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Lara P, Gama-Castro S, Salgado H, Rioualen C, Tierrafría VH, Muñiz-Rascado LJ, Bonavides-Martínez C, Collado-Vides J. Flexible gold standards for transcription factor regulatory interactions in Escherichia coli K-12: architecture of evidence types. Front Genet 2024; 15:1353553. [PMID: 38505828 PMCID: PMC10949920 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1353553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Post-genomic implementations have expanded the experimental strategies to identify elements involved in the regulation of transcription initiation. Here, we present for the first time a detailed analysis of the sources of knowledge supporting the collection of transcriptional regulatory interactions (RIs) of Escherichia coli K-12. An RI groups the transcription factor, its effect (positive or negative) and the regulated target, a promoter, a gene or transcription unit. We improved the evidence codes so that specific methods are incorporated and classified into independent groups. On this basis we updated the computation of confidence levels, weak, strong, or confirmed, for the collection of RIs. These updates enabled us to map the RI set to the current collection of HT TF-binding datasets from ChIP-seq, ChIP-exo, gSELEX and DAP-seq in RegulonDB, enriching in this way the evidence of close to one-quarter (1329) of RIs from the current total 5446 RIs. Based on the new computational capabilities of our improved annotation of evidence sources, we can now analyze the internal architecture of evidence, their categories (experimental, classical, HT, computational), and confidence levels. This is how we know that the joint contribution of HT and computational methods increase the overall fraction of reliable RIs (the sum of confirmed and strong evidence) from 49% to 71%. Thus, the current collection has 3912 reliable RIs, with 2718 or 70% of them with classical evidence which can be used to benchmark novel HT methods. Users can selectively exclude the method they want to benchmark, or keep for instance only the confirmed interactions. The recovery of regulatory sites in RegulonDB by the different HT methods ranges between 33% by ChIP-exo to 76% by ChIP-seq although as discussed, many potential confounding factors limit their interpretation. The collection of improvements reported here provides a solid foundation to incorporate new methods and data, and to further integrate the diverse sources of knowledge of the different components of the transcriptional regulatory network. There is no other genomic database that offers this comprehensive high-quality architecture of knowledge supporting a corpus of transcriptional regulatory interactions.
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- Paloma Lara
- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad S/N, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad S/N, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad S/N, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad S/N, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad S/N, Cuernavaca, Mexico
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad S/N, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad S/N, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad S/N, Cuernavaca, Mexico
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Center for Genomic Regulation, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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Salgado H, Gama-Castro S, Lara P, Mejia-Almonte C, Alarcón-Carranza G, López-Almazo AG, Betancourt-Figueroa F, Peña-Loredo P, Alquicira-Hernández S, Ledezma-Tejeida D, Arizmendi-Zagal L, Mendez-Hernandez F, Diaz-Gomez AK, Ochoa-Praxedis E, Muñiz-Rascado LJ, García-Sotelo JS, Flores-Gallegos FA, Gómez L, Bonavides-Martínez C, del Moral-Chávez VM, Hernández-Alvarez AJ, Santos-Zavaleta A, Capella-Gutierrez S, Gelpi JL, Collado-Vides J. RegulonDB v12.0: a comprehensive resource of transcriptional regulation in E. coli K-12. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:D255-D264. [PMID: 37971353 PMCID: PMC10767902 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
Abstract
RegulonDB is a database that contains the most comprehensive corpus of knowledge of the regulation of transcription initiation of Escherichia coli K-12, including data from both classical molecular biology and high-throughput methodologies. Here, we describe biological advances since our last NAR paper of 2019. We explain the changes to satisfy FAIR requirements. We also present a full reconstruction of the RegulonDB computational infrastructure, which has significantly improved data storage, retrieval and accessibility and thus supports a more intuitive and user-friendly experience. The integration of graphical tools provides clear visual representations of genetic regulation data, facilitating data interpretation and knowledge integration. RegulonDB version 12.0 can be accessed at https://regulondb.ccg.unam.mx.
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- Heladia Salgado
- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Internacional de Investigación sobre el Genoma Humano, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro 76230, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, Periférico Sur 4809, Arenal Tepepan, Tlalpan, 14610 Ciudad de México, Mexico
- Escuela de Medicina, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México, CDMX 14380, Meéxico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Instituto de Energías Renovables, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Temixco, Morelos 62580, Meéxico
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine. Univ. of Barcelona. Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Universitat Pompeu Fabra(UPF), Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Universitat Pompeu Fabra(UPF), Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Mall. Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Karp PD, Paley S, Caspi R, Kothari A, Krummenacker M, Midford PE, Moore LR, Subhraveti P, Gama-Castro S, Tierrafria VH, Lara P, Muñiz-Rascado L, Bonavides-Martinez C, Santos-Zavaleta A, Mackie A, Sun G, Ahn-Horst TA, Choi H, Covert MW, Collado-Vides J, Paulsen I. The EcoCyc Database (2023). EcoSal Plus 2023; 11:eesp00022023. [PMID: 37220074 DOI: 10.1128/ecosalplus.esp-0002-2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
Abstract
EcoCyc is a bioinformatics database available online at EcoCyc.org that describes the genome and the biochemical machinery of Escherichia coli K-12 MG1655. The long-term goal of the project is to describe the complete molecular catalog of the E. coli cell, as well as the functions of each of its molecular parts, to facilitate a system-level understanding of E. coli. EcoCyc is an electronic reference source for E. coli biologists and for biologists who work with related microorganisms. The database includes information pages on each E. coli gene product, metabolite, reaction, operon, and metabolic pathway. The database also includes information on the regulation of gene expression, E. coli gene essentiality, and nutrient conditions that do or do not support the growth of E. coli. The website and downloadable software contain tools for the analysis of high-throughput data sets. In addition, a steady-state metabolic flux model is generated from each new version of EcoCyc and can be executed online. The model can predict metabolic flux rates, nutrient uptake rates, and growth rates for different gene knockouts and nutrient conditions. Data generated from a whole-cell model that is parameterized from the latest data on EcoCyc are also available. This review outlines the data content of EcoCyc and of the procedures by which this content is generated.
