Sabine Martha Lang, PhD
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Acquired Resistance to HER2-Targeted Therapies Creates Vulnerability to ATP Synthase Inhibition
Gale M, Li Y, Cao J, Liu ZZ, Holmbeck MA, Zhang M, Lang SM, Wu L, Do Carmo M, Gupta S, Aoshima K, DiGiovanna MP, Stern DF, Rimm DL, Shadel GS, Chen X, Yan Q. Acquired Resistance to HER2-Targeted Therapies Creates Vulnerability to ATP Synthase Inhibition. Cancer Research 2020, 80: 524-535. PMID: 31690671, PMCID: PMC7002225, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-3985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesOligomycinsReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsResistant cellsHER2-Targeted TherapyTrastuzumab-resistant tumorsNew therapeutic strategiesNovel potential targetDrug-free mediumAntibody therapySynthase inhibitionLow doseTherapeutic strategiesTrastuzumabBreast tumorsHER2TherapyAcquired ResistanceTumorsPotential targetMitochondrial respirationCellsSelective dependencyInhibitionMinimal changesNovel vulnerabilitiesATP synthase inhibitionOligomycin AKDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING
Wu L, Cao J, Cai WL, Lang SM, Horton JR, Jansen DJ, Liu ZZ, Chen JF, Zhang M, Mott BT, Pohida K, Rai G, Kales SC, Henderson MJ, Hu X, Jadhav A, Maloney DJ, Simeonov A, Zhu S, Iwasaki A, Hall MD, Cheng X, Shadel GS, Yan Q. KDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING. PLOS Biology 2018, 16: e2006134. PMID: 30080846, PMCID: PMC6095604, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseSTING expressionCyclic GMP-AMP synthase stimulatorSuppression of STINGCancer cellsCancer immunotherapy agentsHuman papilloma virusAdaptive immune responsesMultiple clinical trialsExpression of STINGBreast cancer cellsInnate immune defenseRobust interferon responseMultiple cancer typesIntratumoral CD8Immunotherapy agentsAnticancer immunotherapyPatient survivalNeck cancerPapilloma virusClinical trialsT cellsSTING agonistsKDM5 histonePositive headKDM5 lysine demethylases are involved in maintenance of 3′UTR length
Blair LP, Liu Z, Labitigan RL, Wu L, Zheng D, Xia Z, Pearson EL, Nazeer FI, Cao J, Lang SM, Rines RJ, Mackintosh SG, Moore CL, Li W, Tian B, Tackett AJ, Yan Q. KDM5 lysine demethylases are involved in maintenance of 3′UTR length. Science Advances 2016, 2: e1501662. PMID: 28138513, PMCID: PMC5262454, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsBreast NeoplasmsCyclin D1DEAD-box RNA HelicasesFemaleHumansJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMCF-7 CellsNeoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRetinoblastoma-Binding Protein 2Ribonuclease IIISaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsConceptsAlternative mRNA formsLysine demethylasesLysine demethylasePolyadenylation sitesJhd2Novel roleProcessing machineryKDM5B expressionMRNA formsBreast cancer cellsDemethylasesTargetable mechanismHuman breast tumor tissuesKDM5BProtein expressionCancer cellsKDM5AGenesCritical roleBreast tumor tissuesCellsExpressionChromatinSaccharomycesDemethylaseMitochondrial DNA stress primes the antiviral innate immune response
West AP, Khoury-Hanold W, Staron M, Tal MC, Pineda CM, Lang SM, Bestwick M, Duguay BA, Raimundo N, MacDuff DA, Kaech SM, Smiley JR, Means RE, Iwasaki A, Shadel GS. Mitochondrial DNA stress primes the antiviral innate immune response. Nature 2015, 520: 553-557. PMID: 25642965, PMCID: PMC4409480, DOI: 10.1038/nature14156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus K3 and K5 Proteins Down Regulate Both DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR
Lang SM, Bynoe MO, Karki R, Tartell MA, Means RE. Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus K3 and K5 Proteins Down Regulate Both DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e58056. PMID: 23460925, PMCID: PMC3584050, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid MotifsCell Adhesion MoleculesCell MembraneDown-RegulationEndocytosisHEK293 CellsHerpesvirus 8, HumanHumansImmunoprecipitationLectins, C-TypeLysosomesProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein StabilityProtein Structure, TertiaryProteolysisReceptors, Cell SurfaceStructure-Activity RelationshipTyrosineUbiquitinationViral Proteins
2024
Setdb1 Loss Induces Type I Interferons and Immune Clearance of Melanoma.
