WFWilliam A. Freed-Pastor
William A. Freed-Pastor
HMHideaki Mizuno
Hideaki Mizuno
XZXi Zhao
Xi Zhao
ALAnita Langerød
Anita Langerød
SMSung-Hwan Moon
Sung-Hwan Moon
CPCarol Prives
Carol Prives

1 September 2012 in Cancer Cell
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JDJosep Domingo-Domenech
Josep Domingo-Domenech
SVSamuel J. Vidal
Samuel J. Vidal
VRVeronica Rodriguez-Bravo
Veronica Rodriguez-Bravo
MCMireia Castillo-Martin
Mireia Castillo-Martin
SQS. Aidan Quinn
S. Aidan Quinn
CCCarlos Cordon-Cardo
Carlos Cordon-Cardo

30 April 2018 in Cancer Discovery
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PRPresha Rajbhandari
Presha Rajbhandari
GLGonzalo Lopez
Gonzalo Lopez
CCClaudia Capdevila
Claudia Capdevila
BSBeatrice Salvatori
Beatrice Salvatori
JYJiyang Yu
Jiyang Yu
ACAndrea Califano
Andrea Califano
High-risk neuroblastomas show a paucity of recurrent somatic mutations at diagnosis. As a result, the molecular basis for this aggressive phenotype remains elusive. Recent progress in regulatory network analysis helped us elucidate disease-driving mechanisms downstream of genomic alterations, including recurrent chromosomal alterations. Our analysis identified three molecular subtypes of high-risk neuroblastomas, consistent with chromosomal alterations, and identified subtype-specific master regulator proteins that were conserved across independent cohorts. A 10-protein transcriptional module—centered around a TEAD4–MYCN positive feedback loop—emerged as the regulatory driver of the high-risk subtype associated with MYCN amplification. Silencing of either gene collapsed MYCN-amplified (MYCNAmp) neuroblastoma transcriptional hallmarks and abrogated viability in vitro and in vivo. Consistently, TEAD4 emerged as a robust prognostic marker of poor survival, with activity independent of the canonical Hippo pathway transcriptional coactivators YAP and TAZ. These results suggest novel therapeutic strategies for the large subset of MYCN-deregulated neuroblastomas. Significance: Despite progress in understanding of neuroblastoma genetics, little progress has been made toward personalized treatment. Here, we present a framework to determine the downstream effectors of the genetic alterations sustaining neuroblastoma subtypes, which can be easily extended to other tumor types. We show the critical effect of disrupting a 10-protein module centered around a YAP/TAZ-independent TEAD4–MYCN positive feedback loop in MYCNAmp neuroblastomas, nominating TEAD4 as a novel candidate for therapeutic intervention. Cancer Discov; 8(5); 582–99. ©2018 AACR. This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 517

1 February 2015 in Cancer Cell
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SVSamuel J. Vidal
Samuel J. Vidal
VRVeronica Rodriguez-Bravo
Veronica Rodriguez-Bravo
SQS. Aidan Quinn
S. Aidan Quinn
RRRuth Rodriguez-Barrueco
Ruth Rodriguez-Barrueco
ALAmaia Lujambio
Amaia Lujambio
JDJosep Domingo-Domenech
Josep Domingo-Domenech

1 December 2014 in Cell
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FSFélix Sanchez-Garcia
Félix Sanchez-Garcia
PVPatricia Villagrasa
Patricia Villagrasa
JMJunji Matsui
Junji Matsui
DKDylan Kotliar
Dylan Kotliar
VCVerónica Castro
Verónica Castro
DPDana Pe’eR
Dana Pe’eR