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Notch signalling is a potential resistance mechanism of progenitor cells within patient‐derived prostate cultures following ROS‐inducing treatments (2019)
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Packer, J. R., Hirst, A. M., Droop, A. P., Adamson, R., Simms, M. S., Mann, V. M., …Maitland, N. J. (2019). Notch signalling is a potential resistance mechanism of progenitor cells within patient‐derived prostate cultures following ROS‐inducing treatments. FEBS Letters, https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.13589

Low Temperature Plasma (LTP) generates reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, causing cell death, similarly to radiation. Radiation resistance results in tumour recurrence, however mechanisms of LTP resistance are unknown. LTP was applied to patient‐d... Read More about Notch signalling is a potential resistance mechanism of progenitor cells within patient‐derived prostate cultures following ROS‐inducing treatments.

Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression in the Normal and Malignant Human Prostate: A Rapid Response Which Promotes Therapeutic Resistance (2019)
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Frame, F. M., & Maitland, N. J. (2019). Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression in the Normal and Malignant Human Prostate: A Rapid Response Which Promotes Therapeutic Resistance. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(10), Article 2437. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20102437

A successful prostate cancer must be capable of changing its phenotype in response to a variety of microenvironmental influences, such as adaptation to treatment or successful proliferation at a particular metastatic site. New cell phenotypes emerge... Read More about Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression in the Normal and Malignant Human Prostate: A Rapid Response Which Promotes Therapeutic Resistance.

Effects on prostate cancer cells of targeting RNA polymerase III (2019)
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Petrie, J. L., Swan, C., Ingram, R. M., Frame, F. M., Collins, A. T., Dumay-Odelot, H., …White, R. J. (2019). Effects on prostate cancer cells of targeting RNA polymerase III. Nucleic Acids Research, 47(8), 3937-3956. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz128

RNA polymerase (pol) III occurs in two forms, containing either the POLR3G subunit or the related paralogue POLR3GL. Whereas POLR3GL is ubiquitous, POLR3G is enriched in undifferentiated cells. Depletion of POLR3G selectively triggers proliferative a... Read More about Effects on prostate cancer cells of targeting RNA polymerase III.

Phenotype-independent DNA methylation changes in prostate cancer (2018)
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Pellacani, D., Droop, A. P., Frame, F. M., Simms, M. S., Mann, V. M., Collins, A. T., …Maitland, N. J. (2018). Phenotype-independent DNA methylation changes in prostate cancer. The British Journal of Cancer, 119(9), 1133-1143. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-018-0236-1

Background Human prostate cancers display numerous DNA methylation changes compared to normal tissue samples. However, definitive identification of features related to the cells’ malignant status has been compromised by the predominance of cells wit... Read More about Phenotype-independent DNA methylation changes in prostate cancer.

Inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway activates autophagy and compensatory Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signalling in prostate cancer (2017)
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Butler, D. E., Marlein, C., Walker, H. F., Frame, F. M., Mann, V. M., Simms, M. S., …Maitland, N. J. (2017). Inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway activates autophagy and compensatory Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signalling in prostate cancer. Oncotarget, 8(34), 56698-56713. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.18082

The PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is frequently activated in advanced prostate cancer, due to loss of the tumour suppressor PTEN, and is an important axis for drug development. We have assessed the molecular and functional consequences of pathway blockade by... Read More about Inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway activates autophagy and compensatory Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signalling in prostate cancer.

Stem cells and the role of ETS transcription factors in the differentiation hierarchy of normal and malignant prostate epithelium (2016)
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Archer, L. K., Frame, F. M., & Maitland, N. J. (2017). Stem cells and the role of ETS transcription factors in the differentiation hierarchy of normal and malignant prostate epithelium. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 166, 68-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.05.006

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer of men in the UK and accounts for a quarter of all new cases. Although treatment of localised cancer can be successful, there is no cure for patients presenting with invasive prostate cancer and there are les... Read More about Stem cells and the role of ETS transcription factors in the differentiation hierarchy of normal and malignant prostate epithelium.