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- Peter D Karp
- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Group, SRI International, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Programa de Genómica Computacional, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Programa de Genómica Computacional, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Programa de Genómica Computacional, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Programa de Genómica Computacional, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Programa de Genómica Computacional, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Programa de Genómica Computacional, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Programa de Genómica Computacional, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Lara P, Gama-Castro S, Salgado H, Rioualen C, Tierrafría VH, Muñiz-Rascado LJ, Bonavides-Martínez C, Collado-Vides J. A Gold Standard for Transcription Factor Regulatory Interactions in Escherichia coli K-12: Architecture of Evidence Types. bioRxiv 2023:2023.02.25.530038. [PMID: 37163020 PMCID: PMC10168212 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.25.530038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
Post-genomic implementations have expanded the experimental strategies to identify elements involved in the regulation of transcription initiation. As new methodologies emerge, a natural step is to compare their results with those from established methodologies, such as the classic methods of molecular biology used to characterize transcription factor binding sites, promoters, or transcription units. In the case of Escherichia coli K-12, the best-studied microorganism, for the last 30 years we have continuously gathered such knowledge from original scientific publications, and have organized it in two databases, RegulonDB and EcoCyc. Furthermore, since RegulonDB version 11.0 (1), we offer comprehensive datasets of binding sites from chromatin immunoprecipitation combined with sequencing (ChIP-seq), ChIP combined with exonuclease digestion and next-generation sequencing (ChIP-exo), genomic SELEX screening (gSELEX), and DNA affinity purification sequencing (DAP-seq) HT technologies, as well as additional datasets for transcription start sites, transcription units and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) expression profiles. Here, we present for the first time an analysis of the sources of knowledge supporting the collection of transcriptional regulatory interactions (RIs) of E. coli K-12. An RI is formed by the transcription factor, its positive or negative effect on a promoter, a gene or transcription unit. We improved the evidence codes so that the specific methods are described, and we classified them into seven independent groups. This is the basis for our updated computation of confidence levels, weak, strong, or confirmed, for the collection of RIs. We compare the confidence levels of the RI collection before and after adding HT evidence illustrating how knowledge will change as more HT data and methods appear in the future. Users can generate subsets filtering out the method they want to benchmark and avoid circularity, or keep for instance only the confirmed interactions. The comparison of different HT methods with the available datasets indicate that ChIP-seq recovers the highest fraction (>70%) of binding sites present in RegulonDB followed by gSELEX, DAP-seq and ChIP-exo. There is no other genomic database that offers this comprehensive high-quality anatomy of evidence supporting a corpus of transcriptional regulatory interactions.
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Juárez K, Reza L, Bretón-Deval L, Morales-Guzmán D, Trejo-Hernández MR, García-Guevara F, Lara P. Microaerobic degradation of crude oil and long chain alkanes by a new Rhodococcus strain from Gulf of Mexico. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:264. [PMID: 37515608 PMCID: PMC10386958 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03703-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Bacterial degradation of crude oil is a promising strategy for reducing the concentration of hydrocarbons in contaminated environments. In the first part of this study, we report the enrichment of two bacterial consortia from deep sediments of the Gulf of Mexico with crude oil as the sole carbon and energy source. We conducted a comparative analysis of the bacterial community in the original sediment, assessing its diversity, and compared it to the enrichment observed after exposure to crude oil in defined cultures. The consortium exhibiting the highest hydrocarbon degradation was predominantly enriched with Rhodococcus (75%). Bacterial community analysis revealed the presence of other hydrocarbonoclastic members in both consortia. In the second part, we report the isolation of the strain Rhodococcus sp. GOMB7 with crude oil as a unique carbon source under microaerobic conditions and its characterization. This strain demonstrated the ability to degrade long-chain alkanes, including eicosane, tetracosane, and octacosane. We named this new strain Rhodococcus qingshengii GOMB7. Genome analysis revealed the presence of several genes related to aromatic compound degradation, such as benA, benB, benC, catA, catB, and catC; and five alkB genes related to alkane degradation. Although members of the genus Rhodococcus are well known for their great metabolic versatility, including the aerobic degradation of recalcitrant organic compounds such as petroleum hydrocarbons, this is the first report of a novel strain of Rhodococcus capable of degrading long-chain alkanes under microaerobic conditions. The potential of R. qingshengii GOMB7 for applications in bioreactors or controlled systems with low oxygen levels offers an energy-efficient approach for treating crude oil-contaminated water and sediments.
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- Katy Juárez
- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa., Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, México.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa., Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, México
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- Departamento de Microbiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa., Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, México
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Avenida Insurgentes Sur 1582, Crédito Constructor, Ciudad de México, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001. Col. Chamilpa., Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62209, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001. Col. Chamilpa., Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62209, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa., Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, México
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SE-171 21, Sweden
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa., Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, México.
- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62210, México.
