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Athina Varnava

Cardiff University

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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The Discovery of Small Molecule Inhibitors of cFLIP that Sensitise Tumour Cells to TRAIL

Gilda Giancotti, Rhiannon French, Olivia A. Hayward, Kok Yung Lee, Timothy Robinson, Andreia M. Ribeiro da Silva, Athina Varnava, Marion MacFarlane, Richard W. E. Clarkson, Andrew D. Westwell, Andrea Brancale

This paper identifies small molecule inhibitors of cFLIP that enhance TRAIL-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells and improves their potency through structure-activity relationship studies.

Academia oncology. · Apr 29, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

The long non-coding RNA FAM30A regulates the Musashi2-RUNX1 axis and is required for LSC function in AML cells

Jaime Calvo Sánchez, Mary T. Scott, Athina Varnava, Tala Alakhras, Alice Wedler, Danny Misiak, Nadine Bley, Christian H. Ihling, Andrea Sinz, Karen Keeshan, Stefan Hüttelmaier, David L.P. Vetrie, Marcel Köhn

This study identifies FAM30A as a regulator of LSC function in AML by interacting with MSI2 and RUNX1, enhancing stemness and chemoresistance.

bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2024 · PreprintCancer Biology