The characteristics and prognostic significance of histone H1 expression in breast cancer
(2024)
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Lashen, A. G., Almalki, N., Toss, M., Mirza, S., Malki, M. I., Rutland, C. S., …Rakha, E. A. (in press). The characteristics and prognostic significance of histone H1 expression in breast cancer. Pathology,
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Modulation of the pre-metastatic bone niche: molecular changes mediated by bone-homing prostate cancer extracellular vesicles (2024)
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Brown, T. J., Rutland, C. S., Rutland, C. S., Choi, K. K., Tse, F., Pfeffers, M. J., …James, V. (2024). Modulation of the pre-metastatic bone niche: molecular changes mediated by bone-homing prostate cancer extracellular vesicles. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 12, Article 1354606. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2024.1354606Prostate cancer (PCa) is a leading male malignancy worldwide, often progressing to bone metastasis, with limited curative options. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key players in cancer communication and metastasis, promoting the formatio... Read More about Modulation of the pre-metastatic bone niche: molecular changes mediated by bone-homing prostate cancer extracellular vesicles.
Quantitative expression of oestrogen receptor in breast cancer: Clinical and molecular significance (2023)
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Makhlouf, S., Quinn, C., Toss, M., Alsaleem, M., Atallah, N. M., Ibrahim, A., …Rakha, E. A. (2024). Quantitative expression of oestrogen receptor in breast cancer: Clinical and molecular significance. European Journal of Cancer, 197, Article 113473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113473Background Oestrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer (BC) patients are eligible for endocrine therapy (ET), regardless of ER immunohistochemical expression level. There is a wide spectrum of ER expression and the response to ET is not uniform... Read More about Quantitative expression of oestrogen receptor in breast cancer: Clinical and molecular significance.
Characterisation of luminal and triple-negative breast cancer with HER2 Low protein expression (2023)
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Atallah, N. M., Haque, M., Quinn, C., Toss, M. S., Makhlouf, S., Ibrahim, A., …Rakha, E. (2023). Characterisation of luminal and triple-negative breast cancer with HER2 Low protein expression. European Journal of Cancer, 195, Article 113371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113371Background: Breast cancer (BC) expressing low levels of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2 Low) is an emerging category that needs further refining. This study aims to provide a comprehensive clinico-pathological and molecular profile of... Read More about Characterisation of luminal and triple-negative breast cancer with HER2 Low protein expression.
Differential response of HER2-positive breast cancer to anti-HER2 therapy based on HER2 protein expression level (2023)
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Atallah, N. M., Alsaleem, M., Toss, M. S., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2023). Differential response of HER2-positive breast cancer to anti-HER2 therapy based on HER2 protein expression level. British Journal of Cancer, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-023-02426-4Background: Increasing data indicate that HER2-positive (HER2 +) breast cancer (BC) subtypes exhibit differential responses to targeted anti-HER2 therapy. This study aims to investigate these differences and the potential underlying molecular mechani... Read More about Differential response of HER2-positive breast cancer to anti-HER2 therapy based on HER2 protein expression level.
The clinical and biological significance of estrogen receptor-low positive breast cancer (2023)
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Makhlouf, S., Althobi, M., Toss, M., Muftah, A. A., Mongan, N. P., Lee, A. H. S., …Rakha, E. A. (2023). The clinical and biological significance of estrogen receptor-low positive breast cancer. Modern Pathology, 36(10), Article 100284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100284Estrogen Receptor (ER) status in breast cancer (BC) is determined using immunohistochemistry (IHC) with nuclear expression in ≥1% of cells defined as ER-positive. BC with 1-9% expression (ER-low positive), is a clinically and biologically unique subg... Read More about The clinical and biological significance of estrogen receptor-low positive breast cancer.
Encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast: does it have a native basement membrane? (2023)
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Ghannam, S. F., Rutland, C. S., Allegrucci, C., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2023). Encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast: does it have a native basement membrane?. Histopathology, 83(3), 376-393. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14939Background Encapsulated papillary carcinoma (EPC) is surrounded by a thick fibrous capsule-like structure, which is interpreted as a thickened basement membrane (BM). This study aimed to describe the geometric characteristics of the EPC capsule and... Read More about Encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast: does it have a native basement membrane?.
Characteristics and prognostic significance of polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) expression in breast cancer (2023)
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Lashen, A. G., Toss, M. S., Wootton, L., Green, A. R., Mongan, N. P., Madhusudan, S., & Rakha, E. (2023). Characteristics and prognostic significance of polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) expression in breast cancer. Histopathology, 83(3), 414-425. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14960Background: Polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) plays a crucial role in cell cycle progression,and it is considered a potential therapeutic target in many cancers. Although the role of PLK1 is well established in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) as an onco... Read More about Characteristics and prognostic significance of polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) expression in breast cancer.
Targeting DNA damage repair precision medicine strategies in cancer (2023)
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Brownlie, J., Kulkarni, S., Algethami, M., Jeyapalan, J. N., Mongan, N. P., Rakha, E. A., & Madhusudan, S. (2023). Targeting DNA damage repair precision medicine strategies in cancer. Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 70, Article 102381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coph.2023.102381DNA repair targeted therapeutics is a promising precision medicine strategy in cancer. The development and clinical use of PARP inhibitors has transformed lives for many patients with BRCA germline deficient breast and ovarian cancer as well as plati... Read More about Targeting DNA damage repair precision medicine strategies in cancer.
Data from African Ancestry–Associated Gene Expression Profiles in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Underlie Altered Tumor Biology and Clinical Outcome in Women of African Descent (2023)
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Martini, R., Delpe, P., Chu, T. R., Arora, K., Lord, B., Verma, A., …Davis, M. B. (2023). Data from African Ancestry–Associated Gene Expression Profiles in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Underlie Altered Tumor Biology and Clinical Outcome in Women of African Descent. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.c.6549760.v1
Unravelling the clinicopathological and functional significance of replication protein A (RPA) heterotrimeric complex in breast cancers (2023)
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Algethami, M., Toss, M. S., Woodcock, C. L., Jaipal, C., Brownlie, J., Shoqafi, A., …Madhusudan, S. (2023). Unravelling the clinicopathological and functional significance of replication protein A (RPA) heterotrimeric complex in breast cancers. npj Breast Cancer, 9, Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-023-00524-3Replication Protein A (RPA), a heterotrimeric complex consisting of RPA1, 2, and 3 subunits, is a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)-binding protein that is critically involved in replication, checkpoint regulation and DNA repair. Here we have evaluated RPA... Read More about Unravelling the clinicopathological and functional significance of replication protein A (RPA) heterotrimeric complex in breast cancers.
The importance of m6A topology in chicken embryo mRNA: a precise mapping of m6A at the conserved chicken β-actin zipcode (2023)
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Baron, F., Zhang, M., Archer, N., Bellows, E., Knight, H. M., Welham, S., …Bodi, Z. (2023). The importance of m6A topology in chicken embryo mRNA: a precise mapping of m6A at the conserved chicken β-actin zipcode. RNA, 29(6), 777-789. https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.079615.123N6-methyladenosine (m6A) in mRNA regulates almost every stage in the mRNA life cycle, and the development of methodologies for the high-throughput detection of methylated sites in mRNA using m6A-specific methylated RNA immunoprecipitation with next-g... Read More about The importance of m6A topology in chicken embryo mRNA: a precise mapping of m6A at the conserved chicken β-actin zipcode.
NDUFA4L2 reduces mitochondrial respiration resulting in defective lysosomal trafficking in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (2023)
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Kubala, J. M., Laursen, K. B., Schreiner, R., Williams, R. M., van der Mijn, J. C., Crowley, M. J., …Gudas, L. J. (2023). NDUFA4L2 reduces mitochondrial respiration resulting in defective lysosomal trafficking in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Biology and Therapy, 24(1), Article 2170669. https://doi.org/10.1080/15384047.2023.2170669In clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), activation of hypoxic signaling induces NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 4-like 2 (NDUFA4L2) expression. Over 90% of ccRCCs exhibit overexpression of NDUFA4L2, which we previously showed... Read More about NDUFA4L2 reduces mitochondrial respiration resulting in defective lysosomal trafficking in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Expression, assessment and significance of Ki67 expression in breast cancer: an update (2023)
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Lashen, A. G., Toss, M. S., Ghannam, S. F., Makhlouf, S., Green, A., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2023). Expression, assessment and significance of Ki67 expression in breast cancer: an update. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 76(6), Article 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp-2022-208731Ki67 expression is one of the most important and cost-effective surrogate markers to assess for tumour cell proliferation in breast cancer (BC). The Ki67 labelling index has prognostic and predictive value in patients with early-stage BC, particularl... Read More about Expression, assessment and significance of Ki67 expression in breast cancer: an update.
