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Ellis Wiljer

University of Ottawa

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Genome-wide functional genomics screens identify therapeutic vulnerabilities for lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Alberto Camacho‐Magallanes, Sean P. Delaney, Eric Y. Lian, Ellis Wiljer, Julien Yockell‐Lelièvre, Lisa M. Julian, Adam Pietrobon, William Batoff, Arnold S. Kristof, William L. Stanford

Differentiating TSC2-null human pluripotent stem cells into neural crest cells models lymphangioleiomyomatosis and reveals TWIST1 and SUN4 as synthetic lethal targets whose antisense knockdown eradicates mouse allograft tumors.

bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology✦ In-depth digest

Loss of VHL-mediated pRb regulation promotes clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Mercy Akuma, Minjun Kim, Chenxuan Zhu, Ellis Wiljer, Antoine Gaudreau-Lapierre, Leshan D. Patterson, Lars Egevad, Simon Tanguay, Laura Trinkle‐Mulcahy, William L. Stanford, Yasser Riazalhosseini, Ryan Charles Russell

This study identifies pRb as a novel VHL substrate, showing that its hyperstabilization promotes ccRCC tumorigenesis through transcriptional changes.

Cell Death and Disease · Apr 16, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology