• The Developmental Program of Murine Erythroleukemia Cells 

      Tsiftoglou, A. S.; Pappas, I. S.; Vizirianakis, I. S. (2002)
      Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) or early progenitors respond to external stimuli in bone marrow and differentiate into cell-restricted lineages of blood cells of limited life span. In leukemias, however, early hematopoietic ...
    • Dexamethasone acutely accelerates pleural fluid absorption in mice hydrothoraces 

      Zarogiannis, S.; Psallidas, I.; Hatzoglou, C.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kalomenidis, I. (2010)
      This study assessed the effect of corticosteroid treatment in the clearance of hydrothoraces in mice. Twentyfour C57BL/6 mice were divided into four groups and were injected intrapleurally with 500 mu L sterilized PBS-BSA ...
    • DIANA-LncBase v2: Indexing microRNA targets on non-coding transcripts 

      Paraskevopoulou M.D., Vlachos I.S., Karagkouni D., Georgakilas G., Kanellos I., Vergoulis T., Zagganas K., Tsanakas P., Floros E., Dalamagas T., Hatzigeorgiou A.G. (2016)
      MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that act as post-transcriptional regulators of coding gene expression. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been recently reported to interact with miRNAs. The sponge-like ...
    • Diana-map: Analyzing mirna from raw ngs data to quantification 

      Alexiou A., Zisis D., Kavakiotis I., Miliotis M., Koussounadis A., Karagkouni D., Hatzigeorgiou A.G. (2021)
      microRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs (~22 nts) that are considered central post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression and key components in many pathological conditions. Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) ...
    • DIANA-mirExTra v2.0: Uncovering microRNAs and transcription factors with crucial roles in NGS expression data 

      Vlachos I.S., Vergoulis T., Paraskevopoulou M.D., Lykokanellos F., Georgakilas G., Georgiou P., Chatzopoulos S., Karagkouni D., Christodoulou F., Dalamagas T., Hatzigeorgiou A.G. (2016)
      Differential expression analysis (DEA) is one of the main instruments utilized for revealing molecular mechanisms in pathological and physiological conditions. DIANA-mirExTra v2.0 (http://www.microrna. gr/mirextrav2) ...
    • DIANA-miRGen v3.0: Accurate characterization of microRNA promoters and their regulators 

      Georgakilas G., Vlachos I.S., Zagganas K., Vergoulis T., Paraskevopoulou M.D., Kanellos I., Tsanakas P., Dellis D., Fevgas A., Dalamagas T., Hatzigeorgiou A.G. (2016)
      MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that actively fine-tune gene expression. The accurate characterization of the mechanisms underlying miRNA transcription regulation will further expand our knowledge regarding ...
    • Discovery and characterization of 2-anilino-4- (thiazol-5-yl)pyrimidine transcriptional CDK inhibitors as anticancer agents 

      Wang, S.; Griffiths, G.; Midgley, C. A.; Barnett, A. L.; Cooper, M.; Grabarek, J.; Ingram, L.; Jackson, W.; Kontopidis, G.; McClue, S. J.; McInnes, C.; McLachlan, J.; Meades, C.; Mezna, M.; Stuart, I.; Thomas, M. P.; Zheleva, D. I.; Lane, D. P.; Jackson, R. C.; Glover, D. M.; Blake, D. G.; Fischer, P. M. (2010)
      The main difficulty in the development of ATP antagonist kinase inhibitors is target specificity, since the ATP-binding motif is present in many proteins. We introduce a strategy that has allowed us to identify compounds ...
    • Discovery of N-Phenyl-4-(thiazol-5-yl)pyrimidin-2-amine aurora kinase inhibitors 

      Wang, S.; Midgley, C. A.; Scaërou, F.; Grabarek, J. B.; Griffiths, G.; Jackson, W.; Kontopidis, G.; McClue, S. J.; McInnes, C.; Meades, C.; Mezna, M.; Plater, A.; Stuart, I.; Thomas, M. P.; Wood, G.; Clarke, R. G.; Blake, D. G.; Zheleva, D. I.; Lane, D. P.; Jackson, R. C.; Glover, D. M.; Fischer, P. M. (2010)
      Through cell-based screening of our kinase-directed compound collection, we discovered that a subset of N-phenyl-4-(thiazol-5-yl)pyrimidin-2-amines were potent cytotoxic agents against cancer cell lines, suppressed mitotic ...
    • Discovery of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand with a Superior Therapeutic Index 

      Rinotas V., Papakyriakou A., Violitzi F., Papaneophytou C., Ouzouni M.-D., Alexiou P., Strongilos A., Couladouros E., Kontopidis G., Eliopoulos E., Douni E. (2020)
      Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) constitutes the master mediator of osteoclastogenesis, while its pharmaceutical inhibition by a monoclonal antibody has been approved for the treatment of postmenopausal ...
    • Downregulation of PERK activity and eIF2α serine 51 phosphorylation by mTOR complex 1 elicits pro-oxidant and pro-death effects in tuberous sclerosis-deficient cells article 

      Krishnamoorthy J., Tenkerian C., Gupta J., Ghaddar N., Wang S., Darini C., Staschke K.A., Ghosh A., Gandin V., Topisirovic I., Kristof A.S., Hatzoglou M., Simos G., Koromilas A.E. (2018)
      Oxidative stress determines cell fate through several mechanisms, among which regulation of mRNA translation by the phosphorylation of the alpha (α) subunit of the translation initiation factor eIF2α at serine 51 (eIF2αP) ...
    • The effect of Trichinella spiralis on muscular activity of experimentally infected mice 

      Marian I., Ionică A.M., Deak G., Ursache T., Lefkaditis M., Gherman C.M., Mihalca A.D. (2020)
      Nematodes of genus Trichinella are wide-spread zoonotic parasites, able to infect a large variety of vertebrates. Animal hosts are usually regarded as asymptomatic carriers. However, there is little data regarding the ...
    • Effects of combined administration of doxorubicin and chloroquine on lung pathology in mice with solid Ehrlich ascites carcinoma 

      Utkusavas A., Gurel Gurevin E., Yilmazer N., Uvez A., Oztay F., Bulut H., Ustunova S., Esener O.B.B., Sonmez K., Erol Kutucu D., Meral I., Dimas K., Armutak E.I. (2022)
      Combined use of a chemotherapeutic agent and an autophagy inhibitor is a novel cancer treatment strategy. We investigated the effects of chloroquine (CQ) on lung pathology caused by both solid Ehrlich ascites carcinoma ...
    • Estimating the total number of phosphoproteins and phosphorylation sites in eukaryotic proteomes 

      Vlastaridis P., Kyriakidou P., Chaliotis A., Van de Peer Y., Oliver S.G., Amoutzias G.D. (2017)
      Background: Phosphorylation is the most frequent post-translational modification made to proteins and may regulate protein activity as either a molecular digital switch or a rheostat. Despite the cornucopia of high-throughput ...
    • Exp5 exports eEF1A via tRNA from nuclei and synergizes with other transport pathways to confine translation to the cytoplasm 

      Bohnsack, M. T.; Regener, K.; Schwappach, B.; Saffrich, R.; Paraskeva, E.; Hartmann, E.; Görlich, D. (2002)
      Importin β-type transport receptors mediate the vast majority of transport pathways between cell nucleus and cytoplasm. We identify here the translation elongation factor 1A (eEF1A) as the predominant nuclear export substrate ...
    • Flash proton radiotherapy spares normal epithelial and mesenchymal tissues while preserving sarcoma response 

      Velalopoulou A., Karagounis I.V., Cramer G.M., Kim M.M., Skoufos G., Goia D., Hagan S., Verginadis I.I., Shoniyozov K., Chiango J., Cerullo M., Varner K., Yao L., Qin L., Hatzigeorgiou A.G., Minn A.J., Putt M., Lanza M., Assenmacher C.-A., Radaelli E., Huck J., Diffenderfer E., Dong L., Metz J., Koumenis C., Cengel K.A., Maity A., Busch T.M. (2021)
      In studies of electron and proton radiotherapy, ultrahigh dose rates of FLASH radiotherapy appear to produce fewer toxicities than standard dose rates while maintaining local tumor control. FLASHproton radiotherapy (F-PRT) ...
    • Functional expression of mammalian opioid receptors in insect cells and high-throughput screening platforms for receptor ligand mimetics 

      Swevers, L.; Morou, E.; Balatsos, N.; Iatrou, K.; Georgoussi, Z. (2005)
      Lepidopteran cell lines have been engineered to constitutively express high levels of mouse δ opioid receptors either alone or in combination with human Gα16 protein. Biochemical and pharmacological studies demonstrate ...
    • Genetic growth potential interacts with nutrition on the ability of mice to cope with Heligmosomoides bakeri infection 

      Coltherd, J. C.; Bnger, L.; Kyriazakis, I.; Houdijk, J. G. M. (2009)
      Artificial selection for improved productivity may reduce an animal's ability to cope with pathogens. Here, we used Roslin mice, uniquely divergently selected for high (ROH) and low (ROL) body weight, to assess interactive ...
    • A genome-wide association study identifies an osteoarthritis susceptibility locus on chromosome 7q22 

      Kerkhof, H. J. M.; Lories, R. J.; Meulenbelt, I.; Jonsdottir, I.; Valdes, A. M.; Arp, P.; Ingvarsson, T.; Jhamai, M.; Jonsson, H.; Stolk, L.; Thorleifsson, G.; Zhai, G.; Zhang, F.; Zhu, Y.; Van Der Breggen, R.; Carr, A.; Doherty, M.; Doherty, S.; Felson, D. T.; Gonzalez, A.; Halldorsson, B. V.; Hart, D. J.; Hauksson, V. B.; Hofman, A.; Ioannidis, J. P. A.; Kloppenburg, M.; Lane, N. E.; Loughlin, J.; Luyten, F. P.; Nevitt, M. C.; Parimi, N.; Pols, H. A. P.; Rivadeneira, F.; Slagboom, E. P.; Styrḱarsd́ottir, U.; Tsezou, A.; Van De Putte, T.; Zmuda, J.; Spector, T. D.; Stefansson, K.; Uitterlinden, A. G.; Van Meurs, J. B. J. (2010)
      Objective. To identify novel genes involved in osteoarthritis (OA), by means of a genome-wide association study. Methods. We tested 500,510 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 1,341 Dutch Caucasian OA cases and 3,496 ...
    • A gravity-based three-dimensional compass in the mouse brain 

      Angelaki D.E., Ng J., Abrego A.M., Cham H.X., Asprodini E.K., Dickman J.D., Laurens J. (2020)
      Gravity sensing provides a robust verticality signal for three-dimensional navigation. Head direction cells in the mammalian limbic system implement an allocentric neuronal compass. Here we show that head-direction cells ...
    • Hepatocyte autotaxin expression promotes liver fibrosis and cancer 

      Kaffe E., Katsifa A., Xylourgidis N., Ninou I., Zannikou M., Harokopos V., Foka P., Dimitriadis A., Evangelou K., Moulas A.N., Georgopoulou U., Gorgoulis V.G., Dalekos G.N., Aidinis V. (2017)
      Autotaxin (ATX) is a secreted lysophospholipase D that catalyzes the production of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a pleiotropic growth-factor–like lysophospholipid. Increased ATX expression has been detected in various chronic ...