The clinical value of progesterone receptor expression in luminal breast cancer: A study of a large cohort with long-term follow-up (2023)
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Lashen, A. G., Toss, M. S., Mongan, N. P., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. A. (2023). The clinical value of progesterone receptor expression in luminal breast cancer: A study of a large cohort with long-term follow-up. Cancer, 129(8), 1183-1194. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34655Background: The routine assessment of progesterone receptor (PR) expression in breast cancer (BC) remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the role of PR expression in luminal BC, with emphasis on the definition of positivity and its progn... Read More about The clinical value of progesterone receptor expression in luminal breast cancer: A study of a large cohort with long-term follow-up.
Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer (2023)
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Lothion-Roy, J., Haigh, D. B., Harris, A. E., Metzler, V. M., Alsaleem, M., Toss, M. S., …Woodcock, C. L. (2023). Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer. Frontiers in Genetics, 13, Article 1096071. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1096071N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal mRNA modification and is dynamically regulated through distinct protein complexes that methylate, demethylate, and/or interpret the m6A modification. These proteins, and the m6A modification, are... Read More about Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer.
Activated tissue resident memory T-cells (CD8+CD103+CD39+) uniquely predict survival in left sided “immune-hot” colorectal cancers (2023)
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Talhouni, S., Fadhil, W., Mongan, N. P., Field, L., Hunter, K., Makhsous, S., …Ramage, J. M. (2023). Activated tissue resident memory T-cells (CD8+CD103+CD39+) uniquely predict survival in left sided “immune-hot” colorectal cancers. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, Article 1057292. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1057292Introduction: Characterization of the tumour immune infiltrate (notably CD8+ T-cells) has strong predictive survival value for cancer patients. Quantification of CD8 T-cells alone cannot determine antigenic experience, as not all infiltrating T-cells... Read More about Activated tissue resident memory T-cells (CD8+CD103+CD39+) uniquely predict survival in left sided “immune-hot” colorectal cancers.
The KDM5B and KDM1A lysine demethylases cooperate in regulating androgen receptor expression and signalling in prostate cancer (2023)
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Metzler, V. M., de Brot, S., Haigh, D. B., Woodcock, C. L., Lothion-Roy, J., Harris, A. E., …Jeyapalan, J. N. (2023). The KDM5B and KDM1A lysine demethylases cooperate in regulating androgen receptor expression and signalling in prostate cancer. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 11, Article 1116424. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2023.1116424Histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methylation is key epigenetic mark associated with active transcription and is a substrate for the KDM1A/LSD1 and KDM5B/JARID1B lysine demethylases. Increased expression of KDM1A and KDM5B is implicated in many cancer types... Read More about The KDM5B and KDM1A lysine demethylases cooperate in regulating androgen receptor expression and signalling in prostate cancer.
Towards Personalized Management of Ovarian Cancer (2022)
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Algethami, M., Kulkarni, S., Sadiq, M. T., Tang, H. K., Brownlie, J., Jeyapalan, J. N., …Madhusudan, S. (2022). Towards Personalized Management of Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Management and Research, 14, 3469-3483. https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S366681Despite advances in surgery and chemotherapy, the overall outcomes for patients with advanced ovarian cancer remain poor. Although initial response rates to platinum-based chemotherapy is about 60–80%, most patients will have recurrence and succumb t... Read More about Towards Personalized Management of Ovarian Cancer.
Evolving DNA repair synthetic lethality targets in cancer (2022)
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Kulkarni, S., Brownlie, J., Jeyapalan, J. N., Mongan, N. P., Rakha, E. A., & Madhusudan, S. (2022). Evolving DNA repair synthetic lethality targets in cancer. Bioscience Reports, 42(12), Article BSR20221713. https://doi.org/10.1042/BSR20221713DNA damage signaling response and repair (DDR) is a critical defense mechanism against genomic instability. Impaired DNA repair capacity is an important risk factor for cancer development. On the other hand, up-regulation of DDR mechanisms is a featu... Read More about Evolving DNA repair synthetic lethality targets in cancer.
Mechanistic and Clinical Evidence Supports a Key Role for Cell Division Cycle Associated 5 (CDCA5) as an Independent Predictor of Outcome in Invasive Breast Cancer (2022)
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Kariri, Y. A., Joseph, C., Alsaleem, M. A., Elsharawy, K. A., Alsaeed, S., Toss, M. S., …Rakha, E. A. (2022). Mechanistic and Clinical Evidence Supports a Key Role for Cell Division Cycle Associated 5 (CDCA5) as an Independent Predictor of Outcome in Invasive Breast Cancer. Cancers, 14(22), Article 5643. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14225643Background: Cell Division Cycle Associated 5 (CDCA5) plays a role in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway involving cell division, cancer cell migration and apoptosis. This study aims to assess the prognostic and biologica... Read More about Mechanistic and Clinical Evidence Supports a Key Role for Cell Division Cycle Associated 5 (CDCA5) as an Independent Predictor of Outcome in Invasive Breast Cancer.
Defining invasion in breast cancer: the role of basement membrane (2022)
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Ghannam, S. F., Rutland, C. S., Allegrucci, C., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2022). Defining invasion in breast cancer: the role of basement membrane. Journal of Clinical Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp-2022-208584Basement membrane (BM) is an amorphous, sheet-like structure separating the epithelium from the stroma. BM is characterised by a complex structure comprising collagenous and non-collagenous proteoglycans and glycoproteins. In the breast, the thicknes... Read More about Defining invasion in breast cancer: the role of basement membrane.
Exploring anti-androgen therapies in hormone dependent prostate cancer and new therapeutic routes for castration resistant prostate cancer (2022)
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Harris, A. E., Metzler, V. M., Lothion-Roy, J., Varun, D., Woodcock, C. L., Haigh, D. B., …Jeyapalan, J. N. (2022). Exploring anti-androgen therapies in hormone dependent prostate cancer and new therapeutic routes for castration resistant prostate cancer. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, Article 1006101. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.1006101Androgen deprivation therapies (ADTs) are important treatments which inhibit androgen-induced prostate cancer (PCa) progression by either preventing androgen biosynthesis (e.g. abiraterone) or by antagonizing androgen receptor (AR) function (e.g. bic... Read More about Exploring anti-androgen therapies in hormone dependent prostate cancer and new therapeutic routes for castration resistant prostate cancer.
The METTL3 RNA Methyltransferase Regulates Transcriptional Networks in Prostate Cancer (2022)
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Haigh, D. B., Woodcock, C. L., Lothion-Roy, J., Harris, A. E., Metzler, V. M., Persson, J. L., …Mongan, N. P. (2022). The METTL3 RNA Methyltransferase Regulates Transcriptional Networks in Prostate Cancer. Cancers, 14(20), Article 5148. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14205148Prostate cancer (PCa) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths and is driven by aberrant androgen receptor (AR) signalling. For this reason, androgen deprivation therapies (ADTs) that suppress androgen-induced PCa progression either by preventing... Read More about The METTL3 RNA Methyltransferase Regulates Transcriptional Networks in Prostate Cancer.
African Ancestry–Associated Gene Expression Profiles in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Underlie Altered Tumor Biology and Clinical Outcome in Women of African Descent (2022)
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Martini, R., Delpe, P., Chu, T. R., Arora, K., Lord, B., Verma, A., …Davis, M. B. (2022). African Ancestry–Associated Gene Expression Profiles in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Underlie Altered Tumor Biology and Clinical Outcome in Women of African Descent. Cancer Discovery, 12(11), 2530-2551. https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-22-0138Women of sub-Saharan African descent have disproportionately higher incidence of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and TNBC-specific mortality across all populations. Population studies show racial differences in TNBC biology, including higher pre... Read More about African Ancestry–Associated Gene Expression Profiles in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Underlie Altered Tumor Biology and Clinical Outcome in Women of African Descent.
Ki67 assessment in invasive luminal breast cancer: a comparative study between different scoring methods (2022)
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Lashen, A., Toss, M. S., Green, A. R., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2022). Ki67 assessment in invasive luminal breast cancer: a comparative study between different scoring methods. Histopathology, 81(6), 786-798. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14781Background: Ki67 reflects the proliferation activity in breast cancer (BC). However, an optimal method for its assessment in clinical settings has yet to be robustly defined. In this study, we compared several methods to score Ki67 to identify a reli... Read More about Ki67 assessment in invasive luminal breast cancer: a comparative study between different scoring methods.
