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Wnt/GSK‐3β mediates posttranslational modifications of FLYWCH1 to regulate intestinal epithelial function and tumorigenesis in the colon (2024)
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Almozyan, S., Babaei‐Jadidi, R., Aljohani, A., Youssefi, S., Dalleywater, W., Kadam, P., Spencer‐Dene, B., Rakha, E., Ilyas, M., & Shams Nateri, A. (2024). Wnt/GSK‐3β mediates posttranslational modifications of FLYWCH1 to regulate intestinal epithelial function and tumorigenesis in the colon. Cancer Communications, https://doi.org/10.1002/cac2.12625

Cross talk between LAM cells and fibroblasts may influence alveolar epithelial cell behavior in lymphangioleiomyomatosis (2022)
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Clements, D., Miller, S., Babaei-Jadidi, R., Adam, M., Potter, S. S., & Johnson, S. R. (2022). Cross talk between LAM cells and fibroblasts may influence alveolar epithelial cell behavior in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. AJP - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 322(2), L283-L293. https://doi.org/10.1152/AJPLUNG.00351.2021

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a female-specific cystic lung disease in which tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2)-deficient LAM cells, LAM-associated fibroblasts (LAFs), and other cell types infiltrate the lungs. LAM lesions can be associated with... Read More about Cross talk between LAM cells and fibroblasts may influence alveolar epithelial cell behavior in lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

Anti-miR-135/SPOCK1 axis antagonizes the influence of metabolism on drug response in intestinal/colon tumour organoids (2022)
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Babaei-Jadidi, R., Kashfi, H., Alelwani, W., Bakhtiari, A., Kattan, S. W., Mansouri, O. A., …Nateri, A. S. (2022). Anti-miR-135/SPOCK1 axis antagonizes the influence of metabolism on drug response in intestinal/colon tumour organoids. Oncogenesis, 11, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41389-021-00376-1

Little is known about the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in rewiring the metabolism within tumours and adjacent non-tumour bearing normal tissue and their potential in cancer therapy. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between deregulated m... Read More about Anti-miR-135/SPOCK1 axis antagonizes the influence of metabolism on drug response in intestinal/colon tumour organoids.

Mast Cell Tryptase Release Contributes to Disease Progression in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (2021)
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Babaei-Jadidi, R., Dongre, A., Miller, S., Castellanos Uribe, M., Stewart, I. D., Thompson, Z. M., …Johnson, S. R. (2021). Mast Cell Tryptase Release Contributes to Disease Progression in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 204(4), 431-444. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202007-2854OC

Rationale: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a multisystem disease that causes lung cysts and respiratory failure. Loss of TSC (tuberous sclerosis complex) gene function results in a clone of “LAM cells” with dysregulated mTOR (mechanistic target of... Read More about Mast Cell Tryptase Release Contributes to Disease Progression in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

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.

Repurposing Antibacterial AM404 as a Potential Anticancer Drug for Targeting Colorectal Cancer Stem-Like Cells (2019)
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Ahmed, M., Jinks, N., Babaei-Jadidi, R., Kashfi, H., Castellanos-Uribe, M., May, S. T., …Nateri, A. S. (2019). Repurposing Antibacterial AM404 as a Potential Anticancer Drug for Targeting Colorectal Cancer Stem-Like Cells. Cancers, 12(1), Article 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12010106

Tumour-promoting inflammation is involved in colorectal cancer (CRC) development and therapeutic resistance. However, the antibiotics and antibacterial drugs and signalling that regulate the potency of anticancer treatment upon forced differentiation... Read More about Repurposing Antibacterial AM404 as a Potential Anticancer Drug for Targeting Colorectal Cancer Stem-Like Cells.

ATM Regulated PTEN Degradation Is XIAP E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mediated in p85α Deficient Cancer Cells and Influence Platinum Sensitivity (2019)
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Ali, R., Alabdullah, M., Miligy, I., Normatova, M., Babaei-Jadidi, R., S. Nateri, A., …Madhusudan, S. (2019). ATM Regulated PTEN Degradation Is XIAP E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mediated in p85α Deficient Cancer Cells and Influence Platinum Sensitivity. Cells, 8(10), Article 1271. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8101271

Ataxia-telegiectasia mutated (ATM), phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), and p85α are key tumour suppressors. Whether ATM regulates PTEN expression and influence platinum sensitivity is unknown. We generated ATM knockdowns (KD) and CRISPR knock out... Read More about ATM Regulated PTEN Degradation Is XIAP E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mediated in p85α Deficient Cancer Cells and Influence Platinum Sensitivity.

