Medulloblastoma
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Also known as cerebellum embryonal neoplasmCPNETinfratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumourlocalised primitive neuroectodermal tumourMDBmedulloblastoma, autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, somatic mutationmedulloblastoma, desmoplastic, autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, somatic mutationmedulloblastoma, malignantmedulloblastoma, somaticmedulloblastomas
Summary
Medulloblastoma (MONDO:0007959) is a disease (an umbrella term covering 14 Mondo subtypes) caused by variants in SUFU, ELP1, and GPR161, with 27 cohort genes and 144 clinical trials. The dominant Reactome pathway is Hedgehog ‘off’ state (5 cohort genes). Molecularly, PTCH1 LOH confers sensitivity to Vismodegib in Medulloblastoma (CIViC Level B); 7 further subtype–drug associations are mapped below. Top therapeutic interventions include cisplatin, lomustine, and sonidegib.
At a glance
- Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe) [Orphanet-validated]
- Causal genes: SUFU (GenCC Definitive), ELP1 (GenCC Strong), GPR161 (GenCC Strong)
- Umbrella term: 14 Mondo subtypes
- Cohort genes: 27
- ClinVar variants: 2,224
- Phenotypes (HPO): 34
- Clinical trials: 144
- Precision-medicine evidence (CIViC): 8 subtype–drug associations
Clinical features
Epidemiology
Prevalence records
3 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:
| Type | Class | Value | Geography | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual incidence | 1-9 / 1 000 000 | 0.11 | Europe | Validated |
| Point prevalence | 1-9 / 100 000 | 1 | Europe | Validated |
| Annual incidence | 1-9 / 1 000 000 | 0.74 | United States | Validated |
Signs & symptoms
Clinical features (HPO)
34 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 34 by frequency):
| HPO ID | Term | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| HP:0002885 | Medulloblastoma | Obligate (100%) |
| HP:0000270 | Delayed cranial suture closure | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001251 | Ataxia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001254 | Lethargy | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001291 | Abnormal cranial nerve morphology | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0001310 | Dysmetria | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002017 | Nausea and vomiting | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002073 | Progressive cerebellar ataxia | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002080 | Intention tremor | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002315 | Headache | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0002516 | Increased intracranial pressure | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0004481 | Progressive macrocephaly | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0007129 | Cerebellar medulloblastoma | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0009878 | Cerebellar ataxia associated with quadrupedal gait | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0012658 | Abnormal brain FDG positron emission tomography | Frequent (30-79%) |
| HP:0000238 | Hydrocephalus | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000529 | Progressive visual loss | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000651 | Diplopia | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0000737 | Irritability | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0001263 | Global developmental delay | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0002321 | Vertigo | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0002350 | Cerebellar cyst | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0003418 | Back pain | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0005227 | Adenomatous colonic polyposis | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0005561 | Abnormality of bone marrow cell morphology | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0007352 | Cerebellar calcifications | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0007824 | Total ophthalmoplegia | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0008619 | Bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0010302 | Spinal cord tumor | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0011695 | Cerebellar hemorrhage | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0100543 | Cognitive impairment | Occasional (5-29%) |
| HP:0002910 | Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentration | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0003006 | Neuroblastoma | Very rare (<1-4%) |
| HP:0100526 | Neoplasm of the lung | Very rare (<1-4%) |
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | medulloblastoma |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0007959 |
| EFO | EFO:0002939 |
| MeSH | D008527 |
| OMIM | 155255 |
| Orphanet | 616 |
| DOID | DOID:0050902, DOID:0060104 |
| ICD-11 | 290815825 |
| NCIT | C3222 |
| SNOMED CT | 443333004 |
| UMLS | C0025149 |
| MedGen | 7517 |
| GARD | 0007005 |
| MedDRA | 10027107 |
| NORD | 1422 |
| Anatomy (UBERON) | UBERON:0002037 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: cerebellum embryonal neoplasm · CPNET · infratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumour · localised primitive neuroectodermal tumour · MDB · medulloblastoma · medulloblastoma, autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, somatic mutation · medulloblastoma, desmoplastic, autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant, somatic mutation · medulloblastoma, malignant · medulloblastoma, somatic · medulloblastomas
Data availability: 2,224 ClinVar variants · 8 GenCC gene-disease records · 65 cell lines · 50 intOGen driver records.
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 14 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › nervous system disorder › central nervous system disorder › brain disorder › cerebellar disorder › cerebellar neoplasm › medulloblastoma
Related subtypes (7): cerebellar astrocytoma, adult cerebellar neoplasm, papillary meningioma of the cerebellum, childhood cerebellar neoplasm, cerebellar liponeurocytoma, cancer of cerebellum, benign neoplasm of cerebellum
Subtypes (14): brain stem medulloblastoma, large cell medulloblastoma, cerebellar vermis medulloblastoma, adult medulloblastoma, melanotic medulloblastoma, childhood medulloblastoma, medullomyoblastoma with myogenic differentiation, anaplastic/large cell medulloblastoma, medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity, desmoplastic/nodular medulloblastoma, classic medulloblastoma, medulloblastoma WNT activated, medulloblastoma SHH activated, medulloblastoma non-WNT/non-SHH
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
ClinVar germline variants
600 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
238 uncertain significance, 217 likely benign, 71 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 34 pathogenic, 14 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 11 likely pathogenic, 8 benign/likely benign, 4 benign, 3 pathogenic; other
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1460216 | NC_000010.10:g.(?104262628)(104595248_?)del | ARL3 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 126014 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.3458del (p.Lys1153fs) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | reviewed by expert panel |
| 126037 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.4131_4132insTGAGGA (p.Thr1378Ter) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | reviewed by expert panel |
| 1330148 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.6611del (p.Pro2204fs) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 141199 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.2918C>A (p.Ser973Ter) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | reviewed by expert panel |
| 141283 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.1909+1G>A | BRCA2 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 141509 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.6816_6820del (p.Gly2274fs) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | reviewed by expert panel |
| 142868 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.2059_2063del (p.Leu686_Asp687insTer) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | reviewed by expert panel |
| 1439264 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.1766dup (p.Phe590fs) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1456139 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.4793_4794del (p.Leu1598fs) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1737126 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.4022C>G (p.Ser1341Ter) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 182322 | NM_000059.4(BRCA2):c.8174_8185delinsTT (p.Trp2725fs) | BRCA2 | Pathogenic | reviewed by expert panel |
| 17584 | NM_001904.4(CTNNB1):c.101G>A (p.Gly34Glu) | CTNNB1 | Pathogenic; other | no assertion criteria provided |
| 1069416 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.707_711dup (p.Ala238fs) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1072418 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.1269dup (p.Val424fs) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1074533 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.307G>T (p.Glu103Ter) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1074683 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.737G>A (p.Trp246Ter) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1299758 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.138dup (p.Val47fs) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1299759 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.312T>C (p.Cys104=) | ELP1 | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 1353787 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.3382_3385del (p.Thr1128fs) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1361491 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.2020C>T (p.Gln674Ter) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1378924 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.3408del (p.Lys1136fs) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1391877 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.3378dup (p.Gln1127fs) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1451893 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.2322_2325del (p.Asp775fs) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1454132 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.3595A>T (p.Lys1199Ter) | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1460164 | NM_003640.5(ELP1):c.1361-1G>T | ELP1 | Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
| 1710300 | NM_001375883.1(GPR161):c.487_488del (p.Leu163fs) | GPR161 | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 17581 | NM_001904.4(CTNNB1):c.94G>T (p.Asp32Tyr) | LOC126806658 | Pathogenic; other | no assertion criteria provided |
| 17583 | NM_001904.4(CTNNB1):c.98C>T (p.Ser33Phe) | LOC126806658 | Pathogenic; other | no assertion criteria provided |
| 1072595 | NM_016169.4(SUFU):c.37_53del (p.Thr13fs) | LOC130004614 | Pathogenic | criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 57 · Orphanet: 124 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)
the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.
