• Morphofunctional and Molecular Assessment of Nutritional Status in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Systemic Treatment: Role of Inflammasome in Clinical Nutrition 

      León-Idougourram, Soraya; Pérez Gómez, J.M.; Muñoz Jiménez, Concepción; L-López, Fernando; Manzano García, Gregorio; Molina Puertas, María José; Herman-Sánchez, Natalia; Alonso-Echague, Rosario; Calañas Continente, Alfonso; Gálvez-Moreno, M. Ángeles; Luque, Raúl M.; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D.; Herrera-Martínez, Aura D. (MDPI, 2022)
      Malnutrition in patients with head and neck cancer is frequent, multifactorial and widely associated with clinical evolution and prognosis. Accurate nutritional assessments allow for early identification of patients at ...
    • Nutritional, hormonal, and depot-dependent regulation of the expression of the small GTPase Rab18 in rodent adipose tissue 

      Pulido, Marina R.; Rabanal Ruiz, Yoana; Almabouada, Farid; Díaz-Ruiz, Alberto; Burrel, María A; Vázquez, María J.; Castaño, Justo P.; Kineman, Rhonda D.; Luque, Raúl M.; Diéguez, Carlos; Vázquez-Martínez, Rafael; Malagón, María M. (Society for Endocrinology, 2013)
      There is increasing evidence that proteins associated with lipid droplets (LDs) play a key role in the coordination of lipid storage and mobilization in adipocytes. The small GTPase, RAB18, has been recently identified as ...
    • Oncogenic Role of Secreted Engrailed Homeobox 2 (EN2) in Prostate Cancer 

      Gómez-Gómez, E.; Jiménez-Vacas, J.M.; Pedraza-Arévalo, Sergio; López-López, F.; Herrero-Aguayo, V.; Hormaechea Agulla, Daniel; Valero-Rosa, J.; Ibáñez-Costa, Alejandro; León González, A.J.; Sánchez-Sánchez, Rafael; Gónzalez Serrano, T.; Requena-Tapia, M.J.; Castaño, Justo P.; Carrasco-Valiente, J.; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D.; Luque, Raúl M. (MDPI, 2019)
      Engrailed variant-2 (EN2) has been suggested as a potential diagnostic biomarker; however, its presence and functional role in prostate cancer (PCa) cells is still controversial or unknown. Here, we analyzed 1) the ...
    • Peptides derived from the extracellular domain of the somatostatin receptor splicing variant 1 SST5TMD4 increase malignancy in multiple cancer cell types 

      Río Moreno, Mercedes del; Alors-Pérez, Emilia; Borges de Souza, Patricia; Prados González, Mª Eugenia; Castaño, Justo P.; Luque, Raúl M.; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D. (Elsevier, 2019)
      Extracellular fragments derived from plasma membrane receptors can play relevant roles in the development/progression of tumor pathologies, thereby offering novel diagnostic or therapeutic opportunities. The truncated ...
    • PRPF8 increases the aggressiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating FAK/AKT pathway via fibronectin 1 splicing 

      López Cánovas, Juan Luis; Hermán Sánchez, Natalia; Río Moreno, Mercedes del; Fuentes-Fayos, Antonio C.; Lara López, Araceli; Sánchez-Frías, Marina; Amado-Torres, Víctor; Ciria, Rubén; Briceño Delgado, Francisco Javier; Mata, Manuel de la; Castaño, Justo P.; Rodríguez-Perálvarez, Manuel; Luque, Raúl M.; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D. (Springer Nature, 2023)
      Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) pathogenesis is associated with alterations in splicing machinery components (spliceosome and splicing factors) and aberrant expression of oncogenic splice variants. We aimed to analyze the ...
    • Role of Endogenous Cortistatin in the Regulation of Ghrelin System Expression at Pancreatic Level under Normal and Obese Conditions 

      Chanclón García, Belén; Luque, Raúl M.; Córdoba-Chacón, José; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D.; Pozo-Salas, Ana I.; Castaño, Justo P.; Gracia-Navarro, F.; Martínez-Fuentes, Antonio J. (Public Library Of Science (PLOS), 2013)
      Ghrelin-system components [native ghrelin, In1-ghrelin, Ghrelin-O-acyltransferase enzyme (GOAT) and receptors (GHS-Rs)] are expressed in a wide variety of tissues, including the pancreas, where they exert different ...
    • Somatostatin Receptor Splicing Variant sst5TMD4 Overexpression in Glioblastoma Is Associated with Poor Survival, Increased Aggressiveness Features and Somatostatin Analogs Resistance 