Refining the definition of HER2-low class in invasive breast cancer (2022)
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Atallah, N. M., Toss, M. S., Green, A. R., Mongan, N. P., Ball, G., & Rakha, E. A. (2022). Refining the definition of HER2-low class in invasive breast cancer. Histopathology, 81(6), 770-785. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14780Background: Emerging evidence indicates that breast cancer (BC) patients whose tumours express HER2 protein without HER2 gene amplification (HER2-low), can benefit from antibody–drug conjugates (ADC). However, the current definition of HER2-low BC re... Read More about Refining the definition of HER2-low class in invasive breast cancer.
Impact of COVID-19 on student attainment and pedagogical needs when undertaking independent scientific research (2022)
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Jeyapalan, J. N., James, V., Gardner, D. S., Lothion-Roy, J. H., Mongan, N. P., & Rutland, C. S. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on student attainment and pedagogical needs when undertaking independent scientific research. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.12842Research is often an essential component of completing a veterinary medicine degree, with universities worldwide aiming to teach students a variety of techniques and general research comprehension and skills. As universities worldwide navigated the C... Read More about Impact of COVID-19 on student attainment and pedagogical needs when undertaking independent scientific research.
Targeting Mre11 overcomes platinum resistance and induces synthetic lethality in XRCC1 deficient epithelial ovarian cancers (2022)
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Alblihy, A., Ali, R., Algethami, M., Shoqafi, A., Toss, M. S., Brownlie, J., …Madhusudan, S. (2022). Targeting Mre11 overcomes platinum resistance and induces synthetic lethality in XRCC1 deficient epithelial ovarian cancers. npj Precision Oncology, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-022-00298-0Platinum resistance is a clinical challenge in ovarian cancer. Platinating agents induce DNA damage which activate Mre11 nuclease directed DNA damage signalling and response (DDR). Upregulation of DDR may promote chemotherapy resistance. Here we have... Read More about Targeting Mre11 overcomes platinum resistance and induces synthetic lethality in XRCC1 deficient epithelial ovarian cancers.
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors enhance chemotherapy in preclinical models of esophageal adenocarcinoma by targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts (2022)
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Sharpe, B. P., Hayden, A., Manousopoulou, A., Cowie, A., Walker, R. C., Harrington, J., …Underwood, T. J. (2022). Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors enhance chemotherapy in preclinical models of esophageal adenocarcinoma by targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts. Cell Reports Medicine, 3(6), Article 100541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100541The chemotherapy resistance of esophageal adenocarcinomas (EACs) is underpinned by cancer cell extrinsic mechanisms of the tumor microenvironment (TME). We demonstrate that, by targeting the tumor-promoting functions of the predominant TME cell type,... Read More about Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors enhance chemotherapy in preclinical models of esophageal adenocarcinoma by targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts.
The characteristics and clinical significance of atypical mitosis in breast cancer (2022)
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Lashen, A., Toss, M. S., Alsaleem, M., Green, A. R., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2022). The characteristics and clinical significance of atypical mitosis in breast cancer. Modern Pathology, 35, 1341-1348. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41379-022-01080-0Atypical mitosis is considered a feature of malignancy, however, its significance in breast cancer (BC) remains elusive. Here, we aimed to assess the clinical value of atypical mitoses in BC and to explore their underlying molecular features. Atypica... Read More about The characteristics and clinical significance of atypical mitosis in breast cancer.
PIP5K1α is Required for Promoting Tumor Progression in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (2022)
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Wang, T., Sarwar, M., Whitchurch, J. B., Collins, H. M., Green, T., Semenas, J., …Persson, J. L. (2022). PIP5K1α is Required for Promoting Tumor Progression in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 10, Article 798590. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2022.798590PIP5K1α has emerged as a promising drug target for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), as it acts upstream of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway to promote prostate cancer (PCa) growth, survival and invasion. However, little is... Read More about PIP5K1α is Required for Promoting Tumor Progression in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.
Cluster analyses of the TCGA and a TMA dataset using the coexpression of HSP27 and CRYAB improves alignment with clinical-pathological parameters of breast cancer and suggests different epichaperome influences for each sHSP (2022)
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Quinlan, P. R., Figeuredo, G., Mongan, N., Jordan, L. B., Bray, S. E., Sreseli, R., …Quinlan, R. A. (2022). Cluster analyses of the TCGA and a TMA dataset using the coexpression of HSP27 and CRYAB improves alignment with clinical-pathological parameters of breast cancer and suggests different epichaperome influences for each sHSP. Cell Stress and Chaperones, 27(2), 177-188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12192-022-01258-0Our cluster analysis of the Cancer Genome Atlas for co-expression of HSP27 and CRYAB in breast cancer patients identified three patient groups based on their expression level combination (high HSP27 + low CRYAB; low HSP27 + high CRYAB; similar HSP27 ... Read More about Cluster analyses of the TCGA and a TMA dataset using the coexpression of HSP27 and CRYAB improves alignment with clinical-pathological parameters of breast cancer and suggests different epichaperome influences for each sHSP.
Two zinc finger proteins with functions in m6A writing interact with HAKAI (2022)
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Zhang, M., Bodi, Z., Mackinnon, K., Zhong, S., Archer, N., Mongan, N. P., …Fray, R. G. (2022). Two zinc finger proteins with functions in m6A writing interact with HAKAI. Nature Communications, 13(1), Article 1127. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28753-3The methyltransferase complex (m6A writer), which catalyzes the deposition of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) in mRNAs, is highly conserved across most eukaryotic organisms, but its components and interactions between them are still far from fully understoo... Read More about Two zinc finger proteins with functions in m6A writing interact with HAKAI.
All-Trans-Retinoic Acid Combined With Valproic Acid Can Promote Differentiation in Myeloid Leukemia Cells by an Autophagy Dependent Mechanism (2022)
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Benjamin, D. N., O’Donovan, T. R., Laursen, K. B., Orfali, N., Cahill, M. R., Mongan, N. P., …McKenna, S. L. (2022). All-Trans-Retinoic Acid Combined With Valproic Acid Can Promote Differentiation in Myeloid Leukemia Cells by an Autophagy Dependent Mechanism. Frontiers in Oncology, 12, Article 848517. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.848517Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer with an overall survival of 30%. One form of AML, acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) has become more than 90% curable with differentiation therapy, consisting of all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA... Read More about All-Trans-Retinoic Acid Combined With Valproic Acid Can Promote Differentiation in Myeloid Leukemia Cells by an Autophagy Dependent Mechanism.
Association of L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) with the immune system and prognosis in invasive breast cancer (2022)
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Kurozumi, S., Kaira, K., Matsumoto, H., Kurosumi, M., Yokobori, T., Kanai, Y., …Horiguchi, J. (2022). Association of L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) with the immune system and prognosis in invasive breast cancer. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 2742. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06615-8L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1), also referred to as SLC7A5, is believed to regulate tumor metabolism and be associated with tumor proliferation. In invasive breast cancer, we clinicopathologically investigated the utility of LAT1 expression.... Read More about Association of L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) with the immune system and prognosis in invasive breast cancer.
Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C (UBE2C) is a poor prognostic biomarker in invasive breast cancer (2022)
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Kariri, Y., Toss, M. S., Alsaleem, M., Elsharawy, K. A., Joseph, C., Mongan, N. P., …Rakha, E. A. (2022). Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C (UBE2C) is a poor prognostic biomarker in invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 192(3), 529-539. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-022-06531-5Background The Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C (UBE2C) is essential for the ubiquitin–proteasome system and is involved in cancer cell migration and apoptosis. This study aimed to determine the prognostic value of UBE2C in invasive breast cancer (BC... Read More about Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C (UBE2C) is a poor prognostic biomarker in invasive breast cancer.
Endothelial Cell RNA-Seq Data: Differential Expression and Functional Enrichment Analyses to Study Phenotypic Switching (2022)
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Pinel, G. D., Horder, J. L., King, J. R., McIntyre, A., Mongan, N. P., López, G. G., & Benest, A. V. (2022). Endothelial Cell RNA-Seq Data: Differential Expression and Functional Enrichment Analyses to Study Phenotypic Switching. In A. V. Benest (Ed.), Angiogenesis: Methods and Protocol (369-426). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2059-5_29RNA-seq is a common approach used to explore gene expression data between experimental conditions or cell types and ultimately leads to information that can shed light on the biological processes involved and inform further hypotheses. While the prot... Read More about Endothelial Cell RNA-Seq Data: Differential Expression and Functional Enrichment Analyses to Study Phenotypic Switching.
