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May 18, 2020
The Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, UT Health San Antonio wishes to congratulate Kunal Baxi, PhD, from the lab of Principal Investigator, Myron Ignatius, PhD. on receiving the UT Health San Antonio, Translational Science Training (TST) TL1 award. ABOUT THE PROGRAM This program is meant to enhance the quality and scope of the doctoral/postdoctoral research experience […]
May 18, 2020
Mingjun Bi 1, Zhao Zhang 1, Yi-Zhou Jiang 2, Pengya Xue 1, Hu Wang 1, Zhao Lai 1, Xiaoyong Fu 3, Carmine De Angelis 3, Yue Gong 2, Zhen Gao 4, Jianhua Ruan 1 4, Victor X Jin 1, Elisabetta Marangoni 5, Elodie Montaudon 5, Christopher K Glass 6, Wei Li 7, Tim Hui-Ming Huang 1, Zhi-Ming Shao 2, Rachel Schiff 3, Lizhen Chen 8 9, Zhijie Liu 10 Abstract Acquired therapy resistance is a major problem for anticancer treatment, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Using an established breast cancer cellular model, we show that endocrine […]
May 1, 2020
Burmeister, David M. PhD; Johnson, Taylor R. BS; Lai, Zhao PhD; Scroggins, Shannon R. MS; DeRosa, Mark CRT; Jonas, Rachelle B. RN; Zhu, Caroline BS; Scherer, Elizabeth MD, MPH; Stewart, Ronald M. MD, FACS; Schwacha, Martin G. PhD; Jenkins, Donald H. MD, FACS; Eastridge, Brian J. MD, FACS; Nicholson, Susannah E. MD, MS, FACS Abstract […]
May 1, 2020
ZhiJun Qiu 1, An-Ping Lin 1, Shoulei Jiang 1, Sara M Elkashef 1, Jamie Myers 1, Subramanya Srikantan 2, Binu Sasi 1, John Z Cao 3, Lucy A Godley 3, Dinesh Rakheja 4, Yingli Lyu 5, Siyuan Zheng 6, Muniswamy Madesh 2, Yuzuru Shiio 7, Patricia L M Dahia 1, Ricardo C T Aguiar 8 Abstract Mitochondrial D2HGDH and L2HGDH catalyze the oxidation of D-2-HG and L-2-HG, respectively, into αKG. This contributes to cellular homeostasis in part by modulating the activity of αKG-dependent dioxygenases. Signals that […]
April 30, 2020
Hai Pan, Miao Jin, Ashwin Ghadiyaram, Parminder Kaur, Henry E Miller, Hai Minh Ta, Ming Liu, Yanlin Fan, Chelsea Mahn, Aparna Gorthi … Show more Abstract Cohesin SA1 (STAG1) and SA2 (STAG2) are key components of the cohesin complex. Previous studies have highlighted the unique contributions of SA1 and SA2 to 3D chromatin organization, DNA replication fork progression, and DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair. Recently, […]
April 16, 2020
by Henry E. Miller 1,2, Aparna Gorthi 1,2, Nicklas Bassani 2, Liesl A. Lawrence 1,2, Brian S. Iskra 1,2 and Alexander J. R. Bishop 1,2,* This study aims at defining the features of the cell of origin for Ewing sarcoma through comparative bioinformatics analysis of normal tissues with Ewing sarcoma. Key findings are that the […]
April 13, 2020
Mohamed M. Gad, Anne-Marie Langevin, Aaron J. Sugalski & Gail E. Tomlinson Abstract Desmoid tumors are a manifestation of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), associated with mutation of the APC gene. Although considered benign tumors, desmoids can be aggressive and cause considerable morbidity. Known risk factors for desmoid tumor growth include the location of mutations within the APC gene, family […]
April 3, 2020
Milad Mostavi, Yu-Chiao Chiu, Yufei Huang & Yidong Chen Abstract Background Precise prediction of cancer types is vital for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Through a predictive model, important cancer marker genes can be inferred. Several studies have attempted to build machine learning models for this task however none has taken into consideration the effects of tissue of origin that can […]
March 27, 2020
Peter M LoCoco 1, Jacob T Boyd 1, Claudia M Espitia Olaya 2, Ashley R Furr 1, Dawn K Garcia 3, Korri S Weldon 3, Yi Zou 3, Erin Locke 1, Alejandro Tobon 4, Zhao Lai 3 5, Shivani B Ruparel 1, Nikita B Ruparel 1, Kenneth M Hargreaves 1 Abstract Introduction: Comprehensive mRNA sequencing is a powerful tool for conducting unbiased, quantitative differential gene expression analysis. However, the reliability of these data is contingent on the extraction of high-quality RNA from […]
March 16, 2020
Overview: Centromeres are essential for chromosome segregation during mitosis. The kinetochore is the protein complex associated with the centromere. Dysfunction in centromeres causes chromosome instability and can result in aneuploidy. The overall goal of our research is to understand the mechanisms that help maintain centromere function. Centromere identity does not rely on specific DNA sequences, […]