An epigenetic reprogramming strategy to resensitize radioresistant prostate cancer cells (2016)
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Peitzsch, C., Cojoc, M., Hein, L., Kurth, I., Mäbert, K., Trautmann, F., …Dubrovska, A. (2016). An epigenetic reprogramming strategy to resensitize radioresistant prostate cancer cells. Cancer Research, 76(9), 2637-2651. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-2116

Radiotherapy is a mainstay of curative prostate cancer treatment, but risks of recurrence after treatment remain significant in locally advanced disease. Given that tumor relapse can be attributed to a population of cancer stem cells (CSC) that survi... Read More about An epigenetic reprogramming strategy to resensitize radioresistant prostate cancer cells.

Low temperature plasmas as emerging cancer therapeutics: the state of play and thoughts for the future (2016)
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Hirst, A. M., Frame, F. M., Arya, M., Maitland, N. J., & O’Connell, D. (2016). Low temperature plasmas as emerging cancer therapeutics: the state of play and thoughts for the future. Tumor Biology, 37(6), 7021-7031. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13277-016-4911-7

The field of plasma medicine has seen substantial advances over the last decade, with applications developed for bacterial sterilisation, wound healing and cancer treatment. Low temperature plasmas (LTPs) are particularly suited for medical purposes... Read More about Low temperature plasmas as emerging cancer therapeutics: the state of play and thoughts for the future.

Mechanisms of growth inhibition of primary prostate epithelial cells following gamma irradiation or photodynamic therapy including senscence, necrosis, and autophagy, but not apoptosis (2015)
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Frame, F. M., Savoie, H., Bryden, F., Giuntini, F., Mann, V. M., Simms, M. S., …Maitland, N. J. (2016). Mechanisms of growth inhibition of primary prostate epithelial cells following gamma irradiation or photodynamic therapy including senscence, necrosis, and autophagy, but not apoptosis. Cancer medicine, 5(1), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.553

In comparison to more differentiated cells, prostate cancer stem-like cells are radioresistant, which could explain radio-recurrent prostate cancer. Improvement of radiotherapeutic efficacy may therefore require combination therapy. We have investiga... Read More about Mechanisms of growth inhibition of primary prostate epithelial cells following gamma irradiation or photodynamic therapy including senscence, necrosis, and autophagy, but not apoptosis.

Low-temperature plasma treatment induces DNA damage leading to necrotic cell death in primary prostate epithelial cells (2015)
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Hirst, A. M., Simms, M. S., Mann, V. M., Maitland, N. J., O'Connell, D., & Frame, F. M. (2015). Low-temperature plasma treatment induces DNA damage leading to necrotic cell death in primary prostate epithelial cells. The British Journal of Cancer, 112(9), 1536-1545. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2015.113

Background: In recent years, the rapidly advancing field of low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasmas has shown considerable promise for future translational biomedical applications, including cancer therapy, through the generation of reactive ox... Read More about Low-temperature plasma treatment induces DNA damage leading to necrotic cell death in primary prostate epithelial cells.

Low temperature plasma: a novel focal therapy for localized prostate cancer? (2014)
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Hirst, A. M., Frame, F. M., Maitland, N. J., & O’Connell, D. (2014). Low temperature plasma: a novel focal therapy for localized prostate cancer?. Biomed research international, 2014, Article 878319. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/878319

Despite considerable advances in recent years for the focal treatment of localized prostate cancer, high recurrence rates and detrimental side effects are still a cause for concern. In this review, we compare current focal therapies to a potentially... Read More about Low temperature plasma: a novel focal therapy for localized prostate cancer?.

DNA hypermethylation in prostate cancer is a consequence of aberrant epithelial differentiation and hyperproliferation (2014)
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Pellacani, D., Kestoras, D., Droop, A. P., Frame, F. M., Berry, P. A., Lawrence, M. G., …Maitland, N. J. (2014). DNA hypermethylation in prostate cancer is a consequence of aberrant epithelial differentiation and hyperproliferation. Cell Death and Differentiation, 21(5), 761-773. https://doi.org/10.1038/cdd.2013.202

Prostate cancer (CaP) is mostly composed of luminal-like differentiated cells, but contains a small subpopulation of basal cells (including stem-like cells), which can proliferate and differentiate into luminal-like cells. In cancers, CpG island hype... Read More about DNA hypermethylation in prostate cancer is a consequence of aberrant epithelial differentiation and hyperproliferation.

HDAC inhibitor confers radiosensitivity to prostate stem-like cells (2013)
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Frame, F. M., Pellacani, D., Collins, A. T., Simms, M. S., Mann, V. M., Jones, G., …Maitland, N. J. (2013). HDAC inhibitor confers radiosensitivity to prostate stem-like cells. The British Journal of Cancer, 109(12), 3023-3033. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2013.691

Background: Radiotherapy can be an effective treatment for prostate cancer, but radiorecurrent tumours do develop. Considering prostate cancer heterogeneity, we hypothesised that primitive stem-like cells may constitute the radiation-resistant fract... Read More about HDAC inhibitor confers radiosensitivity to prostate stem-like cells.

Differential cytotoxic activity of a novel palladium-based compound on prostate cell lines, primary prostate epithelial cells and prostate stem cells (2013)
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Ulukaya, E., Frame, F. M., Cevatemre, B., Pellacani, D., Walker, H., Mann, V. M., …Maitland, N. J. (2013). Differential cytotoxic activity of a novel palladium-based compound on prostate cell lines, primary prostate epithelial cells and prostate stem cells. PLoS ONE, 8(5), Article e64278. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064278

The outcome for patients with advanced metastatic and recurrent prostate cancer is still poor. Therefore, new chemotherapeutics are required, especially for killing cancer stem cells that are thought to be responsible for disease recurrence. In this... Read More about Differential cytotoxic activity of a novel palladium-based compound on prostate cell lines, primary prostate epithelial cells and prostate stem cells.

Regulation of the stem cell marker CD133 is independent of promoter hypermethylation in human epithelial differentiation and cancer (2011)
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Pellacani, D., Packer, R. J., Frame, F. M., Oldridge, E. E., Berry, P. A., Labarthe, M., …Maitland, N. J. (2011). Regulation of the stem cell marker CD133 is independent of promoter hypermethylation in human epithelial differentiation and cancer. Molecular Cancer, 10(1), Article 94. https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-4598-10-94

Background Epigenetic control is essential for maintenance of tissue hierarchy and correct differentiation. In cancer, this hierarchical structure is altered and epigenetic control deregulated, but the relationship between these two phenomena is sti... Read More about Regulation of the stem cell marker CD133 is independent of promoter hypermethylation in human epithelial differentiation and cancer.

Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype? (2011)
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Maitland, N. J., Frame, F. M., Polson, E. S., Lewis, J. L., & Collins, A. T. (2011). Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype?. Hormones and Cancer, 2(1), 47-61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-010-0058-y

The prostate is a luminal secretory tissue whose function is regulated by male sex hormones. Castration produces involution of the prostate to a reversible basal state, and as the majority of prostate cancers also have a luminal phenotype, drug-induc... Read More about Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype?.

Development and limitations of lentivirus vectors as tools for tracking differentiation in prostate epithelial cells (2010)
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Frame, F. M., Hager, S., Pellacani, D., Stower, M. J., Walker, H. F., Burns, J. E., …Maitland, N. J. (2010). Development and limitations of lentivirus vectors as tools for tracking differentiation in prostate epithelial cells. Experimental Cell Research, 316(19), 3161-3171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.08.004

To investigate hierarchy in human prostate epithelial cells, we generated recombinant lentiviruses, infected primary cultures and cell lines, and followed their fate in vitro. The lentiviruses combined constitutive promoters including CMV and β-actin... Read More about Development and limitations of lentivirus vectors as tools for tracking differentiation in prostate epithelial cells.

An internal polyadenylation signal substantially increases expression levels of lentivirus-delivered transgenes but has the potential to reduce viral titer in a promoter-dependent manner (2008)
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Hager, S., Frame, F. M., Collins, A. T., Burns, J. E., & Maitland, N. J. (2008). An internal polyadenylation signal substantially increases expression levels of lentivirus-delivered transgenes but has the potential to reduce viral titer in a promoter-dependent manner. Human Gene Therapy, 19(8), 840-850. https://doi.org/10.1089/hum.2007.165

In lentiviral gene delivery systems, transgene expression cassettes are commonly cloned without a polyadenylation signal to prevent disruption of full-length lentiviral genomes on mRNA maturation in producer cells. The lack of the polyadenylation sig... Read More about An internal polyadenylation signal substantially increases expression levels of lentivirus-delivered transgenes but has the potential to reduce viral titer in a promoter-dependent manner.