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Bieke Decaesteker

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60 Results

2025

Stress attenuation by the adrenergic-specific lncRNA NESPR prevents cell death in neuroblastoma cells

Louis DelhayeDries RombautEric de Bony de LavergneEva D'haeneTiago França BrazaoLisa DepestelBieke DecaestekerStéphane Van HaverRamiro MartinezLaudonia Lidia Dipalo et al.

Widespread DNA off-targeting confounds studies of RNA chromatin occupancy

Micah Jonathan GoldrichLouis DelhayeSarah-Lee BekaertBieke DecaestekerFilip Van NieuwerburghFranki SpelemanSven EyckermanPieter MestdaghIgor Ulitsky

2023

SOX11 is a mediator of core regulatory circuit robustness : upregulation of SWI/SNF components and recruitment of transcriptional enhancer NONO

Amber LouwagieBieke DecaestekerSarah-Lee BekaertFanny De VloedEllen SandersStéphane Van HaverTim PietersPieter Van VlierbergheS RobertsS Ek et al.

SOX11 regulates SWI/SNF complex components as member of the adrenergic neuroblastoma core regulatory circuitry

Bieke DecaestekerAmber LouwagieSiebe LoontiensFanny De VloedSarah-Lee BekaertJuliette RoelsSuzanne VanhauwaertSara De BrouwerEllen SandersA Berezovskaya et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

2022

Cellular senescence in neuroblastoma

Sofia ZanottiBieke DecaestekerSuzanne VanhauwaertBram De WildeWinnok De VosFranki Speleman

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER

From Delta to Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant : switch to saliva sampling for higher detection rate

Margot CornetteBieke DecaestekerGeert MartensP VandecandelaereS Jonckheere

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY PLUS

RRM2 enhances MYCN driven neuroblastoma formation and acts as a synergistic target with CHK1 inhibition

Lisa DepestelCarolina de Carvalho NunesLiselot MusIris NelenLouis DelhayeKaylee KellerVolodimir OlexioukFanny De VloedEllen SandersAline Eggermont et al.

RRM2 enhances MYCN-driven neuroblastoma formation and acts as a synergistic target with CHK1 inhibition

Carolina de Carvalho NunesLisa DepestelLiselot MusKaylee M. KellerLouis DelhayeAmber LouwagieMuhammad RishfiAlex WhaleNeesha KaraSimon R. Andrews et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE ADVANCES

The adrenergic-specific long non-coding RNA NESPR controls survival of neuroblastoma cells

Louis DelhayeEric de Bony de LavergneDries RombautLim Fang QiBieke DecaestekerLisa DepestelAmber LouwagieEva D'haenePieter-Jan VoldersNurten Yigit et al.

2021

From DNA copy number gains and tumor dependencies to novel therapeutic targets for high-risk neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerKaat DurinckNadine Van RoyBram De WildeChristophe Van NesteStéphane Van HaverStephen RobertsKatleen De PreterVanessa VermeirssenFranki Speleman

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE

Kalirin-RAC controls nucleokinetic migration in ADRN-type neuroblastoma

Elena A AfanasyevaMoritz GartlgruberTatsiana RylBieke DecaestekerGeertrui DeneckerGregor MönkeUmut H ToprakAndres FlorezAlica TorkovDaniel Dreidax et al.

A1 Journal Article in LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE

MEIS2 is an adrenergic core regulatory transcription factor involved in early initiation of TH-MYCN-driven neuroblastoma formation

Jolien De WynMark W. ZimmermanNina Weichert-LeaheyCarolina de Carvalho NunesBelamy B. CheungBrian J. AbrahamAnneleen BeckersPieter-Jan VoldersBieke DecaestekerDaniel R. Carter et al.

A1 Journal Article in CANCERS

MYCN-induced nucleolar stress drives an early senescence-like transcriptional program in hTERT-immortalized RPE cells

Sofia ZanottiSuzanne VanhauwaertChristophe Van NesteVolodimir OlexioukJolien Van LaereMarlies VerschuurenJoni Van der MeulenLiselot MusKaat DurinckLaurentijn Tilleman et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Recurrent chromosomal imbalances provide selective advantage to human embryonic stem cells under enhanced replicative stress conditions

Liselot MusStéphane Van HaverMina PopovicWim TrypsteenSteve LefeverNadja ZeltnerYudelca OgandoEva JacobsGeertrui DeneckerEllen Sanders et al.

