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(1) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 20 of 79Last updated : 29 May 2023 03:28 Characterisation of tumour microenvironment remodelling following oncogene inhibition in preclinical studies with imaging mass cytometry Authors (18)Febe Van MaldegemKarishma ValandMegan Cole Harshil PatelMihaela AngelovaSareena Rana[...]Philip HobsonDina LeviMiriam Molina ArcasCharles SwantonJulian Downward Nature Communications Published 8 October 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJulian DownwardFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingLight MicroscopyExperimental HistopathologyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityFull details Bidirectional epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk provides self-sustaining profibrotic signals in pulmonary fibrosis Authors (19) Liudi Yao Yilu Zhou Juanjuan Li Leanne Wickens Franco Conforti Anna Rattu[...] Luca Richeldi Paul Skipp Donna E Davies Mark G Jones Yihua Wang Journal of Biological Chemistry Published 1 September 2021 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details Repurposed floxacins targeting RSK4 prevent chemoresistance and metastasis in lung and bladder cancer Authors (43) Stelios Chrysostomou Rajat Roy Filippo Prischi Lucksamon Thamlikitkul Kathryn L Chapman Uwais Mufti[...]Julian DownwardMark Skehel Maruf MU Ali Michael J Seckl Olivier E Pardo Science Translational Medicine Published 14 July 2021 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details JunD, not c-Jun, is the AP-1 transcription factor required for Ras-induced lung cancer Authors (13)Josue RuizLinxiang Lan Markus Elmar Diefenbacher Eva Madi RiisingClive Da Costa Atanu Chakraborty[...]Gavin Kelly Jean-Pierre DavidEmma NyeJulian DownwardAxel Behrens JCI insight Published 8 July 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardAxel BehrensExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details Inherited duplications of PPP2R3B predispose to nevi and melanoma via a C21orf91-driven proliferative phenotype Authors (46) Satyamaanasa PolubothuDavide Zecchin Lara Al-Olabi Daniël A Lionarons Mark Harland Stuart Horswell[...] Gudrun E Moore Wei-Li Di Julia Newton-BishopJulian DownwardVeronica Kinsler Genetics in Medicine Published 1 September 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesVeronica KinslerJulian DownwardHigh Throughput ScreeningBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingFull details Drugging the undruggable: Advances on RAS targeting in cancer Authors (3)Miriam Molina ArcasAmit SamaniJulian Downward Genes (Basel) Published 10 June 2021 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details Clinical impact of subclonal EGFR T790M mutations in advanced-stage EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancers Authors (13) Tereza Vaclova Ursula Grazini Lewis Ward Daniel O'Neill Aleksandra Markovets Xiangning Huang[...] Kenneth S Thress Paul D Smith J Carl BarrettJulian Downward Elza C de Bruin Nature Communications Published 19 March 2021 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details Quantitative proteomic analysis in alveolar type II cells reveals the different capacities of RAS and TGF-β to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition Authors (11) Yilu Zhou Charlotte Hill Liudi Yao Juanjuan LiDavid HancockJulian Downward Mark G Jones Donna E Davies Rob M Ewing Paul Skipp Yihua Wang Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Published 19 March 2021 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details WDHD1 is essential for the survival of PTEN-inactive triple-negative breast cancer Authors (15) Ayse Ertay Huiquan Liu Dian Liu Ping Peng Charlotte Hill Hua Xiong[...]Michael Howell Paul Skipp Rob M EwingJulian Downward Yihua Wang Cell Death and Disease Published 21 November 2020 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details Combined targeting of G protein-coupled receptor and EGF receptor signaling overcomes resistance to PI3K pathway inhibitors in PTEN-null triple negative breast cancer Authors (7)Davide ZecchinChristopher Moore Fanourios Michailidis Stuart HorswellSareena RanaMichael HowellJulian Downward EMBO Molecular Medicine Published 7 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardHigh Throughput ScreeningBioinformatics and BiostatisticsGenomics/Equipment