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J. Mena

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Cancer Biology· 2 Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:multiome· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1

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B. Snijder· 2 shared R. Wegmann· 2 shared A. Aldekoa· 1 shared A. Aloia· 1 shared A. Bileck· 1 shared A. Dzung· 1 shared A. Fiat· 1 shared A. Irmisch· 1 shared

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ANKRD55 interacts with an IFT-B-like complex in microglia

J. Mena, R. T. Navarro, J. Diez-Garcia, M. Azkargorta, A. Aldekoa, A. Fiat, N. Ugidos-Damboriena, C. Lindskog, O. Pampliega, I. Alloza, Y. Katoh, K. Nakayama, F. Elortza, K. Vandenbroeck

The paper identifies ANKRD55 interacting with an IFT-B-like complex in microglia, suggesting a role in ciliary transport independent of ciliogenesis.

bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2024 · PreprintImmunology

ROS induction as a strategy to target persister cancer cells with low metabolic activity in NRAS mutated melanoma

O. M. Eichhoff, C. I. Stoffel, J. Kaesler, L. Briker, P. Turko, G. Karsai, N. Zila, V. Paulitschke, P. F. Cheng, A. Leitner, A. Bileck, N. Zamboni, A. Irmisch, Z. Balazs, A. Tastanova, , M. Levesque

The paper identifies ROS induction as a strategy to target MEK-inhibitor resistant NRAS-mutated melanoma cells by exploiting their quiescent metabolic state and elevated baseline ROS levels.

bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2022 · PreprintCancer Biology

Targeting tumour-intrinsic neural vulnerabilities of glioblastoma

S. Lee, T. Weiss, M. Buehler, J. Mena, Z. Lottenbach, R. Wegmann, M. Sun, M. Bihl, B. Augustynek, S. Baumann, S. Goetze, A. van Drogen, P. Pedrioli, D. Kirschenbaum, F. Vasella, , B. Snijder

This study identifies neural vulnerabilities in glioblastoma by analyzing patient samples and model systems, revealing drug targets and pathways that can be exploited for treatment.

bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2022 · PreprintCancer Biology

Identification of novel human derived influenza viruses in pigs with zoonotic potential.

r. tapia, B. Brito, M. Saavedra, j. mena, T. Garcia-Salum, R. Rathnasinghe, G. Barriga, K. Tapia, V. Garcia, S. Bucarey, Y. Jang, D. E. Wentworth, M. Torremorell, V. Neira-Ramirez, R. A. Medina

The paper identifies novel human-derived influenza viruses in Chilean pigs, showing zoonotic potential and antigenic drift.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology