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LINE-1 transcription in round spermatids is associated with accretion of 5-carboxylcytosine in their open reading frames (2021)
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Blythe, M. J., Kocer, A., Rubio-Roldan, A., Giles, T., Abakir, A., Ialy-Radio, C., …Ruzov, A. (2021). LINE-1 transcription in round spermatids is associated with accretion of 5-carboxylcytosine in their open reading frames. Communications Biology, 4, Article 691. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02217-8

Chromatin of male and female gametes undergoes a number of reprogramming events during the transition from germ cell to embryonic developmental programs. Although the rearrangement of DNA methylation patterns occurring in the zygote has been extensiv... Read More about LINE-1 transcription in round spermatids is associated with accretion of 5-carboxylcytosine in their open reading frames.

EPEN-08. THE TREM1 POSITIVE HYPOXIC MYELOID SUBPOPULATION IN POSTERIOR FOSSA EPENDYMOMA (2021)
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Willard, N., Donson, A., Ritzmann, T., Grundy, R., Jackson, A., Hankinson, T., …Foreman, N. (2021). EPEN-08. THE TREM1 POSITIVE HYPOXIC MYELOID SUBPOPULATION IN POSTERIOR FOSSA EPENDYMOMA. Neuro-Oncology, 23(Supplement 1), i15. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noab090.058

We have previously shown the importance of immune factors in posterior fossa ependymoma (PF EPN). Recently, we found eight transcriptionally unique subpopulations of myeloid cells infiltrating PF EPN with one population particularly enriched in PFA1... Read More about EPEN-08. THE TREM1 POSITIVE HYPOXIC MYELOID SUBPOPULATION IN POSTERIOR FOSSA EPENDYMOMA.

EPEN-07. SINGLE-CELL RNA SEQUENCING IDENTIFIES A UNIQUE MYELOID SUBPOPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH MESENCHYMAL TUMOR SUBPOPULATION IN POOR OUTCOME PEDIATRIC EPENDYMOMA (2021)
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Griesinger, A., Riemondy, K., Donson, A., Willard, N., Prince, E., Harris, F., …Ritzmann, T. (2021). EPEN-07. SINGLE-CELL RNA SEQUENCING IDENTIFIES A UNIQUE MYELOID SUBPOPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH MESENCHYMAL TUMOR SUBPOPULATION IN POOR OUTCOME PEDIATRIC EPENDYMOMA. Neuro-Oncology, 23(Supplement 1), i14-i15. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noab090.057

We have previously shown immune gene phenotype variations between posterior fossa ependymoma subgroups. PFA1 tumors chronically secrete IL-6, which induces secretion of myeloid cell IL-8 and pushes the infiltrating myeloid cells to an immune suppress... Read More about EPEN-07. SINGLE-CELL RNA SEQUENCING IDENTIFIES A UNIQUE MYELOID SUBPOPULATION ASSOCIATED WITH MESENCHYMAL TUMOR SUBPOPULATION IN POOR OUTCOME PEDIATRIC EPENDYMOMA.

Zanubrutinib-induced liver injury: a case report and literature review (2021)
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Atallah, E., Wijayasiri, P., Cianci, N., Abdullah, K., Mukherjee, A., & Aithal, G. P. (2021). Zanubrutinib-induced liver injury: a case report and literature review. BMC Gastroenterology, 21(1), Article 244. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01825-2

Background: Zanubrutinib is a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has been recently licensed in refractory mantle cell lymphoma and under assessment in phase 3 clinical trials for other B cell malignancies. To date, there are no reported cases of... Read More about Zanubrutinib-induced liver injury: a case report and literature review.

Systemic ALCL Treated in Routine Clinical Practice: Outcomes Following First-Line Chemotherapy from a Multicentre Cohort (2021)
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Martinez-Calle, N., Kirkwood, A. A., Lamb, M., Smith, A., Khwaja, J., Manos, K., …Fox, C. P. (2021). Systemic ALCL Treated in Routine Clinical Practice: Outcomes Following First-Line Chemotherapy from a Multicentre Cohort. Advances in Therapy, 38(7), 3789-3802. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-021-01764-0

Introduction: Brentuximab vedotin (BV)-CHP is the new standard regimen for first-line treatment of systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (sALCL). We undertook a retrospective analysis of consecutive patients diagnosed with sALCL, treated in routine... Read More about Systemic ALCL Treated in Routine Clinical Practice: Outcomes Following First-Line Chemotherapy from a Multicentre Cohort.