McGeary M, Damsky W, Daniels A, Lang S, Xu Q, Song E, Huet-Calderwood C, Lou H, Paradkar S, Micevic G, Kaech S, Calderwood D, Turk B, Yan Q, Iwasaki A, Bosenberg M. Setdb1 Loss Induces Type I Interferons and Immune Clearance of Melanoma. Cancer Immunology Research 2024, 13: 245-257. PMID: 39589394, DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-23-0514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cell infiltrationMHC-I expressionType I interferonImmune clearanceCD8+ T cell-dependent mannerIncreased CD8+ T cell infiltrationCD8+ T cell infiltrationDecreased MHC-I expressionAnti-cancer immune responseT cell-dependent mannerCD8+ T cellsDecreased T-cell infiltrationComplete tumor clearanceImmunity to melanomaIncreased melanoma growthInflamed tumor microenvironmentLoss of SETDB1Type I interferon receptorTreatment of melanomaType I Interferon SignalingWhole-genome CRISPR screenEndogenous retrovirusesType I interferon expressionMetastatic diseaseTumor clearance
2022
CECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression
Zhang M, Liu ZZ, Aoshima K, Cai WL, Sun H, Xu T, Zhang Y, An Y, Chen JF, Chan LH, Aoshima A, Lang SM, Tang Z, Che X, Li Y, Rutter SJ, Bossuyt V, Chen X, Morrow JS, Pusztai L, Rimm DL, Yin M, Yan Q. CECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression. Science Translational Medicine 2022, 14: eabf5473. PMID: 35108062, PMCID: PMC9003667, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abf5473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer metastasisReticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog ACancer metastasisImmune suppressionM2 macrophagesWorse metastasis-free survivalMetastatic breast cancerMetastasis-free survivalV-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog ACancer-related deathPrimary breast tumorsMultiple mouse modelsNF-κB signalingImmunocompetent settingNuclear factor-κB family membersMetastasis-promoting genesDistant metastasisMetastatic sitesPrimary tumorEffective therapyBreast cancerMetastasis treatmentMouse modelBreast tumorsMetastasis
2012
The PreAmplifier ShAper for the ALICE TPC detector
Soltveit H, Stachel J, Braun-Munzinger P, Musa L, Gustafsson H, Bonnes U, Oeschler H, Osterman L, Lang S, Collaboration F. The PreAmplifier ShAper for the ALICE TPC detector. Nuclear Instruments And Methods In Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors And Associated Equipment 2012, 676: 106-119. DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2012.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime projection chamberCharge sensitive amplifierALICE Time Projection ChamberPb-Pb collisionsPole-zero networkEquivalent noise chargeFront-end cardsProjection chamberTPC detectorALICE experimentDetector capacitanceNoise chargeSensitive amplifierAlicePreamplifierDetectorP-PIdentical channelsInput capacitanceIntegral non-linearityYears of operationShaperBias networkChargeLHC
2011
Corrections: Viral Infection of the Placenta Leads to Fetal Inflammation and Sensitization to Bacterial Products Predisposing to Preterm Labor
Cardenas I, Means R, Aldo P, Koga K, Lang S, Booth C, Manzur A, Oyarzun E, Romero R, Mor G. Corrections: Viral Infection of the Placenta Leads to Fetal Inflammation and Sensitization to Bacterial Products Predisposing to Preterm Labor. The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 187: 2835-2835. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1190048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
The Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus E3 ubiquitin ligase K5 acts as a novel oncogene, altering cellular metabolism and signaling: implications for tumorigenesis
Karki R, Lang S, Means R. The Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus E3 ubiquitin ligase K5 acts as a novel oncogene, altering cellular metabolism and signaling: implications for tumorigenesis. Infectious Agents And Cancer 2010, 5: a79. PMCID: PMC3002742, DOI: 10.1186/1750-9378-5-s1-a79.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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