Selected publications:

AP Drainas, WH Hsu, AE Dallas, CD Poltorack, JW Kim, A He, GL Coles, M Baron, MC Bassik, J Sage. GCN2 is a determinant of the response to WEE1 kinase inhibition in small-cell lung cancer. Cell Rep, 2024 Aug 8;43(8):114606. 

 

F Qu, SC Brough, W Michno, CJ Madubata, GG Hartmann, A Puno, AP Drainas, D Bhattacharya, E Tomasich, MC Lee, D Yang, J Kim, M Peiris-Pages, KL Simpson, C Dive, M Preusser, A Toland, C Kong, M Das, MM Winslow, AM Pasca, J Sage. Crosstalk between small-cell lung cancer cells and astrocytes mimics brain development to promote brain metastasis. Nat Cell Biol, 2023 October;25, 1506–1519.

 

S Sivakumar, JA Moore, M Montesion, R Sharaf, DI Lin, CI Colon, Z Fleischmann, EM Ebot, JY Newberg, JM Mills, PS Hegde, Q Pan, A Dowlati, GM Frampton, J Sage*, CM Lovly*. Integrative analysis of a large real-world cohort of small cell lung cancer identifies distinct genetic subtypes and insights into histological transformation. Cancer Discov, 2023 Apr 16;CD-22-0620. *, co-corresponding authors

 

MC Lee, H Cai, CW Murray, C Li, YT Shue, L Andrejka, AL He, AME Holzem, AP Drainas, JH Ko, GL Coles, C Kong, S Zhu, CF Zhu, J Wang, MVD Rijn, DA Petrov, MM Winslow, J Sage. A multiplexed in vivo approach to identify driver genes in small cell lung cancer. Cell Rep, 2023 Jan 31;42(1):111990.

 

Y Nishiga, A Drainas, M Baron, D Bhattacharya, AA Barkal, Y Ahrari, R Mancusi, JB Ross, N Takahashi, A Thomas, M Diehn, IL Weissman, EE Graves*, J Sage*. Radiotherapy in combination with CD47 blockade elicits a macrophage-mediated abscopal effect. Nature Cancer, 2022 Nov; 3, pages1351–1366. *, co-corresponding authors

 

X Rovira-Clavé**, AP Drainas**, S Jiang**, Y Bai, M Baron, B Zhu, AE Dallas, MC Lee, TP Chu, A Holzem, R Ayyagari, D Bhattacharya, EF McCaffrey, NF Greenwald, M Markovic, GL Coles, M Angelo, MC Bassik, J Sage*, GP Nolan*. Spatial epitope barcoding reveals clonal tumor patch behaviors. Cancer Cell, 2022 Oct 12;S1535-6108(22)00443-3.  *, corresponding author, and **, co-first authors.

 

YT Shue, AP Drainas, NY Li, SM Pearsall, D Morgan, N Sinnott-Armstrong, S Hipkins, GL Coles, JS Lim, AE Oro, KL Simpson, C Dive, and J Sage. A conserved YAP/Notch/REST network controls the neuroendocrine cell fate in the lungs. Nat Commun, 2022 May; 13, 2690


AC Chaikovsky, C Li, EE Jeng, S Loebell, MC Lee, CW Murray, AP Drainas, SQ Hipkins, YT Shue, E McCrea, JA Seoane, P Srinivasan, JA Diehl, C Kong, C Curtis, D Petrov, MC Bassik, MM Winslow, J Sage. The AMBRA1 E3 ligase adaptor regulates Cyclin D protein stability. Nature, 2021 Apr; 592(7856):794-798


CM Rudin*, E Brambilla, C Faivre-Finn, and J Sage. Small-cell lung cancer. Nat Rev Dis Primers, 2021 Jan 14;7(1):3. *, corresponding author.


J Ko, MM Winslow*, J Sage*. Mechanisms of SCLC metastasis. EMBO Mol Med, 2020 Dec 9;13(1)e13122. *, co-corresponding authors.


S Rubin*, J Sage, J Skotheim. Integrating old and new paradigms for G1/S control. Molecular Cell, 2020 Oct 15;80(2):183-192. *, corresponding author.


GL Coles, S Cristea, JT Webber, RS Levin, SM Moss, A He, J Sangodkar, YC Hwang, J Arand, AP Drainas, NA Mooney, J Demeter, JN Spradlin, B Mauch, V Le, YT Shue, JH Ko, MC Lee, C Kong, DK Nomura, M Ohlmeyer, DL Swaney, PK Jackson, G Narla, JD Gordan, K Shokat, J Sage. Unbiased proteomic profiling uncovers a targetable GNAS/PKA/PP2A axis in small cell lung cancer stem cells. Cancer Cell, 2020 July 13.


