Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Stromal Evolution into LRRC15+ Myofibroblasts as a Determinant of Patient Response to Cancer Immunotherapy

…, S Keerthivasan, H Koeppen, J Hung, S Gierke… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
This study describes the single-cell landscape of CAFs in pancreatic cancer during in vivo
tumor evolution. A TGFβ-driven, LRRC15 + CAF lineage is associated with poor outcome in …

CLASPs link focal-adhesion-associated microtubule capture to localized exocytosis and adhesion site turnover

…, M Paszek, H Pemble, A Ettinger, S Gierke… - Nature cell …, 2014 - nature.com
Turnover of integrin-based focal adhesions (FAs) with the extracellular matrix (ECM) is
essential for coordinated cell movement. In collectively migrating human keratinocytes, FAs …

[PDF][PDF] Palmitoylation of TEAD transcription factors is required for their stability and function in Hippo pathway signaling

CL Noland, S Gierke, PD Schnier, J Murray… - Structure, 2016 - cell.com
The Hippo signaling pathway is responsible for regulating the function of TEAD family
transcription factors in metazoans. TEADs, with their co-activators YAP/TAZ, are critical for …

GSK3β phosphorylation modulates CLASP–microtubule association and lamella microtubule attachment

P Kumar, KS Lyle, S Gierke, A Matov, G Danuser… - Journal of Cell …, 2009 - rupress.org
Polarity of the microtubule (MT) cytoskeleton is essential for many cell functions. Cytoplasmic
linker–associated proteins (CLASPs) are MT-associated proteins thought to organize …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of actin network attachment to moving membranes: barbed end capture by N-WASP WH2 domains

DT Wong, S Gierke, V Chang, J Taunton - Cell, 2007 - cell.com
Actin filament networks exert protrusive and attachment forces on membranes and thereby
drive membrane deformation and movement. Here, we show that N-WASP WH2 domains …

[HTML][HTML] The Gag protein PEG10 binds to RNA and regulates trophoblast stem cell lineage specification

…, R Reja, SK Kummerfeld, JD Webster, S Gierke… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Peg10 (paternally expressed gene 10) is an imprinted gene that is essential for placental
development. It is thought to derive from a Ty3-gyspy LTR (long terminal repeat) …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-intrinsic expression of the autophagy gene Atg16l1 suppresses anti-tumor immunity in colorectal cancer

…, L Wang, J Lim, K Blake, N Kljavin, S Gierke… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer (MSS-CRC) is highly refractory to immunotherapy.
Understanding tumor-intrinsic determinants of immunotherapy resistance is critical to improve …

Oncostatin M expression induced by bacterial triggers drives airway inflammatory and mucus secretion in severe asthma

…, J Kang, K Ganeshan, EV Nazarova, S Gierke… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Exacerbations of symptoms represent an unmet need for people with asthma. Bacterial
dysbiosis and opportunistic bacterial infections have been observed in, and may contribute to, …

[HTML][HTML] Small molecule inhibition of group I p21-activated kinases in breast cancer induces apoptosis and potentiates the activity of microtubule stabilizing agents

CC Ong, S Gierke, C Pitt, M Sagolla, CK Cheng… - Breast Cancer …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Breast cancer, the most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide
among women, is a molecularly and clinically heterogeneous disease. Extensive genetic and …

[PDF][PDF] EB1-recruited microtubule+ TIP complexes coordinate protrusion dynamics during 3D epithelial remodeling

S Gierke, T Wittmann - Current biology, 2012 - cell.com
Background Epithelial remodeling, in which apical-basal polarized cells switch to a migratory
phenotype, plays a central role in development and disease of multicellular organisms. …