ParkExperimental HistopathologyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details Evidence that STK19 is not an NRAS-dependent melanoma driver Authors (11)Marta Rodriguez Martinez Thierry BoissiéreMelvin Noe GonzalezKevin Litchfield Richard MitterJane WalkerSvend KjaerSoly IsmailJulian DownwardCharles SwantonJesper Svejstrup Cell Published 11 June 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJesper SvejstrupJulian DownwardStructural BiologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsProteomicsCell ServicesFull details Development of a cell-free split-luciferase biochemical assay as a tool for screening for inhibitors of challenging protein-protein interaction targets Authors (11) Rachel Cooley Neesha Kara Ning Sze Hui Jonathan TartChloe RoustanRoger GeorgeDavid Hancock Brock F Binkowski Keith V WoodSoly IsmailJulian Downward Wellcome Open Research Published 2 June 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardStructural BiologyGenomics/Equipment ParkCell ServicesBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details IGF1-mediated human embryonic stem cell self-renewal recapitulates the embryonic niche Authors (17) Sissy E Wamaitha Katarzyna J GrybelGregorio Alanis LobatoClaudia GerriSugako OgushiAfshan Mccarthy[...] Phil Snell Leila ChristieJulian DownwardJames TurnerKathy Niakan Nature Communications Published 7 February 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesJames TurnerKathy NiakanJulian DownwardHuman Embryonic Stem CellScientific computingLight MicroscopyHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details Development of a cell-free split-luciferase biochemical assay as a tool for screening for inhibitors of challenging protein-protein interaction targets Authors (11) Rachel Cooley Neesha Kara Ning Sze Hui Jonathan TartChloe RoustanRoger GeorgeDavid Hancock Brock F Binkowski Keith V WoodSoly IsmailJulian Downward Wellcome Open Research Published 6 February 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardStructural BiologyFull details Mutant KRAS at the heart of tumor immune evasion Authors (2)Febe Van MaldegemJulian Downward Immunity Published 14 January 2020 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details Development of combination therapies to maximize the impact of KRAS-G12C inhibitors in lung cancer Authors (12)Miriam Molina ArcasChristopher MooreSareena RanaFebe Van Maldegem Edurne Mugarza Pablo Romero-Clavijo[...] Stuart Horswell Lian-Sheng Li Matthew R JanesDavid HancockJulian Downward Science Translational Medicine Published 18 September 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsGenomics/Equipment ParkCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details ATMIN is a tumor suppressor gene in lung adenocarcinoma Authors (10)Hanna FosterJosue RuizChristopher Moore Gordon WH StampEmma Nye Ningning Li Yihang Pan Yulong HeJulian DownwardAxel Behrens Cancer Research Published 15 October 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardAxel BehrensExperimental HistopathologyGenomics/Equipment ParkFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityFull details Autophagy inhibition-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition augments local myofibroblast differentiation in pulmonary fibrosis Authors (20) Charlotte Hill Juanjuan Li Dian Liu Franco Conforti Christopher J Brereton Liudi Yao[...] Luca Richeldi Xin Lu Donna E Davies Mark G Jones Yihua Wang Cell Death and Disease Published 7 August 2019 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details RAC1P29S induces a mesenchymal phenotypic switch via serum response factor to promote melanoma development and therapy resistance Authors (17) Daniël A LionaronsDavid HancockSareena Rana Philip EastChristopher MooreMiguel Murillo[...]Ian Rosewell Ralph Fritsch Richard NeubigMiriam Molina ArcasJulian Downward Cancer Cell Published 8 July 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardDinis CaladoGenetic Modification ServiceExperimental HistopathologyBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details SGLT1 is required for the survival of triple-negative breast cancer cells via potentiation of EGFR activity Authors (14) Huiquan Liu Ayse Ertay Ping Peng Juanjuan Li Dian Liu Hua Xiong[...] Xianglin Yuan Wei-Chien Huang Rob M EwingJulian Downward Yihua Wang Molecular Oncology Published 1 September 