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Enhanced SREBP2-driven cholesterol biosynthesis by PKCλ/ι deficiency in intestinal epithelial cells promotes aggressive serrated tumorigenesis
Muta Y, Linares JF, Martinez-Ordoñez A, Duran A, Cid-Diaz T, Kinoshita H, Zhang X, Han Q, Nakanishi Y, Nakanishi N, Cordes T, Arora GK, Ruiz-Martinez M, Reina-Campos M, Kasashima H, Yashiro M, Maeda K, Albaladejo-Gonzalez A, Torres-Moreno D, Garcia-Solano J, Conesa-Zamora P, Inghirami G, Metallo CM, Osborne TF, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Nat Commun 14, 8075 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43690-5
Hyaluronan driven by epithelial aPKC deficiency remodels the microenvironment and creates a vulnerability in mesenchymal colorectal cancer
Martinez-Ordoñez A, Duran A, Ruiz-Martinez M, Cid-Diaz T, Zhang X, Han Q, Kinoshita H, Muta Y, Linares JF, Kasashima H, Nakanishi Y, Omar M, Nishimura S, Avila L, Yashiro M, Maeda K, Pannellini T, Pigazzi A, Inghirami G, Marchionni L, Sigal D, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Cancer Cell. 2023 Feb 13;41(2):252-271.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.11.016. Epub 2022 Dec 15.PMID: 36525970
The lactate-NAD + axis activates cancer-associated fibroblasts by downregulating p62
Linares JF, Cid-Diaz T, Duran A, Osrodek M, Martinez-Ordoñez A, Reina-Campos M, Kuo H, Elemento O, Martin L, Cordes T, Thompson T, Metallo C, Moscat J, Diaz-Meco MT.
Cell Rep. 2022 May 10, 39, 110792. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110792. PMID: 35545049
PKCλ/ι inhibition activates an ULK2-mediated interferon response to repress tumorigenesis
Linares JF, Zhang X, Martinez-Ordoñez A, Duran A, Kinoshita H, Kasashima H, Nakanishi N, Nakanishi Y, Carelli R, Cappelli L, Arias E, Yashiro M, Ohira M, Patel S, Inghirami G, Loda M, Cuervo AM, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Mol Cell. 2021 Nov 4;81(21):4509-4526.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.08.039. Epub 2021 Sep 23.
PMID: 34560002
NBR1 is a critical step in the repression of thermogenesis of p62-deficient adipocytes through PPARγ
Huang J, Linares JF, Duran A, Xia W, Saltiel AR, Müller TD, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Nat Commun. 2021 May 17;12(1):2876. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23085-0. PMID: 34001883
Stromal SOX2 Upregulation Promotes Tumorigenesis through the Generation of a SFRP1/2-Expressing Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Population
Kasashima H, Duran A, Martinez-Ordoñez A, Nakanishi Y, Kinoshita H, Linares JF, Reina-Campos M, Kudo Y, L'Hermitte A, Yashiro M, Ohira M, Bao F, Tauriello DVF, Batlle E, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Dev Cell. 2021 Jan 11;56(1):95-110.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.10.014. Epub 2020 Nov 17. PMID: 33207226
PKCλ/ι Loss Induces Autophagy, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and NRF2 to Promote Liver Cancer Progression
Kudo Y, Sugimoto M, Arias E, Kasashima H, Cordes T, Linares JF, Duran A, Nakanishi Y, Nakanishi N, L'Hermitte A, Campos A, Senni N, Rooslid T, Roberts LR, Cuervo AM, Metallo CM, Karin M, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Cancer Cell. 2020 Aug 10;38(2):247-262.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.05.018. Epub 2020 Jun 25. PMID: 32589943
Increased Serine and One-Carbon Pathway Metabolism by PKCλ/ι Deficiency Promotes Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
Reina-Campos M, Linares JF, Duran A, Cordes T, L'Hermitte A, Badur MG, Bhangoo MS, Thorson PK, Richards A, Rooslid T, Garcia-Olmo DC, Nam-Cha SY, Salinas-Sanchez AS, Eng K, Beltran H, Scott DA, Metallo CM, Moscat J, Diaz-Meco MT.
Cancer Cell. 2019 Mar 18;35(3):385-400.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2019.01.018. Epub 2019 Feb 28. PMID:30827887
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Simultaneous Loss of Both Atypical Protein Kinase C Genes in the Intestinal Epithelium Drives Serrated Intestinal Cancer by Impairing Immunosurveillance
Nakanishi Y, Duran A, L'Hermitte A, Shelton PM, Nakanishi N, Reina-Campos M, Huang J, Soldevila F, Baaten BJG, Tauriello DVF, Castilla EA, Bhangoo MS, Bao F, Sigal D, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Immunity. 2018 Dec 18;49(6):1132-1147.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.09.013. Epub 2018 Dec 11. PMID:30552022
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The Secretion of miR-200s by a PKCζ/ADAR2 Signaling Axis Promotes Liver Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer.
Shelton PM, Duran A, Nakanishi Y, Reina-Campos M, Kasashima H, Llado V, Ma L, Campos A, García-Olmo D, García-Arranz M, García-Olmo DC, Olmedillas-López S, Caceres JF, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Cell Rep. 2018 Apr 24;23(4):1178-1191. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.118. PMID:29694894
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Adipocyte p62/SQSTM1 Suppresses Tumorigenesis through Opposite Regulations of Metabolism in Adipose Tissue and Tumor.
Huang J, Duran A, Reina-Campos M, Valencia T, Castilla EA, Müller TD, Tschöp MH, Moscat J, Diaz-Meco MT.
Cancer Cell. 2018 Apr 9;33(4):770-784.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.03.001. PMID:29634950
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ATF4-Induced Metabolic Reprograming Is a Synthetic Vulnerability of the p62-Deficient Tumor Stroma
Linares JF, Cordes T, Duran A, Reina-Campos M, Valencia T, Ahn CS, Castilla EA, Moscat J, Metallo CM, Diaz-Meco MT.
Cell Metab. 2017 Dec 5;26(6):817-829.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.09.001. Epub 2017 Oct 5. PMID:28988820
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p62/SQSTM1 by Binding to Vitamin D Receptor Inhibits Hepatic Stellate Cell Activity, Fibrosis, and Liver Cancer.
Duran A, Hernandez ED, Reina-Campos M, Castilla EA, Subramaniam S, Raghunandan S, Roberts LR, Kisseleva T, Karin M, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Cancer Cell. 2016 Oct 10;30(4):595-609. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.09.004. PMID:27728806
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Control of Paneth Cell Fate, Intestinal Inflammation, and Tumorigenesis by PKCλ/ι.
Nakanishi Y, Reina-Campos M, Nakanishi N, Llado V, Elmen L, Peterson S, Campos A, De SK, Leitges M, Ikeuchi H, Pellecchia M, Blumberg RS, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Cell Rep. 2016 Sep 20;16(12):3297-3310. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.08.054. PMID:27653691
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Amino Acid Activation of mTORC1 by a PB1-Domain-Driven Kinase Complex Cascade.
Linares JF, Duran A, Reina-Campos M, Aza-Blanc P, Campos A, Moscat J, Diaz-Meco MT.
Cell Rep. 2015 Aug 25;12(8):1339-52. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.07.045. Epub 2015 Aug 13. PMID:26279575
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Repression of Intestinal Stem Cell Function and Tumorigenesis through Direct Phosphorylation of β-Catenin and Yap by PKCζ.
Llado V, Nakanishi Y, Duran A, Reina-Campos M, Shelton PM, Linares JF, Yajima T, Campos A, Aza-Blanc P, Leitges M, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Cell Rep. 2015 Feb 10;10(5):740-754. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.01.007. Epub 2015 Feb 5. PMID:25660024
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A macrophage NBR1-MEKK3 complex triggers JNK-mediated adipose tissue inflammation in obesity.
Hernandez ED, Lee SJ, Kim JY, Duran A, Linares JF, Yajima T, Müller TD, Tschöp MH, Smith SR, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Cell Metab. 2014 Sep 2;20(3):499-511. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.06.008. Epub 2014 Jul 17. PMID:25043814
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Metabolic reprogramming of stromal fibroblasts through p62-mTORC1 signaling promotes inflammation and tumorigenesis.
Valencia T, Kim JY, Abu-Baker S, Moscat-Pardos J, Ahn CS, Reina-Campos M, Duran A, Castilla EA, Metallo CM, Diaz-Meco MT, Moscat J.
Cancer Cell. 2014 Jul 14;26(1):121-135. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.05.004. Epub 2014 Jul 4. PMID:25002027
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Control of nutrient stress-induced metabolic reprogramming by PKCζ in tumorigenesis.
Ma L, Tao Y, Duran A, Llado V, Galvez A, Barger JF, Castilla EA, Chen J, Yajima T, Porollo A, Medvedovic M, Brill LM, Plas DR, Riedl SJ, Leitges M, Diaz-Meco MT, Richardson AD, Moscat J.
Cell. 2013 Jan 31;152(3):599-611. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.12.028. PMID:23374352
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