| Gene | Classification | Inheritance | Disease | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUFU | Definitive | Autosomal dominant | medulloblastoma | 16 |
| ELP1 | Strong | Autosomal dominant | medulloblastoma | 7 |
| GPR161 | Strong | Autosomal dominant | medulloblastoma | 3 |
| BRCA2 | Limited | Autosomal dominant | medulloblastoma | 13 |
| SMO | Limited | Autosomal dominant | medulloblastoma | 9 |
| SMOX | Limited | Autosomal dominant | medulloblastoma | 9 |
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:1331 | Familial prostate cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:1333 | Familial pancreatic carcinoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:178 | Chordoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:227535 | Hereditary breast cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:319462 | Inherited cancer-predisposing syndrome due to biallelic BRCA2 mutations |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:440437 | Familial colorectal cancer Type X |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:654 | Nephroblastoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:667662 | Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:694963 | Inflammatory breast cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:70567 | Cholangiocarcinoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:84 | Fanconi anemia |
| SMO | Orphanet:1553 | Curry-Jones syndrome |
| SMO | Orphanet:2495 | Meningioma |
| SMO | Orphanet:388 | Hirschsprung disease |
| SUFU | Orphanet:2495 | Meningioma |
| SUFU | Orphanet:251858 | Medulloblastoma with extensive nodularity |
| SUFU | Orphanet:251863 | Desmoplastic/nodular medulloblastoma |
| SUFU | Orphanet:263662 | Familial multiple meningioma |
| SUFU | Orphanet:280200 | Microform holoprosencephaly |
| SUFU | Orphanet:377 | Gorlin syndrome |
| SUFU | Orphanet:475 | Isolated Joubert syndrome |
| GPR161 | Orphanet:95496 | Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:1501 | Adrenocortical carcinoma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:210159 | Adult hepatocellular carcinoma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:2780 | Osteopathia striata-cranial sclerosis syndrome |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:33402 | Pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:404473 | Intellectual disability-eye abnormalities-microcephaly-peripheral spasticity syndrome |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:54595 | Craniopharyngioma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:569248 | Microcystic stromal tumor |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:689430 | Adenoid ameloblastoma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:873 | Desmoid tumor |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:891 | Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:91414 | Pilomatrixoma |
| CTNNB1 | Orphanet:952 | Acrofacial dysostosis, Weyers type |
| ELP1 | Orphanet:1764 | Familial dysautonomia |
| TP53 | Orphanet:1333 | Familial pancreatic carcinoma |
| TP53 | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| TP53 | Orphanet:1501 | Adrenocortical carcinoma |
| TP53 | Orphanet:210159 | Adult hepatocellular carcinoma |
| TP53 | Orphanet:251576 | Gliosarcoma |
| TP53 | Orphanet:251579 | Giant cell glioblastoma |
| TP53 | Orphanet:251899 | Choroid plexus carcinoma |
| TP53 | Orphanet:2807 | Papilloma of choroid plexus |
| TP53 | Orphanet:293199 | Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma |
| TP53 | Orphanet:3318 | Essential thrombocythemia |
| TP53 | Orphanet:524 | Li-Fraumeni syndrome |
| TP53 | Orphanet:52688 | Myelodysplastic syndrome |
| TP53 | Orphanet:585909 | B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma with t(9;22)(q34.1;q11.2) |
| TP53 | Orphanet:667662 | Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
Cohort genes → proteins
27 cohort genes, 27 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| civic_only | 3 |
| multi_evidence | 24 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRCA2 | HGNC:1101 | ENSG00000139618 | P51587 | Breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein | gencc,clinvar |
| SMO | HGNC:11119 | ENSG00000128602 | Q99835 | Protein smoothened | gencc,civic_evidence |
| SUFU | HGNC:16466 | ENSG00000107882 | Q9UMX1 | Suppressor of fused homolog | gencc,clinvar |
| GPR161 | HGNC:23694 | ENSG00000143147 | Q8N6U8 | G-protein coupled receptor 161 | gencc,clinvar |
| CTNNB1 | HGNC:2514 | ENSG00000168036 | P35222 | Catenin beta-1 | clinvar,civic_evidence |
| ELP1 | HGNC:5959 | ENSG00000070061 | O95163 | Elongator complex protein 1 | gencc,clinvar |
| TP53 | HGNC:11998 | ENSG00000141510 | P04637 | Cellular tumor antigen p53 | civic_evidence |
| SMOX | HGNC:15862 | ENSG00000088826 | Q9NWM0 | Spermine oxidase | gencc |
| MYCN | HGNC:7559 | ENSG00000134323 | P04198 | N-myc proto-oncogene protein | civic_evidence |
| PTCH1 | HGNC:9585 | ENSG00000185920 | Q13635 | Protein patched homolog 1 | civic_evidence |
| SMARCA4 | HGNC:11100 | ENSG00000127616 | P51532 | SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A member 4 | clinvar |
| ARID1A | HGNC:11110 | ENSG00000117713 | O14497 | AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1A | clinvar |
| WRN | HGNC:12791 | ENSG00000165392 | Q14191 | Bifunctional 3’-5’ exonuclease/ATP-dependent helicase WRN | clinvar |
| DICER1 | HGNC:17098 | ENSG00000100697 | Q9UPY3 | Endoribonuclease Dicer | clinvar |
| ARID1B | HGNC:18040 | ENSG00000049618 | Q8NFD5 | AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1B | clinvar |