2019 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page Next Last page Last Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Characterisation of tumour microenvironment remodelling following oncogene inhibition in preclinical studies with imaging mass cytometry Authors (18)Febe Van MaldegemKarishma ValandMegan Cole Harshil PatelMihaela AngelovaSareena Rana[...]Philip HobsonDina LeviMiriam Molina ArcasCharles SwantonJulian Downward Nature Communications Published 8 October 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJulian DownwardFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingLight MicroscopyExperimental HistopathologyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityFull details
Bidirectional epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk provides self-sustaining profibrotic signals in pulmonary fibrosis Authors (19) Liudi Yao Yilu Zhou Juanjuan Li Leanne Wickens Franco Conforti Anna Rattu[...] Luca Richeldi Paul Skipp Donna E Davies Mark G Jones Yihua Wang Journal of Biological Chemistry Published 1 September 2021 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details
Repurposed floxacins targeting RSK4 prevent chemoresistance and metastasis in lung and bladder cancer Authors (43) Stelios Chrysostomou Rajat Roy Filippo Prischi Lucksamon Thamlikitkul Kathryn L Chapman Uwais Mufti[...]Julian DownwardMark Skehel Maruf MU Ali Michael J Seckl Olivier E Pardo Science Translational Medicine Published 14 July 2021 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details
JunD, not c-Jun, is the AP-1 transcription factor required for Ras-induced lung cancer Authors (13)Josue RuizLinxiang Lan Markus Elmar Diefenbacher Eva Madi RiisingClive Da Costa Atanu Chakraborty[...]Gavin Kelly Jean-Pierre DavidEmma NyeJulian DownwardAxel Behrens JCI insight Published 8 July 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardAxel BehrensExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
Inherited duplications of PPP2R3B predispose to nevi and melanoma via a C21orf91-driven proliferative phenotype Authors (46) Satyamaanasa PolubothuDavide Zecchin Lara Al-Olabi Daniël A Lionarons Mark Harland Stuart Horswell[...] Gudrun E Moore Wei-Li Di Julia Newton-BishopJulian DownwardVeronica Kinsler Genetics in Medicine Published 1 September 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesVeronica KinslerJulian DownwardHigh Throughput ScreeningBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingFull details
Drugging the undruggable: Advances on RAS targeting in cancer Authors (3)Miriam Molina ArcasAmit SamaniJulian Downward Genes (Basel) Published 10 June 2021 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details
Clinical impact of subclonal EGFR T790M mutations in advanced-stage EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancers Authors (13) Tereza Vaclova Ursula Grazini Lewis Ward Daniel O'Neill Aleksandra Markovets Xiangning Huang[...] Kenneth S Thress Paul D Smith J Carl BarrettJulian Downward Elza C de Bruin Nature Communications Published 19 March 2021 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details
Quantitative proteomic analysis in alveolar type II cells reveals the different capacities of RAS and TGF-β to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition Authors (11) Yilu Zhou Charlotte Hill Liudi Yao Juanjuan LiDavid HancockJulian Downward Mark G Jones Donna E Davies Rob M Ewing Paul Skipp Yihua Wang Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences Published 19 March 2021 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details
WDHD1 is essential for the survival of PTEN-inactive triple-negative breast cancer Authors (15) Ayse Ertay Huiquan Liu Dian Liu Ping Peng Charlotte Hill Hua Xiong[...]Michael Howell Paul Skipp Rob M EwingJulian Downward Yihua Wang Cell Death and Disease Published 21 November 2020 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details
Combined targeting of G protein-coupled receptor and EGF receptor signaling overcomes resistance to PI3K pathway inhibitors in PTEN-null triple negative breast cancer Authors (7)Davide ZecchinChristopher Moore Fanourios Michailidis Stuart HorswellSareena RanaMichael HowellJulian Downward EMBO Molecular Medicine Published 7 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardHigh Throughput ScreeningBioinformatics and BiostatisticsGenomics/Equipment ParkExperimental HistopathologyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details
