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Cancer Research: Sequential Targeting of Retinoblastoma and DNA Synthesis Pathways Is a Therapeutic Strategy for Sarcomas That Can Be Monitored in Real Time (Houghton)

March 15, 2023

Tuyen Duong;Thanh Nguyen; Yan Wang;  Tuyen N. Bui; Rossana Lazcano;  Davis R. Ingram;  Min Yi; Varshini Vakulabharanam; Linjie Luo; Marc A. Pina; Cansu Karakas ; Mi Li; Nicole M. Kettner; Neeta Somaiah; Peter J. Hougton; Osama Mawlawi; Alexander J. Laz …


Neuro-Oncology: Lysine-specific histone demethylase 1A (KDM1A/LSD1) inhibition attenuates DNA double strand break repair and augments efficacy of temozolomide in glioblastoma (Chen Lab)

March 13, 2023

Salvador Alejo, Bridgitte E Palacios, Prabhakar Pitta Venkata, Yi He, Wenjing Li, Jessica D Johnson, Chen Yihong, Sridharan Jayamohan, Uday P Pratap, Kyra Abstract Background Efficient DNA repair in response to standard chemo and radiation therapies of …


Structure: Order and disorder bound together in SARS-CoV-2 Nsp1 suppress host translation (Libich Lab)

February 6, 2023

David S Libich 1, Antoine Baudin 2 Abstract In this issue of Structure, Wang et al. investigate the interplay between folded and disordered regions of the SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 1 (Nsp1) that promotes the suppression of host protein translat …


Neuro-Oncology: Lysine-specific histone demethylase 1A (KDM1A/LSD1) inhibition attenuates DNA double strand break repair and augments efficacy of temozolomide in glioblastoma (Chen, Lao)

January 23, 2023

Salvador Alejo, Bridgitte E Palacios, Prabhakar Pitta Venkata, Yi He, Wenjing Li, Jessica D Johnson, Chen Yihong, Sridharan Jayamohan, Uday P Pratap, Kyra Clarke, Yi Zou, Yingli Lv, Korri Weldon, Suryavathi Viswanadhapalli, Zhao Lai, Zhenqing Ye, Yidon …


Star Protocols: Protocol to benchmark gene expression signature scoring techniques for single-cell RNA sequencing data in cancer (Zheng Lab)

January 4, 2023

Nighat Noureen123 Xiaojing Wang12 Siyuan Zheng124 • Protocol for benchmarking signature scoring techniques in scRNAseq data analysis • Comparing single-cell and bulk-based approaches in sensitivity and specificity • Using down sampling to simulate the …


Molecular Cancer Theraputics: Sensitization to Ionizing Radiation by MEK Inhibition Is Dependent on SNAI2 in Fusion-Negative Rhabdomyosarcoma (Ignatius, Vaseva, Houghton Labs)

January 3, 2023

Nicole R. Hensch, Kathryn Bondra, Long Wang, Prethish Sreenivas, Xiang R. Zhao, Paulomi Modi, Angelina V. Vaseva, Peter J. Houghton, Myron S. Ignatius Abstract In fusion-negative rhabdomyosarcoma (FN-RMS), a pediatric malignancy with skeletal muscle ch …


Genes & Cancer: Slit2 signaling stimulates Ewing sarcoma growth

December 19, 2022

Kruthi Suvarna1, Panneerselvam Jayabal1, Xiuye Ma1 and Yuzuru Shiio1,2,3 1 Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA 2 Cancer Therapy and Research Center, The University …


Computers in Biology and Medicine: Omics-based identification of an NRF2-related auranofin resistance signature in cancer: Insights into drug repurposing (Bishop Lab)

December 12, 2022

Marcelo Falchettia Marina Delgoboa Helena Zancanaroa Karoline Almeidaa Raquel Nascimentodas Nevesac Barbarados Santosa Natália Marcéli Stefanes Alexander Bishop Maria Cláudia Santos-Silvab AlfeuZanotto-Filhoa Highlights • A 29-gene auranofin resistance …


Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics: Genome of White-blotched River Stingray Provides Novel Clues for Niche Adaptation and Skeleton Formation (Zheng Lab)

December 8, 2022

Jingqi Zhoua Ake Liub Funan He Yunbin Zhang Libing Shenef JunYugh XiangZhangi Abstract The white-blotched river stingray (Potamotrygon leopoldi) is a cartilaginous fish native to the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon River system. As a rare freshw …


Nature Communications: Genomic disparities between cancers in adolescent and young adults and in older adults (Wang, Langevin, Houghton, & Zheng)

December 6, 2022

Xiaojing Wang, Anne-Marie Langevin, Peter J. Houghton & Siyuan Zheng Cancers cause significant mortality and morbidity in adolescents and young adults (AYAs), but their biological underpinnings are incompletely understood. Here, we analyze clinical …