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Tierrafría VH, Rioualen C, Salgado H, Lara P, Gama-Castro S, Lally P, Gómez-Romero L, Peña-Loredo P, López-Almazo AG, Alarcón-Carranza G, Betancourt-Figueroa F, Alquicira-Hernández S, Polanco-Morelos JE, García-Sotelo J, Gaytan-Nuñez E, Méndez-Cruz CF, Muñiz LJ, Bonavides-Martínez C, Moreno-Hagelsieb G, Galagan JE, Wade JT, Collado-Vides J. RegulonDB 11.0: Comprehensive high-throughput datasets on transcriptional regulation in Escherichia coli K-12. Microb Genom 2022; 8. [PMID: 35584008 PMCID: PMC9465075 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Genomics has set the basis for a variety of methodologies that produce high-throughput datasets identifying the different players that define gene regulation, particularly regulation of transcription initiation and operon organization. These datasets are available in public repositories, such as the Gene Expression Omnibus, or ArrayExpress. However, accessing and navigating such a wealth of data is not straightforward. No resource currently exists that offers all available high and low-throughput data on transcriptional regulation in Escherichia coli K-12 to easily use both as whole datasets, or as individual interactions and regulatory elements. RegulonDB (https://regulondb.ccg.unam.mx) began gathering high-throughput dataset collections in 2009, starting with transcription start sites, then adding ChIP-seq and gSELEX in 2012, with up to 99 different experimental high-throughput datasets available in 2019. In this paper we present a radical upgrade to more than 2000 high-throughput datasets, processed to facilitate their comparison, introducing up-to-date collections of transcription termination sites, transcription units, as well as transcription factor binding interactions derived from ChIP-seq, ChIP-exo, gSELEX and DAP-seq experiments, besides expression profiles derived from RNA-seq experiments. For ChIP-seq experiments we offer both the data as presented by the authors, as well as data uniformly processed in-house, enhancing their comparability, as well as the traceability of the methods and reproducibility of the results. Furthermore, we have expanded the tools available for browsing and visualization across and within datasets. We include comparisons against previously existing knowledge in RegulonDB from classic experiments, a nucleotide-resolution genome viewer, and an interface that enables users to browse datasets by querying their metadata. A particular effort was made to automatically extract detailed experimental growth conditions by implementing an assisted curation strategy applying Natural language processing and machine learning. We provide summaries with the total number of interactions found in each experiment, as well as tools to identify common results among different experiments. This is a long-awaited resource to make use of such wealth of knowledge and advance our understanding of the biology of the model bacterium E. coli K-12.
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- Víctor H Tierrafría
- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, INMEGEN, Periférico Sur 4809, Arenal Tepepan, Tlalpan 14610, CDMX, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Internacional de Investigación sobre el Genoma Humano, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro 76230, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY, USA
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca 62210, Morelos, Mexico.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA 02215, USA.,Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Universitat Pompeu Fabra(UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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Femerling G, Gama-Castro S, Lara P, Ledezma-Tejeida D, Tierrafría VH, Muñiz-Rascado L, Bonavides-Martínez C, Collado-Vides J. Sensory Systems and Transcriptional Regulation in Escherichia coli. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:823240. [PMID: 35237580 PMCID: PMC8882922 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.823240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In free-living bacteria, the ability to regulate gene expression is at the core of adapting and interacting with the environment. For these systems to have a logic, a signal must trigger a genetic change that helps the cell to deal with what implies its presence in the environment; briefly, the response is expected to include a feedback to the signal. Thus, it makes sense to think of genetic sensory mechanisms of gene regulation. Escherichia coli K-12 is the bacterium model for which the largest number of regulatory systems and its sensing capabilities have been studied in detail at the molecular level. In this special issue focused on biomolecular sensing systems, we offer an overview of the transcriptional regulatory corpus of knowledge for E. coli that has been gathered in our database, RegulonDB, from the perspective of sensing regulatory systems. Thus, we start with the beginning of the information flux, which is the signal’s chemical or physical elements detected by the cell as changes in the environment; these signals are internally transduced to transcription factors and alter their conformation. Signals transduced to effectors bind allosterically to transcription factors, and this defines the dominant sensing mechanism in E. coli. We offer an updated list of the repertoire of known allosteric effectors, as well as a list of the currently known different mechanisms of this sensing capability. Our previous definition of elementary genetic sensory-response units, GENSOR units for short, that integrate signals, transport, gene regulation, and the biochemical response of the regulated gene products of a given transcriptional factor fit perfectly with the purpose of this overview. We summarize the functional heterogeneity of their response, based on our updated collection of GENSORs, and we use them to identify the expected feedback as part of their response. Finally, we address the question of multiple sensing in the regulatory network of E. coli. This overview introduces the architecture of sensing and regulation of native components in E.coli K-12, which might be a source of inspiration to bioengineering applications.
