Chemotactic synthetic vesicles: Design and applications in blood-brain barrier crossing

…, S Nyberg, L Ruiz-Perez, J Gaitzsch, G Fullstone… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
In recent years, scientists have created artificial microscopic and nanoscopic self-propelling
particles, often referred to as nano- or microswimmers, capable of mimicking biological …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the transport of nanoparticles under blood flow using an agent-based approach

G Fullstone, J Wood, M Holcombe, G Battaglia - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Blood-mediated nanoparticle delivery is a new and growing field in the development of
therapeutics and diagnostics. Nanoparticle properties such as size, shape and surface chemistry …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis WhiB1 is an essential DNA-binding protein with a nitric oxide-sensitive iron–sulfur cluster

LJ Smith, MR Stapleton, GJM Fullstone… - Biochemical …, 2010 - portlandpress.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a major pathogen that has the ability to establish, and emerge
from, a persistent state. Wbl family proteins are associated with developmental processes …

On the shuttling across the blood-brain barrier via tubule formation: Mechanism and cargo avidity bias

X Tian, DM Leite, E Scarpa, S Nyberg, G Fullstone… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The blood-brain barrier is made of polarized brain endothelial cells (BECs) phenotypically
conditioned by the central nervous system (CNS). Although transport across BECs is of …

[HTML][HTML] Marizomib sensitizes primary glioma cells to apoptosis induced by a latest-generation TRAIL receptor agonist

…, E Kolbe, N Peters, V Juric, G Fullstone… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Due to the absence of curative treatments for glioblastoma (GBM), we assessed the efficacy
of single and combination treatments with a translationally relevant 2nd generation TRAIL-…

[HTML][HTML] Stress-induced TRAILR2 expression overcomes TRAIL resistance in cancer cell spheroids

…, DS Maichl, K Cao, B Budai, G Fullstone… - Cell Death & …, 2020 - nature.com
The influence of 3D microenvironments on apoptosis susceptibility remains poorly
understood. Here, we studied the susceptibility of cancer cell spheroids, grown to the size of …

[HTML][HTML] The apoptosome molecular timer synergises with XIAP to suppress apoptosis execution and contributes to prognosticating survival in colorectal cancer

G Fullstone, TL Bauer, C Guttà, M Salvucci… - Cell Death & …, 2020 - nature.com
The execution phase of apoptosis is a critical process in programmed cell death in response
to a multitude of cellular stresses. A crucial component of this pathway is the apoptosome, a …

Rapid Particle-Based Simulations of Cellular Signalling with the FLAME-Accelerated Signalling Tool (FaST) and GPUs

G Fullstone - Computational Modeling of Signaling Networks, 2023 - Springer
Cellular signalling is a vital process in living organisms for coordinating highly diverse
responses to various stimuli. Particle-based modelling excels in its ability to model complex …

[HTML][HTML] Low-level endothelial TRAIL-receptor expression obstructs the CNS-delivery of angiopep-2 functionalised TRAIL-receptor agonists for the treatment of …

…, S Weirich, RE Kontermann, M Rehm, G Fullstone - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant and aggressive form of glioma and is associated
with a poor survival rate. Latest generation Tumour Necrosis Factor Related Apoptosis-…

[PDF][PDF] Active delivery to the brain by chemotaxis

…, S Nyberg, L Ruiz-Perez, J Gaitzsch, G Fullstone… - …, 2016 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
One of the most promising task is the ability to engineer nanocarriers that can autonomously
navigate within tissues and organs, accessing nearly every site of the human body guided …