A1 Journal Article in GENES CHROMOSOMES & CANCER

SOX11 as guardian of epigenetic plasticity in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerAmber LouwagieSiebe LoontiensSara De BrouwerCarolina de Carvalho NunesGeertrui DeneckerFanny De VloedLisa DepestelJuliette RoelsKaren Verboom et al.

The functional annotation and exploration the SOX11 enhanceosome

Amber LouwagieBieke DecaestekerLouis DelhayeEva D'haeneEric de Bony de LavergneVolodimir OlexioukSarah VergultRogier VersteegJan KosterJohan van Nes et al.

2020

Long noncoding RNA SILC1 is an upstream regulator of SOX11 in neuroblastoma

Amber LouwagieBieke DecaestekerEva D'haeneLouis DelhayeEric de Bony de LavergneChristophe Van NesteRogier VersteegSara EkBjörn MentenJan Koster et al.

SOX11 as guardian of epigenetic plasticity in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerAmber LouwagieSiebe LoontiensCarolina de Carvalho NunesKaren VerboomJuliette RoelsEva D'haeneRogier VersteegKaat DurinckAnton Henssen et al.

2019

ALK positively regulates MYCN activity through repression of HBP1 expression

Shana ClaeysGeertrui DeneckerKaat DurinckBieke DecaestekerLiselot MusSiebe LoontiensSuzanne VanhauwaertKristina AlthoffCaroline WigerupDaniel Bexell et al.

A1 Journal Article in ONCOGENE

Core regulatory circuitries and epigenetic plasticity in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerKatleen De PreterFranki Speleman

DREAM target reactivation by core transcriptional regulators supports neuroblastoma growth

Bieke DecaestekerKatleen De PreterFranki Speleman

A2 Journal Article in MOLECULAR & CELLULAR ONCOLOGY

Integrative analysis identifies lincRNAs up- and downstream of neuroblastoma driver genes

Dries RombautHua-Sheng ChiuBieke DecaestekerCeline EveraertNurten YigitAgathe PelthierIsabelle JanoueixChristophe BartenhagenMatthias FischerStephen Roberts et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

MYCN activation in hTERT immortalized RPE cells as model for oncogene induced senescence

Sofia ZanottiBieke DecaestekerSuzanne VanhauwaertMichael D HogartyVolodimir OlexioukKaat DurinckWinnok De VosFranki Speleman

SOX11 as mediator of the adrenergic cell state in NB

Bieke DecaestekerAmber LouwagieSara De BrouwerVolodimir OlexioukGeertrui DeneckerCarolina de Carvalho NunesKaren VerboomMoritz GartlgruberWouter Van LoockeElena Afanasyeva et al.

SOX11 is a key epigenetic regulator in the adrenergic MYCN amplified neuroblastoma

Amber LouwagieBieke DecaestekerCarolina de Carvalho NunesGeertrui DeneckerVolodimir OlexioukKaren VerboomMoritz GartlgruberWouter Van LoockeElena AfanasyevaPauline Depuydt et al.

SOX11 is a key epigenetic regulator in the adrenergic MYCN amplified neuroblastoma

Amber LouwagieBieke DecaestekerSara De BrouwerGeertrui DeneckerCarolina de Carvalho NunesVolodimir OlexioukKaren VerboomMoritz GartlgruberWouter Van LoockeElena Afanasyeva et al.

2018

A comprehensive inventory of TLX1 controlled long non-coding RNAs in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia through polyA+ and total RNA sequencing

Karen VerboomWouter Van LoockePieter-Jan VoldersBieke DecaestekerFrancisco Avila CobosSimon BornscheinCharles E de BockZeynep Kalender AtakEmmanuelle ClappierStein Aerts et al.

A1 Journal Article in HAEMATOLOGICA

Expressed repetitive elements are broadly applicable reference targets for normalization of reverse transcription-qPCR data in mice

Marjolijn RenardSuzanne VanhauwaertMarine VanhomwegenAli RihaniNiels VandammeSteven GoossensGeert BerxPieter Van VlierbergheJody J HaighBieke Decaesteker et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

In silico discovery of a FOXM1 driven embryonal signaling pathway in therapy resistant neuroblastoma tumors

Suzanne VanhauwaertBieke DecaestekerSara De BrouwerCarina LeonelliKaat DurinckPieter MestdaghJo VandesompeleKaren SermonGeertrui DeneckerChristophe Van Neste et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

MYCN activation in hTERT immortalized RPE cells as model for oncogene induced senescence

Sofia ZanottiBieke DecaestekerMarlies VerschuurenMichael D HogartyKaat DurinckWinnok De VosFranki Speleman

Network modeling of microRNA-mRNA interactions in neuroblastoma tumorigenesis identifies miR-204 as a direct inhibitor of MYCN

Chi Yan OoiDaniel R CarterBing LiuChelsea MayohAnneleen BeckersAmit LalwaniZsuzsanna NagySara De BrouwerBieke DecaestekerTzong-Tyng Hung et al.