| DDX3X | HGNC:2745 | ENSG00000215301 | O00571 | ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX3X | clinvar |
| FOXO3 | HGNC:3821 | ENSG00000118689 | O43524 | Forkhead box protein O3 | clinvar |
| ARL3 | HGNC:694 | ENSG00000138175 | P36405 | ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 3 | clinvar |
| MUTYH | HGNC:7527 | ENSG00000132781 | Q9UIF7 | Adenine DNA glycosylase | clinvar |
| NONO | HGNC:7871 | ENSG00000147140 | Q15233 | Non-POU domain-containing octamer-binding protein | clinvar |
| PRKAR1A | HGNC:9388 | ENSG00000108946 | P10644 | cAMP-dependent protein kinase type I-alpha regulatory subunit | clinvar |
| MAGI1 | HGNC:946 | ENSG00000151276 | Q96QZ7 | Membrane-associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain-containing protein 1 | clinvar |
| BAP1 | HGNC:950 | ENSG00000163930 | Q92560 | Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase BAP1 | clinvar |
| PTCH2 | HGNC:9586 | ENSG00000117425 | Q9Y6C5 | Protein patched homolog 2 | clinvar |
| RAD50 | HGNC:9816 | ENSG00000113522 | Q92878 | DNA repair protein RAD50 | clinvar |
| RB1 | HGNC:9884 | ENSG00000139687 | P06400 | Retinoblastoma-associated protein | clinvar |
| RET | HGNC:9967 | ENSG00000165731 | P07949 | Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase receptor Ret | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| BRCA2 | Breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein | Involved in double-strand break repair and/or homologous recombination. |
| SMO | Protein smoothened | G protein-coupled receptor which associates with the patched protein (PTCH) to transduce hedgehog protein signaling. |
| SUFU | Suppressor of fused homolog | Negative regulator in the hedgehog/smoothened signaling pathway. |
| GPR161 | G-protein coupled receptor 161 | Key negative regulator of Shh signaling, which promotes the processing of GLI3 into GLI3R during neural tube development. |
| CTNNB1 | Catenin beta-1 | Key downstream component of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway. |
| ELP1 | Elongator complex protein 1 | Component of the elongator complex which is required for multiple tRNA modifications, including mcm5U (5-methoxycarbonylmethyl uridine), mcm5s2U (5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2-thiouridine), and ncm5U (5-carbamoylmethyl uridine). |
| TP53 | Cellular tumor antigen p53 | Multifunctional transcription factor that induces cell cycle arrest, DNA repair or apoptosis upon binding to its target DNA sequence. |
| SMOX | Spermine oxidase | Flavoenzyme which catalyzes the oxidation of spermine to spermidine. |
| MYCN | N-myc proto-oncogene protein | Positively regulates the transcription of MYCNOS in neuroblastoma cells. |
| PTCH1 | Protein patched homolog 1 | Acts as a receptor for sonic hedgehog (SHH), indian hedgehog (IHH) and desert hedgehog (DHH). |
| SMARCA4 | SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A member 4 | ATPase involved in transcriptional activation and repression of select genes by chromatin remodeling (alteration of DNA-nucleosome topology). |
| ARID1A | AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1A | Involved in transcriptional activation and repression of select genes by chromatin remodeling (alteration of DNA-nucleosome topology). |
| WRN | Bifunctional 3’-5’ exonuclease/ATP-dependent helicase WRN | Multifunctional enzyme that has magnesium and ATP-dependent 3’-5’ DNA-helicase activity on partially duplex substrates. |
| DICER1 | Endoribonuclease Dicer | Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) endoribonuclease playing a central role in short dsRNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing. |
| ARID1B | AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1B | Involved in transcriptional activation and repression of select genes by chromatin remodeling (alteration of DNA-nucleosome topology). |
| DDX3X | ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX3X | Multifunctional ATP-dependent RNA helicase. |
| FOXO3 | Forkhead box protein O3 | Transcriptional activator that recognizes and binds to the DNA sequence 5’-[AG]TAAA[TC]A-3’ and regulates different processes, such as apoptosis and autophagy. |
| ARL3 | ADP-ribosylation factor-like protein 3 | Small GTP-binding protein which cycles between an inactive GDP-bound and an active GTP-bound form, and the rate of cycling is regulated by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEF) and GTPase-activating proteins (GAP). |
| MUTYH | Adenine DNA glycosylase | Involved in oxidative DNA damage repair. |
| NONO | Non-POU domain-containing octamer-binding protein | DNA- and RNA binding protein, involved in several nuclear processes. |
| PRKAR1A | cAMP-dependent protein kinase type I-alpha regulatory subunit | Regulatory subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinases involved in cAMP signaling in cells. |
| MAGI1 | Membrane-associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain-containing protein 1 | Plays a role in coupling actin fibers to cell junctions in endothelial cells, via its interaction with AMOTL2 and CDH5. |
| BAP1 | Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase BAP1 | Deubiquitinating enzyme that plays a key role in chromatin by mediating deubiquitination of histone H2A and HCFC1. |
| PTCH2 | Protein patched homolog 2 | Plays a role in the control of cellular growth. |
| RAD50 | DNA repair protein RAD50 | Component of the MRN complex, which plays a central role in double-strand break (DSB) repair, DNA recombination, maintenance of telomere integrity and meiosis. |
