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Up-regulation of genes involved in the Insulin signalling pathway (IGF1, PTEN and IGFBP1) in the endometrium may link Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and endometrial cancer (2016)
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Shafiee, M. N., Seedhouse, C., Mongan, N., Chapman, C., Deen, S., Abu, J., & Atiomo, W. (2016). Up-regulation of genes involved in the Insulin signalling pathway (IGF1, PTEN and IGFBP1) in the endometrium may link Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and endometrial cancer. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 424, 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2016.01.019

BACKGROUND Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynaecological cancer amongst women in the UK. Although previous studies have found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have at least a three-fold increase in endometrial cancer (E... Read More about Up-regulation of genes involved in the Insulin signalling pathway (IGF1, PTEN and IGFBP1) in the endometrium may link Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and endometrial cancer.

Role of NADH Dehydrogenase (Ubiquinone) 1 Alpha Subcomplex 4-Like 2 in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (2016)
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Minton, D. R., Fu, L., Mongan, N. P., Shevchuk, M. M., Nanus, D. M., & Gudas, L. J. (2016). Role of NADH Dehydrogenase (Ubiquinone) 1 Alpha Subcomplex 4-Like 2 in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research, 22(11), 2791-2801. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1511

PURPOSE We delineated the functions of the HIF1? target NADH Dehydrogenase (Ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex 4-like 2 (NDUFA4L2) in ccRCC and characterized NDUFA4L2 as a novel molecular target for ccRCC treatment. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We evalua... Read More about Role of NADH Dehydrogenase (Ubiquinone) 1 Alpha Subcomplex 4-Like 2 in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A (SEA) stimulates STAT3 activation and IL-17 expression in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (2016)
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Willerslev-Olsen, A., Krejsgaard, T., Lindahl, L. M., Litvinov, I. V., Fredholm, S., Petersen, D. L., …Odum, N. (2016). Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A (SEA) stimulates STAT3 activation and IL-17 expression in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Blood, 127(10), 1287-1296. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2015-08-662353

Cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) is characterized by proliferation of malignant T cells in a chronic inflammatory environment. With disease progression, bacteria colonize the compromised skin barrier and half of CTCL patients die from infection rathe... Read More about Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A (SEA) stimulates STAT3 activation and IL-17 expression in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

MiR137 is an androgen regulated repressor of an extended network of transcriptional coregulators (2015)
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Nilsson, E. M., Laursen, K. B., Whitchurch, J., McWilliam, A., Ødum, N., Persson, J. L., …Mongan, N. P. (2015). MiR137 is an androgen regulated repressor of an extended network of transcriptional coregulators. Oncotarget, 6(34), 35710-35725. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.5958

Androgens and the androgen receptor (AR) play crucial roles in male development and the pathogenesis and progression of prostate cancer (PCa). The AR functions as a ligand dependent transcription factor which recruits multiple enzymatically distinct... Read More about MiR137 is an androgen regulated repressor of an extended network of transcriptional coregulators.

Jak3, STAT3, and STAT5 inhibit expression of miR-22, a novel tumor suppressor microRNA, in cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma (2015)
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Sibbesen, N. A., Kopp, K. L., Litvinov, I. V., Jønson, L., Willerslev-Olsen, A., Fredholm, S., …Odum, N. (2015). Jak3, STAT3, and STAT5 inhibit expression of miR-22, a novel tumor suppressor microRNA, in cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma. Oncotarget, 6(24),

Aberrant activation of Janus kinase-3 (Jak3) and its key down-stream effectors, Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-3 (STAT3) and STAT5, is a key feature of malignant transformation in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). However, it remain... Read More about Jak3, STAT3, and STAT5 inhibit expression of miR-22, a novel tumor suppressor microRNA, in cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma.

Genetics of human and canine dilated cardiomyopathy (2015)
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Simpson, S., Edwards, J., Ferguson-Mignan, T. F., Cobb, M., Mongan, N. P., & Rutland, C. S. (2015). Genetics of human and canine dilated cardiomyopathy. International Journal of Genomics, 2015, Article 204823. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/204823

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in both humans and dogs. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) accounts for a large number of these cases, reported to be the third most common form of cardiac disease in humans and the second most common in... Read More about Genetics of human and canine dilated cardiomyopathy.

Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in prostate cancer (2015)
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de Brot, S., Ntekim, A., Cardenas, R., James, V., Allegrucci, C., Heery, D. M., …Mongan, N. P. (2015). Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in prostate cancer. Endocrine-Related Cancer, 22(3), Article R107-R123. https://doi.org/10.1530/ERC-15-0123

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignancy affecting men in the western world. Although radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy can successfully treat PCa in the majority of patients, up to ?30% will experience local recurrence or metast... Read More about Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in prostate cancer.

Induction of autophagy is a key component of all-trans-retinoic acid-induced differentiation in leukemia cells and a potential target for pharmacologic modulation (2015)
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Orfali, N., O'Donovan, T. R., Nyhan, M. J., Britschgi, A., Tschan, M. P., Cahill, M. R., …McKenna, S. L. (2015). Induction of autophagy is a key component of all-trans-retinoic acid-induced differentiation in leukemia cells and a potential target for pharmacologic modulation. Experimental Hematology, 43(9), 781-793.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exphem.2015.04.012

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by the accumulation of immature blood cell precursors in the bone marrow. Pharmacologically overcoming the differentiation block in this condition is an attractive therapeutic avenue, which has achieved s... Read More about Induction of autophagy is a key component of all-trans-retinoic acid-induced differentiation in leukemia cells and a potential target for pharmacologic modulation.

A predictive model for canine dilated cardiomyopathy: a meta-analysis of Doberman Pinscher data (2015)
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Simpson, S., Edwards, J., Emes, R. D., Cobb, M. A., Mongan, N. P., & Rutland, C. S. (2015). A predictive model for canine dilated cardiomyopathy: a meta-analysis of Doberman Pinscher data. PeerJ, 3, Article e842. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.842

Dilated cardiomyopathy is a prevalent and often fatal disease in humans and dogs. Indeed dilated cardiomyopathy is the third most common form of cardiac disease in humans, reported to affect approximately 36 individuals per 100,000 individuals. In do... Read More about A predictive model for canine dilated cardiomyopathy: a meta-analysis of Doberman Pinscher data.

Molecular Characterization of Adipose Tissue in the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) (2014)
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Nilsson, E. M., Fainberg, H. P., Choong, S. S., Giles, T. C., Sells, J., May, S., …Yon, L. (2014). Molecular Characterization of Adipose Tissue in the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana). PLoS ONE, 9(3), Article e91717. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091717

Adipose tissue (AT) is a dynamic and flexible organ with regulatory roles in physiological functions including metabolism, reproduction and inflammation; secreted adipokines, including leptin, and fatty acids facilitate many of these roles. The Afric... Read More about Molecular Characterization of Adipose Tissue in the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana).

A signature motif mediating selective interactions of BCL11A with the NR2E/F subfamily of orphan nuclear receptors (2013)
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Chan, C. M., Fulton, J., Montiel-Duarte, C., Collins, H. M., Bharti, N., Wadelin, F. R., …Heery, D. M. (2013). A signature motif mediating selective interactions of BCL11A with the NR2E/F subfamily of orphan nuclear receptors. Nucleic Acids Research, 41(21), https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkt761

Despite their physiological importance, selective interactions between nuclear receptors (NRs) and their cofactors are poorly understood. Here, we describe a novel signature motif (F/YSXXLXXL/Y) in the developmental regulator BCL11A that facilitates... Read More about A signature motif mediating selective interactions of BCL11A with the NR2E/F subfamily of orphan nuclear receptors.

Polycomb recruitment attenuates retinoic acid–induced transcription of the bivalent NR2F1 gene (2013)
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Laursen, K. B., Mongan, N. P., Zhuang, Y., Ng, M. M., Benoit, Y. D., & Gudas, L. J. (2013). Polycomb recruitment attenuates retinoic acid–induced transcription of the bivalent NR2F1 gene. Nucleic Acids Research, 41(13), 6430–6443. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkt367

Polycomb proteins play key roles in mediating epigenetic modifications that occur during cell differentiation. The Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) mediates the tri-methylation of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3). In this study, we identify a dist... Read More about Polycomb recruitment attenuates retinoic acid–induced transcription of the bivalent NR2F1 gene.