Biomaterials for intestinal organoid technology and personalized disease modelling (2021)
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Hirota, A., AlMusawi, S., Nateri, A. S., Ordóñez-Moran, P., & Imajo, M. (2021). Biomaterials for intestinal organoid technology and personalized disease modelling. Acta Biomaterialia, 132, 272-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.05.010

Recent advances in intestinal organoid technologies have paved the way for in vitro recapitulation of the homeostatic renewal of adult tissues, tissue or organ morphogenesis during development, and pathogenesis of many disorders. In vitro modelling o... Read More about Biomaterials for intestinal organoid technology and personalized disease modelling.

PP1, PKA and DARPP-32 in breast cancer: a retrospective assessment of protein and mRNA expression (2021)
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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.

High sensitivity analysis of nanogram quantities of glycosaminoglycans using ToF-SIMS (2021)
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Hook, A. L., Hogwood, J., Gray, E., Mulloy, B., & Merry, C. L. (2021). High sensitivity analysis of nanogram quantities of glycosaminoglycans using ToF-SIMS. Communications Chemistry, 4, Article 67. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00506-1

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are important biopolymers that differ in the sequence of saccharide units and in post polymerization alterations at various positions, making these complex molecules challenging to analyse. Here we describe an approach that... Read More about High sensitivity analysis of nanogram quantities of glycosaminoglycans using ToF-SIMS.

Diagnostic Concordance of Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast (2021)
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Rakha, E., Mihai, R., Abbas, A., Bennett, R., Campora, M., Morena, P., …Ellis, I. (2021). Diagnostic Concordance of Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast. Histopathology, 79(4), 607-618. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14397

Background: Phyllodes tumours (PT) are rare and distinct breast tumours, which span a morphological continuum. Classification into benign, borderline and malignant categories reflects their biology and clinical behaviour and is essential to guide man... Read More about Diagnostic Concordance of Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast.

Treatment patterns and outcomes of unfit and elderly patients with Mantle cell lymphoma unfit for standard immunochemotherapy: A UK and Ireland analysis (2021)
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Rampotas, A., Wilson, M. R., Lomas, O., Denny, N., Leary, H., Ferguson, G., …Eyre, T. A. (2021). Treatment patterns and outcomes of unfit and elderly patients with Mantle cell lymphoma unfit for standard immunochemotherapy: A UK and Ireland analysis. British Journal of Haematology, 194(2), 365-377. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.17513

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) presenting in elderly, unfit patients represents a clinical challenge. Front-line ‘attenuated’ or low-intensity immunochemotherapy is often employed, although outcomes are relatively unexplored. We report outcomes of attenu... Read More about Treatment patterns and outcomes of unfit and elderly patients with Mantle cell lymphoma unfit for standard immunochemotherapy: A UK and Ireland analysis.

METTL3 Regulates Angiogenesis by Modulating let-7e-5p and miRNA-18a-5p Expression in Endothelial Cells (2021)
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Chamorro-Jorganes, A., Sweaad, W. K., Katare, R., Besnier, M., Anwar, M., Beazley-Long, N., …Emanueli, C. (2021). METTL3 Regulates Angiogenesis by Modulating let-7e-5p and miRNA-18a-5p Expression in Endothelial Cells. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 41(6), e325-e337. https://doi.org/10.1161/atvbaha.121.316180

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Postnatal angiogenesis is critical in vascular homeostasis and repair. m6A RNA methylation is emerging as a new layer for fine-tuning gene expression. Although the contribution of the m6A-catalyzing enzyme, METTL3 (methyltransferase-like... Read More about METTL3 Regulates Angiogenesis by Modulating let-7e-5p and miRNA-18a-5p Expression in Endothelial Cells.

Infection-related morbidity and mortality among older patients with DLBCL treated with full- or attenuated-dose R-CHOP (2021)
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Eyre, T. A., Wilson, W., Kirkwood, A. A., Wolf, J., Hildyard, C., Plaschkes, H., …Hatton, C. S. R. (2021). Infection-related morbidity and mortality among older patients with DLBCL treated with full- or attenuated-dose R-CHOP. Blood Advances, 5(8), 2229-2236. https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004286

Infection-related morbidity and mortality are increased in older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) compared with population-matched controls. Key predictive factors for infection-related hospitalization during treatment with rituxim... Read More about Infection-related morbidity and mortality among older patients with DLBCL treated with full- or attenuated-dose R-CHOP.

FLYWCH1, a Multi-Functional Zinc Finger Protein Contributes to the DNA Repair Pathway (2021)
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Almozyan, S., Coulton, J., Babaei-Jadidi, R., & Nateri, A. S. (2021). FLYWCH1, a Multi-Functional Zinc Finger Protein Contributes to the DNA Repair Pathway. Cells, 10(4), Article 889. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10040889

Over recent years, several Cys2-His2 (C2H2) domain-containing proteins have emerged as critical players in repairing DNA-double strand breaks. Human FLYWCH1 is a newly characterised nuclear transcription factor with (C2H2)-type zinc-finger DNA-bindin... Read More about FLYWCH1, a Multi-Functional Zinc Finger Protein Contributes to the DNA Repair Pathway.