A1 Journal Article in CANCER RESEARCH

SOX11 is a transcriptional circuit dosage sensitive transcription factor controlling SWI/SNF components

Bieke DecaestekerSara De BrouwerGeertrui DeneckerFanny De VloedWouter Van LoockeSuzanne VanhauwaertPauline DepuydtMoritz GartlgruberJolien De WynGenevieve Laureys et al.

TBX2 is a neuroblastoma core regulatory circuitry component enhancing MYCN/FOXM1 reactivation of DREAM targets

Bieke DecaestekerGeertrui DeneckerChristophe Van NesteEmmy M DolmanWouter Van LoockeMoritz GartlgruberCarolina de Carvalho NunesFanny De VloedPauline DepuydtKaren Verboom et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

TBX2 is implicated in cell cycle control and proliferation in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerGeertrui DeneckerChristophe Van NesteFanny De VloedMoritz GartlgruberPauline DepuydtWouter Van LoockeShana ClaeysDries RombautSiebe Loontiens et al.

The core regulatory circuit component TBX2 is implicated in cell cycle control and proliferation in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerGeertrui DeneckerWouter Van LoockeMoritz GartlgruberPauline DepuydtFanny De VloedShana ClaeysDries RombautSiebe LoontiensAnton Henssen et al.

The core regulatory circuit component TBX2 is implicated in cell cycle control and proliferation in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerGeertrui DeneckerChristophe Van NesteFanny De VloedMoritz GartlgruberPauline DepuydtWouter Van LoockeShana ClaeysDries RombautSiebe Loontiens et al.

The RRM2-PHF6 complex protects neuroblastoma cells from DNA damage accumulation to install a replication stress resistance phenotype

Carolina de Carvalho NunesKaat DurinckLisa DepestelSiebe LoontiensLouis DelhayeSofia ZanottiEmmy DolmanAline EggermontBieke DecaestekerPauline Depuydt et al.

2017

HBP1 is a negative epigenetic regulator of MYCN-driven neuroblastoma through interaction with the PRC2 complex

Shana ClaeysGeertrui DeneckerIrina LambertzEls JanssensSuzanne VanhauwaertBieke DecaestekerTom Van MaerkenBram De WildeGenevieve LaureysKristina Althoff et al.

RRM2 is an essential and druggable component of the FOXM1 driven replicative stress DNA damage response in neuroblastoma

Carolina de Carvalho NunesSiebe LoontiensPauline DepuydtSuzanne VanhauwaertBieke DecaestekerBram De WildeKatleen De PreterGeertrui DeneckerChristophe Van NesteKaat Durinck et al.

RRM2 is an essential and druggable component of the FOXM1 driven replicative stress DNA damage response in neuroblastoma

Carolina de Carvalho NunesSiebe LoontiensPauline DepuydtSuzanne VanhauwaertBieke DecaestekerBram De WildeKatleen De PreterGeertrui DeneckerChristophe Van NesteKaat Durinck et al.

SOX11 acts as part of the MYCN-WEE1 regulatory protein complex implicated in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerSara De BrouwerFanny De VloedGeertrui DeneckerSuzanne VanhauwaertJolien De WynGenevieve LaureysBjörn MentenPauline DepuydtPatrick Reynolds et al.

SOX11 acts as part of the MYCN-WEE1 regulatory protein complex implicated in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerSara De BrouwerFanny De VloedGeertrui DeneckerSuzanne VanhauwaertJolien De WynGenevieve LaureysBjörn MentenPauline DepuydtJo Vandorpe et al.

The core regulatory circuit component TBX2 is implicated in cell cycle control and proliferation in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerGeertrui DeneckerWouter Van LoockeMoritz GartlgruberPauline DepuydtFanny De VloedShana ClaeysDries RombautSiebe LoontiensAnton Henssen et al.

The HBP1 tumor suppressor is a negative epigenetic regulator of MYCN driven neuroblastoma through interaction with the PRC2 complex

Geertrui DeneckerShana ClaeysIrina LambertzEls JanssensSuzanne VanhauwaertBieke DecaestekerTom Van MaerkenBram De WildeGenevieve LaureysKristina Althoff et al.

