Metabolic determinants of cancer cell sensitivity to glucose limitation and biguanides

…, R Possemato, FK Lorbeer, EC Bayraktar, P Thiru… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
As the concentrations of highly consumed nutrients, particularly glucose, are generally lower
in tumours than in normal tissues 1 , 2 , cancer cells must adapt their metabolism to the …

[HTML][HTML] A genome-wide CRISPR screen in Toxoplasma identifies essential apicomplexan genes

…, MH Huynh, T Wang, AS Nasamu, P Thiru… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Apicomplexan parasites are leading causes of human and livestock diseases such as malaria
and toxoplasmosis, yet most of their genes remain uncharacterized. Here, we present the …

Acquisition of a hybrid E/M state is essential for tumorigenicity of basal breast cancer cells

…, F Reinhardt, YL Khodor, P Thiru… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Carcinoma cells residing in an intermediate phenotypic state along the epithelial–mesenchymal
(E–M) spectrum are associated with malignant phenotypes, such as invasiveness, tumor…

[HTML][HTML] Exome sequencing identifies GATA1 mutations resulting in Diamond-Blackfan anemia

…, R Ghazvinian, R Do, P Thiru… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mutations in numerous genes encoding ribosomal proteins (RPs) occur in 50%–70% of
individuals with Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA), establishing the disease as a ribosomopathy. …

Mitochondrial metabolism promotes adaptation to proteotoxic stress

…, K Cai, HR Keys, Z Brune, W Ying, P Thiru… - Nature chemical …, 2019 - nature.com
The mechanisms by which cells adapt to proteotoxic stress are largely unknown, but are key
to understanding how tumor cells, particularly in vivo, are largely resistant to proteasome …

Activation of PKA leads to mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition and loss of tumor-initiating ability

DR Pattabiraman, B Bierie, KI Kober, P Thiru, JA Krall… - Science, 2016 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Tumor-initiating cells (TICs) have emerged in recent years as important
targets for cancer therapy owing to their elevated resistance to conventional chemotherapy and …

Altered translation of GATA1 in Diamond-Blackfan anemia

LS Ludwig, HT Gazda, JC Eng, SW Eichhorn, P Thiru… - Nature medicine, 2014 - nature.com
Ribosomal protein haploinsufficiency occurs in diverse human diseases including Diamond-Blackfan
anemia (DBA) 1 , 2 , congenital asplenia 3 and T cell leukemia 4 . Yet, how …

Integrin-β4 identifies cancer stem cell-enriched populations of partially mesenchymal carcinoma cells

…, DG Stover, DR Pattabiraman, P Thiru… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Neoplastic cells within individual carcinomas often exhibit considerable phenotypic heterogeneity
in their epithelial versus mesenchymal-like cell states. Because carcinoma cells with …

Genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies PRC2 and KMT2D-COMPASS as regulators of distinct EMT trajectories that contribute differentially to metastasis

…, X Li, F Reinhardt, JA Krall, AW Lambert, P Thiru… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) programs operate within carcinoma cells, where
they generate phenotypes associated with malignant progression. In their various …

MicroRNA-15a and-16-1 act via MYB to elevate fetal hemoglobin expression in human trisomy 13

…, JA Vergilio, P Ji, J Kim, P Thiru… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Many human aneuploidy syndromes have unique phenotypic consequences, but in most
instances it is unclear whether these phenotypes are attributable to alterations in the dosage of …