Category: All Publications

All Publications

HGF/c-Met pathway inhibition combined with chemotherapy increases cytotoxic T-cell infiltration and inhibits pancreatic tumour growth and metastasis

Alpha Raj Mekapogu, Zhihong Xu, Srinivasa Pothula, Chamini Perera, Tony Pang, S M Zahid Hosen, Vishnu Damalanka, James Janetka, David Goldstein, Romano Pirola, Jeremy Wilson & Minoti Apte (2023). “HGF/c-Met pathway inhibition combined with chemotherapy increases cytotoxic T-cell infiltration and inhibits pancreatic tumour growth and metastasis” Cancer Lett. 2023 Aug 1:568:216286. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2023.216286. Epub 2023 Jun 22. (Abstract)

Hepsin promotes breast tumor growth signaling via the TGFβ-EGFR axis

Denis Belitškin, Pauliina Munne, Shishir M Pant, Johanna M Anttila, Ilida Suleymanova, Kati Belitškina, Daniel Kirchhofer, James Janetka, Taivo Käsper, Sami Jalil, Jeroen Pouwels, Topi A Tervonen & Juha Klefström (2024). “Hepsin promotes breast tumor growth signaling via the TGFβ-EGFR axis” Mol Oncol. 2024 Mar;18(3):547-561. doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.13545. Epub 2023 Nov 13. (Abstract)

Inhibition of autocrine HGF maturation overcomes cetuximab resistance in colorectal cancer

Vivian Truong Jones, Ramona Graves-Deal, Zheng Cao, Galina Bogatcheva, Marisol A Ramirez, Sarah J Harmych, James N Higginbotham, Vineeta Sharma, Vishnu C Damalanka, Claudia C Wahoski, Neeraj Joshi, Maria Johnson Irudayam, Joseph T Roland, Gregory D Ayers, Qi Liu, Robert J Coffey, James W Janetka & Bhuminder Singh (2024). “Inhibition of autocrine HGF maturation overcomes cetuximab resistance in colorectal cancer” Cell Mol Life Sci. 2024 Jan 12;81(1):28. doi: 10.1007/s00018-023-05071-5. (Abstract)

Small Molecule Antagonists of the DNA Repair ERCC1/XPA Protein-Protein Interaction

Robert Obermann, Bereket Yemane, Cassie Jarvis, Francisco M Franco, Yevhenii Kyriukha, William Nolan, Beth Gohara, Andrzej M Krezel, Scott A Wildman & James W Janetka (2024). “Small Molecule Antagonists of the DNA Repair ERCC1/XPA Protein-Protein Interaction” ChemMedChem. 2024 Feb 1:e202300648. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202300648. Online ahead of print. (Abstract)

Discovery of Orally Bioavailable FmlH Lectin Antagonists as Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections

Amarendar Reddy Maddirala, Kevin Tamadonfar, Jerome S Pinkner, Denise Sanick, Scott J Hultgren & James W Janetka (2024). “Discovery of Orally Bioavailable FmlH Lectin Antagonists as Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections” J Med Chem. 2024 Mar 14;67(5):3668-3678. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02128. Epub 2024 Feb 3. (Abstract)

Efficacy of host cell serine protease inhibitor MM3122 against SARS-CoV-2 for treatment and prevention of COVID-19

Adrianus C. M. Boon, Traci L. Bricker, Ethan J. Fritch, Sarah R. Leist, Kendra Gully, Ralph S. Baric, Rachel L. Graham, Brigid V. Troan, Matthew Mahoney  & James W. Janetka (2024). “Efficacy of host cell serine protease inhibitor MM3122 against SARS-CoV-2 for treatment and prevention of COVID-19.” J Virol. 2024 Apr;9. doi:10.1128/jvi.01903-23 (Abstract)

A new twist on PIFE: photoisomerisation-related fluorescence enhancement

Evelyn Ploetz, Benjamin Ambrose, Anders Barth, Richard Börner, Felix Erichson, Achillefs N. Kapanidis, Harold D. Kim, Marcia Levitus, Timothy M. Lohman, Abhishek Mazumder, David S. Rueda, Fabio D. Steffen, Thorben Cordes, Steven W. Magennis, & Eitan Lerner (2023). “A new twist on PIFE: photoisomerisation-related fluorescence enhancement” ArXiv. 2023 Jul 10;arXiv:2302.12455v2. (Abstract)

Allosteric effects of E. coli SSB and RecR proteins on RecO protein binding to DNA

Min Kyung Shinn, Sumit K. Chaturvedi, Alexander G. Kozlov, & Timothy M. Lohman (2023). “Allosteric effects of E. coli SSB and RecR proteins on RecO protein binding to DNA” Nucleic Acids Res. 2023 Mar 21;51(5):2284-2297. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkad084. (Abstract)

The tetraspanin CD53 protects stressed hematopoietic stem cells via promotion of DREAM complex- mediated quiescence

Zev J. Greenberg, Darlene Monlish, Luana Chiquetto Paracatu, Qian Dong, Michael P. Rettig, Nate Dee Roundy, Rofaida Gaballa, Weikai Li, Wei Yang, Cliff J. Luke, & Laura Schuettpelz (2022). “The tetraspanin CD53 protects stressed hematopoietic stem cells via promotion of DREAM complex- mediated quiescence” Blood. 2022 Dec 21;blood.2022016929. doi: 10.1182/blood.2022016929. Online ahead of print. (Abstract)