[HTML][HTML] The pseudokinase MLKL mediates necroptosis via a molecular switch mechanism

…, LN Varghese, GM Tannahill, EC Hatchell, IJ Majewski… - Immunity, 2013 - cell.com
Mixed lineage kinase domain-like (MLKL) is a component of the "necrosome," the multiprotein
complex that triggers tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced cell death by necroptosis. To …

[HTML][HTML] Robust hyperparameter estimation protects against hypervariable genes and improves power to detect differential expression

B Phipson, S Lee, IJ Majewski… - The annals of applied …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
One of the most common analysis tasks in genomic research is to identify genes that are
differentially expressed (DE) between experimental conditions. Empirical Bayes (EB) statistical …

Acquisition of the recurrent Gly101Val mutation in BCL2 confers resistance to venetoclax in patients with progressive chronic lymphocytic leukemia

…, T Nguyen, Z Xu, C Flensburg, TE Lew, IJ Majewski… - Cancer discovery, 2019 - AACR
Why CLL recurs in patients who achieve remission with the BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax has
been unknown. We provide the first description of an acquired point mutation in BCL2 arising …

ChIP-seq analysis reveals distinct H3K27me3 profiles that correlate with transcriptional activity

…, ME Blewitt, A Oshlack, IJ Majewski - Nucleic acids …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Transcriptional control is dependent on a vast network of epigenetic modifications. One
epigenetic mark of particular interest is tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3K27me3), …

The BCL2 selective inhibitor venetoclax induces rapid onset apoptosis of CLL cells in patients via a TP53-independent mechanism

…, D Westerman, EG Si, IJ Majewski… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
BCL2 blunts activation of the mitochondrial pathway to apoptosis, and high-level expression
is required for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) survival. Venetoclax (ABT-199) is a small…

[HTML][HTML] PIK3CA mutations are associated with decreased benefit to neoadjuvant human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–targeted therapies in breast cancer

IJ Majewski, P Nuciforo, L Mittempergher… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose We investigated whether mutations in the gene encoding the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
(PI3K) catalytic subunit (PIK3CA) correlates with response to neoadjuvant human …

An α‐E‐catenin (CTNNA1) mutation in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer

IJ Majewski, I Kluijt, A Cats, TS Scerri… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Diffuse gastric cancers typically present as late‐stage tumours and, as a result, the 5 year
survival rate is poor. Some gastric cancers are hereditary and these tend to be of the diffuse …

Chemotherapy and venetoclax in elderly acute myeloid leukemia trial (CAVEAT): a phase Ib dose-escalation study of venetoclax combined with modified intensive …

…, S Fleming, FC Brown, S Loo, IJ Majewski… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) inhibitor venetoclax has an emerging role in
acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with promising response rates in combination with …

[HTML][HTML] Structures of BCL-2 in complex with venetoclax reveal the molecular basis of resistance mutations

…, P Blombery, G Lessene, IJ Majewski… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Venetoclax is a first-in-class cancer therapy that interacts with the cellular apoptotic machinery
promoting apoptosis. Treatment of patients suffering chronic lymphocytic leukaemia with …

Intact TP-53 function is essential for sustaining durable responses to BH3-mimetic drugs in leukemias

…, S Banquet, IJ Majewski… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Selective targeting of BCL-2 with the BH3-mimetic venetoclax has been a transformative
treatment for patients with various leukemias. TP-53 controls apoptosis upstream of where BCL-…