FcγRIIIa receptor interacts with androgen receptor and PIP5K1α to promote growth and metastasis of prostate cancer (2021)
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Larsson, P. F., Karlsson, R., Sarwar, M., Miftakhova, R., Wang, T., Syed Khaja, A. S., …Persson, J. L. (2022). FcγRIIIa receptor interacts with androgen receptor and PIP5K1α to promote growth and metastasis of prostate cancer. Molecular Oncology, https://doi.org/10.1002/1878-0261.13166Low-affinity immunoglobulin gamma Fc region receptor III-A (FcγRIIIa) is a cell surface protein that belongs to a family of Fc receptors that facilitate the protective function of the immune system against pathogens. However, the role of FcγRIIIa in... Read More about FcγRIIIa receptor interacts with androgen receptor and PIP5K1α to promote growth and metastasis of prostate cancer.
Untangling the clinicopathological significance of MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex in sporadic breast cancers (2021)
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Alblihy, A., Shoqafi, A., Toss, M. S., Algethami, M., Harris, A. E., Jeyapalan, J. N., …Madhusudan, S. (2021). Untangling the clinicopathological significance of MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex in sporadic breast cancers. npj Breast Cancer, 7(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-021-00350-5The MRE11–RAD50–NBS1 (MRN) complex is critical for genomic stability. Although germline mutations in MRN may increase breast cancer susceptibility, such mutations are extremely rare. Here, we have conducted a comprehensive clinicopathological study o... Read More about Untangling the clinicopathological significance of MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex in sporadic breast cancers.
Comparative pathology of dog and human prostate cancer (2021)
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Ryman-Tubb, T., Lothion-Roy, J. H., Metzler, V. M., Harris, A. E., Robinson, B. D., Rizvanov, A. A., …de Brot, S. (2022). Comparative pathology of dog and human prostate cancer. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 8(1), 110-120. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.642Though relatively rare in dogs, prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common non-cutaneous cancer in men. Human and canine prostate glands share many functional, anatomical and physiological features. Due to these similarities, canine PCa has been propos... Read More about Comparative pathology of dog and human prostate cancer.
Assessment of proliferation in breast cancer: cell cycle or mitosis? An observational study (2021)
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Lashen, A. G., Toss, M. S., Katayama, A., Gogna, R., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. A. (2021). Assessment of proliferation in breast cancer: cell cycle or mitosis? An observational study. Histopathology, 79(6), 1087-1098. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14542Background and aims: Proliferation is an important indicator of breast cancer (BC) prognosis, but is assessed using different approaches. Not all cells in the cell cycle are committed to division. This study aimed to characterise quantitative differe... Read More about Assessment of proliferation in breast cancer: cell cycle or mitosis? An observational study.
Immunohistochemical Characterisation of GLUT1, MMP3 and NRF2 in Osteosarcoma (2021)
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Rutland, C. S., Cockcroft, J. M., Lothion-Roy, J., Harris, A. E., Jeyapalan, J. N., Simpson, S., …Mongan, N. P. (2021). Immunohistochemical Characterisation of GLUT1, MMP3 and NRF2 in Osteosarcoma. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, Article 704598. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.704598Osteosarcoma (OSA) is an aggressive bone malignancy. Unlike many other malignancies, OSA outcomes have not improved in recent decades. One challenge to the development of better diagnostic and therapeutic methods for OSA has been the lack of well cha... Read More about Immunohistochemical Characterisation of GLUT1, MMP3 and NRF2 in Osteosarcoma.
Ligase 1 is a predictor of platinum resistance and its blockade is synthetically lethal in XRCC1 deficient epithelial ovarian cancers (2021)
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Ali, R., Alabdullah, M., Algethami, M., Alblihy, A., Miligy, I., Shoqafi, A., …Madhusudan, S. (2021). Ligase 1 is a predictor of platinum resistance and its blockade is synthetically lethal in XRCC1 deficient epithelial ovarian cancers. Theranostics, 11(17), 8350-8361. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.51456Rationale: The human ligases (LIG1, LIG3 and LIG4) are essential for the maintenance of genomic integrity by catalysing the formation of phosphodiester bonds between adjacent 5'-phosphoryl and 3'-hydroxyl termini at single and double strand breaks in... Read More about Ligase 1 is a predictor of platinum resistance and its blockade is synthetically lethal in XRCC1 deficient epithelial ovarian cancers.
Histological and immunohistochemical investigation of canine prostate carcinoma with identification of common intraductal carcinoma component (2021)
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Brot, S., Lothion?Roy, J., Grau?Roma, L., White, E., Guscetti, F., Rubin, M. A., & Mongan, N. P. (2022). Histological and immunohistochemical investigation of canine prostate carcinoma with identification of common intraductal carcinoma component. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, 20(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.12704A limited number of species, including men and dogs, spontaneously develop prostate cancer (PC). The histological and molecular relevance of canine PC as a model for the disease in men remains controversial. To address this challenge, this study aime... Read More about Histological and immunohistochemical investigation of canine prostate carcinoma with identification of common intraductal carcinoma component.
Prognostic significance of heat shock protein 90AA1 (HSP90?) 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-2020-207106Aims: 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 (HSP90?) 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 (HSP90?) in invasive breast cancer.
Molecular disruption of DNA polymerase ? for platinum sensitisation and synthetic lethality in epithelial ovarian cancers (2021)
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Ali, R., Alblihy, A., Miligy, I. M., Alabdullah, M. L., Alsaleem, M., Toss, M. S., …Madhusudan, S. (2021). Molecular disruption of DNA polymerase β for platinum sensitisation and synthetic lethality in epithelial ovarian cancers. Oncogene, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-021-01710-y
Retroviral integrations contribute to elevated host cancer rates during germline invasion (2021)
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McEwen, G. K., Alquezar-Planas, D. E., Dayaram, A., Gillett, A., Tarlinton, R., Mongan, N., …Greenwood, A. D. (2021). Retroviral integrations contribute to elevated host cancer rates during germline invasion. Nature Communications, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21612-7© 2021, The Author(s). Repeated retroviral infections of vertebrate germlines have made endogenous retroviruses ubiquitous features of mammalian genomes. However, millions of years of evolution obscure many of the immediate repercussions of retrovira... Read More about Retroviral integrations contribute to elevated host cancer rates during germline invasion.
Thiamethoxam exposure deregulates short ORF gene expression in the honey bee and compromises immune response to bacteria (2021)
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Decio, P., Ustaoglu, P., Derecka, K., Hardy, I. C. W., Roat, T. C., Malaspina, O., …Soller, M. (2021). Thiamethoxam exposure deregulates short ORF gene expression in the honey bee and compromises immune response to bacteria. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 1489. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80620-7© 2021, The Author(s). Maximizing crop yields relies on the use of agrochemicals to control insect pests. One of the most widely used classes of insecticides are neonicotinoids that interfere with signalling of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, but... Read More about Thiamethoxam exposure deregulates short ORF gene expression in the honey bee and compromises immune response to bacteria.
Clinicopathological and Functional Evaluation Reveal NBS1 as a Predictor of Platinum Resistance in Epithelial Ovarian Cancers (2021)
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Alblihy, A., Alabdullah, M. L., Ali, R., Algethami, M., Toss, M. S., Mongan, N. P., …Madhusudan, S. (2021). Clinicopathological and Functional Evaluation Reveal NBS1 as a Predictor of Platinum Resistance in Epithelial Ovarian Cancers. Biomedicines, 9(1), Article 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9010056Platinum resistance seriously impacts on the survival outcomes of patients with ovarian cancers. Platinum-induced DNA damage is processed through DNA repair. NBS1 is a key DNA repair protein. Here, we evaluated the role of NBS1 in ovarian cancers. NB... Read More about Clinicopathological and Functional Evaluation Reveal NBS1 as a Predictor of Platinum Resistance in Epithelial Ovarian Cancers.
RAD50 deficiency is a predictor of platinum sensitivity in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancers (2020)
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Alblihy, A., Alabdullah, M. L., Toss, M. S., Algethami, M., Mongan, N. P., Rakha, E. A., & Madhusudan, S. (2020). RAD50 deficiency is a predictor of platinum sensitivity in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancers. Molecular Biomedicine, 1(1), Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43556-020-00023-yIntrinsic or acquired resistance seriously limits the use of platinating agents in advanced epithelial ovarian cancers. Increased DNA repair capacity is a key route to platinum resistance. RAD50 is a critical component of the MRN complex, a ‘first re... Read More about RAD50 deficiency is a predictor of platinum sensitivity in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancers.