| RB1 | Retinoblastoma-associated protein | Tumor suppressor that is a key regulator of the G1/S transition of the cell cycle. |
| RET | Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase receptor Ret | Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase involved in numerous cellular mechanisms including cell proliferation, neuronal navigation, cell migration, and cell differentiation in response to glia cell line-derived growth family factors (GDNF, NRTN,… |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 9 · Difficult: 4 · Unknown: 14 · Druggable fraction: 0.33
Family distribution
Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinase | 2 | 2.0× | 0.728 |
| Enzyme (other) | 4 | 1.8× | 0.728 |
| GPCR | 2 | 1.8× | 0.728 |
| Protease | 1 | 1.4× | 0.800 |
| Other/Unknown | 14 | 0.9× | 0.800 |
| Transcription factor | 3 | 0.9× | 0.800 |
| Scaffold/PPI | 1 | 0.6× | 0.800 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRCA2 | Other/Unknown | no | BRCA2_repeat, NA-bd_OB-fold, BRCA2_OB_1 | |
| SMO | GPCR | yes | Frizzled/Smoothened_7TM, Frizzled/SFRP, GPCR_2-like_7TM | |
| SUFU | Other/Unknown | no | Suppressor_of_fused, Suppressor_of_fused_euk, SUFU-like_domain | |
| GPR161 | GPCR | yes | GPCR_Rhodpsn, GPCR_Rhodpsn_7TM | |
| CTNNB1 | Other/Unknown | no | Armadillo, ARM-like, Beta-catenin | |
| ELP1 | Scaffold/PPI | no | Elp1, WD40/YVTN_repeat-like_dom_sf, Beta-prop_ELP1_1st | |
| TP53 | Transcription factor | no | p53_tumour_suppressor, p53-like_TF_DNA-bd_sf, p53_tetrameristn | |
| SMOX | Enzyme (other) | yes | 1.5.3.16 | Amino_oxidase, FAD/NAD-bd_sf, Flavin_monoamine_oxidase |
| MYCN | Transcription factor | no | Tscrpt_reg_Myc, bHLH_dom, Tscrpt_reg_Myc_N | |
| PTCH1 | Other/Unknown | no | SSD, TM_rcpt_patched, HMGCR/SNAP/NPC1-like_SSD | |
| SMARCA4 | Other/Unknown | no | SNF2_N, Bromodomain, Helicase_C-like | |
| ARID1A | Other/Unknown | no | ARID_dom, ARM-like, ARM-type_fold | |
| WRN | Enzyme (other) | yes | 3.6.4.12 | Helicase_C-like, HRDC_dom, 3’-5’_exonuclease_dom |
| DICER1 | Enzyme (other) | yes | 3.1.26.3 | RNase_III_dom, Helicase_C-like, PAZ_dom |
| ARID1B | Other/Unknown | no | ARID_dom, BAF250/Osa, BAF250_C | |
| DDX3X | Enzyme (other) | yes | 3.6.4.13 | RNA-helicase_DEAD-box_CS, Helicase_C-like, DEAD/DEAH_box_helicase_dom |
| FOXO3 | Transcription factor | no | Fork_head_dom, TF_fork_head_CS_2, FOXO-TAD | |
| ARL3 | Other/Unknown | no | Small_GTP-bd, Small_GTPase_ARF/SAR, P-loop_NTPase | |
| MUTYH | Other/Unknown | no | NUDIX_hydrolase_dom, HhH_motif, HhH-GPD_domain | |
| NONO | Other/Unknown | no | RRM_dom, Nucleotide-bd_a/b_plait_sf, NOPS | |
| PRKAR1A | Other/Unknown | no | cNMP-bd_dom, cAMP_dep_PK_reg_su_I/II_a/b, cAMP_dep_PK_reg_su | |
| MAGI1 | Kinase | yes | WW_dom, PDZ, Guanylate_kin-like_dom | |
| BAP1 | Protease | yes | 3.4.19.12 | Peptidase_C12_UCH, Peptidase_C12_UCH_sf, Papain-like_cys_pep_sf |
| PTCH2 | Other/Unknown | no | SSD, TM_rcpt_patched, HMGCR/SNAP/NPC1-like_SSD | |
| RAD50 | Other/Unknown | no | Rad50_eukaryotes, Zn_hook_RAD50, P-loop_NTPase | |
| RB1 | Other/Unknown | no | RB_B, RB_A, Cyclin-like_dom | |
| RET | Kinase | yes | 2.7.10.1 | Prot_kinase_dom, Ser-Thr/Tyr_kinase_cat_dom, Cadherin-like_dom |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
25 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 27 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| ventricular zone | 7 |
| ganglionic eminence | 4 |
| cortical plate | 3 |
| embryo | 3 |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | 2 |
| secondary oocyte | 2 |
| right ovary | 2 |
| adrenal tissue | 2 |
| dorsal root ganglion | 2 |
| bone marrow cell | 2 |
| calcaneal tendon | 2 |
| sperm | 2 |
| colonic epithelium | 2 |
| sural nerve | 2 |
| choroid plexus epithelium | 2 |
| mucosa of paranasal sinus | 2 |
| corpus callosum | 2 |
| left testis | 2 |
| left ovary | 1 |
| kidney epithelium | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRCA2 | 184 | ubiquitous | marker | male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, secondary oocyte, ventricular zone |
| SMO | 225 | ubiquitous | marker | ventricular zone, left ovary, right ovary |
| SUFU | 226 | ubiquitous | yes | upper arm skin, kidney epithelium, vena cava |
| GPR161 | 266 | ubiquitous | marker | cortical plate, ganglionic eminence, myometrium |
| CTNNB1 | 295 | ubiquitous | marker | adrenal tissue, ventricular zone, periodontal ligament |
| ELP1 | 291 | ubiquitous | marker | adrenal tissue, right adrenal gland cortex, right adrenal gland |
| TP53 | 223 | ubiquitous | marker | ventricular zone, ganglionic eminence, tendon of biceps brachii |
| SMOX | 258 | ubiquitous | marker | amygdala, lower esophagus mucosa, C1 segment of cervical spinal cord |
| MYCN | 223 | broad | yes | ventricular zone, cortical plate, embryo |
| PTCH1 | 275 | ubiquitous | marker | tibia, dorsal root ganglion, trigeminal ganglion |
| SMARCA4 | 295 | ubiquitous | marker | ganglionic eminence, cortical plate, cervix squamous epithelium |
| ARID1A | 286 | ubiquitous | marker | bone marrow cell, ventricular zone, embryo |
| WRN | 252 | ubiquitous | marker | calcaneal tendon, sperm, male germ cell |
| DICER1 | 295 | ubiquitous | marker | cauda epididymis, caput epididymis, tongue squamous epithelium |
| ARID1B | 256 | ubiquitous | marker | bone marrow cell, colonic epithelium, sural nerve |
| DDX3X | 294 | ubiquitous | marker | choroid plexus epithelium, oocyte, sperm |