RANK signaling increases after anti-HER2 therapy contributing to the emergence of resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer (2021)
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Sanz-Moreno, A., Palomeras, S., Pedersen, K., Morancho, B., Pascual, T., Galván, P., …Gonzalez-Suarez, E. (2021). RANK signaling increases after anti-HER2 therapy contributing to the emergence of resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research, 23(1), Article 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-021-01390-2

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Around 15–20% of primary breast cancers are characterized by HER2 protein overexpression and/or HER2 gene amplification. Despite the successful development of anti-HER2 drugs, intrinsic and acquired resistance represents a major hurdle. T... Read More about RANK signaling increases after anti-HER2 therapy contributing to the emergence of resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Cytotoxic and radiosensitising effects of a novel thioredoxin reductase inhibitor in breast cancer (2021)
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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.

Prognostic significance of heat shock protein 90AA1 (HSP90α) in invasive breast cancer (2021)
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Alsaeed, S. A., Toss, M., Alsaleem, M., Aleskandarany, M., Joseph, C., Kurozumi, S., …Rakha, E. (2022). Prognostic significance of heat shock protein 90AA1 (HSP90α) in invasive breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 75(4), 263-269. https://doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2020-207106

Aims: The mechanisms that drive breast cancer (BC) progression and poor outcome are not fully understood. The human heat shock protein 90 alpha family class A member 1 (HSP90α) encoded by the HSP90 'A1 gene has a vital role in cellular responses to s... Read More about Prognostic significance of heat shock protein 90AA1 (HSP90α) in invasive breast cancer.

Genome-Wide Analysis Unveils DNA Helicase RECQ1 as a Regulator of Estrogen Response Pathway in Breast Cancer Cells (2021)
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Lu, X., Redon, C. E., Tang, W., Parvathaneni, S., Bokhari, B., Debnath, S., …Sharma, S. (2021). Genome-Wide Analysis Unveils DNA Helicase RECQ1 as a Regulator of Estrogen Response Pathway in Breast Cancer Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 41(4), e00515-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.00515-20

Susceptibility to breast cancer is significantly increased in individuals with germ line mutations in RECQ1 (also known as RECQL or RECQL1), a gene encoding a DNA helicase essential for genome maintenance. We previously reported that RECQ1 expression... Read More about Genome-Wide Analysis Unveils DNA Helicase RECQ1 as a Regulator of Estrogen Response Pathway in Breast Cancer Cells.

Bioinspired artificial exosomes based on lipid nanoparticles carrying let-7b-5p promote angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo (2021)
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Aday, S., Hazan-Halevy, I., Chamorro-Jorganes, A., Anwar, M., Goldsmith, M., Beazley-Long, N., …Emanueli, C. (2021). Bioinspired artificial exosomes based on lipid nanoparticles carrying let-7b-5p promote angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Molecular Therapy, 29(7), 2239-2252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2021.03.015

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression by post-transcriptional inhibition of target genes. Proangiogenic small extracellular vesicles (sEVs; popularly identified with the name “exosomes”) with a composite cargo of miRNAs are secreted by cultured... Read More about Bioinspired artificial exosomes based on lipid nanoparticles carrying let-7b-5p promote angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo.

Genomic instability profiles at the single cell level in mouse colorectal cancers of defined genotypes (2021)
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Dionellis, V. S., Norkin, M., Karamichali, A., Rossetti, G. G., Huelsken, J., Ordonez-Moran, P., & Halazonetis, T. D. (2021). Genomic instability profiles at the single cell level in mouse colorectal cancers of defined genotypes. Cancers, 13(6), Article 1267. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13061267

The genomes of many human CRCs have been sequenced, revealing a large number of genetic alterations. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the accumulation of these alterations are still being debated. In this study, we examined colorectal tum... Read More about Genomic instability profiles at the single cell level in mouse colorectal cancers of defined genotypes.

The use of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to monitor cell surface β2‐adrenoceptors at low expression levels in human embryonic stem cell‐derived cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts (2021)
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Goulding, J., Kondrashov, A., Mistry, S. J., Melarangi, T., Vo, N. T. N., Hoang, D. M., …Hill, S. J. (2021). The use of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to monitor cell surface β2‐adrenoceptors at low expression levels in human embryonic stem cell‐derived cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts. FASEB Journal, 35(4), Article e21398. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202002268r

The importance of cell phenotype in determining the molecular mechanisms underlying β2- adrenoceptor (β2AR) function has been noted previously when comparing responses in primary cells and recombinant model cell lines. Here, we have generated haploty... Read More about The use of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to monitor cell surface β2‐adrenoceptors at low expression levels in human embryonic stem cell‐derived cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts.