Project description:DNA methylation profiling of human FFPE meningioma samples These samples were processed as part of a study developing and validating a targeted gene expression biomarker of meningioma outcomes and benefit from radiotherapy.
Project description:Multiple stereotatically separate sites from human meningioma were processed for methlyation profiling Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumors, but the molecular drivers of meningioma tumorigenesis are poorly understood. We hypothesized that investigating intratumor heterogeneity in meningiomas would elucidate biologic drivers and reveal new targets for molecular therapy. To test this hypothesis, we performed multiplatform molecular profiling of 86 spatially-distinct samples from 13 human meningiomas. Our data reveal that regional alterations in chromosome structure underlie clonal transcriptomic, epigenomic, and histopathologic signatures in meningioma. Stereotactic co-registration of sample coordinates to preoperative magnetic resonance images further demonstrated that high apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) distinguished meningioma regions with proliferating cells enriched for developmental gene expression programs. To understand the function of these genes in meningioma, we developed a human cerebral organoid model of meningioma and validated the high ADC marker genes CDH2 and PTPRZ1 as potential targets for meningioma therapy using live imaging, single cell RNA sequencing, CRISPR interference, and pharmacology.
Project description:DNA methylation from human meningioma samples that were also profiled for spatial heterogeneity analysis. Some samples represent spatially distinct regions, punched using a 2mm core punch from FFPE blocks in a given tumor. Other samples represent serial tumor samples at index treatment and then recurrence.