| FOXO3 | 288 | ubiquitous | marker | secondary oocyte, trabecular bone tissue, cerebellar vermis |
| ARL3 | 299 | ubiquitous | marker | bronchial epithelial cell, mucosa of paranasal sinus, epithelium of bronchus |
| MUTYH | 134 | ubiquitous | marker | cerebellar hemisphere, cerebellar cortex, right hemisphere of cerebellum |
| NONO | 168 | ubiquitous | marker | endometrium epithelium, embryo, ganglionic eminence |
| PRKAR1A | 295 | ubiquitous | marker | mucosa of paranasal sinus, germinal epithelium of ovary, lateral nuclear group of thalamus |
| MAGI1 | 133 | ubiquitous | marker | ventricular zone, sural nerve, corpus callosum |
| BAP1 | 253 | ubiquitous | marker | left testis, right testis, right frontal lobe |
| PTCH2 | 162 | broad | marker | male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, left testis, right ovary |
| RAD50 | 134 | ubiquitous | marker | corpus callosum, calcaneal tendon, colonic epithelium |
| RB1 | 287 | ubiquitous | marker | epithelium of nasopharynx, choroid plexus epithelium, visceral pleura |
| RET | 193 | broad | marker | substantia nigra pars reticulata, dorsal root ganglion, substantia nigra pars compacta |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 28.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| TP53 | 22,736 |
| CTNNB1 | 15,668 |
| DICER1 | 8,268 |
| SMARCA4 | 8,138 |
| MYCN | 7,345 |
| DDX3X | 6,454 |
| FOXO3 | 4,989 |
| BRCA2 | 4,839 |
| RB1 | 4,374 |
| RET | 4,203 |
Intra-cohort edges
| A | B | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| ARID1A | ARID1B | biogrid_interaction, string_interaction |
| ARID1A | SMARCA4 | biogrid_interaction, intact, string_interaction |
| ARID1B | SMARCA4 | biogrid_interaction, string_interaction |
| ARL3 | TP53 | biogrid_interaction |
| ARL3 | WRN | biogrid_interaction |
| BRCA2 | TP53 | string_interaction |
| CTNNB1 | DDX3X | string_interaction |
| CTNNB1 | FOXO3 | string_interaction |
| CTNNB1 | SMARCA4 | string_interaction |
| FOXO3 | RB1 | biogrid_interaction |
| FOXO3 | TP53 | string_interaction |
| GPR161 | PRKAR1A | biogrid_interaction, intact |
| GPR161 | PTCH1 | string_interaction |
| GPR161 | SMO | string_interaction |
| GPR161 | SUFU | string_interaction |
| MUTYH | SMARCA4 | intact |
| MYCN | NONO | biogrid_interaction |
| MYCN | TP53 | string_interaction |
| PRKAR1A | PTCH2 | string_interaction |
| PRKAR1A | RET | string_interaction |
| PTCH1 | RET | string_interaction |
| PTCH1 | SMO | intact, string_interaction |
| PTCH1 | SUFU | string_interaction |
| PTCH2 | RET | string_interaction |
| PTCH2 | SMO | biogrid_interaction, string_interaction |
| PTCH2 | SUFU | string_interaction |
| RB1 | TP53 | string_interaction |
| SMO | SUFU | string_interaction |
Structural data
PDB: 25 · AlphaFold-only: 2 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| TP53 | P04637 | 313 |
| WRN | Q14191 | 51 |
| CTNNB1 | P35222 | 50 |
| RET | P07949 | 34 |
| SMARCA4 | P51532 | 31 |
| DICER1 | Q9UPY3 | 21 |
| RB1 | P06400 | 19 |
| DDX3X | O00571 | 17 |
| PTCH1 | Q13635 | 16 |
| MAGI1 | Q96QZ7 | 16 |
| SMO | Q99835 | 15 |
| BRCA2 | P51587 | 14 |
| SUFU | Q9UMX1 | 10 |
| NONO | Q15233 | 9 |
| ARID1A | O14497 | 7 |
| FOXO3 | O43524 | 7 |
| RAD50 | Q92878 | 6 |
| ELP1 | O95163 | 5 |
| BAP1 | Q92560 | 4 |
| MUTYH | Q9UIF7 | 3 |
| PRKAR1A | P10644 | 3 |
| GPR161 | Q8N6U8 | 2 |
| SMOX | Q9NWM0 | 2 |
| MYCN | P04198 | 2 |
| ARID1B | Q8NFD5 | 2 |
AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)
| Symbol | UniProt | pLDDT |
|---|---|---|
| ARL3 | P36405 | 92.73 |
| PTCH2 | Q9Y6C5 | 79.25 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 275. Enrichment computed across 27 evidence-associated genes (25 with Reactome annotation).
Pathways by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 25 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedgehog ‘off’ state | 5 | 35.7× | 6e-05 | SMO, SUFU, GPR161, PRKAR1A, PTCH1 |
| Regulation of MITF-M-dependent genes involved in pigmentation | 4 | 42.5× | 3e-04 | CTNNB1, SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| Formation of the canonical BAF (cBAF) complex | 3 | 76.1× | 7e-04 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| Impaired BRCA2 binding to PALB2 | 3 | 54.8× | 8e-04 | BRCA2, WRN, RAD50 |
| Formation of neuronal progenitor and neuronal BAF (npBAF and nBAF) | 3 | 54.8× | 8e-04 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to BRCA1 loss of function | 3 | 50.8× | 8e-04 | BRCA2, WRN, RAD50 |
| Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA1 binding function | 3 | 50.8× | 8e-04 | BRCA2, WRN, RAD50 |
| Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA2/RAD51/RAD51C binding function | 3 | 50.8× | 8e-04 | BRCA2, WRN, RAD50 |
| Hedgehog ‘on’ state | 4 | 25.4× | 8e-04 | SMO, SUFU, GPR161, PTCH1 |
| Resolution of D-loop Structures through Synthesis-Dependent Strand Annealing (SDSA) | 3 | 47.3× | 9e-04 | BRCA2, WRN, RAD50 |
| Homologous DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange | 3 | 45.7× | 9e-04 | BRCA2, WRN, RAD50 |
| Regulation of endogenous retroelements | 3 | 44.2× | 9e-04 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| Impaired BRCA2 binding to RAD51 | 3 | 37.0× | 0.001 | BRCA2, WRN, RAD50 |
| Resolution of D-loop Structures through Holliday Junction Intermediates | 3 | 36.1× | 0.001 | BRCA2, WRN, RAD50 |
| RUNX1 interacts with co-factors whose precise effect on RUNX1 targets is not known | 3 | 36.1× | 0.001 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| GLI proteins bind promoters of Hh responsive genes to promote transcription | 2 | 130.5× | 0.002 | PTCH1, PTCH2 |