Evidence that STK19 is not an NRAS-dependent melanoma driver Authors (11)Marta Rodriguez Martinez Thierry BoissiéreMelvin Noe GonzalezKevin Litchfield Richard MitterJane WalkerSvend KjaerSoly IsmailJulian DownwardCharles SwantonJesper Svejstrup Cell Published 11 June 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJesper SvejstrupJulian DownwardStructural BiologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsProteomicsCell ServicesFull details
Development of a cell-free split-luciferase biochemical assay as a tool for screening for inhibitors of challenging protein-protein interaction targets Authors (11) Rachel Cooley Neesha Kara Ning Sze Hui Jonathan TartChloe RoustanRoger GeorgeDavid Hancock Brock F Binkowski Keith V WoodSoly IsmailJulian Downward Wellcome Open Research Published 2 June 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardStructural BiologyGenomics/Equipment ParkCell ServicesBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
IGF1-mediated human embryonic stem cell self-renewal recapitulates the embryonic niche Authors (17) Sissy E Wamaitha Katarzyna J GrybelGregorio Alanis LobatoClaudia GerriSugako OgushiAfshan Mccarthy[...] Phil Snell Leila ChristieJulian DownwardJames TurnerKathy Niakan Nature Communications Published 7 February 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesJames TurnerKathy NiakanJulian DownwardHuman Embryonic Stem CellScientific computingLight MicroscopyHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
Development of a cell-free split-luciferase biochemical assay as a tool for screening for inhibitors of challenging protein-protein interaction targets Authors (11) Rachel Cooley Neesha Kara Ning Sze Hui Jonathan TartChloe RoustanRoger GeorgeDavid Hancock Brock F Binkowski Keith V WoodSoly IsmailJulian Downward Wellcome Open Research Published 6 February 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardStructural BiologyFull details
Mutant KRAS at the heart of tumor immune evasion Authors (2)Febe Van MaldegemJulian Downward Immunity Published 14 January 2020 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details
Development of combination therapies to maximize the impact of KRAS-G12C inhibitors in lung cancer Authors (12)Miriam Molina ArcasChristopher MooreSareena RanaFebe Van Maldegem Edurne Mugarza Pablo Romero-Clavijo[...] Stuart Horswell Lian-Sheng Li Matthew R JanesDavid HancockJulian Downward Science Translational Medicine Published 18 September 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsGenomics/Equipment ParkCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details
ATMIN is a tumor suppressor gene in lung adenocarcinoma Authors (10)Hanna FosterJosue RuizChristopher Moore Gordon WH StampEmma Nye Ningning Li Yihang Pan Yulong HeJulian DownwardAxel Behrens Cancer Research Published 15 October 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardAxel BehrensExperimental HistopathologyGenomics/Equipment ParkFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityFull details
Autophagy inhibition-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition augments local myofibroblast differentiation in pulmonary fibrosis Authors (20) Charlotte Hill Juanjuan Li Dian Liu Franco Conforti Christopher J Brereton Liudi Yao[...] Luca Richeldi Xin Lu Donna E Davies Mark G Jones Yihua Wang Cell Death and Disease Published 7 August 2019 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details
RAC1P29S induces a mesenchymal phenotypic switch via serum response factor to promote melanoma development and therapy resistance Authors (17) Daniël A LionaronsDavid HancockSareena Rana Philip EastChristopher MooreMiguel Murillo[...]Ian Rosewell Ralph Fritsch Richard NeubigMiriam Molina ArcasJulian Downward Cancer Cell Published 8 July 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardDinis CaladoGenetic Modification ServiceExperimental HistopathologyBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
SGLT1 is required for the survival of triple-negative breast cancer cells via potentiation of EGFR activity Authors (14) Huiquan Liu Ayse Ertay Ping Peng Juanjuan Li Dian Liu Hua Xiong[...] Xianglin Yuan Wei-Chien Huang Rob M EwingJulian Downward Yihua Wang Molecular Oncology Published 1 September 2019 Crick labsJulian DownwardFull details