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New targets for the immunotherapy of colon cancer - Does reactive disease hold the answer (2013)
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Boncheva, V., Bonney, S. A., Brooks, S. E., Tangney, M., O'Sullivan, G., Mirnezami, A., & Guinn, B. A. (2013). New targets for the immunotherapy of colon cancer - Does reactive disease hold the answer. Cancer Gene Therapy, 20(3), 157-168. https://doi.org/10.1038/cgt.2013.5

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in both men and women, posing a serious demographic and economic burden worldwide. In the United Kingdom, CRC affects 1 in every 20 people and it is often detected once well establ... Read More about New targets for the immunotherapy of colon cancer - Does reactive disease hold the answer.

p38 alpha phosphorylates serine 258 within the cytoplasmic domain of tissue factor and prevents its incorporation into cell-derived microparticles (2013)
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Ettelaie, C., ElKeeb, A. M., Maraveyas, A., & Collier, M. E. W. (2013). p38 alpha phosphorylates serine 258 within the cytoplasmic domain of tissue factor and prevents its incorporation into cell-derived microparticles. BBA - Molecular Cell Research, 1833(3), 613-621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.11.010

We previously showed that the phosphorylation of Ser253 within the cytoplasmic domain of human tissue factor (TF) initiates the incorporation and release of this protein into cell-derived microparticles. Furthermore, subsequent phosphorylation of Ser... Read More about p38 alpha phosphorylates serine 258 within the cytoplasmic domain of tissue factor and prevents its incorporation into cell-derived microparticles.

[18F]-FLT Positron Emission Tomography Can Be Used to Image the Response of Sensitive Tumors to PI3-Kinase Inhibition with the Novel Agent GDC-0941 (2013)
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Cawthorne, C., Burrows, N., Gieling, R. G., Morrow, C. J., Forster, D., Gregory, J., Radigois, M., Smigova, A., Babur, M., Simpson, K., Hodgkinson, C., Brown, G., McMahon, A., Dive, C., Hiscock, D., Wilson, I., & Williams, K. J. (2013). [18F]-FLT Positron Emission Tomography Can Be Used to Image the Response of Sensitive Tumors to PI3-Kinase Inhibition with the Novel Agent GDC-0941. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 12(5), 819-828. https://doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.mct-12-0905

The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway is deregulated in a range of cancers, and several targeted inhibitors are entering the clinic. This study aimed to investigate whether the positron emission tomography tracer 3′-deoxy-3′-[ 18 F]fluorothymi... Read More about [18F]-FLT Positron Emission Tomography Can Be Used to Image the Response of Sensitive Tumors to PI3-Kinase Inhibition with the Novel Agent GDC-0941.

Glycoprotein Ibα and FcγRIIa play key roles in platelet activation by the colonizing bacterium, Streptococcus oralis (2013)
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Tilley, D. O., Arman, M., Smolenski, A., Cox, D., O'Donnell, J. S., Douglas, C. W., Watson, S. P., & Kerrigan, S. W. (2013). Glycoprotein Ibα and FcγRIIa play key roles in platelet activation by the colonizing bacterium, Streptococcus oralis. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 11(5), 941-950. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.12175

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is characterized by thrombus formation on a cardiac valve. The oral bacterium, Streptococcus oralis, is recognized for its ability to colonize damaged heart valves and is frequently isolated from patients with... Read More about Glycoprotein Ibα and FcγRIIa play key roles in platelet activation by the colonizing bacterium, Streptococcus oralis.

A Method for Positive and Negative Selection of Plasmodium falciparum Platelet-Mediated Clumping Parasites and Investigation of the Role of CD36 (2013)
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Arman, M., Adams, Y., Lindergard, G., & Rowe, J. A. (2013). A Method for Positive and Negative Selection of Plasmodium falciparum Platelet-Mediated Clumping Parasites and Investigation of the Role of CD36. PLoS ONE, 8(2), Article e55453. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055453

Platelet-mediated clumping of Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes (IEs) is a frequently observed parasite adhesion phenotype. The importance of clumping in severe malaria and the molecular mechanisms behind this phenomenon are incompletely un... Read More about A Method for Positive and Negative Selection of Plasmodium falciparum Platelet-Mediated Clumping Parasites and Investigation of the Role of CD36.

Innovative evolution of cancer gene and cellular therapies (2013)
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Lam, P., Khan, G., Stripecke, R., Hui, K. M., Kasahara, N., Peng, K. W., & Guinn, B. A. (2013). Innovative evolution of cancer gene and cellular therapies. Cancer Gene Therapy, 20(3), 141-149. https://doi.org/10.1038/cgt.2012.93

We provide an overview of the latest developments in cancer gene therapy - from the bench to early-stage clinical trials. We describe the most recent work of worldwide teams including experienced scientists and clinicians, reflecting the recent emerg... Read More about Innovative evolution of cancer gene and cellular therapies.

GxcC connects Rap and Rac signaling during Dictyostelium development (2013)
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Plak, K., Veltman, D., Fusetti, F., Beeksma, J., Rivero, F., Van Haastert, P. J., & Kortholt, A. (2013). GxcC connects Rap and Rac signaling during Dictyostelium development. BMC cell biology, 14(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2121-14-6

Background: Rap proteins belong to the Ras family of small G-proteins. Dictyostelium RapA is essential and implicated in processes throughout the life cycle. In early development and chemotaxis competent cells RapA induces pseudopod formation by acti... Read More about GxcC connects Rap and Rac signaling during Dictyostelium development.

Adrenomedullin haploinsufficiency predisposes to secondary lymphedema (2013)
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Nikitenko, L. L., Shimosawa, T., Henderson, S., Mäkinen, T., Shimosawa, H., Qureshi, U., Pedley, R. B., Rees, M. C., Fujita, T., & Boshoff, C. (2013). Adrenomedullin haploinsufficiency predisposes to secondary lymphedema. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 133(7), 1768-1776. https://doi.org/10.1038/jid.2013.47

Secondary lymphedema is a debilitating condition, and genetic factors predisposing to its development remain largely unknown. Adrenomedullin (AM) is peptide encoded, together with proadrenomedullin N-terminal peptide (PAMP), by the Adm gene (adrenome... Read More about Adrenomedullin haploinsufficiency predisposes to secondary lymphedema.

Proteins and lipids of glycosomal membranes from Leishmania tarentolae and Trypanosoma brucei [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] (2013)
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Colasante, C., Voncken, F., Manful, T., Ruppert, T., Tielens, A. G. M., van Hellemond, J. J., & Clayton, C. (2013). Proteins and lipids of glycosomal membranes from Leishmania tarentolae and Trypanosoma brucei [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. F1000Research, 2, Article 27. https://doi.org/10.3410/f1000research.2-27.v1

In kinetoplastid protists, several metabolic pathways, including glycolysis and purine salvage, are located in glycosomes, which are microbodies that are evolutionarily related to peroxisomes. With the exception of some potential transporters for fat... Read More about Proteins and lipids of glycosomal membranes from Leishmania tarentolae and Trypanosoma brucei [version 1; peer review: 2 approved].

Corrigendum (2013)
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Waxman, J., Cobb, J. P., Palmieri, C., Rhim, J. S., Pchejetski, D., Mauri, F., Sandison, A., Fonseca, A. V., Rodriguez-Teja, M., Adamarek, A., Gronau, J. H., Kogianni, G., Caley, M. P., & Sturge, J. (2013). Corrigendum. Journal of Pathology, 229(3), e4-e4. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.4156