D Yang, H Cai, F Qu, CH Chuang, JS Lim, N Jahchan, BM Grüner, CS Kuo, C Kong, M Oudin, M Winslow*, J Sage*. Axon-like protrusions promote small cell lung cancer migration and metastasis. eLife, 2019; 8:e50616. *, co-corresponding authors. (Initially posted on August 6, 2019 BioRxiv doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/726026)


J Hsu, J Arand, A Chaikovsky, NA Mooney, J Demeter, CM Brison, R Oliverio, H Vogel, SM Rubin, PK Jackson, and J Sage. E2F4 regulates transcriptional activation in mouse embryonic stem cells independently of the RB family. Nat Commun, 2019.


D Yang, SK Denny, PG Greenside, AC Chaikovsky, JJ Brady, Y Ouadah, JM Granja, NS Jahchan, JS Lim, S Kwok, CS Kong, AS Berghoff, A Schmitt, HC Reinhardt, KS Park, M Preusser, A Kundaje, WJ Greenleaf, J Sage*, MM Winslow*. Intertumoral Heterogeneity in SCLC Is Influenced by the Cell Type of Origin. Cancer Discov, 2018. *, co-corresponding authors.


FA Dick*, DW Goodrich, J Sage, NJ Dyson. Non-canonical functions of the RB protein in cancer. Nat Rev Cancer, 2018. *, corresponding author.


JS Lim, A Ibaseta, MM Fischer, B Cancilla, G O’Young, S Cristea, VC Luca, D Yang, NS Jahchan, C Hamard, M Antoine, M Wislez, C Kong, J Cain, YW Liu, AM Kapoun, KC Garcia, T Hoey, CL Murriel, J Sage. Intratumoral heterogeneity generated by Notch signaling promotes small-cell lung cancer. Nature,
2017 May 10.

 

NS Jahchan, JS Lim, B Bola, K Morris, G Seitz, KQ Tran, L Xu, F Trapani, CJ Morrow, S Cristea, GL Coles, D Yang, D Vaka, MS Kareta, J George, PK Mazur, T Nguyen, WC Anderson, SJ Dylla, F Blackhall, M Peifer, C Dive, J Sage. Identification and targeting of long-term tumor-propagating cells in small cell lung cancer. Cell Rep, 2016 June 30.

 

SK Denny*, D Yang*, CH Chuang, JJ Brady, JS Lim, BM Grüner, SH Chiou, AN Schep, J Baral, C Hamard, M Antoine, M Wislez, CS Kong, AJ Connolly, KS Park, J Sage**, WJ Greenleaf**, MM Winslow**. Nfib promotes metastasis through a widespread increase in chromatin accessibility. *, equal contribution. **, co-senior authors. Cell, 2016 June 30.

 

K Weiskopf*, NS Jahchan, PJ Schnorr, S Cristea, A Ring, RL Maute, AK Volkmer, JP Volkmer, J Liu, JS Lim, D Yang, G Seitz, T Nguyen, D Wu, K Jude, H Guerston, A Barkal, F Trapani, J George, JT Poirier, EE Gardner, LA Miles, E de Stanchina, SM Lofgren, H Vogel, MM Winslow, C Dive, RK Thomas, CM Rudin, M van de Rijn, R Majeti, KC Garcia, IL Weissman*, J Sage*. CD47-blocking immunotherapies stimulate macrophage-mediated destruction of small-cell lung cancer. *, co-corresponding authors. J Clin Invest, 2016 June 13.

 

N Reynoird*, PK Mazur*, T Stellfeld, NM Flores, SM Lofgren, SM Carlson, E Brambilla, P Hainaut, EB Kaznowska, CH Arrowsmith, P Khatri, C Stresemann, O Gozani**, J Sage**. Coordination of stress signals by the lysine methyltransferase SMYD2 promotes pancreatic cancer. Genes Dev, 2016 Apr 1;30(7):772-85. doi: 10.1101/gad.275529.115. Epub 2016 Mar 17. *, equal contribution. **, equal contribution and co-corresponding authors.

 

PK Mazur* **, A Herner*, SS Mello, M Wirth, S Hausmann, T Kuschma, FJ Sanchez-Rivera, S Lofgren, SA  Hahn, D Vangala, M Trajkovic-Arsic, A Gupta, R Braren, M Erkan, J Kleeff, B Sipos, M Heikenwälder, E Heßmann, V Ellenrieder, I Esposito, T Jacks, JE Bradner, P Khatri, LD Attardi, RM Schmid, G Schneider, J Sage**, JT Siveke**. Synergistic suppression of pancreatic cancer by combined inhibition of the BRD4 and HDAC chromatin regulators. Nat Med, 2015 Sept 21.*, co-first authors, **, co-corresponding authors.

 

J George*, JS Lim*, …,  M Peifer**, J Sage **, RK Thomas **. Comprehensive genomic characterization of small cell lung cancer. Nature, 2015; online July 15. *, co-first authors, **, co-corresponding authors.