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- Georgette Femerling
- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
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- Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- *Correspondence: Julio Collado-Vides,
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Lara P, Vega-Alvarado L, Sahonero-Canavesi DX, Koenen M, Villanueva L, Riveros-Mckay F, Morett E, Juárez K. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Cr(VI) Adaptation Mechanisms in Klebsiella sp. Strain AqSCr. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:656589. [PMID: 34122372 PMCID: PMC8195247 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.656589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Klebsiella sp. strain AqSCr, isolated from Cr(VI)-polluted groundwater, reduces Cr(VI) both aerobically and anaerobically and resists up 34 mM Cr(VI); this resistance is independent of the ChrA efflux transporter. In this study, we report the whole genome sequence and the transcriptional profile by RNA-Seq of strain AqSCr under Cr(VI)-adapted conditions and found 255 upregulated and 240 downregulated genes compared to controls without Cr(VI) supplementation. Genes differentially transcribed were mostly associated with oxidative stress response, DNA repair and replication, sulfur starvation response, envelope-osmotic stress response, fatty acid (FA) metabolism, ribosomal subunits, and energy metabolism. Among them, genes not previously associated with chromium resistance, for example, cybB, encoding a putative superoxide oxidase (SOO), gltA2, encoding an alternative citrate synthase, and des, encoding a FA desaturase, were upregulated. The sodA gene encoding a manganese superoxide dismutase was upregulated in the presence of Cr(VI), whereas sodB encoding an iron superoxide dismutase was downregulated. Cr(VI) resistance mechanisms in strain AqSCr seem to be orchestrated by the alternative sigma factors fecl, rpoE, and rpoS (all of them upregulated). Membrane lipid analysis of the Cr(IV)-adapted strain showed a lower proportion of unsaturated lipids with respect to the control, which we hypothesized could result from unsaturated lipid peroxidation followed by degradation, together with de novo synthesis mediated by the upregulated FA desaturase-encoding gene, des. This report helps to elucidate both Cr(VI) toxicity targets and global bacterial response to Cr(VI).
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- Paloma Lara
- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, Netherlands
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- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, Netherlands.,Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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Zajac M, Chicas-Sett R, Morales-Orue I, Castilla Martinez J, Zafra J, Blanco J, Kannemann A, Lloret Saez-Bravo M, Lara P. PO-1272: Immunoradiotherapy induces a rechallenge of the immune response in elderly patients. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)01290-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Agarwal N, Sokol E, Lara P, Ross J, Miller V, Welsh A, Gregg J, Frampton G, Ali S, Chung J. Pan-cancer assessment of BRCA1/2 genomic alterations (GAs) by comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) of tissue and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy269.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Benjamin D, Klapheke A, Lara P, Cress R, Riess J. OA11.02 A Population-Based Study of Incidence and Survival Trends of 1,588 Thymic Malignancies: Results from the California Cancer Registry. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chu L, Kelly K, Gandara D, Lara P, Borowsky A, Meyers F, Mcpherson J, Erlich R, Almog N, Schrock A, Ali S, Ross J, Miller V, Heilmann A, Riess J. P3.13-26 Outcomes of Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer Presented in a Multidisciplinary Molecular Tumor Board. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lara P. MS 07.03 Novel Systemic Therapy for Carcinoid of the Lung. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lara P, Morett E, Juárez K. Acetate biostimulation as an effective treatment for cleaning up alkaline soil highly contaminated with Cr(VI). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2017; 24:25513-25521. [PMID: 27525740 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7191-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Stimulation of microbial reduction of Cr(VI) to the less toxic and less soluble Cr(III) through electron donor addition has been regarded as a promising approach for the remediation of chromium-contaminated soil and groundwater sites. However, each site presents different challenges; local physicochemical characteristics and indigenous microbial communities influence the effectiveness of the biostimulation processes. Here, we show microcosm assays stimulation of microbial reduction of Cr(VI) in highly alkaline and saline soil samples from a long-term contaminated site in Guanajuato, Mexico. Acetate was effective promoting anaerobic microbial reduction of 15 mM of Cr(VI) in 25 days accompanied by an increase in pH from 9 to 10. Our analyses showed the presence of Halomonas, Herbaspirillum, Nesterenkonia/Arthrobacter, and Bacillus species in the soil sample collected. Moreover, from biostimulated soil samples, it was possible to isolate Halomonas spp. strains able to grow at 32 mM of Cr(VI). Additionally, we found that polluted groundwater has bacterial species different to those found in soil samples with the ability to resist and reduce chromate using acetate and yeast extract as electron donors.
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- Paloma Lara
- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa, 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa, 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, Periférico Sur No. 4809, Col. Arenal Tepepan, Delegación Tlalpan, 14610, México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001. Col. Chamilpa, 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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Sadeghi S, Groshen S, Parikh R, Mortazavi A, Dorff T, Hoimes C, Doyle L, Quinn D, Newman E, Lara P. Phase II California cancer consortium trial of gemcitabine-eribulin combination (ge) in cisplatin ineligible patients (pts) with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC): Efficacy report (NCI-9653; 1UM1CA186717, NO1-CM-2011-00038). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx371.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Twardowski P, Wu X, Plets M, Tangen C, Plimack E, Agarwal N, Vogelzang N, Wang J, Tao S, Thomson I, Lara P. Exome sequencing of tumor samples from S1107 “Randomized phase II evaluation of tivantinib and tivantinib in combination with erlotinib in patients with papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC)”. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx371.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Lara P, McPherson J, Heyer W, Hartmaier R, Devere White R, Chung J, Ali S, Dall’Era M. Comprehensive characterization of BRCA1 and BRCA2 alterations in circulating tumor DNA and tumor tissue in men with prostate cancer: Implications for clinical care. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx370.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Harshman L, Drake C, Haas N, Manola J, Puligandla M, Signoretti S, Cella D, Gupta R, Bhatt R, Van Allen E, Lara P, Choueiri T, Kapoor A, Heng D, Shuch B, Jewett M, George D, Michaelson D, Carducci M, McDermott D, Allaf M. Transforming the Perioperative Treatment Paradigm in Non-Metastatic RCC-A Possible Path Forward. Kidney Cancer 2017; 1:31-40. [PMID: 30334002 PMCID: PMC6179104 DOI: 10.3233/kca-170010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
