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R. M. Perera

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Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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H. R. Shin· 2 shared R. Zoncu· 2 shared A. Goga· 1 shared C. F. Maher· 1 shared C.-Y. Lim· 1 shared D. M. Nomura· 1 shared D. W. Dawson· 1 shared E. Y. Wu· 1 shared

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H. R. Shin

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Lysosomal retargeting of Myoferlin mitigates membrane stress to enable pancreatic cancer growth

S. Gupta, J. A. Yano, H. Htwe Htwe, H. R. Shin, Z. Cakir, T. Ituarte, K. W. Wen, G. E. Kim, R. Zoncu, D. W. Dawson, R. M. Perera

This study identifies Myoferlin as a lysosomal membrane integrity factor in pancreatic cancer, showing its role in lysosome health and tumor growth.

Nature Cell Biology · Mar 8, 2021Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

NPC1-mTORC1 signaling Couples Cholesterol Sensing to Organelle Homeostasis and is a Targetable Pathway in Niemann-Pick type C

O. B. Davis, H. R. Shin, C.-Y. Lim, E. Y. Wu, M. Kukurugya, C. F. Maher, R. M. Perera, P. Ordonez, R. Zoncu

This study identifies mTORC1 hyperactivation as a downstream driver of lysosomal dysfunction in NPC, showing that its inhibition can restore proteolysis and mitigate mitochondrial dysfunction.

bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2020Cell Biology

Oncogene Regulated Release of Extracellular Vesicles

S. Kilinc, R. Paisner, R. Camarda, O. Momcilovic, R. A. Kohnz, N. D. L'Etoile, R. M. Perera, D. M. Nomura, A. Goga

This study shows specific oncogenes reduce cancer cell biomass by promoting extracellular vesicle release, with distinct effects on EV protein and miRNA composition.

bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2020Cell Biology