The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma (2020)
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Joseph, C., Alsaleem, M. A., Toss, M. S., Kariri, Y. A., Althobiti, M., Alsaeed, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma. Cancers, 13(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13010080Background: The leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor-1 (LAIR-1) plays a role in immune response homeostasis, extracellular matrix remodelling and it is overexpressed in many high-grade cancers. This study aimed to elucidate the biologica... Read More about The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma.
Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Is Induced by Alternative Splicing of hnRNPA2/B1 Through Splicing of Bcl-x, a Mechanism that Can Be Stimulated by an Extract of the South African Medicinal Plant, Cotyledon orbiculata (2020)
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Makhafola, T. J., Mbele, M., Yacqub-Usman, K., Hendren, A., Haigh, D. B., Blackley, Z., …Dlamini, Z. (2020). Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Is Induced by Alternative Splicing of hnRNPA2/B1 Through Splicing of Bcl-x, a Mechanism that Can Be Stimulated by an Extract of the South African Medicinal Plant, Cotyledon orbiculata. Frontiers in Oncology, 10, Article 547392. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.547392Alternative splicing is deregulated in cancer and alternatively spliced products can be linked to cancer hallmarks. Targeting alternative splicing could offer novel effective cancer treatments. We investigated the effects of the crude extract of a So... Read More about Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Is Induced by Alternative Splicing of hnRNPA2/B1 Through Splicing of Bcl-x, a Mechanism that Can Be Stimulated by an Extract of the South African Medicinal Plant, Cotyledon orbiculata.
Molecular characterisation of canine osteosarcoma in high risk breeds (2020)
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Simpson, S., Dunning, M., de Brot, S., Alibhai, A., Bailey, C., Woodcock, C. L., …Rutland, C. S. (2020). Molecular characterisation of canine osteosarcoma in high risk breeds. Cancers, 12(9), Article 2405. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12092405© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Dogs develop osteosarcoma (OSA) and the disease process closely resembles that of human OSA. OSA has a poor prognosis in both species and disease-free intervals and cure rates have not improve... Read More about Molecular characterisation of canine osteosarcoma in high risk breeds.
Targetable ERBB2 mutation status is an independent marker of adverse prognosis in estrogen receptor positive, ERBB2 non-amplified primary lobular breast carcinoma: a retrospective in silico analysis of public datasets (2020)
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Kurozumi, S., Alsaleem, M., Monteiro, C. J., Bhardwaj, K., Joosten, S. E., Fujii, T., …Johnston, S. J. (2020). Targetable ERBB2 mutation status is an independent marker of adverse prognosis in estrogen receptor positive, ERBB2 non-amplified primary lobular breast carcinoma: a retrospective in silico analysis of public datasets. Breast Cancer Research, 22, Article 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-020-01324-4© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) accounts for 10-15% of primary breast cancers and is typically estrogen receptor alpha positive (ER+) and ERBB2 non-amplified. Somatic mutations in ERBB2/3 are emerging as a tractable... Read More about Targetable ERBB2 mutation status is an independent marker of adverse prognosis in estrogen receptor positive, ERBB2 non-amplified primary lobular breast carcinoma: a retrospective in silico analysis of public datasets.
Visual histological assessment of morphological features reflects the underlying molecular profile in invasive breast cancer: a morphomolecular study (2020)
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Alsaleem, M., Rakha, E. A., ElSharawy, K. A., Toss, M. S., Raafat, S., Mihai, R., …Mongan, N. P. (2020). Visual histological assessment of morphological features reflects the underlying molecular profile in invasive breast cancer: a morphomolecular study. Histopathology, 77(4), 631-645. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14199© 2020 The Authors. Histopathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: Tumour genotype and phenotype are related and can predict outcome. In this study, we hypothesised that the visual assessment of breast cancer (BC) morphological features ca... Read More about Visual histological assessment of morphological features reflects the underlying molecular profile in invasive breast cancer: a morphomolecular study.
Immunosuppressive properties of cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles of mesenchymal stem cells: comparing with extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells (2020)
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Gomzikova, M. O., Aimaletdinov, A. M., Bondar, O. V., Starostina, I. G., Gorshkova, N. V., Neustroeva, O. A., …Rizvanov, A. A. (2020). Immunosuppressive properties of cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles of mesenchymal stem cells: comparing with extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 10740. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67563-9Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a novel approach for regenerative and immunosuppressive therapy. Recently, cytochalasin B-induced microvesicles (CIMVs) were shown to be effective drug delivery mediators. Ho... Read More about Immunosuppressive properties of cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles of mesenchymal stem cells: comparing with extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells.
Elevated MMP9 expression in breast cancer is a predictor of shorter patient survival (2020)
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Joseph, C., Alsaleem, M., Orah, N., Narasimha, P. L., Miligy, I. M., Kurozumi, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). Elevated MMP9 expression in breast cancer is a predictor of shorter patient survival. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 182, 267–282. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05670-xPurpose: MMP9 is a matricellular protein associated with extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling, that promotes tumour progression, and modulates the activity of cell adhesion molecules and cytokines. This study aims to assess the prognostic value of... Read More about Elevated MMP9 expression in breast cancer is a predictor of shorter patient survival.
A novel prognostic two-gene signature for triple negative breast cancer (2020)
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Alsaleem, M. A., Ball, G., Toss, M. S., Raafat, S., Aleskandarany, M., Joseph, C., …Rakha, E. (2020). A novel prognostic two-gene signature for triple negative breast cancer. Modern Pathology, 33, 2208–2220. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41379-020-0563-7The absence of a robust risk stratification tool for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) underlies imprecise and non-selective treatment of these patients with cytotoxic chemotherapy. This study aimed to interrogate transcriptomes of TNBC resected s... Read More about A novel prognostic two-gene signature for triple negative breast cancer.
Combined HER3-EGFR score in triple-negative breast cancer provides prognostic and predictive significance superior to individual biomarkers (2020)
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Janssen, E. A., Ogden, A., Bhattarai, S., Sahoo, B., Mongan, N. P., Alsaleem, M., …Aneja, R. (2020). Combined HER3-EGFR score in triple-negative breast cancer provides prognostic and predictive significance superior to individual biomarkers. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 3009. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59514-1© 2020, The Author(s). Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) have been investigated as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) biomarkers. Reduced EGFR levels can be compensated by increases in HER3;... Read More about Combined HER3-EGFR score in triple-negative breast cancer provides prognostic and predictive significance superior to individual biomarkers.
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) (2020)
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Orfali, N., O'Donovan, T. R., Cahill, M. R., Benjamin, D., Nanus, D. M., McKenna, S. L., …Mongan, N. P. (2020). All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). European Journal of Haematology, 104(3), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejh.13367© 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Objective: In acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), normal retinoid signaling is disrupted by an abnormal PML-RARα fusion oncoprotein, leading to a block in cell differentiation. Ther... Read More about All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
Inhibition of UBE2L6 attenuates ISGylation and impedes ATRA?induced differentiation of leukemic cells (2019)
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Orfali, N., Shan‐Krauer, D., O'Donovan, T. R., Mongan, N. P., Gudas, L. J., Cahill, M. R., …McKenna, S. L. (2020). Inhibition of UBE2L6 attenuates ISGylation and impedes ATRA‐induced differentiation of leukemic cells. Molecular Oncology, 14(6), 1297-1309. https://doi.org/10.1002/1878-0261.12614Ubiquitin/ISG15‐conjugating enzyme E2L6 (UBE2L6) is a critical enzyme in ISGylation, a post‐translational protein modification that conjugates the ubiquitin‐like modifier, interferon‐stimulated gene 15 (ISG15), to target substrates. Previous gene exp... Read More about Inhibition of UBE2L6 attenuates ISGylation and impedes ATRA?induced differentiation of leukemic cells.