| Presynaptic phase of homologous DNA pairing and strand exchange | 3 | 32.6× | 0.002 | BRCA2, WRN, RAD50 |
| Positive Regulation of CDH1 Gene Transcription | 2 | 76.1× | 0.004 | ARID1A, RB1 |
| Class B/2 (Secretin family receptors) | 3 | 22.8× | 0.004 | SMO, PTCH1, PTCH2 |
| HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR) | 3 | 22.8× | 0.004 | BRCA2, WRN, RAD50 |
| Signaling by Hedgehog | 3 | 22.1× | 0.004 | SMO, SUFU, PRKAR1A |
| MITF-M-dependent gene expression | 3 | 21.8× | 0.004 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| HDR through MMEJ (alt-NHEJ) | 2 | 70.3× | 0.004 | BRCA2, RAD50 |
| Formation of Senescence-Associated Heterochromatin Foci (SAHF) | 2 | 53.7× | 0.006 | TP53, RB1 |
| RMTs methylate histone arginines | 3 | 17.6× | 0.006 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| Recruitment and ATM-mediated phosphorylation of repair and signaling proteins at DNA double strand breaks | 3 | 17.6× | 0.006 | TP53, BAP1, RAD50 |
| Transcriptional regulation by RUNX1 | 3 | 17.6× | 0.006 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| Activation of SMO | 2 | 50.8× | 0.007 | SMO, PTCH1 |
| Formation of the nephric duct | 2 | 50.8× | 0.007 | CTNNB1, RET |
| Formation of the embryonic stem cell BAF (esBAF) complex | 2 | 48.1× | 0.007 | SMARCA4, ARID1A |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 27 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription | 10 | 10.3× | 1e-05 | BRCA2, CTNNB1, SMARCA4, ARID1A, TP53, ARID1B, FOXO3, MYCN (+2 more) |
| negative regulation of gene expression | 7 | 17.9× | 3e-05 | SMO, CTNNB1, DICER1, DDX3X, MYCN, PRKAR1A, RB1 |
| negative regulation of smoothened signaling pathway | 4 | 67.5× | 7e-05 | SUFU, PTCH1, PTCH2, RB1 |
| transcription initiation-coupled chromatin remodeling | 4 | 56.7× | 1e-04 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, TP53, ARID1B |
| positive regulation of double-strand break repair | 4 | 51.0× | 1e-04 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B, RAD50 |
| positive regulation of miRNA transcription | 4 | 43.0× | 2e-04 | SMARCA4, TP53, FOXO3, MYCN |
| positive regulation of cell differentiation | 4 | 39.6× | 3e-04 | CTNNB1, SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| dorsal/ventral neural tube patterning | 3 | 89.2× | 4e-04 | SMO, SUFU, PTCH1 |
| regulation of G0 to G1 transition | 3 | 74.9× | 6e-04 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| double-strand break repair | 4 | 30.1× | 6e-04 | BRCA2, TP53, WRN, RAD50 |
| positive regulation of mesenchymal cell proliferation | 3 | 66.9× | 6e-04 | SMO, CTNNB1, MYCN |
| regulation of nucleotide-excision repair | 3 | 66.9× | 6e-04 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | 9 | 5.9× | 6e-04 | SMO, SUFU, CTNNB1, SMARCA4, TP53, DICER1, FOXO3, PTCH1 (+1 more) |
| regulation of mitotic metaphase/anaphase transition | 3 | 55.1× | 1e-03 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| epidermal cell fate specification | 2 | 249.7× | 0.001 | PTCH1, PTCH2 |
| positive regulation of T cell differentiation | 3 | 50.6× | 0.001 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| in utero embryonic development | 5 | 13.3× | 0.001 | SMO, CTNNB1, TP53, BAP1, PTCH1 |
| negative regulation of cell growth | 4 | 21.3× | 0.001 | SMARCA4, TP53, DDX3X, RB1 |
| neuroblast proliferation | 3 | 40.7× | 0.002 | SMO, CTNNB1, TP53 |
| positive regulation of myoblast differentiation | 3 | 40.7× | 0.002 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| positive regulation of gene expression | 6 | 8.6× | 0.002 | SMO, CTNNB1, TP53, DDX3X, MYCN, RET |
| DNA damage response, signal transduction by p53 class mediator | 3 | 39.8× | 0.002 | BRCA2, TP53, FOXO3 |
| positive regulation of epidermal cell differentiation | 2 | 156.0× | 0.002 | PTCH1, PTCH2 |
| epithelial cell proliferation | 3 | 34.7× | 0.002 | SMO, MYCN, RB1 |
| stem cell proliferation | 3 | 34.7× | 0.002 | CTNNB1, TP53, PTCH1 |
| regulation of G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle | 3 | 34.0× | 0.002 | SMARCA4, ARID1A, ARID1B |
| cellular senescence | 3 | 32.9× | 0.002 | BRCA2, TP53, WRN |
| response to UV-C | 2 | 124.8× | 0.002 | BRCA2, WRN |
| negative regulation of glial cell proliferation | 2 | 124.8× | 0.002 | TP53, RB1 |
| positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process | 3 | 30.2× | 0.003 | CTNNB1, TP53, FOXO3 |
Therapeutics
Drugs indicated for this disease
1 approved, 9 in late-stage (phase 3) trials. Disease-direct ChEMBL indications, not inferred from the associated-gene cohort below.
| Drug | Development status |
|---|---|
| Carmustine | Approved (phase 4) |
| Carboplatin | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
| Cisplatin | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
| Etoposide | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
| Filgrastim | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
| Isotretinoin | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
| Lomustine | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
| Methotrexate | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
| Thiotepa | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
| Vincristine | Phase 3 (in late-stage trials) |
Earlier-phase candidates (phase 2, investigational — efficacy not yet established): Bevacizumab, Celecoxib, Cytarabine, Etoposide Phosphate, Fenofibric Acid, Gemcitabine, Irinotecan, Melphalan, Ornithine, Pegfilgrastim, Pemetrexed, Pomalidomide, Rivoceranib, Sonidegib, Temozolomide, Thalidomide, Tipifarnib, Topotecan, Trofosfamide, Vismodegib.
