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Gina DeNicola

Moffitt Cancer Center
Verified email at moffitt.org
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Connecting copper and cancer: from transition metal signalling to metalloplasia

…, A Casini, PA Cobine, JR Cross, GM DeNicola… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Copper is an essential nutrient whose redox properties make it both beneficial and toxic to
the cell. Recent progress in studying transition metal signalling has forged new links between …

Inhibition of Hedgehog signaling enhances delivery of chemotherapy in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer

…, ME Caldwell, D Allard, KK Frese, G DeNicola… - Science, 2009 - science.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is among the most lethal human cancers in part
because it is insensitive to many chemotherapeutic drugs. Studying a mouse model of PDA …

Oncogene-induced Nrf2 transcription promotes ROS detoxification and tumorigenesis

GM DeNicola, FA Karreth, TJ Humpton, A Gopinathan… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are mutagenic and may thereby promote cancer 1 . Normally,
ROS levels are tightly controlled by an inducible antioxidant program that responds to …

The complex interplay between antioxidants and ROS in cancer

IS Harris, GM DeNicola - Trends in cell biology, 2020 - cell.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play important roles in tissue homeostasis, cellular signaling,
differentiation, and survival. In this review, we discuss the types of ROS, their impact on …

The androgen receptor fuels prostate cancer by regulating central metabolism and biosynthesis

…, H Bon, V Zecchini, DM Smith, GM DeNicola… - The EMBO …, 2011 - embopress.org
The androgen receptor (AR) is a key regulator of prostate growth and the principal drug
target for the treatment of prostate cancer. Previous studies have mapped AR targets and …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo identification of tumor-suppressive PTEN ceRNAs in an oncogenic BRAF-induced mouse model of melanoma

…, Y Tay, D Perna, U Ala, SM Tan, AG Rust, G DeNicola… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
We recently proposed that competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) sequester microRNAs
to regulate mRNA transcripts containing common microRNA recognition elements (MREs). …

NRF2 regulates serine biosynthesis in non–small cell lung cancer

GM DeNicola, PH Chen, E Mullarky, JA Sudderth… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Tumors have high energetic and anabolic needs for rapid cell growth and proliferation 1 ,
and the serine biosynthetic pathway was recently identified as an important source of …

[HTML][HTML] mTORC1 induced HK1-dependent glycolysis regulates NLRP3 inflammasome activation

JS Moon, S Hisata, MA Park, GM DeNicola, SW Ryter… - Cell reports, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) regulates activation of immune
cells and cellular energy metabolism. While glycolysis has been linked to immune functions, …

[HTML][HTML] NRF2 promotes tumor maintenance by modulating mRNA translation in pancreatic cancer

…, JE Wilkinson, JM Buscaglia, GM DeNicola… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Pancreatic cancer is a deadly malignancy that lacks effective therapeutics. We previously
reported that oncogenic Kras induced the redox master regulator Nfe2l2/Nrf2 to stimulate …

RETRACTED ARTICLE: NOX4-dependent fatty acid oxidation promotes NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages

JS Moon, K Nakahira, KP Chung, GM DeNicola… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Altered metabolism has been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases.
NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4), a source of cellular superoxide anions, has multiple biological …