The HBP1 tumour suppressor is a negative epigenetic regulator of MYCN-driven neuroblastoma through interaction with the PRC2 complex

Shana ClaeysGeertrui DeneckerBieke DecaestekerEls JanssensCandy KumpsSara De BrouwerIrina LambertzAnnelies FieuwSuzanne VanhauwaertKristina Althoff et al.

2016

Optimization of a lentiviral inducible CRISPR/Cas9 system to modulate genes essential for sustained growth of cells

Bieke DecaestekerSuzanne VanhauwaertCarina LeonelliFanny De VloedGivani DewynKatleen De PreterFranki Speleman

SOX11 acts as part of the MYCN regulatory protein complex implicated in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerSara De BrouwerSuzanne VanhauwaertFanny De VloedAnneleen BeckersGenevieve LaureysStein AertsSara EkFranki SpelemanKatleen De Preter

The BRIP1/FANCJ DNA helicase is a druggable 17q driver oncogene involved in G-quadruplex induced replicative stress resistance in neuroblastoma

Suzanne VanhauwaertAnnelies FieuwCarina LeonelliBieke DecaestekerJolien De WynPauline DepuydtSara De BrouwerNadine Van RoyShuning HeThomas Look et al.

The chromosome 17q super-enhancer landscape in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerAnton HenssenWouter Van LoockeFrancisco Avila CobosAnneleen BeckersStein AertsJohannes SchulteKatleen De PreterFranki Speleman

The genomic region encompassing the overlapping SOX11 and Lnc-SOX11-1:1 loci exhibits a complex DNA copy number and mRNA expression pattern

Bieke DecaestekerSara De BrouwerRobrecht CannoodtDries RombautWouter Van LoockeAnnelies FieuwFanny De VloedPieter-Jan VoldersBjörn MentenRogier Versteeg et al.

The HBP1 tumor suppressor is a negative epigenetic regulator of MYCN driven neuroblastoma through interaction with the PRC2 complex

Shana ClaeysIrina LambertzEls JanssensSuzanne VanhauwaertBieke DecaestekerCandy KumpsSara De BrouwerAnnelies FieuwTom Van MaerkenBram De Wilde et al.

The HBP1 tumor suppressor is a negative epigenetic regulator of MYCN driven neuroblastoma through interaction with the PRC2 complex

Shana ClaeysIrina LambertzEls JanssensSuzanne VanhauwaertBieke DecaestekerCandy KumpsSara De BrouwerAnnelies FieuwTom Van MaerkenBram De Wilde et al.

The TBX2 super-enhancer marked transcription factor on 17q is overexpressed in neuroblastoma and infers poor prognosis

Bieke DecaestekerFanny De VloedSiebe LoontiensGeertrui DeneckerWouter Van LoockeMoritz GartlgruberDries RombautAnneleen BeckersShana ClaeysAnton Henssen et al.

The TBX2 super-enhancer marked transcription factor on 17q is overexpressed in neuroblastoma and infers poor prognosis

Bieke DecaestekerAnton HenssenWouter Van LoockeAnneleen BeckersSiebe LoontiensJohannes SchulteKatleen De PreterFranki Speleman

2015

The chromosome 17q super-enhancer landscape in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerAnton HenssenWouter Van LoockeAnneleen BeckersStein AertsJohannes SchulteKatleen De PreterFranki Speleman

The chromosome 17q super-enhancer landscape in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerAnton HenssenWouter Van LoockeAnneleen BeckersStein AertsJohannes SchulteKatleen De PreterFranki Speleman

2014

SOX11 is a lineage-survival oncogene in neuroblastoma

Sara De BrouwerBieke DecaestekerAnneleen BeckersGenevieve LaureysMonique MorrisonRodney StewartFranki SpelemanKatleen De Preter

SOX11 is a lineage-survival oncogene in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerSara De BrouwerGeneviève LaureysMonique MorrisonRodney StewartFranki SpelemanKatleen De Preter

SOX11 is a lineage-survival oncogene in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerSara De BrouwerAnneleen BeckersGenevieve LaureysMonique MorrisonRodney StewartFranki SpelemanKatleen De Preter

SOX11 is a lineage-survival oncogene in neuroblastoma

Bieke DecaestekerSara De BrouwerAnneleen BeckersRodney StewartFranki SpelemanKatleen De Preter