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) (2019)
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Orfali, N., O'Donovan, T. R., Cahill, M. R., Benjamin, D., Nanus, D. M., McKenna, S. L., …Mongan, N. P. (2020). All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). European Journal of Haematology, 104(3), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejh.13367Objective In acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), normal retinoid signaling is disrupted by an abnormal PML-RARα fusion oncoprotein, leading to a block in cell differentiation. Therapeutic concentrations of all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) can restore... Read More about All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
Prognostic Significance of KN Motif and Ankyrin Repeat Domains 1 (KANK1) in Invasive Breast Cancer (2019)
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Kariri, Y. A., Joseph, C., Kurozumi, S., Toss, M. S., Alsaleem, M., Raafat, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). Prognostic Significance of KN Motif and Ankyrin Repeat Domains 1 (KANK1) in Invasive Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 179(2), 349–357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05466-8Background: KN Motif and Ankyrin Repeat Domains 1 (KANK1) plays an important role in cytoskeleton maintenance and contributes to the regulation of cell proliferation, adhesion and apoptosis. KANK1 is involved in progression of a variety of solid tumo... Read More about Prognostic Significance of KN Motif and Ankyrin Repeat Domains 1 (KANK1) in Invasive Breast Cancer.
The prognostic significance of wild type isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) in breast cancer (2019)
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Aljohani, A. I., Toss, M. S., Kurozumi, S., Joseph, C., Aleskandarany, M. A., Miligy, I. M., …Rakha, E. (2020). The prognostic significance of wild type isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 179(1), 79–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-019-05459-7Background: Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a prerequisite step in breast cancer (BC) metastasis. We have previously identified wild type isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) as a key putative driver of LVI. Thus, we explored the prognostic significanc... Read More about The prognostic significance of wild type isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) in breast cancer.
Retinoid X receptor gamma (RXRG) is an independent prognostic biomarker in ER-positive invasive breast cancer (2019)
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Joseph, C., Al-Izzi, S., Alsaleem, M., Kurozumi, S., Toss, M., Arshad, M., …Rakha, E. A. (2019). Retinoid X receptor gamma (RXRG) is an independent prognostic biomarker in ER-positive invasive breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 121(9), 776-785. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0589-0© 2019, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Cancer Research UK. Background: Retinoid X Receptor Gamma (RXRG) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily and plays a role in tumour suppression. This study aims to explore the prognostic signi... Read More about Retinoid X receptor gamma (RXRG) is an independent prognostic biomarker in ER-positive invasive breast cancer.
Lentiviral-Mediated shRNA Approaches: Applications in Cellular Differentiation and Autophagy (2019)
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Orfali, N., Jeyapalan, J. N., Woodcock, C. L., O’Donovan, T. R., Benjamin, D., Cahill, M., …Mongan, N. P. (2019). Lentiviral-Mediated shRNA Approaches: Applications in Cellular Differentiation and Autophagy. In Retinoid and Rexinoid Signaling (33-49). New York: Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9585-1_3Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by the accumulation of immature white blood cell precursors in the bone marrow and peripheral circulation. In essence, leukemic cells fail to differentiate and are stalled at a particular step of hematopo... Read More about Lentiviral-Mediated shRNA Approaches: Applications in Cellular Differentiation and Autophagy.
A Key Genomic Subtype Associated with Lymphovascular Invasion in Invasive Breast Cancer (2019)
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Kurozumi, S., Joseph, C., Alsaeed, S., Kariri, Y., Aljohani, A., Raafat, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2019). A Key Genomic Subtype Associated with Lymphovascular Invasion in Invasive Breast Cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 120(12), 1129–1136. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0486-6Background: Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is associated with the development of metastasis in invasive breast cancer (BC). However, the complex molecular mechanisms of LVI, which overlap with other oncogenic pathways, remain unclear. This study, usin... Read More about A Key Genomic Subtype Associated with Lymphovascular Invasion in Invasive Breast Cancer.
A Fibromyxoid Stromal Response is Associated with Muscle Invasion in Canine Urothelial Carcinoma (2019)
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de Brot, S., Grau-Roma, L., Stirling-Stainsby, C., Dettwiler, M., Guscetti, F., Meier, D., …Mongan, N. (2019). A Fibromyxoid Stromal Response is Associated with Muscle Invasion in Canine Urothelial Carcinoma. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 169, 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.04.003Canine urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the most common type of cancer of the lower urinary tract and tends to affect elderly neutered female dogs, with a high predisposition for Scottish terriers. Tumour stroma, inflammation and necrosis are poorly char... Read More about A Fibromyxoid Stromal Response is Associated with Muscle Invasion in Canine Urothelial Carcinoma.
Metadherin: A Therapeutic Target in Multiple Cancers (2019)
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Dhiman, G., Srivastava, N., Goyal, M., Rakha, E., Lothion-Roy, J., Mongan, N. P., …Baranwal, M. (2019). Metadherin: A Therapeutic Target in Multiple Cancers. Frontiers in Oncology, 9, Article 349. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2019.00349Altered expression of many genes and proteins is essential for cancer development and progression. Recently, the affected expression of metadherin (MTDH), also known as AEG-1 (Astrocyte Elevated Gene 1) and Lyric, has been implicated in various aspec... Read More about Metadherin: A Therapeutic Target in Multiple Cancers.
Detection and analysis of RNA methylation (2019)
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Mongan, N. P., Emes, R. D., & Archer, N. (2019). Detection and analysis of RNA methylation. F1000Research, 8, 559. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.17956.1© 2019 Mongan NP et al. Our understanding of the expanded genetic alphabet has been growing rapidly over the last two decades, and many of these developments came more than 80 years after the original discovery of a modified guanine in tuberculosis D... Read More about Detection and analysis of RNA methylation.
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.
The molecular mechanisms underlying reduced E-cadherin expression in invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast: high throughput analysis of large cohorts (2019)
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Rida, P. C. G., Alsaleem, M., Toss, M. S., Joseph, C., Aleskandarany, M., Kurozumi, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2019). The molecular mechanisms underlying reduced E-cadherin expression in invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast: high throughput analysis of large cohorts. Modern Pathology, 32(7), 967-976. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41379-019-0209-9© 2019, United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology. E-cadherin is a tumor suppressor gene in invasive lobular breast cancer. However, a proportion of high-grade ductal carcinoma shows reduced/loss of E-cadherin. In this study, we assessed the un... Read More about The molecular mechanisms underlying reduced E-cadherin expression in invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast: high throughput analysis of large cohorts.
Overexpression of the cancer stem cell marker CD133 confers a poor prognosis in invasive breast cancer (2018)
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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/s10549-018-05085-9Purpose 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.
Predicting puberty in partial androgen insensitivity syndrome: use of clinical and functional androgen receptor indices (2018)
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Lek, N., Tadokoro-Cuccaro, R., Whitchurch, J. B., Mazumder, B., Miles, H., Prentice, P., …Hughes, I. A. (2018). Predicting puberty in partial androgen insensitivity syndrome: use of clinical and functional androgen receptor indices. EBioMedicine, 36, 401-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.09.047
CARM1 (PRMT4) acts as a transcriptional coactivator during retinoic acid-induced embryonic stem cell differentiation (2018)
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Quintero, C. M., Laursen, K. B., Mongan, N. P., Luo, M., & Gudas, L. J. (2018). CARM1 (PRMT4) acts as a transcriptional coactivator during retinoic acid-induced embryonic stem cell differentiation. Journal of Molecular Biology, 430(21), 4168-4182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2018.08.014Activation of the retinoic acid (RA) signaling pathway is important for controlling embryonic stem cell differentiation and development. Modulation of this pathway occurs through the recruitment of different epigenetic regulators at the retinoic acid... Read More about CARM1 (PRMT4) acts as a transcriptional coactivator during retinoic acid-induced embryonic stem cell differentiation.
The role of PIP5K1?/pAKT and targeted inhibition of growth of subtypes of breast cancer using PIP5K1? inhibitor (2018)
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Sarwar, M., Syed Khaja, A. S., Aleskandarany, M., Karlsson, R., Althobiti, M., Ødum, N., …Persson, J. L. (2019). The role of PIP5K1α/pAKT and targeted inhibition of growth of subtypes of breast cancer using PIP5K1α inhibitor. Oncogene, 38(3), 375-389. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-018-0438-2© 2018, The Author(s). Despite recent improvement in adjuvant therapies, triple-negative, and ER + subtypes of breast cancer (BC) with metastatic potentials remain the leading cause of BC-related deaths. We investigated the role of phosphatidylinosi... Read More about The role of PIP5K1?/pAKT and targeted inhibition of growth of subtypes of breast cancer using PIP5K1? inhibitor.
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-yBACKGROUND: 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.
