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PP1, PKA and DARPP-32 in breast cancer: a retrospective assessment of protein and mRNA expression (2021)
Journal Article
Saidy, B., Kotecha, S., Butler, A., Rakha, E., Ellis, I., Green, A., …Storr, S. (2021). PP1, PKA and DARPP-32 in breast cancer: a retrospective assessment of protein and mRNA expression. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 25(11), 5015-5024. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.16447

Cyclic-AMP dependent protein kinase A (PKA) and protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) are proteins involved in numerous essential signalling pathways that modulate physiological and pathological functions. Both PP1 and PKA can be inhibited by dopamine and cAMP... Read More about PP1, PKA and DARPP-32 in breast cancer: a retrospective assessment of protein and mRNA expression.

Cytotoxic and radiosensitising effects of a novel thioredoxin reductase inhibitor in breast cancer (2021)
Journal Article
Abdullah, N. A., Inman, M., Moody, C. J., Storr, S. J., & Martin, S. G. (2021). Cytotoxic and radiosensitising effects of a novel thioredoxin reductase inhibitor in breast cancer. Investigational New Drugs, 39(5), 1232-1241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10637-021-01106-5

Radiotherapy is an effective treatment modality for breast cancer but, unfortunately, not all patients respond fully with a significant number experiencing local recurrences. Overexpression of thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase has been reported t... Read More about Cytotoxic and radiosensitising effects of a novel thioredoxin reductase inhibitor in breast cancer.

Intratumoural Cytochrome P450 Expression in Breast Cancer: Impact on Standard of Care Treatment and New Efforts to Develop Tumour-Selective Therapies (2021)
Journal Article
Sneha, S., Baker, S. C., Green, A., Storr, S., Aiyappa, R., Martin, S., & Pors, K. (2021). Intratumoural Cytochrome P450 Expression in Breast Cancer: Impact on Standard of Care Treatment and New Efforts to Develop Tumour-Selective Therapies. Biomedicines, 9(3), Article 290. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9030290

Functionalized block co-polymer pro-drug nanoparticles with anti-cancer efficacy in 3D spheroids and in an orthotopic triple negative breast cancer model (2020)
Journal Article
Taresco, V., Abelha, T. F., Cavanagh, R. J., Vasey, C. E., Anane-Adjei, A. B., Pearce, A. K., …Alexander, C. (2021). Functionalized block co-polymer pro-drug nanoparticles with anti-cancer efficacy in 3D spheroids and in an orthotopic triple negative breast cancer model. Advanced Therapeutics, 4(1), Article 2000103. https://doi.org/10.1002/adtp.202000103

Amphiphilic block co-polymers composed of poly(ethylene glycol)-co-poly(lactide)-co-poly(2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-propyl carbonate) (PEG-pLA-pTBPC) are synthesized in monomer ratios and arrangements to enable assembly into nanoparticles with... Read More about Functionalized block co-polymer pro-drug nanoparticles with anti-cancer efficacy in 3D spheroids and in an orthotopic triple negative breast cancer model.

Dopamine and cAMP‐regulated phosphoprotein 32kDa (DARPP‐32), protein phosphatase‐1 and cyclin‐dependent kinase 5 expression in ovarian cancer (2020)
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Martin, S. G., Zhang, S., Yang, S., Saidy, B., Deen, S., & Storr, S. J. (2020). Dopamine and cAMP‐regulated phosphoprotein 32kDa (DARPP‐32), protein phosphatase‐1 and cyclin‐dependent kinase 5 expression in ovarian cancer. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 24(16), 9165-9175. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.15553

Dopamine and cyclic‐AMP activated phosphoprotein Mr32kDa (DARPP‐32) is a central signalling protein in neurotransmission. Following DARPP‐32 phosphorylation by protein kinase A (PKA), DARPP‐32 becomes a potent protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) inhibitor. D... Read More about Dopamine and cAMP‐regulated phosphoprotein 32kDa (DARPP‐32), protein phosphatase‐1 and cyclin‐dependent kinase 5 expression in ovarian cancer.

Thioredoxin system protein expression is associated with poor clinical outcome in adult and paediatric gliomas and medulloblastomas (2020)
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Martin, S., Yao, A., Storr, S. J., Al-Hadyan, K., Rahman, R., Smith, S., …Paine, S. (2020). Thioredoxin system protein expression is associated with poor clinical outcome in adult and paediatric gliomas and medulloblastomas. Molecular Neurobiology, 57(7), 2889–2901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-020-01928-z

The thioredoxin (Trx) system is an important enzyme family that regulates cellular redox homeostasis. Protein expression of Trx system family members has been assessed in various cancers and linked to various clinicopathological variables, disease pr... Read More about Thioredoxin system protein expression is associated with poor clinical outcome in adult and paediatric gliomas and medulloblastomas.

Dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) and survival in breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of protein and mRNA expression (2019)
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Kotecha, S., Lebot, M. N., Sukkarn, B., Ball, G., Moseley, P. M., Chan, S. Y., …Storr, S. J. (2019). Dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) and survival in breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of protein and mRNA expression. Scientific Reports, 9, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53529-z

Dopamine and cAMP regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) also known as phosphoprotein phosphatase-1 regulatory subunit 1B and encoded by the PPP1R1B gene is an inhibitor of protein phosphatase-1 and protein kinase A. DARPP-32 is expressed in a wi... Read More about Dopamine and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 32 kDa (DARPP-32) and survival in breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of protein and mRNA expression.

Thioredoxin system protein expression in carcinomas of the pancreas, bile duct and ampulla (2019)
Preprint / Working Paper
Al-hadyan, K., Storr, S., Zaitoun, A., Lobo, D., & Martin, S. Thioredoxin system protein expression in carcinomas of the pancreas, bile duct and ampulla

Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC), including the ampulla and bile duct, is very aggressive, and thus difficult to treat with effective therapies. The current treatment options have failed to improve PC five-year survival rates over the last 30 to 40... Read More about Thioredoxin system protein expression in carcinomas of the pancreas, bile duct and ampulla.

Utility of Ankyrin 3 as a Prognostic Marker in Androgen-Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Running Title: Prognostic Value of ANK3 in AR-Positive Breast Cancer (2019)
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Kurozumi, S., Joseph, C., Raafat, S., Sonbul, S., Kariri, Y., Alsaeed, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2019). Utility of Ankyrin 3 as a Prognostic Marker in Androgen-Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Running Title: Prognostic Value of ANK3 in AR-Positive Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 176(1), 63–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05216-w

© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Purpose: Androgen receptor (AR) and AR signaling pathways are thought to play a role in breast cancer (BC) and are potentially related to treatment responses and outcomes. Ankyrin... Read More about Utility of Ankyrin 3 as a Prognostic Marker in Androgen-Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Running Title: Prognostic Value of ANK3 in AR-Positive Breast Cancer.

Expression of Syk and MAP4 proteins in ovarian cancer (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, S., Deen, S., Storr, S. J., Yao, A., & Martin, S. G. (2019). Expression of Syk and MAP4 proteins in ovarian cancer. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 145(4), 909–919. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-019-02856-9

Purpose
We have previously reported on the prognostic importance of the calpain family of proteins in ovarian cancer, especially calpain-2. Spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) phosphorylates a variety of cytoskeletal proteins with studies suggesting potent... Read More about Expression of Syk and MAP4 proteins in ovarian cancer.

Overexpression of the cancer stem cell marker CD133 confers a poor prognosis in invasive breast cancer (2018)
Journal Article
Joseph, C., Arshad, M., Kurozomi, S., Althobiti, M., Miligy, I. M., Al-Izzi, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2019). Overexpression of the cancer stem cell marker CD133 confers a poor prognosis in invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 174(2), 387-399. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-018-05085-9

Purpose
CD133/ prominin 1 is a cancer stem cell marker associated with cancer progression and patient outcome in a variety of solid tumours, but its role in invasive breast cancer (BC) remains obscure. The current study aims to assess the prognostic... Read More about Overexpression of the cancer stem cell marker CD133 confers a poor prognosis in invasive breast cancer.

Calpain system protein expression and activity in ovarian cancer (2018)
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Zhang, S., Deen, S., Storr, S. J., Chondrou, P. S., Nicholls, H., Yao, A., …Martin, S. G. (2019). Calpain system protein expression and activity in ovarian cancer. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 145(2), 345-361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-018-2794-2

Purpose: Expression of members of the calpain system are associated with clinical outcome of patients with, amongst others, breast and ovarian cancer, with calpain-2 expression in ovarian cancer being implicated in chemo-resistance and survival. This... Read More about Calpain system protein expression and activity in ovarian cancer.

Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of Ras association and pleckstrin homology domains 1 (RAPH1) in breast cancer (2018)
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Kurozumi, S., Joseph, C., Sonbul, S., Aleskandarany, M. A., Pigera, M., Alsaleem, M., …Rakha, E. A. (2018). Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of Ras association and pleckstrin homology domains 1 (RAPH1) in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 172(1), 61–68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-018-4891-y

BACKGROUND: Ras association and pleckstrin homology domains 1 (RAPH1) is involved in cytoskeleton regulation and re-epithelialisation in invasive carcinoma and therefore may play a key role in carcinogenesis and metastasis. We herein investigated the... Read More about Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of Ras association and pleckstrin homology domains 1 (RAPH1) in breast cancer.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae-like 1 (SEC14L1) is a prognostic factor in breast cancer associated with lymphovascular invasion (2018)
Journal Article
Sonbul, S. N., Aleskandarany, M. A., Kurozumi, S., Joseph, C., Toss, M. S., Diez-Rodriguez, M., Nolan, C. C., Mukherjee, A., Martin, S., Caldas, C., Ellis, I. O., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. A. (in press). Saccharomyces cerevisiae-like 1 (SEC14L1) is a prognostic factor in breast cancer associated with lymphovascular invasion. Modern Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41379-018-0092-9

Lymphovascular invasion is strongly related to breast cancer metastasis. However, the underlying mechanisms of lymphovascular invasion and its driver molecules in breast cancer remain to be defined. In this study, we explore differential expression o... Read More about Saccharomyces cerevisiae-like 1 (SEC14L1) is a prognostic factor in breast cancer associated with lymphovascular invasion.