In 2017, there is no adjuvant systemic therapy proven to increase overall survival in non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The anti-PD-1 antibody nivolumab improves overall survival in metastatic treatment refractory RCC and is generally tolerable. Mouse solid tumor models have revealed a benefit with a short course of neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade compared to adjuvant therapy. Two ongoing phase 2 studies of perioperative nivolumab in RCC patients have shown preliminary feasibility and safety with no surgical delays or complications. The recently opened PROSPER RCC trial (A Phase 3 RandOmized Study Comparing PERioperative Nivolumab vs. Observation in Patients with Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Nephrectomy; EA8143) will examine if the addition of perioperative nivolumab to radical or partial nephrectomy can improve clinical outcomes in patients with high risk localized and locally advanced RCC. With the goal of increasing cure and recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates in non-metastatic RCC, we are executing a three-pronged, multidisciplinary approach of presurgical priming with nivolumab followed by resection and adjuvant PD-1 blockade. We plan to enroll 766 patients with clinical stage ≥T2 or node positive M0 RCC of any histology in this global, randomized, unblinded, phase 3 National Clinical Trials Network study. The investigational arm will receive two doses of nivolumab 240 mg IV prior to surgery followed by adjuvant nivolumab for 9 months. The control arm will undergo the current standard of care: surgical resection followed by observation. Patients are stratified by clinical T stage, node positivity, and histology. The trial is powered to detect a 14.4% absolute benefit in the primary endpoint of RFS from the ASSURE historical control of 55.8% to 70.2% at 5 years (HR = 0.70). The study is also powered to detect a significant overall survival benefit (HR 0.67). Key safety, feasibility, and quality of life endpoints are incorporated. PROSPER RCC exemplifies team science with a host of planned correlative work to investigate the impact of the baseline immune milieu and changes after neoadjuvant priming on clinical outcomes.
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- L.C. Harshman
- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Departments of Radiology and Surgery and The Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology and Cancer Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Yale Cancer Institute, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Departments of Surgery(Urology) and Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network and the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Duke University Departments of Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Division of Medical Oncology, The Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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- Genitourinary Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology and Cancer Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Federico M, Tornero A, Torres S, Pinar B, Rey Baltar M, Lloret M, Lara P. OC-0367: Dose-response curve for vaginal stenosis. Final results of a prospective study. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)30809-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Henares-Molina A, Benzekry S, Lara P, García-Rojo M, Pérez-García V, Martínez-González A. OS06.6 Optimized radiotherapy protocols delay the malignant transformation of low-grade gliomas in-silico. Neuro Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox036.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vera L, Pérez-Beteta J, Molina D, Borrás JM, Benavides M, Barcia JA, Velásquez C, Albillo D, Lara P, Pérez-García VM. P09.62 Towards individualized survival prediction in glioblastoma patients using machine learning methods. Neuro Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox036.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sadeghi S, Groshen S, Parikh R, Mortazavi A, Dorff T, Hoimes C, Pal S, Levine E, Doyle L, Quinn D, Newman E, Lara P. Phase II California Cancer Consortium trial of gemcitabine–eribulin combination (GE) in cisplatin ineligible patients (pts) with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC): tolerability and toxicity report (NCI-9653; 1UM1CA186717-01, NO1-CM-2011-00038). Eur J Cancer 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(17)30706-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Moviglia GA, Memolli M, Abdelnur R, Palleros CA, Schuster GS, Ruggilo C, Lopéz M, Varela O, Lara P, Morro G. Combined therapy of β interferon (βIFN) and T cell vaccination (TCV) for chronic progressive multiple sclerosis (CPMS). Results of phase I-II clinical trial. Mult Scler 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/135245859700300618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- GA Moviglia
- Regina Mater Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Regina Mater Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Regina Mater Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Regina Mater Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Regina Mater Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Regina Mater Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Regina Mater Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Regina Mater Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Regina Mater Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Regina Mater Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Federico M, Tornero A, Pozas ST, Pinar B, Baltar Oramas DR, Lara P, Oliva RM. Correlation Between Vaginal Stenosis (VS), Vaginal Packing (VP) Volume, and Vaginal Dose in Cervical Cancer High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gill A, Brunson A, Lara P, Khatri V, Semrad TJ. Implications of lymph node retrieval in locoregional rectal cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy: a California Cancer Registry Study. Eur J Surg Oncol 2015; 41:647-52. [PMID: 25800934 PMCID: PMC4406634 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2015.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND In contrast to colon cancer, the implications of reduced lymph node retrieval in rectal cancer are unclear. METHODS Using the California Cancer Registry, we performed a retrospective cohort study of 4790 patients with stage I - III rectal cancer diagnosed from 2000 to 2007 who underwent tri-modality therapy. Using multivariate Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for age, sex, race, socioeconomic status, T-stage, and lymph node numbers, we evaluated rectal cancer specific survival (RC-SS) in neoadjuvant and adjuvant cohorts in the overall population and amongst those without involved lymph nodes (pN0). RESULTS Sixty one percent of evaluable patients were treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Although there was no difference in RC-SS between neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemoradiation cohorts, the median number of lymph nodes examined was reduced after neoadjuvant therapy (8 vs. 11, p < 0.0001). Positive lymph nodes were associated with worse RC-SS regardless of sequence, although the effect was numerically stronger for residual lymph nodes in the neoadjuvant cohort. Compared to at least 12, eight or fewer lymph nodes retrieved was associated with worse outcome in both neoadjuvant and adjuvant cohorts. However, no association between reduced lymph nodes examined and RC-SS was seen in the neoadjuvant cohort when the analysis was restricted to pN0 patients. CONCLUSIONS In this large cohort of rectal cancer patients treated with tri-modality therapy, reduced lymph node retrieval in node negative patients did not provide additional prognostic information in patients treated with neoadjuvant therapy.