Impact of breast cancer grade discordance on prediction of outcome (2018)
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Rakha, E. A., Aleskandarany, M. A., Toss, M. S., Mongan, N., El-Sayed, M. E., Green, A. R., …Dalton, L. W. (in press). Impact of breast cancer grade discordance on prediction of outcome. Histopathology, https://doi.org/10.1111/his.13709BACKGROUND: Histological grade is an independent prognostic variable in breast cancer (BC). Previous concordance studies of BC grade have reported moderate levels of agreement; a typical finding in morphological assessment of biological variables. Th... Read More about Impact of breast cancer grade discordance on prediction of outcome.
Heterogeneity of Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer and its prognostic significance (2018)
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Althobiti, M., Aleskandarany, M. A., Joseph, C., Toss, M., Mongan, N., Diez-Rodriguez, M., …Rakha, E. A. (2018). Heterogeneity of Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer and its prognostic significance. Histopathology, 73(6), 887-896. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.13695Background: Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer (BC) confer prognostic and predictive information. This study aims to assess the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of TILs in BC and its relationship with immune cell subtypes. Met... Read More about Heterogeneity of Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer and its prognostic significance.
The dog as an animal model for bladder and urethral urothelial carcinoma: comparative epidemiology and histology (2018)
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de Brot, S., Robinson, B. D., Scase, T., Grau‑Roma, L., Wilkinson, E., Boorjian, S. A., …Mongan, N. P. (2018). The dog as an animal model for bladder and urethral urothelial carcinoma: comparative epidemiology and histology. Oncology Letters, 16(2), https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.8837Despite the recent approval of several novel agents for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC), survival in this setting remains poor. As such, continued investigation into novel therapeutic options remains warranted. Pre clinical develop... Read More about The dog as an animal model for bladder and urethral urothelial carcinoma: comparative epidemiology and histology.
Peri-conception and first trimester diet modifies reproductive development in bulls (2017)
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Copping, K. J., Ruiz-Diaz, M. D., Rutland, C. S., Mongan, N. P., Callaghan, M., McMillen, I. C., …Perry, V. (in press). Peri-conception and first trimester diet modifies reproductive development in bulls. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, https://doi.org/10.1071/RD17102Nutritional perturbation during gestation alters male reproductive development in rodents and sheep. In cattle both the developmental trajectory of the feto–placental unit and its response to dietary perturbations is dissimilar to that of these speci... Read More about Peri-conception and first trimester diet modifies reproductive development in bulls.
Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics (2017)
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Simpson, S., Dunning, M. D., de Brot, S., Grau-Roma, L., Mongan, N. P., & Rutland, C. S. (2017). Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 59, Article 71. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-017-0341-9Osteosarcoma (OSA) is a rare cancer in people. However OSA incidence rates in dogs are 27 times higher than in people. Prognosis in both species is poor, with five year osteosarcoma survival rates in people not having improved in decades. For dogs, o... Read More about Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics.
Epigenetic control of microRNA expression and cancer (2017)
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De Brot, S., Rutland, C. S., Mongan, N. P., & James, V. (2018). Epigenetic control of microRNA expression and cancer. In J. Chakrabarti, & S. Mitra (Eds.), Cancer and Noncoding RNAs, 373-380. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-811022-5.00020-6MicroRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) are involved in pathways central to homeostasis and cellular function, including proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis; processes which when aberrantly regulated contribute to the hallmarks of cancer. The contributi... Read More about Epigenetic control of microRNA expression and cancer.
Heterochromatin modulation and PCG control of gene expression mediated by noncoding RNA in cancer (2017)
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Rutland, C. S., de Brot, S., James, V., & Mongan, N. P. (2018). Heterochromatin modulation and PCG control of gene expression mediated by noncoding RNA in cancer. In J. Chakrabarti, & S. Mitra (Eds.), Cancer and Noncoding RNAs, 359-372. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-811022-5.00019-xIn eukaryotes, the packaging of DNA and proteins, termed chromatin, is an essential determinant of transcription. The basic unit of chromatin, the nucleosome, is composed of ?146 base pairs of DNA spooled around a dense protein core containing two co... Read More about Heterochromatin modulation and PCG control of gene expression mediated by noncoding RNA in cancer.
Parental protein malnutrition programmes of offspring growth and vasculature to increase risk of cardiovascular, pancreatic, and metabolic disease: lessons learned from animal studies (2017)
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Ruiz-Diaz, M. D., Partridge, H., Davidson, F., Mongan, N. P., Gardner, D. S., & Rutland, C. S. (2017). Parental protein malnutrition programmes of offspring growth and vasculature to increase risk of cardiovascular, pancreatic, and metabolic disease: lessons learned from animal studies. European Medical Journal Reproductive Health, 3(1),It is well known that consumption of a balanced diet throughout adulthood is key toward maintenance of optimal body weight and cardiovascular health. Research using animal models can provide insights into the programming of short and long-term health... Read More about Parental protein malnutrition programmes of offspring growth and vasculature to increase risk of cardiovascular, pancreatic, and metabolic disease: lessons learned from animal studies.
Cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles convey angiogenic activity of parental cells (2017)
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Gomzikova, M., Zhuravleva, M., Miftakhova, R., Arkhipova, S., Evtugin, V., Khaiboullina, S., …Rizvanov, A. A. (2017). Cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles convey angiogenic activity of parental cells. Oncotarget, 8(41), https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.19723Naturally occurring extracellular vesicles (EVs) play essential roles in intracellular communication and delivery of bioactive molecules. Therefore it has been suggested that EVs could be used for delivery of therapeutics. However, to date the therap... Read More about Cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles convey angiogenic activity of parental cells.
Expression of NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1) is increased in the endometrium of women with endometrial cancer and women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (2017)
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Atiomo, W., Shafiee, M. N., Chapman, C., Metzler, V. M., Abouzeid, J., Latif, A., …Mongan, N. P. (2017). Expression of NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1) is increased in the endometrium of women with endometrial cancer and women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Clinical Endocrinology, 87(5), 557-565. https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.13436OBJECTIVE: Women with a prior history of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk of endometrial cancer (EC). AIM: To investigate whether the endometrium of women with PCOS possess gene expression changes similar to those found in EC.... Read More about Expression of NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1) is increased in the endometrium of women with endometrial cancer and women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Identification of factors required for m6A mRNA methylation in Arabidopsis reveals a role for the conserved E3 ubiquitin ligase HAKAI (2017)
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Růžička, K., Zhang, M., Campilho, A., Bodi, Z., Kashif, M., Saleh, M., …Fray, R. G. (2017). Identification of factors required for m6A mRNA methylation in Arabidopsis reveals a role for the conserved E3 ubiquitin ligase HAKAI. New Phytologist, 215(1), 157-172. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14586N6-adenosine methylation (m6A) of mRNA is an essential process in most eukaryotes, but its role and the status of factors accompanying this modification are still poorly understood. Using combined methods of genetics, proteomics and RNA biochemis... Read More about Identification of factors required for m6A mRNA methylation in Arabidopsis reveals a role for the conserved E3 ubiquitin ligase HAKAI.
Heterodimers of photoreceptor-specific nuclear receptor (PNR/NR2E3) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR?) are disrupted by retinal disease-associated mutations (2017)
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Fulton, J., Mazumder, B., Whitchurch, J., Monteiro, C. J., Collins, H. M., Chan, C. M., …Heery, D. M. (2017). Heterodimers of photoreceptor-specific nuclear receptor (PNR/NR2E3) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARγ) are disrupted by retinal disease-associated mutations. Cell Death and Disease, 8, Article e2677. https://doi.org/10.1038/cddis.2017.98Photoreceptor-specific nuclear receptor (PNR/NR2E3) and Tailless homolog (TLX/NR2E1) are human orthologs of the NR2E group, a subgroup of phylogenetically related members of the Nuclear Receptor (NR) superfamily of transcription factors. We assessed... Read More about Heterodimers of photoreceptor-specific nuclear receptor (PNR/NR2E3) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR?) are disrupted by retinal disease-associated mutations.
Androgen dependent mechanisms of pro-angiogenic networks in placental and tumor development (2017)
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Metzler, V. M., de Brot, S., Robinson, R. S., Jeyapalan, J. N., Rakha, E., Walton, T., …Mongan, N. P. (2017). Androgen dependent mechanisms of pro-angiogenic networks in placental and tumor development. Placenta, 56, 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2017.02.018The placenta and tumors share important characteristics, including a requirement to establish effective angiogenesis. In the case of the placenta, optimal angiogenesis is required to sustain the blood flow required to maintain a successful pregnancy,... Read More about Androgen dependent mechanisms of pro-angiogenic networks in placental and tumor development.
