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J. M. Ward

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Cancer Biology· 2 Bioengineering· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Organism:E. coli· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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A. Aiderus· 2 shared A. L. Meshey· 2 shared A. M. Contreras-Sandoval· 2 shared J. Y. Newberg· 2 shared K. M. Mann· 2 shared M. B. Mann· 2 shared N. A. Jenkins· 2 shared N. G. Copeland· 2 shared

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Promoterless Transposon Mutagenesis Drives Solid Cancers via Tumor Suppressor Inactivation

A. Aiderus, A. M. Contreras-Sandoval, A. L. Meshey, J. Y. Newberg, J. M. Ward, D. Swing, N. G. Copeland, N. A. Jenkins, K. M. Mann, M. B. Mann

This study uses promoterless transposon mutagenesis to identify tumor suppressor genes driving solid cancers without oncogenic mutations, revealing convergent pathways in cancer progression.

bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2020Cancer Biology

Transposon mutagenesis identifies cooperating genetic drivers during keratinocyte transformation and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma progression

A. Aiderus, J. Y. Newberg, L. Guzman-Rojas, A. M. Contreras-Sandoval, A. L. Meshey, D. J. Jones, F. Amaya-Manzanares, R. Rangel, J. M. Ward, S. C. Lee, K. H.-K. Ban, K. Rogers, S. M. Rogers, L. Selvanesan, L. A. McNoe, , M. B. Mann

This study uses transposon mutagenesis to identify genetic drivers of keratinocyte transformation and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma progression in vivo, revealing both known and novel genes involved in the disease.

bioRxiv · Dec 24, 2019Cancer Biology

Simultaneous optimization of donor and acceptor substrate specificity for transketolase by a small but smart library

H. Yu, R. I. H. Lopez, D. Steadman, D. Mendez-Sanchez, S. Higson, A. Cazares-Korner, J. M. Ward, H. C. Hailes, P. A. Dalby

This paper engineers transketolase to accept novel donor and acceptor substrates, improving catalytic efficiency and stereoselectivity for industrial applications.

bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2019 · PreprintBioengineering