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Munir R. Tanas

University of IowaORCID 0000-0002-6779-2642Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Gillian DeWaneiD· 2 shared Krishnendu GhoshiD· 2 shared Michael S. ChimentiiD· 2 shared Nicholas ScaloraiD· 2 shared Patrick John BrehenyiD· 2 shared Sumit Sinha· 2 shared Yuliia Drebot· 2 shared Ali A. Khan· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologyJCI InsightPeer-reviewedFeb 10, 2026

PI3K regulates TAZ/YAP and mTORC1 axes that can be synergistically targeted

Keith C. Garcia, Ali Khan, Krishnendu Ghosh…·Munir R. Tanas

This study identifies PI3K-regulated TAZ/YAP and mTORC1 pathways in sarcomas and shows that targeting both synergistically reduces tumor growth.

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Cancer BiologyScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedOct 10, 2025

EHE cell cultures: a platform for mechanistic and therapeutic investigation

Nicholas Scalora, Gillian DeWane, Yuliia Drebot…·Munir R. Tanas

The paper develops EHE primary cell cultures to study the disease's mechanisms and test therapies, finding they exhibit EHE features and respond to TEAD inhibitors.

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