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Toggle to view hero caption PublicationsYear published2024 (2)2023 (3)2022 (2)2021 (1)2019 (1) Facet Year publishedResearch topicsComputational & Systems Biology (9)Genetics & Genomics (9)Signalling & Oncogenes (9)Tumour Biology (9)Chemical Biology & High Throughput (8)Gene Expression (8)Human Biology & Physiology (8)Model Organisms (8)Cell Biology (7)Genome Integrity & Repair (7)Stem Cells (6)Cell Cycle & Chromosomes (5)Developmental Biology (3)Infectious Disease (3)Biochemistry & Proteomics (2)Imaging (2)Metabolism (2)Structural Biology & Biophysics (1) (-)Immunology (9) Facet Research topicsPublication typeJournal article (9)Primary research (9) Facet Publication typeJournalNature (3)Nature Communications (2)Cancer Cell (1)Cancer Discovery (1)Cancer Research (1)Nature Biotechnology (1) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 9 of 9Last updated : 19 April 2024 03:52 Spatial architecture of myeloid and T cells orchestrates immune evasion and clinical outcome in lung cancer Authors (35)Katey Enfield Emma Colliver Claudia Lee Alastair Magness David A Moore Monica Sivakumar[...]Crispin HileyJulian DownwardErik SahaiCharles SwantonMihaela Angelova Cancer Discovery Published 6 April 2024 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonErik SahaiJulian DownwardFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyScientific computingProteomicsLight MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details A palmitoyl transferase chemical-genetic system to map ZDHHC-specific S-acylation Authors (16) Cory A Ocasio Marc P Baggelaar James Sipthorp Ana Losada de la Lastra Manuel Tavares Jana Volarić[...]Goran TomicCharlotte CarrJulian Downward Ulrike S Eggert Edward W Tate Nature Biotechnology Published 8 January 2024 Crick labs/ facilitiesEd TateJulian DownwardMetabolomicsFlow CytometryChemical BiologyProteomicsLight MicroscopyCell ServicesAdvanced SequencingFull details Antibodies against endogenous retroviruses promote lung cancer immunotherapy Authors (51)Kevin NgJesse BoumelhaKatey EnfieldJorge Almagro Hongui Cha Oriol Pich[...] Se-Hoon LeeSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonJulian DownwardGeorge Kassiotis Nature Published 20 April 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonPeter Van LooSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonGeorge KassiotisJulian DownwardAxel BehrensFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingProteomicsLight MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityFull details Genomic-transcriptomic evolution in lung cancer and metastasis Authors (47) Carlos Martínez-Ruiz James RM Black Clare Puttick Mark S HillJonas DemeulemeesterElizabeth Larose Cadieux[...] Peter Van Loo Mariam Jamal-Hanjani TRACERx Consortium Charles Swanton Nicholas McGranahan Nature Published 20 April 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter Van LooCharles SwantonGeorge KassiotisJulian DownwardFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Lung adenocarcinoma promotion by air pollutants Authors (72)William HillEmilia LimClare Weeden Claudia Lee Marcellus Augustine Kezhong Chen[...] Kevin Litchfield TRACERx Consortium James DeGregori Mariam Jamal-HanjaniCharles Swanton Nature Published 6 April 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter Van LooCharles SwantonIlaria MalanchiGeorge KassiotisJulian DownwardFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingLight MicroscopyBiological Research FacilityFull details Lysosomal damage drives mitochondrial proteome remodelling and reprograms macrophage immunometabolism Authors (17)Claudio Bussi Tiaan HeunisEnrica PellegrinoElliott Bernard Nourdine BahMariana Silva Dos Santos[...]James MacraeMaria Greco Thomas Reinheckel Matthias TrostMaximiliano Gutierrez Nature Communications Published 28 November 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesMaximiliano GutierrezJulian DownwardMetabolomicsBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingLight MicroscopyHuman Embryonic Stem CellElectron MicroscopyAdvanced SequencingFull details An immunogenic model of KRAS-mutant lung cancer enables evaluation of targeted therapy and immunotherapy combinations Authors (26)Jesse BoumelhaSophie de Carne Emily K Law Pablo Romero-Clavijo Matthew A CoelhoKevin Ng[...]George KassiotisMiriam Molina ArcasCharles Swanton Reuben HarrisJulian Downward Cancer Research Published 1 October 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGeorge KassiotisJulian DownwardExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingFlow CytometryCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityFull details Characterisation of tumour microenvironment remodelling following oncogene inhibition in preclinical studies with imaging mass cytometry Authors (18)Febe VanMaldegemKarishma ValandMegan Cole Harshil PatelMihaela AngelovaSareena Rana[...]Philip HobsonDina LeviMiriam Molina ArcasCharles SwantonJulian Downward Nature Communications Published 8 October 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJulian DownwardFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingLight MicroscopyExperimental HistopathologyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityFull details RAC1P29S induces a mesenchymal phenotypic switch via serum