HOXC8 regulates self-renewal, differentiation and transformation of breast cancer stem cells (2017)
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Shah, M., Cardenas, R., Wang, B., Persson, J., Mongan, N. P., Grabowska, A. M., & Allegrucci, C. (2017). HOXC8 regulates self-renewal, differentiation and transformation of breast cancer stem cells. Molecular Cancer, 16(38), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12943-017-0605-zBackground: Homeobox genes are master regulators of cell fate during embryonic development and their expression is altered in cancer. By regulating the balance between cell proliferation and differentiation, they maintain homeostasis of normal tissue... Read More about HOXC8 regulates self-renewal, differentiation and transformation of breast cancer stem cells.
Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP1) gene expression is similarly increased in polycystic ovary syndrome and endometrial cancer (2017)
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Shafiee, M. N., Mongan, N. P., Seedhouse, C., Chapman, C., Deen, S., Abu, J., & Atiomo, W. (2017). Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP1) gene expression is similarly increased in polycystic ovary syndrome and endometrial cancer. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 96(5), 556-562. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.13106Introduction: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a 3-fold higher risk of endometrial cancer (EC). Insulin resistance and hyperlipidaemia may be pertinent factors in the pathogenesis of both conditions. The aim of this study was to inves... Read More about Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP1) gene expression is similarly increased in polycystic ovary syndrome and endometrial cancer.
Multiple genetic associations with Irish wolfhound dilated cardiomyopathy (2016)
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Simpson, S., Dunning, M. D., Brownlie, S., Patel, J., Godden, M., Cobb, M., …Rutland, C. S. (2016). Multiple genetic associations with Irish wolfhound dilated cardiomyopathy. BioMed Research International, 2016(637408), https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6374082Cardiac disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in dogs and humans, with dilated cardiomyopathy being a large contributor to this. The Irish Wolfhound (IWH) is one of the most commonly affected breeds and one of the few breeds with gene... Read More about Multiple genetic associations with Irish wolfhound dilated cardiomyopathy.
m6A potentiates Sxl alternative pre-mRNA splicing for robust Drosophila sex determination (2016)
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Haussmann, I. U., Bodi, Z., Sanchez-Moran, E., Mongan, N. P., Archer, N., Fray, R. G., & Soller, M. (2016). m6A potentiates Sxl alternative pre-mRNA splicing for robust Drosophila sex determination. Nature, 540(7632), 301-304. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature20577N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common internal modification of eukaryotic messenger RNA (mRNA) and is decoded by YTH domain proteins1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The mammalian mRNA m6A methylosome is a complex of nuclear proteins that includes METTL3 (m... Read More about m6A potentiates Sxl alternative pre-mRNA splicing for robust Drosophila sex determination.
Malignant inflammation in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: a hostile takeover (2016)
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Krejsgaard, T., Lindahl, L. M., Mongan, N. P., Wasik, M. A., Litvinov, I. V., Iversen, L., …Odum, N. (in press). Malignant inflammation in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: a hostile takeover. Seminars in Immunopathology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00281-016-0594-9Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL) are characterized by the presence of chronically inflamed skin lesions containing malignant T cells. Early disease presents as limited skin patches or plaques and exhibits an indolent behavior. For many patients, the... Read More about Malignant inflammation in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: a hostile takeover.
TP53 copy number expansion is associated with the evolution of increased body size and an enhanced DNA damage response in elephants (2016)
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Sulak, M., Fong, L., Mika, K., Chigurupati, S., Yon, L., Mongan, N. P., …Lynch, V. J. (2016). TP53 copy number expansion is associated with the evolution of increased body size and an enhanced DNA damage response in elephants. eLife, 5(2016), Article e11994. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.11994.001A major constraint on the evolution of large body sizes in animals is an increased risk of developing cancer. There is no correlation, however, between body size and cancer risk. This lack of correlation is often referred to as 'Peto's Paradox'. Here... Read More about TP53 copy number expansion is associated with the evolution of increased body size and an enhanced DNA damage response in elephants.
TP53 copy number expansion is associated with the evolution of increased body size and an enhanced DNA damage response in elephants (2016)
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Michael, S., Lindsey, F., Katelyn, M., Sravanthi, C., Lisa, Y., Nigel P, M., …Vincent J, L. (2016). TP53 copy number expansion is associated with the evolution of increased body size and an enhanced DNA damage response in elephants. eLife, 5, Article e11994. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.11994.001A major constraint on the evolution of large body sizes in animals is an increased risk of developing cancer. There is no correlation, however, between body size and cancer risk. This lack of correlation is often referred to as 'Peto's Paradox'. Here... Read More about TP53 copy number expansion is associated with the evolution of increased body size and an enhanced DNA damage response in elephants.
Targeted suppression of AR-V7 using PIP5K1? inhibitor overcomes enzalutamide resistance in prostate cancer cells (2016)
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Sarwar, M., Semenas, J., Miftakhova, R., Simoulis, A., Robinson, B., Wingren, A. G., …Persson, J. L. (2016). Targeted suppression of AR-V7 using PIP5K1α inhibitor overcomes enzalutamide resistance in prostate cancer cells. Oncotarget, 7(39), 63065-63081. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.11757One mechanism of resistance of prostate cancer (PCa) to enzalutamide (MDV3100) treatment is the increased expression of AR variants lacking the ligand binding-domain, the best characterized of which is AR-V7. We have previously reported that Phosphat... Read More about Targeted suppression of AR-V7 using PIP5K1? inhibitor overcomes enzalutamide resistance in prostate cancer cells.
STAT5 induces miR-21 expression in cutaneous T cell lymphoma (2016)
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Lindahl, L. M., Fredholm, S., Joseph, C., Nielsen, B. S., Jønson, L., Willerslev-Olsen, A., …Odum, N. (2016). STAT5 induces miR-21 expression in cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Oncotarget, https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10160In cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCL), miR-21 is aberrantly expressed in skin and peripheral blood and displays anti-apoptotic properties in malignant T cells. It is, however, unclear exactly which cells express miR-21 and what mechanisms regulate miR... Read More about STAT5 induces miR-21 expression in cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
Association of Aromatase With Bladder Cancer Stage and Long-Term Survival: New Insights Into the Hormonal Paradigm in Bladder Cancer (2016)
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Nguyen, D. P., O'Malley, P., Al Hussein Al Awamlh, B., Furrer, M., Mongan, N. P., Robinson, B. D., …Scherr, D. S. (2017). Association of Aromatase With Bladder Cancer Stage and Long-Term Survival: New Insights Into the Hormonal Paradigm in Bladder Cancer. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, 15(2), 256-262.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clgc.2016.05.017BACKGROUND Hormonal factors may play a role in bladder cancer (BCa). We investigated the expression of aromatase and estrogen receptor (ER)β and its association with pathological variables and survival outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS BCa spec... Read More about Association of Aromatase With Bladder Cancer Stage and Long-Term Survival: New Insights Into the Hormonal Paradigm in Bladder Cancer.
Cyclin A1 and P450 aromatase promote metastatic homing and growth of stem-like prostate cancer cells in the bone marrow (2016)
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Miftakhova, R., Hedblom, A., Semenas, J., Robinson, B. D., Simoulis, A., Malm, J., …Persson, J. L. (2016). Cyclin A1 and P450 aromatase promote metastatic homing and growth of stem-like prostate cancer cells in the bone marrow. Cancer Research, 76(8), 2453-2464. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-2340Bone metastasis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in prostate cancer (PCa). While cancer stem-like cells have been implicated as a cell of origin for PCa metastases, the pathways which enable metastatic development at distal sites remain... Read More about Cyclin A1 and P450 aromatase promote metastatic homing and growth of stem-like prostate cancer cells in the bone marrow.
The Expression of IL-21 Is Promoted by MEKK4 in Malignant T Cells and Associated with Increased Progression Risk in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (2016)
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Fredholm, S., Livinov, I., Mongan, N. P., Schiele, S., Willerslev-Olsen, A., Petersen, D. L., …Ødum, N. (2016). The Expression of IL-21 Is Promoted by MEKK4 in Malignant T Cells and Associated with Increased Progression Risk in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 136(4), 866-869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2015.12.033
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.2016.01.019BACKGROUND 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-15-1511PURPOSE 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-2015-08-662353Cutaneous 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.5958Androgens 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/10.1155/2015/204823Cardiovascular 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-15-0123Prostate 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.2015.04.012Acute 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.842Dilated 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.0091717Adipose 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/gkt761Despite 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/gkt367Polycomb 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.