      Fuentes-Fayos, Antonio C.; G‐García, Miguel E; Pérez Gómez, J.M.; Peel, Annabel; Blanco‐Acevedo, Cristóbal; Solivera, Juan; Ibáñez-Costa, Alejandro; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D.; Castaño, Justo P.; Luque, Raúl M. (MDPI, 2022)
      Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant and lethal brain tumor. Current standard treatment consists of surgery followed by radiotherapy/chemotherapy; however, this is only a palliative approach with a mean post-operative ...
    • Spliceosomal profiling identifies EIF4A3 as a novel oncogene in hepatocellular carcinoma acting through the modulation of FGFR4 splicing 

      López Cánovas, Juan Luis; Hermán Sánchez, Natalia; Moreno Montilla, M. Trinidad; Río Moreno, Mercedes del; Alors-Pérez, Emilia; Sánchez-Frías, Marina; Amado-Torres, Víctor; Ciria, Rubén; Briceño Delgado, Francisco Javier; Mata, Manuel de la; Castaño, Justo P.; Rodríguez-Perálvarez, Manuel; Luque, Raúl M.; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D. (Wiley, 2022)
      Introduction: Altered splicing landscape is an emerging cancer hallmark; however, the dysregulation and implication of the cellularmachinery controlling this process (spliceosome components and splicing factors) in ...
    • Splicing factor SF3B1 is overexpressed and implicated in the aggressiveness and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma 

      López Cánovas, Juan Luis; Río Moreno, Mercedes del; García Fernández, Helena; Jiménez-Vacas, J.M.; Moreno Montilla, M. Trinidad; Sánchez-Frías, Marina; Amado-Torres, Víctor; L-López, Fernando; Fernández Fondevila, Marcos; Ciria, Rubén; Gómez-Luque, Irene; Briceño Delgado, Francisco Javier; Nogueiras, Rubén; Mata, Manuel de la; Castaño, Justo P.; Rodríguez-Perálvarez, Manuel; Luque, Raúl M.; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D. (Elsevier, 2020)
      Splicing alterations represent an actionable cancer hallmark. Splicing factor 3B subunit 1 (SF3B1) is a crucial splicing factor that can be targeted pharmacologically (e.g. pladienolide-B). Here, we show that SF3B1 is ...
    • Splicing Machinery is Dysregulated in Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors and is Associated with Aggressiveness Features 

      Vázquez Borrego, María del Carmen; Fuentes-Fayos, Antonio C.; Venegas-Moreno, Eva; Rivero-Cortés, Esther; Dios, Elena; Moreno Moreno, Paloma; Madrazo-Atutxa, Ainara; Remón, Pablo; Solivera, Juan; Wildemberg, Luiz E.; Kasuki, Leandro; López-Fernández, Judith M.; Gadelha, Mônica R.; Gálvez-Moreno, M. Ángeles; Soto-Moreno, Alfonso; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D.; Castaño, Justo P.; Luque, Raúl M. (MDPI, 2019)
      Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) constitute approximately 15% of all brain tumors, and most have a sporadic origin. Recent studies suggest that altered alternative splicing and, consequently, appearance of aberrant ...
    • Splicing Machinery Is Impaired in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas and Linked to Key Pathophysiological Features 

      Sanjuan-Sanjuan, Alba; Alors-Pérez, Emilia; Sánchez-Frías, Marina; Monserrat-Barbudo, José A.; Falguera Uceda, Mabel; Heredero-Jung, Susana; Luque, Raúl M. (MDPI, 2024)
      Alternative splicing dysregulation is an emerging cancer hallmark, potentially serving as a source of novel diagnostic, prognostic, or therapeutic tools. Inhibitors of the activity of the splicing machinery can exert ...
    • The Somatostatin Analogue Octreotide Inhibits Growth of Small Intestine Neuroendocrine Tumour Cells 

      Li, Su-Chen; Martijn, Cécile; Cui, Tao; Essaghir, Ahmed; Luque, Raúl M.; Demoulin, Jean-Baptiste; Castaño, Justo P.; Öberg, Kjell; Giandomenico, Valeria (Public Library Of Science (PLOS), 2012)
      Octreotide is a widely used synthetic somatostatin analogue that significantly improves the management of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Octreotide acts through somatostatin receptors (SSTRs). However, the molecular mechanisms ...
    • Unleashing the Diagnostic, Prognostic and Therapeutic Potential of the Neuronostatin/GPR107 System in Prostate Cancer 

      Sáez Martínez, Prudencio; Jiménez-Vacas, J.M.; León González, A.J.; Herrero-Aguayo, V.; Montero-Hidalgo, Antonio J.; Gómez-Gómez, E.; Sánchez-Sánchez, Rafael; Requena-Tapia, M.J.; Castaño, Justo P.; Gahete Ortiz, Manuel D.; Luque, Raúl M. (MDPI, 2020)
      Certain components of the somatostatin-system play relevant roles in Prostate Cancer (PCa), whose most aggressive phenotype (Castration-Resistant-PCa (CRPC)) remains lethal nowadays. However, neuronostatin and the G ...