Comparison of the oxidative reactivity of recombinant fetal and adult human hemoglobin: implications for the design of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers

M Simons, S Gretton, GGA Silkstone… - Bioscience …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Hemoglobin (Hb)-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) have been engineered to replace or
augment the oxygen carrying capacity of erythrocytes. However, clinical results have generally …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering tyrosine residues into hemoglobin enhances heme reduction, decreases oxidative stress and increases vascular retention of a hemoglobin …

…, B Rajagopal, N Syrett, T Shaik, S Gretton… - Free Radical Biology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hemoglobin (Hb)-based oxygen carriers (HBOC) are modified extracellular proteins, designed
to replace or augment the oxygen-carrying capacity of erythrocytes. However, clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering hemoglobin to enable homogenous PEGylation without modifying protein functionality

CE Cooper, GGA Silkstone, M Simons, S Gretton… - Biomaterials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In order to infuse hemoglobin into the vasculature as an oxygen therapeutic or blood substitute,
it is necessary to increase the size of the molecule to enhance vascular retention. This …

Decreased poly (ADP-ribosyl) ation of CTCF, a transcription factor, is associated with breast cancer phenotype and cell proliferation

…, D Farrar, P Jat, M O'Hare, I Chernukhin, S Gretton… - Clinical Cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Purpose: There is compelling evidence of a relationship between poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation
and tumorigenesis; however, much less is known about the role of specific targets of poly(ADP-…

A novel mechanism for CTCF in the epigenetic regulation of Bax in breast cancer cells

CF Méndez-Catalá, S Gretton, A Vostrov, E Pugacheva… - Neoplasia, 2013 - Elsevier
We previously reported the association of elevated levels of the multifunctional transcription
factor, CCCTC binding factor (CTCF), in breast cancer cells with the specific anti-apoptotic …

[HTML][HTML] Nucleosome reorganisation in breast cancer tissues

…, M Shtumpf, I Ciuta, L Ruje, S Gretton… - Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Nucleosome repositioning in cancer is believed to cause many changes in
genome organisation and gene expression. Understanding these changes is important to …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (ADP-ribosyl) ation associated changes in CTCF-chromatin binding and gene expression in breast cells

…, F Docquier, I Chernukhin, G Kita, S Gretton… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2018 - Elsevier
CTCF is an evolutionarily conserved and ubiquitously expressed architectural protein regulating
a plethora of cellular functions via different molecular mechanisms. CTCF can undergo …

The tracheal system of the Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)–A micro-CT study

GD Bell, N Corps, D Mortimer, S Gretton, N Bury… - Journal of insect …, 2023 - Elsevier
X-ray micro-CT has been used to study the tracheal system of Pre and Post hibernation
Queen wasps (Vespula vulgaris) and their workers. We have compared our findings in wasps …

BioVyon Protein A, an alternative solid-phase affinity matrix for chromatin immunoprecipitation

I Chernukhin, SY Kang, S Brown, S Gretton… - Analytical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is an important technique in the study of DNA/protein
interactions. The ChIP procedure, however, has limitations in that it is lengthy, can be …

Use of X-ray micro-computed tomography to study the moult cycle of the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex

…, L Woolnough, N Corps, D Mortimore, S Gretton - Zoology, 2020 - Elsevier
Stages of the moult cycle of the amphipod Gammarus pulex have been previously characterised
based on the examination of either apolysis of the 3 rd dactyl, or the whole body and …