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The toxic effect of cytostatics on primary cilia frequency and multiciliation (2019)
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Filipová, A., Diaz Garcia, D., Bezrouk, A., Čížková, D., Dvořák, J., Filip, S., …Šinkorová, Z. (2019). The toxic effect of cytostatics on primary cilia frequency and multiciliation. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 23(8), 5728-5736. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.14487

The primary cilium is considered as a key component of morphological cellular stability. However, cancer cells are notorious for lacking primary cilia in most cases, depending upon the tumour type. Previous reports have shown the effect of starvation... Read More about The toxic effect of cytostatics on primary cilia frequency and multiciliation.

Synthesis of super bright indium phosphide colloidal quantum dots through thermal diffusion (2019)
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Clarke, M. T., Viscomi, F. N., Chamberlain, T. W., Hondow, N., Adawi, A. M., Sturge, J., …Stasiuk, G. J. (2019). Synthesis of super bright indium phosphide colloidal quantum dots through thermal diffusion. Communications Chemistry, 2(1), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-019-0138-z

© 2019, The Author(s). Indium phosphide based quantum dots have emerged in recent years as alternatives to traditional heavy metal (cadmium, lead) based materials suitable for biomedical application due to their non-toxic nature. The major barrier to... Read More about Synthesis of super bright indium phosphide colloidal quantum dots through thermal diffusion.

A 18F radiolabelled Zn(ii) sensing fluorescent probe (2018)
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Price, T. W., Firth, G., Eling, C. J., Kinnon, M., Long, N. J., Sturge, J., & Stasiuk, G. J. (2018). A 18F radiolabelled Zn(ii) sensing fluorescent probe. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 54(26), 3227-3230. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc00687c

A selective fluorescent probe for Zn(ii), AQA-F, has been synthesized. AQA-F exhibits a ratiometric shift in emission of up to 80 nm upon binding Zn(ii) ([AQA-F] = 0.1 mM, [Zn(ii)Cl 2 ] = 0-300 μM). An enhancement of quantum yield from Φ = 4.2% to Φ... Read More about A 18F radiolabelled Zn(ii) sensing fluorescent probe.

How to study basement membrane stiffness as a biophysical trigger in prostate cancer and other age-related pathologies or metabolic diseases (2016)
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Rodriguez-Teja, M., Breit, C., Clarke, M., Talar, K., Wang, K., Mohammad, M. A., …Sturge, J. (2016). How to study basement membrane stiffness as a biophysical trigger in prostate cancer and other age-related pathologies or metabolic diseases. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2016(115), https://doi.org/10.3791/54230

Here we describe a protocol that can be used to study the biophysical microenvironment related to increased thickness and stiffness of the basement membrane (BM) during age-related pathologies and metabolic disorders (e.g. cancer, diabetes, microvasc... Read More about How to study basement membrane stiffness as a biophysical trigger in prostate cancer and other age-related pathologies or metabolic diseases.

Endo180 at the cutting edge of bone cancer treatment and beyond (2016)
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Sturge, J. (2016). Endo180 at the cutting edge of bone cancer treatment and beyond. Journal of Pathology, 238(4), 485-488. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.4673

Skeletal bone is an attractive site for secondary tumour growth and is also home to spontaneous primary cancer. Treatment of bone metastasis is focused on limiting the vicious cycle of bone destruction with bisphosphonates or inhibition of receptor a... Read More about Endo180 at the cutting edge of bone cancer treatment and beyond.

Tumor-associated Endo180 requires stromal-derived LOX to promote metastatic prostate cancer cell migration on human ECM surfaces (2015)
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Caley, M. P., King, H., Shah, N., Wang, K., Rodriguez-Teja, M., Gronau, J. H., …Sturge, J. (2016). Tumor-associated Endo180 requires stromal-derived LOX to promote metastatic prostate cancer cell migration on human ECM surfaces. Clinical & experimental metastasis, 33(2), 151-165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10585-015-9765-7

The diverse composition and structure of extracellular matrix (ECM) interfaces encountered by tumor cells at secondary tissue sites can influence metastatic progression. Extensive in vitro and in vivo data has confirmed that metastasizing tumor cells... Read More about Tumor-associated Endo180 requires stromal-derived LOX to promote metastatic prostate cancer cell migration on human ECM surfaces.

AGE-modified basement membrane cooperates with Endo180 to promote epithelial cell invasiveness and decrease prostate cancer survival (2014)
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Rodriguez-Teja, M., Gronau, J. H., Breit, C., Zhang, Y. Z., Minamidate, A., Caley, M. P., …Sturge, J. (2015). AGE-modified basement membrane cooperates with Endo180 to promote epithelial cell invasiveness and decrease prostate cancer survival. Journal of Pathology, 235(4), 581-592. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.4485

Biomechanical strain imposed by age-related thickening of the basal lamina and augmented tissue stiffness in the prostate gland coincides with increased cancer risk. Here we hypothesized that the structural alterations in the basal lamina associated... Read More about AGE-modified basement membrane cooperates with Endo180 to promote epithelial cell invasiveness and decrease prostate cancer survival.

LARP1 post-transcriptionally regulates mTOR and contributes to cancer progression (2014)
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Mura, M., Hopkins, T. G., Michael, T., Abd-Latip, N., Weir, J., Aboagye, E., …Blagden, S. P. (2015). LARP1 post-transcriptionally regulates mTOR and contributes to cancer progression. Oncogene, 34(39), 5025-5036. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2014.428

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) bind to and post-transcriptionally regulate the stability of mRNAs. La-related protein 1 (LARP1) is a conserved RBP that interacts with poly-A-binding protein and is known to regulate 5′-terminal oligopyrimidine tract (TOP... Read More about LARP1 post-transcriptionally regulates mTOR and contributes to cancer progression.

Survival outcome and EMT suppression mediated by a lectin domain interaction of Endo180 and CD147 (2014)
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Rodriguez-Teja, M., Gronau, J. H., Minamidate, A., Darby, S., Gaughan, L., Robson, C., …Sturge, J. (2015). Survival outcome and EMT suppression mediated by a lectin domain interaction of Endo180 and CD147. Molecular cancer research, 13(3), 538-547. https://doi.org/10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-14-0344-t

Epithelial cell-cell contacts maintain normal glandular tissue homeostasis, and their breakage can trigger epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a fundamental step in the development of metastatic cancer. Despite the ability of C-type lectin do... Read More about Survival outcome and EMT suppression mediated by a lectin domain interaction of Endo180 and CD147.

Corrigendum (2013)
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Waxman, J., Cobb, J. P., Palmieri, C., Rhim, J. S., Pchejetski, D., Mauri, F., …Sturge, J. (2013). Corrigendum. Journal of Pathology, 229(3), e4-e4. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.4156

Endo180 modulation by bisphosphonates and diagnostic accuracy in metastatic breast cancer (2012)
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Palmieri, C., Caley, M. P., Purshouse, K., Fonseca, A., Rodriguez-Teja, M., Kogianni, G., …Sturge, J. (2013). Endo180 modulation by bisphosphonates and diagnostic accuracy in metastatic breast cancer. The British Journal of Cancer, 108(1), 163-169. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2012.540

Background:Endo180 (CD280; MRC2; uPARAP)-dependent collagen remodelling is dysregulated in primary tumours and bone metastasis. Here, we confirm the release and diagnostic accuracy of soluble Endo180 for diagnosing metastasis in breast cancer (BCa).M... Read More about Endo180 modulation by bisphosphonates and diagnostic accuracy in metastatic breast cancer.

Fluorescence-based experimental model to evaluate the concomitant effect of drugs on the tumour microenvironment and cancer cells (2012)
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Ramasamy, K., Khatun, H., Macpherson, L., Caley, M. P., Sturge, J., Mufti, G. J., …Calle, Y. (2012). Fluorescence-based experimental model to evaluate the concomitant effect of drugs on the tumour microenvironment and cancer cells. British journal of haematology, 157(5), 564-579. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09103.x

The response of the tumour microenvironment to anti-cancer drugs can influence treatment efficacy. Current drug-screening methodologies fail to distinguish and quantify simultaneously the concomitant effect of drugs on the tumour stroma and cancer ce... Read More about Fluorescence-based experimental model to evaluate the concomitant effect of drugs on the tumour microenvironment and cancer cells.

Circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate and erythrocyte sphingosine kinase-1 activity as novel biomarkers for early prostate cancer detection (2012)
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Nunes, J., Naymark, M., Sauer, L., Muhammad, A., Keun, H., Sturge, J., …Pchejetski, D. (2012). Circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate and erythrocyte sphingosine kinase-1 activity as novel biomarkers for early prostate cancer detection. The British Journal of Cancer, 106(5), 909-915. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2012.14

Background: Current markers available for screening normal populations and for monitoring prostate cancer (PCa) treatment lack sensitivity and selectivity. Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a circulating lipid second messenger involved in cell growth... Read More about Circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate and erythrocyte sphingosine kinase-1 activity as novel biomarkers for early prostate cancer detection.

TGFβ1-Endo180-dependent collagen deposition is dysregulated at the tumour-stromal interface in bone metastasis (2011)
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Caley, M. P., Kogianni, G., Adamarek, A., Gronau, J. H., Rodriguez-Teja, M., Fonseca, A., …Sturge, J. (2012). TGFβ1-Endo180-dependent collagen deposition is dysregulated at the tumour-stromal interface in bone metastasis. Journal of Pathology, 226(5), 775-783. https://doi.org/10.1002/path.3958

Cellular niches in adult tissue can harbour dysregulated microenvironments that become the driving force behind disease progression. The major environmental change when metastatic cells arrive in the bone is the destruction of mineralized type I coll... Read More about TGFβ1-Endo180-dependent collagen deposition is dysregulated at the tumour-stromal interface in bone metastasis.

Bone metastasis in prostate cancer: Emerging therapeutic strategies (2011)
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Sturge, J., Caley, M. P., & Waxman, J. (2011). Bone metastasis in prostate cancer: Emerging therapeutic strategies. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 8(6), 357-368. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2011.67

Metastatic bone disease (MBD) in advanced-stage cancer increases the risk of intractable bone pain, pathological skeletal fracture, spinal-cord compression and decreased survival. The disease manifestation course during MBD is largely driven by homot... Read More about Bone metastasis in prostate cancer: Emerging therapeutic strategies.

Biological and clinical implications of nicastrin expression in invasive breast cancer (2010)
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Filipović, A., Gronau, J. H., Green, A. R., Wang, J., Vallath, S., Shao, D., …Coombes, R. C. (2011). Biological and clinical implications of nicastrin expression in invasive breast cancer. Breast cancer research and treatment, 125(1), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-010-0823-1

Nicastrin is an essential component of the gamma secretase (GS) enzyme complex, required for its synthesis and recognition of substrates for proteolytic cleavage. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether nicastrin has prognostic value or... Read More about Biological and clinical implications of nicastrin expression in invasive breast cancer.

Endo180 expression with cofunctional partners MT1-MMP and uPAR-uPA is correlated with prostate cancer progression (2008)
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Kogianni, G., Walker, M. M., Waxman, J., & Sturge, J. (2009). Endo180 expression with cofunctional partners MT1-MMP and uPAR-uPA is correlated with prostate cancer progression. European Journal of Cancer, 45(4), 685-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.023

Endo180 (CD280; MRC2; uPARAP) regulates collagen remodelling and chemotactic cell migration through cooperation with membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP), urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) and urokinase-type plasminog... Read More about Endo180 expression with cofunctional partners MT1-MMP and uPAR-uPA is correlated with prostate cancer progression.

The collagen receptor Endo180 (CD280) is expressed on basal-like breast tumor cells and promotes tumor growth in vivo (2007)
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Wienke, D., Davies, G. C., Johnson, D. A., Sturge, J., Lambros, M. B., Savage, K., …Isacke, C. M. (2007). The collagen receptor Endo180 (CD280) is expressed on basal-like breast tumor cells and promotes tumor growth in vivo. Cancer Research, 67(21), 10230-10240. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-3496

Tumor cell invasion into the surrounding stroma requires increased cell motility and extensive remodeling of the extracellular matrix. Endo180 (CD280, MRC2, urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor-associated protein) is a recycling endocytic re... Read More about The collagen receptor Endo180 (CD280) is expressed on basal-like breast tumor cells and promotes tumor growth in vivo.

Mannose receptor regulation of macrophage cell migration (2007)
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Sturge, J., Todd, S. K., Kogianni, G., McCarthy, A., & Isacke, C. M. (2007). Mannose receptor regulation of macrophage cell migration. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 82(3), 585-593. https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.0107053

The migration of macrophages through peripheral tissues is an essential step in the host response to infection, inflammation, and ischemia as well as in tumor progression and tissue repair. The mannose receptor (MR; CD206, previously known as the mac... Read More about Mannose receptor regulation of macrophage cell migration.

Endosomes generate localized Rho-ROCK-MLC2-based contractile signals via Endo 180 to promote adhesion disassembly (2006)
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Sturge, J., Wienke, D., & Isacke, C. M. (2006). Endosomes generate localized Rho-ROCK-MLC2-based contractile signals via Endo 180 to promote adhesion disassembly. Journal of Cell Biology, 175(2), 337-347. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200602125

The regulated assembly and disassembly of focal adhesions and adherens junctions contributes to cell motility and tumor invasion. Pivotal in this process is phosphorylation of myosin light chain-2 (MLC2) by Rho kinase (ROCK) downstream of Rho activat... Read More about Endosomes generate localized Rho-ROCK-MLC2-based contractile signals via Endo 180 to promote adhesion disassembly.

GPI-anchored uPAR requires Endo180 for rapid directional sensing during chemotaxis (2003)
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Sturge, J., Wienke, D., East, L., Jones, G. E., & Isacke, C. M. (2003). GPI-anchored uPAR requires Endo180 for rapid directional sensing during chemotaxis. Journal of Cell Biology, 162(5), 789-794. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200302124

Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor (uPAR) play an important role in cell guidance and chemotaxis during normal and pathological events. uPAR is GPI-anchored and the mechanism by which it transmits intracellular polarity cues... Read More about GPI-anchored uPAR requires Endo180 for rapid directional sensing during chemotaxis.

A targeted deletion in the endocytic receptor gene Endo 180 results in a defect in collagen uptake (2003)
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East, L., McCarthy, A., Wienke, D., Sturge, J., Ashworth, A., & Isacke, C. M. (2003). A targeted deletion in the endocytic receptor gene Endo 180 results in a defect in collagen uptake. EMBO Reports, 4(7), 710-716. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.embor.embor882

The four members of the mannose receptor family (the mannose receptor, the M-type phospholipase A2 receptor, DEC-205 and Endo180) share a common extracellular arrangement of an amino-terminal cysteine-rich domain followed by a fibronectin type II (FN... Read More about A targeted deletion in the endocytic receptor gene Endo 180 results in a defect in collagen uptake.

Regulation of breast cancer cell chemotaxis by the phosphoinositide 3-Kinase p110δ (2003)
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Sawyer, C., Sturge, J., Bennett, D. C., O'Hare, M. J., Allen, W. E., Bain, J., …Vanhaesebroeck, B. (2003). Regulation of breast cancer cell chemotaxis by the phosphoinositide 3-Kinase p110δ. Cancer Research, 63(7), 1667-1675

Class IA phosphoinositide 3′-kinases (PI3Ks) regulate many cellular processes downstream of tyrosine kinases and Ras. Despite a clear implication of PI3K in cancer, little is known about the distribution of the different PI3K isoforms in malignant ce... Read More about Regulation of breast cancer cell chemotaxis by the phosphoinositide 3-Kinase p110δ.

N-WASP activation by a β1-integrin-dependent mechanism supports PI3K-independent chemotaxis stimulated by urokinase-type plasminogen activator (2002)
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Sturge, J., Hamelin, J., & Jones, G. (2002). N-WASP activation by a β1-integrin-dependent mechanism supports PI3K-independent chemotaxis stimulated by urokinase-type plasminogen activator. Journal of cell science, 115(4), 699-711

Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA)-uPA receptor (uPAR) and epidermal growth factor (EGF)-EGF receptor (EGFR) expression is highly correlated with breast cancer metastasis. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), small Rho GTPases, such as Cdc42 and... Read More about N-WASP activation by a β1-integrin-dependent mechanism supports PI3K-independent chemotaxis stimulated by urokinase-type plasminogen activator.

Fibrin monomer and fibrinopeptide B act additively to increase DNA synthesis in smooth muscle cells cultured from human saphenous vein (2001)
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Sturge, J., Carey, N., Davies, A. H., & Powell, J. T. (2001). Fibrin monomer and fibrinopeptide B act additively to increase DNA synthesis in smooth muscle cells cultured from human saphenous vein. Journal of vascular surgery, 33(4), 847-853. https://doi.org/10.1067/mva.2001.111984

Purpose: We investigated the hypothesis that fibrinogen increased DNA synthesis (and cell proliferation) of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) cultured from human saphenous vein and that the increased DNA synthesis was attenuated when cells were cultured on... Read More about Fibrin monomer and fibrinopeptide B act additively to increase DNA synthesis in smooth muscle cells cultured from human saphenous vein.

Regulation by fibrinogen and its products of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression in human saphenous vein endothelial cells (2000)
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Harley, S. L., Sturge, J., & Powell, J. T. (2000). Regulation by fibrinogen and its products of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression in human saphenous vein endothelial cells. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 20(3), 652-658. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.20.3.652

It has been reported that fibrinogen may act as a bridging ligand, binding to intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) on human umbilical vein endothelial cells and to Mac-1 on THP-1 cells (a monocytic cell line) to increase adhesion. In this study... Read More about Regulation by fibrinogen and its products of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression in human saphenous vein endothelial cells.