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- A Gill
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA, USA.
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Carmona Vigo R, San Miguel I, Luque L, Cabrera R, Lloret M, Lara P. EP-1297: Can VMAT make a difference in the treatment of patients with bilateral Graves' Ophthalmopathy? Radiother Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)41289-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Garrido P, Felip E, Delord J, Paz-Ares L, Barlesi F, Arkenau H, Lara P, Paik P, Morgensztern D, Gadgeel S, Reckamp K, Bertino E, Orlov S, Levchenko E, Delgado I, Trigo J, Viteri S, Vansteenkiste J, Kindler H, Lassen U. Multi-Arm, Nonrandomized, Open-Label Phase Ib Study to Evaluate Fp1039/Gsk3052230 with Chemotherapy in Nsclc and Mpm with Deregulated Fgf Pathway Signaling. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu348.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Small E, Youngren J, Alumkal J, Evans C, Ryan C, Lara P, Beer T, Witte O, Baertsch R, Stuart J. Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer (Nepc) in Patients (Pts) with Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (Mcrpc) Resistant to Abiraterone (Abi) or Enzalutamide (Enz): Preliminary Results from the Su2C/Pcf/Aacr West Coast Prostate Cancer Dream Team (Wcdt). Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu336.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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López Torrecilla J, Zapatero A, Herruzo I, Calvo FA, Cabeza MA, Palacios A, Guerrero A, Hervás A, Lara P, Ludeña Martínez B, Del Cerro Peñalver E, Nagore G, Sancho G, Mengual JL, Mira M, Mairiño A, Samper P, Pérez S, Castillo I, Martínez Cedrés JC, Ferrer E, Rodriguez S, Maldonado X, Gómez Caamaño A, Ferrer C. Infrastructures, treatment modalities, and workload of radiation oncology departments in Spain with special attention to prostate cancer. Clin Transl Oncol 2014; 16:447-54. [PMID: 24682792 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-013-1121-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM The purpose of the study was to describe infrastructures, treatment modalities, and workload in radiation oncology (RO) in Spain, referred particularly to prostate cancer (PC). METHODS An epidemiologic, cross-sectional study was performed during 2008-2009. A study-specific questionnaire was sent to the 108 RO-registered departments. RESULTS One hundred and two departments answered the survey, and six were contacted by telephone. Centers operated 236 treatment units: 23 (9.7 %) cobalt machines, 37 (15.7 %) mono-energetic linear accelerators, and 176 (74.6 %) multi-energy linear accelerators. Sixty-one (56.4 %) and 33 (30.5 %) departments, respectively, reported intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided RT (IGRT) capabilities; three-dimensional-conformal RT was used in 75.8 % of patients. Virtual simulators were present in 95 departments (88.0 %), 35 use conventional simulators. Fifty-one departments (47.2 %) have brachytherapy units, 38 (35.2 %) perform prostatic implants. Departments saw a mean of 24.9 new patients/week; the number of patients treated annually was 102,054, corresponding to 88.4 % of patients with a RT indication. In 56.5 % of the hospitals, multidisciplinary teams were available to treat PC. CONCLUSIONS Results provide an accurate picture of current situation of RO in Spain, showing a trend toward the progressive introduction of new technologies (IMRT, IGRT, brachytherapy).
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- J López Torrecilla
- Department of Radiation Oncology-ERESA, Hospital General Universitario, Avda. Tres Cruces 2, 46007, Valencia, Spain,
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This review reports the most recent advances in the synthesis and application of platinum nanoparticles as catalysts in the hydrogenation reaction of nitroaromatics.
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- P. Lara
- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ) and Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Sevilla
- 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
- CNRS
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- F-31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse
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Maus MKH, Grimminger PP, Mack PC, Astrow SH, Stephens C, Zeger G, Hsiang J, Brabender J, Friedrich M, Alakus H, Hölscher AH, Lara P, Danenberg KD, Lenz HJ, Gandara DR. KRAS mutations in non-small-cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer: implications for EGFR-targeted therapies. Lung Cancer 2013; 83:163-7. [PMID: 24331409 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND KRAS mutations are associated with diverse biologic functions as well as prognostic and predictive impact in non-small cell-lung cancer (NSCLC) and colorectal cancer (CRC). In CRC, benefit from monoclonal antibody therapies targeting EGFR is generally limited to patients whose tumors have wild-type (WT) KRAS, whereas data suggest that this association is not present for NSCLC. We hypothesized that the unique tobacco-related carcinogenesis of NSCLC results in a divergence of KRAS MT genotype compared with CRC, contributing to differences in outcomes from EGFR-targeted therapies. MATERIAL AND METHODS Tumor from 2603 patients (838 CRC and 1765 NSCLC) was analyzed for KRAS mutations. DNA was extracted from microdissected formalin-fixed-paraffin-embedded specimens (FFPE) and 7 different base substitutions in codons 12 and 13 of KRAS were determined. RESULTS KRAS mutation genotype differed significantly between NSCLC and CRC in frequency (25% vs. 39%; p<0.001), smoking-associated G>T transversions (73% versus 27%; p<0.001), and ratio of transversions to transitions (3.5 vs. 0.79; p<0.001). In NSCLC GLY12Cys mutations, resulting from a codon 12 GGT>TGT substitution, were observed in 44% compared to 10% for CRC. In contrast, codon 12 or 13 GLY>ASP substitutions (resulting in a G>A transition) were more frequent in CRC (42%) compared with NSCLC (21%). CONCLUSION In this large dataset, KRAS mutation patterns are quantitatively and qualitatively distinct between NSCLC and CRC, reflecting in part differences in tobacco-related carcinogenesis. In light of differences in predictive value for EGFR-directed monoclonal antibody therapy and prognosis for specific KRAS mutations between NSCLC and CRC, these data provide an underlying biologic rationale.