Increased FLYWCH1 Expression is Negatively Correlated with Wnt/β-catenin Target Gene Expression in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells (2019)
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Almars, A., Chondrou, P. S., Onyido, E. K., Almozyan, S., Seedhouse, C., Babaei-Jadidi, R., & Nateri, A. S. (2019). Increased FLYWCH1 Expression is Negatively Correlated with Wnt/β-catenin Target Gene Expression in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(11), Article 2739. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20112739

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a heterogeneous clonal malignancy of hematopoietic progenitor cells. The Wnt pathway and its downstream targets are tightly regulated by β-catenin. We recently discovered a new protein, FLYWCH1, which can directly bin... Read More about Increased FLYWCH1 Expression is Negatively Correlated with Wnt/β-catenin Target Gene Expression in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells.

An FBXW7-ZEB2 axis links EMT and tumour microenvironment to promote colorectal cancer stem cells and chemoresistance (2019)
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Li, N., Babaei-Jadidi, R., Lorenzi, F., Spencer-Dene, B., Clarke, P., Domingo, E., …Nateri, A. S. (2019). An FBXW7-ZEB2 axis links EMT and tumour microenvironment to promote colorectal cancer stem cells and chemoresistance. Oncogenesis, 8, Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41389-019-0125-3

Colorectal cancer (CRC) patients develop recurrence after chemotherapy owing to the survival of stem cell-like cells referred to as cancer stem-like cells (CSCs). The origin of CSCs is linked to the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) process. Cu... Read More about An FBXW7-ZEB2 axis links EMT and tumour microenvironment to promote colorectal cancer stem cells and chemoresistance.

SRPK1 maintains acute myeloid leukemia through effects on isoform usage of epigenetic regulators including BRD4 (2018)
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Tzelepis, K., De Braekeleer, E., Aspris, D., Barbieri, I., Vijayabaskar, M. S., Liu, W., …Vassiliou, G. S. (2018). SRPK1 maintains acute myeloid leukemia through effects on isoform usage of epigenetic regulators including BRD4. Nature Communications, 9(1), Article 5378. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07620-0

We recently identified the splicing kinase gene SRPK1 as a genetic vulnerability of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Here, we show that genetic or pharmacological inhibition of SRPK1 leads to cell cycle arrest, leukemic cell differentiation and prolonge... Read More about SRPK1 maintains acute myeloid leukemia through effects on isoform usage of epigenetic regulators including BRD4.

FLYWCH1, a novel suppressor of nuclear b-catenin, regulates migration and morphology in colorectal cancer (2018)
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Muhammad, B. A., Almozyan, S., Babaei-Jadidi, R., Onyido, E. K., Saadeddin, A., Kashfi, S. H., …Nateri, A. S. (2018). FLYWCH1, a novel suppressor of nuclear b-catenin, regulates migration and morphology in colorectal cancer. Molecular Cancer Research, 16(12), 1977-1990. https://doi.org/10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-18-0262

© 2018 American Association for Cancer Research. Wnt/b-catenin signaling plays a critical role during development of both normal and malignant colorectal cancer tissues. Phosphorylation of b-catenin protein alters its trafficking and function. Such c... Read More about FLYWCH1, a novel suppressor of nuclear b-catenin, regulates migration and morphology in colorectal cancer.

Development of potent, selective SRPK1 inhibitors as potential topical therapeutics for neovascular eye disease (2017)
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Batson, J., Toop, H. D., Redondo, C., Babaei-Jadidi, R., Chaikaud, A., Wearmouth, S. F., Gibbons, B., Allen, C., Tallant, C., Zhang, J., Du, C., Hancox, J. C., Hawtrey, T., Da Rocha, J., Griffith, R., Knapp, S., Bates, D. O., & Morris, J. C. (2017). Development of potent, selective SRPK1 inhibitors as potential topical therapeutics for neovascular eye disease. ACS Chemical Biology, 12(3), 825-832. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.6b01048

Serine/arginine-protein kinase 1 (SRPK1) regulates alternative splicing of VEGF-A to pro-angiogenic isoforms and SRPK1 inhibition can restore the balance of pro/antiangiogenic isoforms to normal physiological levels. The lack of potency and selectivi... Read More about Development of potent, selective SRPK1 inhibitors as potential topical therapeutics for neovascular eye disease.

