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Nancy Leon-Rivera

City Of Hope National Medical CenterORCID 0000-0003-0231-492XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Adolfo Garcı́a-OcañaiD· 1 shared Anthony Camilo GacasaniD· 1 shared Ashley Quintana· 1 shared Brayden Chin· 1 shared Geming LuiD· 1 shared Hung-Ping ShihiD· 1 shared Jayanta DebnathiD· 1 shared Joanna FilipowskaiD· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintJan 29, 2026

Endothelial Cell Autophagy Suppresses Metastasis In Mouse Mammary and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Models

Nancy Leon-Rivera, Brayden Chin, Ashley Quintana…·Teresa Monkkonen

This study shows that endothelial cell autophagy reduces metastasis in mouse breast and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor models by delaying tumor growth and increasing apoptosis.

1 citation

mousebulk RNA-seq

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PhysiologyMolecular MetabolismPeer-reviewedJan 7, 2025

LGR4 is essential for maintaining beta-cell homeostasis through suppression of RANK

Joanna Filipowska, Zelda Cisneros, Sneha S. Varghese…·Rupangi C. Vasavada

This study shows LGR4 maintains beta-cell health by suppressing RANK, with effects observed in both in vitro and mouse models under stress and aging.

6 citations

mousehuman

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