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Desirée Rodriguez-Casiano

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignORCID 0009-0002-6800-4131Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Cancer BiologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2026

Cholesterol efflux protein, ABCA1, supports anti-cancer functions of myeloid immune cells

Shruti V. Bendre, Yu Wang, Basel Hajyousif…·Erik Russell Nelson

This study identifies ABCA1 as a cholesterol efflux protein that enhances anti-cancer functions of myeloid cells, with clinical relevance in breast tumors.

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humanproteomics

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Cancer BiologyCancer LettersPeer-reviewedOct 29, 2025

Neutrophils exposed to a cholesterol metabolite secrete extracellular vesicles that promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition and stemness in breast cancer cells.

Natalia Krawczyńska, Yu Wang, Ki Lim…·Erik Russell Nelson

This study shows that 27HC-treated neutrophils release sEVs that induce EMT and stemness in breast cancer cells via WNT/β-catenin pathway activation.

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humanbulk RNA-seq

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