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- M K H Maus
- Department of General, Visceral and Tumor Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany; Response Genetics, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, USA
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- Department of General, Visceral and Tumor Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Tumor Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Tumor Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany; Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA
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- Department of General, Visceral and Tumor Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Response Genetics, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Thoracic, Vascular and Heart Surgery, University of Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Tumor Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Formerly Response Genetics, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, USA
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Ostuni A, Lara P, Armentano MF, Miglionico R, Salvia AM, Mönnich M, Carmosino M, Lasorsa FM, Monné M, Nilsson I, Bisaccia F. The hepatitis B x antigen anti-apoptotic effector URG7 is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. FEBS Lett 2013; 587:3058-62. [PMID: 23912081 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hepatitis B x antigen up-regulates the liver expression of URG7 that contributes to sustain chronic virus infection and to increase the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma by its anti-apoptotic activity. We have investigated the subcellular localization of URG7 expressed in HepG2 cells and determined its membrane topology by glycosylation mapping in vitro. The results demonstrate that URG7 is N-glycosylated and located to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane with an Nlumen-Ccytosol orientation. The results imply that the anti-apoptotic effect of URG7 could arise from the C-terminal cytosolic tail binding a pro-apoptotic signaling factor and retaining it to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.
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- A Ostuni
- Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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Herrera L, Symon A, Heskia C, Lara P, Marin F, Guajardo V, Rojas G, Araya V, Fiedler J. P-493 - Relation between salivary cortisol levels and corticotrophin releasing hormone receptor 1 (CRHR1) with antidepressant response to fluoxetine in patients with major depressive disorder. Eur Psychiatry 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(12)74660-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Jonasch E, Lara P, Tannir NM. A randomized phase II study of MK-2206 in comparison with everolimus in refractory renal cell carcinoma.(NCI 8727). J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.tps192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Hussain M, Smith MR, Sweeney C, Corn PG, Elfiky A, Gordon MS, Haas NB, Harzstark AL, Kurzrock R, Lara P, Lin C, Sella A, Small EJ, Spira AI, Vaishampayan UN, Vogelzang NJ, Scheffold C, Ballinger MD, Schimmoller F, Smith DC. Cabozantinib (XL184) in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC): Results from a phase II randomized discontinuation trial. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.4516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gandara DR, Van Dyke TA, Weaver Ohler Z, Li T, Lara P, Mack PC, Calhoun RF, Gandour-Edwards R, Danenberg KD, de Vere White R, Goodwin N. Integrated research platform (iGXT) for enhancing drug development and personalizing cancer therapy: Pilot study results. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.3053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pai AP, Lara P, Pan C, Hillegonds D. Direct measurement of calcium metabolism in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer using a novel isotope tracing approach in urine. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e15083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lara P, Douillard J, Nakagawa K, Von Pawel J, McKeage MJ, Albert I, Losonczy G, Reck M, Heo DS, Fan X, Fandi A, Scagliotti G. Randomized phase III placebo-controlled trial of carboplatin/paclitaxel (CP) with or without the vascular-disrupting agent vadimezan (ASA404) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.7502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Kelly K, Mack P, Huang X, Lara P, Danenberg PV, Danenberg KD, Gandara DR. BRCA1 mRNA expression patterns in a large lung cancer cohort. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.7056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mack PC, Farneth N, Mahaffey C, Lara P, Gandara DR. Impact of AKT inhibitor MK-2206 on erlotinib resistance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.7573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pan C, Wang S, deVere White R, Gandara DR, Lara P, Li T, Mack P, Rodriguez-Fahrni A, Lee JS, Malfatti M, Turteltaub K, Henderson PT. A phase 0 microdosing trial of an in vivo assay for predicting chemoresistance to platinum. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.2578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Semrad TJ, Eddings C, Dutia MP, Christensen S, Lau D, Lara P. Phase I study of temsirolimus (Tem) and pazopanib (Paz) in solid tumors with emphasis on renal cell carcinoma (RCC). J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e15113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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García Rodríguez R, Urra JM, Feo-Brito F, Galindo PA, Borja J, Gómez E, Lara P, Guerra F. Oral rush desensitization to egg: efficacy and safety. Clin Exp Allergy 2011; 41:1289-96. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03722.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Pan C, Ghosh P, Lara P, Robles D, Beckett L, de Vere White R. Encouraging activity of bicalutamide and everolimus in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC): Early results from a phase II clinical trial. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.7_suppl.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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157 Background: Multiple signaling pathways are involved in the development of CRPC. We previously showed that the mTOR pathway is activated in CRPC cell lines while inhibition of this pathway results in upregulation of androgen receptor (AR) signaling (Wang et al, Oncogene. 2008). Simultaneous blockade of the mTOR and AR pathways synergize in inducing PCa cell death and delaying tumor formation in mouse models. We hypothesize that simultaneous blockade of the AR and mTOR pathways in CRPC patients with bicalutamide and everolimus will result in improved efficacy compared to bicalutamide alone. Methods: A phase II clinical trial with a lead-in safety phase was designed to determine the efficacy and tolerability of the bicalutamide and everolimus combination in CRPC patients compared with bicalutamide alone. Patients must have histologically confirmed disease and demonstrated disease progression (either by PSA or radiographically) while on androgen deprivation therapy. At the lead-in phase, all patients receive both agents. At the phase II stage, patients are randomized to bicalutamide +/− everolimus. The primary endpoint is PSA response. The second endpoints include progression-free survival, time-to-treatment failure, overall survival and toxicity. Here, we report the results of the lead-in phase. Results: Eight patients were recruited at the lead-in phase. The bicalutamide/everolimus combination was well tolerated with no unexpected toxicities. Six of 8 patients have had PSA response after at least 8 weeks of therapy and the remaining two patients had stable PSA response. The median time to disease progression was 6.8 months. Nine patients have been recruited at the phase II stage so far. This clinical trial is being subcontracting to the other sites of the California Cancer Consortium. Tumor and blood specimens are being collected for molecular correlative studies of mTOR pathway markers. Conclusions: The rational combination of bicalutamide and everolimus appears to have promising anti-tumor activity and an acceptable toxicity profile. The randomized phase of the clinical trial is currently ongoing and will be reported. Supported by Novartis. [Table: see text]
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA
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Pan C, Wang S, He M, de Vere White R, Lara P, Gandara DR, Mack PC, Turteltaub K, Henderson PT. A phase 0 microdosing trial to identify chemoresistance in bladder cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.7_suppl.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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264 Background: DNA damage is the critical step in cancer cell response to platinum (Pt) chemotherapy. We hypothesize that low levels of Pt-induced DNA damage are predictive of chemoresistance. Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is an ultrasensitive method for measuring radiocarbon. By measuring 14C bound to DNA, AMS can detect carboplatin-induced DNA damage after patients receive one subtoxic microdose of 14C-labeled carboplatin. Methods: Cancer cells and mice bearing tumor xenografts were treated with one microdose (1/100th of the therapeutic dose) or one therapeutic dose of [14C]carboplatin. Carboplatin-DNA adducts and other relevant parameters such as drug influx/efflux, intracellular drug inactivation, and repair of DNA damage, were measured and correlated with response to chemotherapy. Results: AMS detected Pt-DNA damage when cancer cells and mice with tumor xenografts were exposed to one microdose of [14C]carboplatin. The levels of microdose-induced DNA damage were linearly proportional to the DNA damage caused by the therapeutic drug dose (R2=0.92, p<0.001); and these levels of DNA damage correlated with chemoresistance. Low DNA damage predicts chemoresistance. Measuring drug uptake/efflux, intracellular inactivation and DNA repair allowed insight into some resistance mechanisms. We have opened a phase 0 microdosing trial to study patients with bladder cancer who are scheduled to receive Pt-based chemotherapy. One subtoxic microdose of 14C-carboplatin will be administered to these patients before biopsy. Pt-induced DNA damage and repair in left-over tumor biopsy specimens and other relevant parameters will be measured and correlated with the response and toxicity of chemotherapy. Molecular analysis of genes such as ERCC1 and RRM1 will be analyzed and compared with this phase 0 results. We have opened a similar phase 0 trial in dog patients with bladder cancer. Conclusions: The levels of DNA damage induced by nontoxic microdosing carboplatin can potentially predict chemoresistance in cancer cell lines. The clinical data of the phase 0 trial will be presented. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
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- University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
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BACKGROUND The population in the Texas-Mexico border is rapidly increasing and exacerbating a number of public health problems and healthcare services. The needs of this area have been predominantly assessed through a professional lens. To better inform public policy and serve the area, this study assessed the needs of families living along the Texas-Mexico border. METHODS Approximately 2000 households along the Texas-Mexico border were interviewed for their basic demographic information and health needs. RESULTS It was found that children's healthcare services were the highest reported need among families along the border. The probability of reporting healthcare needs increased by 43% among families with children under the age of 5, whereas the probability of reporting healthcare needs decreased by 40% among families with children 13 and older. CONCLUSION The findings from this study suggest child healthcare services, particularly for families with young children, is the most pressing need of the area.
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- Department of Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4235, USA
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The purpose of this paper is to determine the effectiveness of using multiple choice tests in subjects related to the administration and business management. To this end the authors used a multiple-choice test with specific questions to verify the extent of knowledge gained and the confidence and trust in the answers. The analysis made, conducted by tests given out to a group of 200 students, has been implemented in one subject related with investment analysis and has measured the level of knowledge gained and the degree of trust and security in the responses at two different times of the business administration and management course. Measurements were taken into account at different levels of difficulty in the questions asked and the time spent by students to complete the test. Results confirm that students are generally able to obtain more knowledge along the way and get increases in the degree of trust and confidence. It is estimated that improvement in skills learned is viewed favourably by businesses and are important for job placement. Finally, the authors proceed to analyze a multi-choice test using a combination of knowledge and confidence levels.
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- Open University of Catalonia, Spain
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Semrad TJ, Eddings C, Pan C, Lau D, Gandara DR, Beckett L, Lara P. Phase II trial of dose-escalated sorafenib in advanced solid tumors. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.3055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gandara DR, Grimminger PP, Mack PC, Danenberg PV, Lara P, Danenberg KD. Histology- and gender-related associations of ERCC1, RRM1, and TS biomarkers in 1,802 patients with NSCLC: Implications for therapy. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.7513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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