Low expression of G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor 1 (GPER) is associated with adverse survival of breast cancer patients (2018)
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Martin, S. G., Lebot, M. N., Sukkarn, B., Ball, G., Green, A. R., Rakha, E. A., …Storr, S. J. (2018). Low expression of G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor 1 (GPER) is associated with adverse survival of breast cancer patients. Oncotarget, 9(40), 25946-25956. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.25408

G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor 1 (GPER), also called G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30), is attracting considerable attention for its potential role in breast cancer development and progression. Activation by oestrogen (17β-oestradiol; E2) i... Read More about Low expression of G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor 1 (GPER) is associated with adverse survival of breast cancer patients.

Clinical and biological roles of Kelch-like family member 7 in breast cancer: a marker of poor prognosis (2018)
Journal Article
Kurozumi, S., Joseph, C., Sonbul, S., Gorringe, K. L., Pigera, M., Aleskandarany, M. A., Diez-Rodriguez, M., Nolan, C. C., Fujii, T., Shirabe, K., Kuwano, H., Storr, S., Martin, S. G., Ellis, I. O., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. A. (in press). Clinical and biological roles of Kelch-like family member 7 in breast cancer: a marker of poor prognosis. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 170(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-018-4777-z

Background: The functions of many proteins are tightly regulated with a complex array of cellular functions including ubiquitination. In cancer cells, aberrant ubiquitination may promote the activity of oncogenic pathways with subsequent tumour progr... Read More about Clinical and biological roles of Kelch-like family member 7 in breast cancer: a marker of poor prognosis.

High nuclear MSK1 is associated with longer survival in breast cancer patients (2018)
Journal Article
Pu, X., Storr, S. J., Ahmad, N., Rakha, E., Green, A. R., Ellis, I. O., & Martin, S. G. (2018). High nuclear MSK1 is associated with longer survival in breast cancer patients. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 144(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-018-2579-7

Purpose: Mitogen- and stress- activated kinases (MSKs) are important substrates of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-activated protein kinase family. MSK1 and MSK2 are both nuclear serine/threonine protein kinases, with MSK1 being suggested... Read More about High nuclear MSK1 is associated with longer survival in breast cancer patients.

Macrophage-derived interleukin-1beta promotes human breast cancer cell migration and lymphatic adhesion in vitro (2017)
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Storr, S. J., Safuan, S., Ahmad, N., El-Refaee, M., Jackson, A. M., & Martin, S. G. (2017). Macrophage-derived interleukin-1beta promotes human breast cancer cell migration and lymphatic adhesion in vitro. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 66(10), 1287-1294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00262-017-2020-0

Lymphovascular invasion (LVI), encompassing blood and lymphatic vessel invasion, is an important event in tumourigenesis. Macrophages within the tumour microenvironment are linked to the presence of LVI and angiogenesis. This study investigates the r... Read More about Macrophage-derived interleukin-1beta promotes human breast cancer cell migration and lymphatic adhesion in vitro.

RORγt+ innate lymphoid cells promote lymph node metastasis of breast cancers (2017)
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Irshad, S., Flores-Borja, F., Lawler, K., Monypenny, J., Evans, R., Male, V., …Martin, S. G. (2017). RORγt+ innate lymphoid cells promote lymph node metastasis of breast cancers. Cancer Research, 77(5), 1083-1096. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-0598

Cancer cells tend to metastasize first to tumor-draining lymph nodes, but the mechanisms mediating cancer cell invasion into the lymphatic vasculature remain little understood. Here, we show that in the human breast tumor microenvironment (TME), the... Read More about RORγt+ innate lymphoid cells promote lymph node metastasis of breast cancers.

Immunohistochemical Assessment of Leukocyte Involvement in Angiogenesis (2016)
Book Chapter
Ahmad, N. S., Martin, S. G., & Storr, S. J. (2016). Immunohistochemical Assessment of Leukocyte Involvement in Angiogenesis. In Angiogenesis Protocols (49-57). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3628-1_3

Angiogenesis is a hallmark of cancer and is important for tumor growth, development, and metastasis. Leukocytes, including neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes, are found invading many solid tumors, and this inflammation is... Read More about Immunohistochemical Assessment of Leukocyte Involvement in Angiogenesis.