response factor to promote melanoma development and therapy resistance Authors (17) Daniël A LionaronsDavid HancockSareena RanaPhil EastChristopher MooreMiguel Murillo[...]Ian Rosewell Ralph Fritsch Richard NeubigMiriam Molina ArcasJulian Downward Cancer Cell Published 8 July 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardDinis CaladoGenetic Modification ServiceExperimental HistopathologyBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Spatial architecture of myeloid and T cells orchestrates immune evasion and clinical outcome in lung cancer Authors (35)Katey Enfield Emma Colliver Claudia Lee Alastair Magness David A Moore Monica Sivakumar[...]Crispin HileyJulian DownwardErik SahaiCharles SwantonMihaela Angelova Cancer Discovery Published 6 April 2024 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonErik SahaiJulian DownwardFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyScientific computingProteomicsLight MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details
A palmitoyl transferase chemical-genetic system to map ZDHHC-specific S-acylation Authors (16) Cory A Ocasio Marc P Baggelaar James Sipthorp Ana Losada de la Lastra Manuel Tavares Jana Volarić[...]Goran TomicCharlotte CarrJulian Downward Ulrike S Eggert Edward W Tate Nature Biotechnology Published 8 January 2024 Crick labs/ facilitiesEd TateJulian DownwardMetabolomicsFlow CytometryChemical BiologyProteomicsLight MicroscopyCell ServicesAdvanced SequencingFull details
Antibodies against endogenous retroviruses promote lung cancer immunotherapy Authors (51)Kevin NgJesse BoumelhaKatey EnfieldJorge Almagro Hongui Cha Oriol Pich[...] Se-Hoon LeeSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonJulian DownwardGeorge Kassiotis Nature Published 20 April 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonPeter Van LooSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonGeorge KassiotisJulian DownwardAxel BehrensFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingProteomicsLight MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityFull details
Genomic-transcriptomic evolution in lung cancer and metastasis Authors (47) Carlos Martínez-Ruiz James RM Black Clare Puttick Mark S HillJonas DemeulemeesterElizabeth Larose Cadieux[...] Peter Van Loo Mariam Jamal-Hanjani TRACERx Consortium Charles Swanton Nicholas McGranahan Nature Published 20 April 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter Van LooCharles SwantonGeorge KassiotisJulian DownwardFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Lung adenocarcinoma promotion by air pollutants Authors (72)William HillEmilia LimClare Weeden Claudia Lee Marcellus Augustine Kezhong Chen[...] Kevin Litchfield TRACERx Consortium James DeGregori Mariam Jamal-HanjaniCharles Swanton Nature Published 6 April 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter Van LooCharles SwantonIlaria MalanchiGeorge KassiotisJulian DownwardFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingLight MicroscopyBiological Research FacilityFull details
Lysosomal damage drives mitochondrial proteome remodelling and reprograms macrophage immunometabolism Authors (17)Claudio Bussi Tiaan HeunisEnrica PellegrinoElliott Bernard Nourdine BahMariana Silva Dos Santos[...]James MacraeMaria Greco Thomas Reinheckel Matthias TrostMaximiliano Gutierrez Nature Communications Published 28 November 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesMaximiliano GutierrezJulian DownwardMetabolomicsBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingLight MicroscopyHuman Embryonic Stem CellElectron MicroscopyAdvanced SequencingFull details
An immunogenic model of KRAS-mutant lung cancer enables evaluation of targeted therapy and immunotherapy combinations Authors (26)Jesse BoumelhaSophie de Carne Emily K Law Pablo Romero-Clavijo Matthew A CoelhoKevin Ng[...]George KassiotisMiriam Molina ArcasCharles Swanton Reuben HarrisJulian Downward Cancer Research Published 1 October 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonGeorge KassiotisJulian DownwardExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingFlow CytometryCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityFull details
Characterisation of tumour microenvironment remodelling following oncogene inhibition in preclinical studies with imaging mass cytometry Authors (18)Febe VanMaldegemKarishma ValandMegan Cole Harshil PatelMihaela AngelovaSareena Rana[...]Philip HobsonDina LeviMiriam Molina ArcasCharles SwantonJulian Downward Nature Communications Published 8 October 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJulian DownwardFlow CytometryBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingLight MicroscopyExperimental HistopathologyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityFull details
RAC1P29S induces a mesenchymal phenotypic switch via serum response factor to promote melanoma development and therapy resistance Authors (17) Daniël A LionaronsDavid HancockSareena RanaPhil EastChristopher MooreMiguel Murillo[...]Ian Rosewell Ralph Fritsch Richard NeubigMiriam Molina ArcasJulian Downward Cancer Cell Published 8 July 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesJulian DownwardDinis CaladoGenetic Modification ServiceExperimental HistopathologyBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details