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 6 · Phase ≥3: 6 · Phased (≥1): 9 · Undrugged: 18
Druggability breadth: 23 of 27 evidence-associated genes (85%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Genes with an approved drug
The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|---|
| SMO | INFIGRATINIB |
| CTNNB1 | DITHIAZANINE IODIDE |
| TP53 | NITROFURANTOIN |
| WRN | INDIGOTINDISULFONATE |
| DDX3X | IMATINIB |
| RET | PONATINIB |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| TP53 | 196 | 4 |
| RET | 135 | 4 |
| SMO | 11 | 4 |
| CTNNB1 | 4 | 4 |
| SMARCA4 | 2 | 2 |
| WRN | 2 | 4 |
| DDX3X | 1 | 4 |
| RAD50 | 1 | 2 |
| RB1 | 1 | 2 |
| BRCA2 | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| INFIGRATINIB | 4 | RET, SMO |
| SONIDEGIB | 4 | SMO |
| SONIDEGIB PHOSPHATE | 4 | SMO |
| VISMODEGIB | 4 | SMO |
| DITHIAZANINE IODIDE | 4 | CTNNB1 |
| NITROFURANTOIN | 4 | TP53 |
| DIOSMIN | 4 | TP53 |
| VERTEPORFIN | 4 | TP53 |
| CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL | 4 | TP53 |
| DIENESTROL | 4 | TP53 |
| CLOTRIMAZOLE | 4 | TP53 |
| COLCHICINE | 4 | TP53 |
| NABUMETONE | 4 | TP53 |
| SALMETEROL XINAFOATE | 4 | TP53 |
| AMIODARONE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| FURAZOLIDONE | 4 | TP53 |
| AMOXAPINE | 4 | TP53 |
| RALOXIFENE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| NICARDIPINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| SULCONAZOLE NITRATE | 4 | TP53 |
| PYRITHIONE ZINC | 4 | TP53 |
| LACTIC ACID | 4 | TP53 |
| OXYMETHOLONE | 4 | TP53 |
| CHLOROXINE | 4 | TP53 |
| PROPIOLACTONE | 4 | TP53 |
| CLOMIPRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| PHENYL AMINOSALICYLATE | 4 | TP53 |
| THIORIDAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| ETHOPROPAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 6.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| RET | 1,586 | Binding:1573, Functional:10, ADMET:3 |
| TP53 | 869 | Binding:775, ADMET:83, Functional:10, Toxicity:1 |
| CTNNB1 | 361 | Binding:358, Functional:3 |
| SMARCA4 | 230 | Binding:207, ADMET:12, Functional:11 |
| SMO | 131 | Binding:111, Functional:20 |
| RB1 | 59 | Binding:59 |
| WRN | 32 | Binding:30, Functional:2 |
| DDX3X | 32 | Binding:31, ADMET:1 |
| FOXO3 | 19 | Binding:19 |
| SMOX | 18 | Binding:15, ADMET:3 |
| MYCN | 11 | Binding:11 |
| DICER1 | 8 | Binding:8 |
| NONO | 7 | Binding:7 |
| RAD50 | 7 | Binding:7 |
| ARID1A | 6 | Binding:6 |
| BAP1 | 5 | Binding:4, Functional:1 |
| PTCH1 | 4 | Binding:4 |
| MAGI1 | 4 | Binding:4 |
| GPR161 | 2 | Binding:2 |
| PRKAR1A | 2 | Binding:2 |
| SUFU | 1 | Binding:1 |
| ELP1 | 1 | Binding:1 |
| MUTYH | 1 | Functional:1 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| SMOX | 1.5.3.16 | spermine oxidase |
| WRN | 3.6.4.12 | DNA helicase |
| DICER1 | 3.1.26.3 | ribonuclease III |
| DDX3X | 3.6.4.13 | RNA helicase |
| BAP1 | 3.4.19.12 | ubiquitinyl hydrolase 1 |
| RET | 2.7.10.1 | receptor protein-tyrosine kinase |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|---|
| SMO | 131 |
| CTNNB1 | 361 |
| TP53 | 869 |
| SMARCA4 | 230 |
| RET | 1,586 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 27; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Chemical tractability of cohort targets
28 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|---|---|
| INFIGRATINIB | 4 | RET, SMO |
| SONIDEGIB PHOSPHATE | 4 | SMO |
| DITHIAZANINE IODIDE | 4 | CTNNB1 |
| NITROFURANTOIN | 4 | TP53 |
| DIOSMIN | 4 | TP53 |
| VERTEPORFIN | 4 | TP53 |
| CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL | 4 | TP53 |
| DIENESTROL | 4 | TP53 |
| CLOTRIMAZOLE | 4 | TP53 |
| COLCHICINE | 4 | TP53 |
| NABUMETONE | 4 | TP53 |
| SALMETEROL XINAFOATE | 4 | TP53 |
| AMIODARONE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| FURAZOLIDONE | 4 | TP53 |
| AMOXAPINE | 4 | TP53 |
| RALOXIFENE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| NICARDIPINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| SULCONAZOLE NITRATE | 4 | TP53 |
| PYRITHIONE ZINC | 4 | TP53 |
| LACTIC ACID | 4 | TP53 |
| OXYMETHOLONE | 4 | TP53 |
| CHLOROXINE | 4 | TP53 |
| PROPIOLACTONE | 4 | TP53 |
| CLOMIPRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| PHENYL AMINOSALICYLATE | 4 | TP53 |
| THIORIDAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
| ETHOPROPAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | TP53 |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 6 | SMO, CTNNB1, TP53, WRN, DDX3X, RET |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 3 | SMARCA4, RAD50, RB1 |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 5 | GPR161, SMOX, DICER1, MAGI1, BAP1 |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 13 | BRCA2, SUFU, ELP1, MYCN, PTCH1, ARID1A, ARID1B, FOXO3, ARL3, MUTYH (+3 more) |
Undrugged target profiles
18 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| SUFU | 1 | SMO |
| GPR161 | 2 | SMO |
| PTCH1 | 4 | SMO |
| ARID1A | 6 | SMARCA4 |
| ARID1B | 0 | SMARCA4 |
| FOXO3 | 19 | CTNNB1 |
| BRCA2 | 0 | — |
| ELP1 | 1 | — |
| SMOX | 18 | — |
| MYCN | 11 | — |
| DICER1 | 8 | — |
| ARL3 | 0 | — |
| MUTYH | 1 | — |
| NONO | 7 | — |
| PRKAR1A | 2 | — |
| MAGI1 | 4 | — |
| BAP1 | 5 | — |
| PTCH2 | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 144.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| PHASE2 | 49 |
| PHASE1 | 44 |
| Not specified | 23 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 15 |
| PHASE3 | 5 |
| EARLY_PHASE1 | 5 |
| PHASE4 | 2 |
| PHASE2/PHASE3 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT02875314 | PHASE4 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | HeadStart4: Newly Diagnosed Children (<10 y/o) With Medulloblastoma and Other CNS Embryonal Tumors |
| NCT04081701 | PHASE4 | RECRUITING | 68-Ga DOTATATE PET/MRI in the Diagnosis and Management of Somatostatin Receptor Positive CNS Tumors. |
| NCT00392327 | PHASE3 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Previously Untreated, High-Risk Medulloblastoma/PNET |
| NCT07291102 | PHASE3 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Comparison of Neurocognitive Outcome in Two Standard Regimen for Treatment of Low-risk Medulloblastoma |
| NCT00085735 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Comparison of Radiation Therapy Regimens in Combination With Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Standard-Risk Medulloblastoma |
| NCT00336024 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Combination Chemotherapy Followed By Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors or High-Risk Medulloblastoma |
| NCT00749723 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Therapy Optimization Trial for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Brain Tumors in Children |
| NCT01351870 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Hyperfractionated Versus Conventionally Fractionated Radiotherapy in Standard Risk Medulloblastoma (PNET4) |
| NCT00840047 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Methionine PET/CT Studies In Patients With Cancer |
| NCT01356290 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Antiangiogenic Therapy for Children With Recurrent Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma, ATRT and Rare CNS Tumors |
| NCT01878617 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Clinical and Molecular Risk-Directed Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma |
| NCT02724579 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Reduced Craniospinal Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed WNT-Driven Medulloblastoma |