 

MS  Kareta, LL Gorges, S Hafeez, BA Benayoun, S Marro, AF Zmoos, MJ Cecchini, D Spacek, LFZ Batista, M O’Brien, YH Ng, CE Ang, D Vaka, SE Artandi, FA Dick, A Brunet, J Sage*, M Wernig*. Inhibition of pluripotency networks by the Rb tumor suppressor restricts reprogramming and tumorigenesis. Cell Stem Cell, 2015 Jan; 16:39-50.*, co-corresponding authors.


L Xu, FK Hazard, AF Zmoos, N Jahchan, H Chaib, PM Garfin, A Rangaswami, M Snyder, J Sage. Genomics analysis of fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. Hum Mol Genet, 2014, published online August 13.


U Ehmer, AF Zmoos, RK Auerbach, D Vaka, AJ Butte, MA Kay, J Sage. Organ size control is dominant over Rb family inactivation to restrict proliferation in vivo. Cell Rep, 2014, published online July 10.


PK Mazur*, N Reynoird*, P Khatri, PW Jansen, AW Wilkinson, S Liu, O Barbash, GS Van Aller, M Huddleston, D Dhanak, PJ Tummingo, RG Kruger, AJ Butte, Vermeulen, J Sage**, O Gozani**. SMYD3 links lysine methylation of MAP3K2 to Ras-driven cancer. Nature, 2014. *, equal contribution.**, equal contribution and co-corresponding authors.


N Jahchan, JT Dudley, PK Mazur, N Flores, D Yang, A Palmerton, AF Zmoos, D Vaka, KQ Tran, M Zhou, K Krasinska, JW Riess, JW Neal, KS Park, P Khatri, AJ Butte*, J Sage*. A drug repositioning approach identifies tricyclic antidepressants as potent inhibitors of small cell lung cancer and other neuroendocrine tumors. Cancer Disc, 2013. *, co-corresponding authors.


P. Garfin, D Min, J Bryson, T Serwold, B Eddris, C Blackburn, E Richie, K Weinberg, N Manley, J Sage*, P Viatour. Inactivation of the RB family prevents thymus involution and promotes thymic function by direct control of Foxn1 expression. J Exp Med, 2013. *, corresponding author.


K Jameson*, PK Mazur*, A Zehnder, J Zhang, B Zanegar, J Sage, P Khavari. IQGAP1 scaffold-kinase interaction blockade selectively targets Ras-MAP kinase-driven tumors. Nat Med, 2013. *, equal contribution.


J Conklin, J. Baker, J Sage. The RB family is required for the self-renewal and survival of human embryonic stem cells. Nat Commun, 2012.


J Sage. The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene in stem cell biology. Genes Dev, 2012.


H Chen, X Gu, Y Liu, J Wang, SE Wirt, R Bottino, H Schorle, J Sage, SK Kim. PDGF signaling controls age-dependent proliferation in pancreatic beta-cells. Nature, 2011.


KS Park, LG Martelotto, M Peifer, ML Sos, AN Karnezis, MR Mahjoub, K Bernard, JF Conklin, A Szczepny, J Yuan, R Guo, B Ospina, J falzon, S Bennett, TJ Brown, A Markovic, WL Devereux, CA Ocasio, JK Chen, T Stearns, RK Thomas, M Dorsch, S Buonamici, DN Watkins, CD Peacock*, J Sage*. A crucial requirement for Hedgehog signaling in small cell lung cancer. Nat Med, 2011. *, co-corresponding authors.


P Viatour, U Ehmer, LA Saddic, C Dorrell, JB Andersen, C Lin, AF Zmoos, BE Schaffer, A Ostermeier, H Vogel, KG Sylvester, SS Thorgeirsson, M Grompe, J Sage. Notch signaling inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma upon inactivation of the RB pathway. J Exp Med, 2011.


LA Saddic, LE West, A Aslanian, JR Yates III, SM Rubin, O Gozani, J Sage. Methylation of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor by SMYD2. J Biol Chem, 2010.


S Wirt , AS Adler, V Gebala, JM Weimann, BE Schaffer, LA Saddic, P Viatour, H Vogel , HY Chang, A Meissner, J Sage. Cell cycle exit and terminal differentiation independent of the RB gene family during embryonic development. J Cell Biol, 2010.


KV Pajcini, SY Corbel, J Sage, JH Pomerantz, HM Blau. Transient inactivation of Rb and ARF yields regenerative cells from postmitotic mammalian muscle. Cell Stem Cell, 2010.


DL Burkhart, SE Wirt, A Zmoos, J Sage. Tandem E2F binding sites in the promoter of the p107 cell cycle regulator control p107 expression and its cellular functions. PLoS Genet, 2010.


P Viatour, TC Somervaille, S Venkatasubrahmanyam, S Kogan, ME McLaughlin, IL Weissman, AJ Butte, E Passegue, J Sage. Hematopoietic stem cell quiescence is maintained by compound contributions of the retinoblastoma gene family. Cell Stem Cell, 2008.

 

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