Concise review: Emerging Drugs Targeting Epithelial Cancer Stem-like Cells (2017)
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Ahmed, M., Chaudhari, K., Babaei‐Jadidi, R., Dekker, L. V., & Shams Nateri, A. (2017). Concise review: Emerging Drugs Targeting Epithelial Cancer Stem-like Cells. STEM CELLS, 35(4), 839-850. https://doi.org/10.1002/stem.2579

Increasing evidence suggests that cancer cell populations contain a small proportion of cells that display stem‐like cell properties and which may be responsible for overall tumor maintenance. These cancer stem‐like cells (CSCs) appear to have unique... Read More about Concise review: Emerging Drugs Targeting Epithelial Cancer Stem-like Cells.

Fbxw7-associated drug resistance is reversed by induction of terminal differentiation in murine intestinal organoid culture (2016)
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Lorenzi, F., Babaei-Jadidi, R., Sheard, J., Spencer-Dene, B., & Nateri, A. S. (2016). Fbxw7-associated drug resistance is reversed by induction of terminal differentiation in murine intestinal organoid culture. Molecular Therapy - Methods and Clinical Development, 3, 16024. https://doi.org/10.1038/mtm.2016.24

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the top three cancer-related causes of death worldwide. FBXW7 is a known tumor-suppressor gene, commonly mutated in CRC and in a variety of other epithelial tumors. Low expression of FBXW7 is also associated with poo... Read More about Fbxw7-associated drug resistance is reversed by induction of terminal differentiation in murine intestinal organoid culture.

FBXW7-mutated colorectal cancer cells exhibit aberrant expression of phosphorylated-p53 at Serine-15 (2015)
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Li, N., Lorenzi, F., Kalakouti, E., Normatova, M., Babaei-Jadidi, R., Tomlinson, I., & Nateri, A. S. (2015). FBXW7-mutated colorectal cancer cells exhibit aberrant expression of phosphorylated-p53 at Serine-15. Oncotarget, 6(11), 9240-9256. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.3284

FBXW7 mutations occur in a variety of human cancers including colorectal cancer (CRC). Elucidating its mechanism of action has become crucial for cancer therapy; however, it is also complicated by the fact that FBXW7 can influence many pathways due t... Read More about FBXW7-mutated colorectal cancer cells exhibit aberrant expression of phosphorylated-p53 at Serine-15.

Serine-arginine protein kinase 1 (SRPK1) inhibition as a potential novel targeted therapeutic strategy in prostate cancer (2014)
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Angiogenesis is required for tumour growth and is induced principally by vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A). VEGF-A pre-mRNA is alternatively spliced at the terminal exon to produce two families of isoforms, pro- and anti-angiogenic, only... Read More about Serine-arginine protein kinase 1 (SRPK1) inhibition as a potential novel targeted therapeutic strategy in prostate cancer.

Embryonic NANOG activity defines colorectal cancer stem cells and modulates through AP1- and TCF-dependent mechanisms (2012)
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Ibrahim, E. E., Babaei-Jadidi, R., Saadeddin, A., Spencer-Dene, B., Hossaini, S., Abuzinadah, M., Li, N., Fadhil, W., Ilyas, M., Bonnet, D., & Nateri, A. S. (2012). Embryonic NANOG activity defines colorectal cancer stem cells and modulates through AP1- and TCF-dependent mechanisms. STEM CELLS, 30(10), 2076-2087. https://doi.org/10.1002/stem.1182

Embryonic NANOG (NANOG1) is considered as an important regulator of pluripotency while NANOGP8 (NANOG-pseudogene) plays a role in tumorigenesis. Herein, we show NANOG is expressed from both NANOG1 and NANOGP8 in human colorectal cancers (CRC). Enforc... Read More about Embryonic NANOG activity defines colorectal cancer stem cells and modulates through AP1- and TCF-dependent mechanisms.

The streptavidin/biotinylated DNA/protein bound complex protocol for determining the association of c-JUN protein with NANOG promoter (2007)
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SHAMS-NATERI, A., & BABAEI-JADIDI, R. (2013). The streptavidin/biotinylated DNA/protein bound complex protocol for determining the association of c-JUN protein with NANOG promoter. Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology, 25(UNIT 1B.10), 1-13

Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is a widely used and pre-eminent technique for detecting the association of an individual protein or a particular protein complex with its specific DNA sequence(s) in vivo. Herein we introduce a novel and simple b... Read More about The streptavidin/biotinylated DNA/protein bound complex protocol for determining the association of c-JUN protein with NANOG promoter.