| NCT03155620 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas, or Histiocytic Disorders (The Pediatric MATCH Screening Trial) |
| NCT03210714 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Erdafitinib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With FGFR Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT03213652 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Ensartinib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With ALK or ROS1 Genomic Alterations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT03213704 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Larotrectinib in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With NTRK Fusions (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT03698994 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Ulixertinib in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With MAPK Pathway Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT03709680 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Study Of Palbociclib Combined With Chemotherapy In Pediatric Patients With Recurrent/Refractory Solid Tumors |
| NCT04049669 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Pediatric Trial of Indoximod With Chemotherapy and Radiation for Relapsed Brain Tumors or Newly Diagnosed DIPG |
| NCT04195555 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Ivosidenib in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors, Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With IDH1 Mutations (A Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial) |
| NCT04284774 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Tipifarnib for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors, Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With HRAS Gene Alterations, a Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial |
| NCT04320888 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Selpercatinib for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors, Lymphomas, or Histiocytic Disorders With Activating RET Gene Alterations, a Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial |
| NCT04501718 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Apatinib Combined with Temozolomide and Etoposide Capsules in the Treatment of Recurrent Medulloblastoma in Children |
| NCT04696029 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | DFMO as Maintenance Therapy for Molecular High/Very High Risk and Relapsed Medulloblastoma |
| NCT04743661 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | 131I-Omburtamab, in Recurrent Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma |
| NCT05096481 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | PEP-CMV Vaccine Targeting CMV Antigen to Treat Newly Diagnosed Pediatric HGG and DIPG and Recurrent Medulloblastoma |
| NCT05128903 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Quantitative Assessment of Radiation-induced Neuroinflammation - A Proof of Principle Study |
| NCT05278208 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Lutathera for Treatment of Recurrent or Progressive High-Grade CNS Tumors |
| NCT05535166 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Molecular and Clinical Risk-Directed Therapy for Infants and Young Children With Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma |
| NCT06161519 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | PLX038 in Primary Central Nervous System Tumors Containing MYC or MYCN Amplifications |
| NCT06485908 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Axitinib and Oral Metronomic Etoposide for Pediatric Children and AYA Refractory/Relapsing Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma |
| NCT06607692 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Study in Children and Adolescents of 177Lu-DOTATATE (Lutathera®) Combined With the PARP Inhibitor Olaparib for the Treatment of Recurrent or Relapsed Solid Tumours Expressing Somatostatin Receptor (SSTR) (LuPARPed). |
| NCT06639607 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | PEP-CMV + Nivolumab for Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Midline Glioma/High-grade Glioma and Recurrent Diffuse Midline Glioma/High-grade Glioma, Medulloblastoma, and Ependymoma |
| NCT06701812 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Digoxin Medulloblastoma Study |
| NCT06804655 | PHASE2 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Pharmacoscopy for Patients With Refractory Primary Brain Tumors |
| NCT07346157 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Liothyronine in Combination With BIT Regimen for Medulloblastoma With or Without Minimal Residual Disease |
| NCT00031590 | PHASE2 | TERMINATED | Low-Dose Radiation and Combination Chemotherapy Following Surgery in Children With Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma |
| NCT00180791 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | High Risk Primitive Neuroectodermal (PNET) Brain Tumors in Childhood |
| NCT00180947 | PHASE2 | UNKNOWN | Study of Vinorelbine and Cyclofosfamide Among Patients With Refractory Tumours or in Relapse |
| NCT00404495 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Combination of Irinotecan and Temozolomide in Children With Brain Tumors. |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| CISPLATIN | 4 | 11 |
| LOMUSTINE | 4 | 6 |
| SONIDEGIB | 4 | 6 |
| EDOTREOTIDE GALLIUM GA-68 | 4 | 3 |
| THIOTEPA | 4 | 3 |
| ETOPOSIDE PHOSPHATE | 4 | 2 |
| ISOTRETINOIN | 4 | 2 |
| TIPIRACIL HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | 2 |
| FENOFIBRIC ACID | 4 | 1 |
| LEUCOVORIN | 4 | 1 |
| MANNITOL | 4 | 1 |
| NIFURTIMOX | 4 | 1 |
| SODIUM THIOSULFATE | 4 | 1 |
| SORBITOL | 4 | 1 |
| TEMOZOLOMIDE | 4 | 1 |
| VINCRISTINE | 4 | 1 |
| VINORELBINE | 4 | 1 |
| VISMODEGIB | 4 | 1 |
| METHIONINE | 3 | 1 |
| TROFOSFAMIDE | 3 | 1 |
| CHEMBL4228794 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL4248195 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL1486475 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL1234268 | 0 | 1 |
| CHEMBL3753202 | 0 | 1 |
| CARBOPLATINE | 0 | 1 |
| RACEMETHIONINE | -1 | 1 |
Precision-medicine subtype map (CIViC)
Drug × molecular subtype: 8 predictive associations from 9 curated evidence items; also 5 prognostic.
| Molecular subtype | Therapy | Effect | Level | CIViC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTCH1 LOH | Vismodegib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC B | EID749 |
| PTCH1 Mutation | Sonidegib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC B | EID748 |
| SMO D473H | Vismodegib | Resistance | CIViC C | EID745 +1 |
| MYCN Amplification | Arsenic Trioxide | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC D | EID5327 |
| PTCH1 Deletion | Sonidegib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC D | EID5326 |
| SMO D473H | Patidegib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC D | EID1099 |
| MYCN Amplification | Sonidegib | Resistance | CIViC D | EID5325 |
| SUFU Deletion | Sonidegib | Resistance | CIViC D | EID5324 |
Related Atlas pages
- Cohort genes: SMO, BRCA2, SUFU, GPR161, CTNNB1, ELP1, TP53, SMOX, MYCN, PTCH1, SMARCA4, ARID1A, WRN, DICER1, ARID1B, DDX3X, FOXO3, ARL3, MUTYH, NONO, PRKAR1A, MAGI1, BAP1, PTCH2, RAD50, RB1, RET
- Drugs: Cisplatin, Lomustine, Sonidegib, EDOTREOTIDE GALLIUM GA-68, Thiotepa, Etoposide Phosphate, Isotretinoin, Tipiracil, Fenofibric Acid, Mannitol, Nifurtimox, Sodium Thiosulfate, Sorbitol, Temozolomide, Vincristine, Vinorelbine, Vismodegib, Methionine, Trofosfamide, Carboplatine, Arsenic Trioxide, Patidegib