By Dr Kevin Wang

Journal articles

Cheung BB; Mittra R; Murray J; Wang Q; Seneviratne JA; Raipuria M; Wong IPL; Restuccia D; Gifford A; Salib A; Sutton S; Huang L; Ferdowsi PV; Tsang J; Sekyere E; Mayoh C; Luo L; Brown DL; Stow JL; Zhu S; Young RJ; Solomon BJ; Chappaz S; Kile B; Kueh A; Herold MJ; Hilton DJ; Liu T; Norris MD; Haber M; Carter DR; Parker MW; Marshall GM, 2024, 'Golgi-localized Ring Finger Protein 121 is necessary for MYCN-driven neuroblastoma tumorigenesis', Communications Biology, 7, pp. 1322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06899-8

Quek LE; van Geldermalsen M; Guan YF; Wahi K; Mayoh C; Balaban S; Pang A; Wang Q; Cowley MJ; Brown KK; Turner N; Hoy AJ; Holst J, 2022, 'Glutamine addiction promotes glucose oxidation in triple-negative breast cancer', Oncogene, 41, pp. 4066 - 4078, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41388-022-02408-5

Seneviratne JA; Carter DR; Mittra R; Gifford A; Kim PY; Luo JS; Mayoh C; Salib A; Rahmanto AS; Murray J; Cheng NC; Nagy Z; Wang Q; Kleynhans A; Tan O; Sutton SK; Xue C; Chung SA; Zhang Y; Sun C; Zhang L; Haber M; Norris MD; Fletcher JI; Liu T; Dilda PJ; Hogg PJ; Cheung BB; Marshall GM, 2022, 'Inhibition of mitochondrial translocase SLC25A5 and histone deacetylation is an effective combination therapy in neuroblastoma', International Journal of Cancer, 152, pp. 1399 - 1413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34349

Trapika IGMGSC; Liu XT; Chung LH; Lai F; Xie C; Zhao Y; Cui S; Chen J; Tran C; Wang Q; Zhang S; Don AS; Li GQ; Hanrahan JR; Qi Y, 2021, 'Ceramide Regulates Anti-Tumor Mechanisms of Erianin in Androgen-Sensitive and Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancers', Frontiers in Oncology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.738078

Wang Q; Guan YF; Hancock SE; Wahi K; van Geldermalsen M; Zhang BK; Pang A; Nagarajah R; Mak B; Freidman N; Horvath LG; Turner N; Holst J, 2021, 'Inhibition of guanosine monophosphate synthetase (GMPS) blocks glutamine metabolism and prostate cancer growth', Journal of Pathology, 254, pp. 135 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/path.5665

Huxley C; Wibowo M; Lum KY; Gordon S; D'Hyon S; Guan H; Wang X; Chen Y; Si M; Wang M; White JM; Wahi K; Wang Q; Holst J; Davis RA, 2020, 'Synthesis of bilocularin A carbamate derivatives and their evaluation as leucine transport inhibitors in prostate cancer cells', Phytochemistry, 179, pp. 112478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112478

Bi L; Xie C; Jiao L; Jin S; Hnit SST; Mu Y; Wang Y; Wang Q; Ge G; Wang Y; Zhao X; Shi X; Kang Y; De Souza P; Liu T; Zhou J; Xu L; Dong Q, 2020, 'CPF impedes cell cycle re-entry of quiescent lung cancer cells through transcriptional suppression of FACT and c-MYC', Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 24, pp. 2229 - 2239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.14897

Wang Q; Guan Y; Hancock S; Wahi K; van Geldermalsen M; Zhang B; Pang A; Nagarajah R; Mak B; Horvath L; Turner N; Holst J, 2020, 'Inhibition of guanosine monophosphate synthetase (GMPS) blocks glutamine metabolism and prostate cancer growthin vitroandin vivo', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.07.286997

Zhang BK; Moran AM; Bailey CG; Rasko JEJ; Holst J; Wang Q, 2019, 'EGF-activated PI3K/Akt signalling coordinates leucine uptake by regulating LAT3 expression in prostate cancer', Cell Communication and Signaling, 17, pp. 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12964-019-0400-0

Gordon S; Wibowo M; Wang Q; Holst J; Davis RA, 2019, 'Dihydro-β-agarofurans from the Australian rainforest plant Denhamia celastroides that inhibit leucine transport in prostate cancer cells', Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry, 57, pp. 101 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrc.4801

van Geldermalsen M; Quek LE; Turner N; Freidman N; Pang A; Guan YF; Krycer JR; Ryan R; Wang Q; Holst J, 2018, 'Benzylserine inhibits breast cancer cell growth by disrupting intracellular amino acid homeostasis and triggering amino acid response pathways', BMC Cancer, 18, pp. 689, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-4599-8

Wibowo M; Wang Q; Holst J; White JM; Hofmann A; Davis RA, 2018, 'Dihydro-β-agarofurans from the roots of the Australian endemic rainforest tree Maytenus bilocularis act as leucine transport inhibitors', Phytochemistry, 148, pp. 71 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.01.009

Bi L; Xie C; Yao M; Thae Hnit SS; Vignarajan S; Wang Y; Wang Q; Xi Z; Xu H; Li Z; de Souza P; Tee A; Wong M; Liu T; Zhao X; Zhou J; Xu L; Dong Q, 2018, 'The histone chaperone complex FACT promotes proliferative switch of G0 cancer cells', International Journal of Cancer, 145, pp. 164 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.32065

Wibowo M; Wang Q; Holst J; White JM; Hofmann A; Davis RA, 2017, 'Celastrofurans A-G: Dihydro-β-Agarofurans from the Australian Rainforest Vine Celastrus subspicata and Their Inhibitory Effect on Leucine Transport in Prostate Cancer Cells', Journal of Natural Products, 80, pp. 1918 - 1925, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00220

Chen Y; Ma J; Lu W; Tian M; Thauvin M; Yuan C; Volovitch M; Wang Q; Holst J; Liu M; Vriz S; Ye S; Wang L; Li D, 2017, 'Heritable expansion of the genetic code in mouse and zebrafish', Cell Research, 27, pp. 294 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cr.2016.145

Marshall AD; van Geldermalsen M; Otte NJ; Lum T; Vellozzi M; Thoeng A; Pang A; Nagarajah R; Zhang B; Wang Q; Anderson L; Rasko JEJ; Holst J, 2017, 'ASCT2 regulates glutamine uptake and cell growth in endometrial carcinoma', Oncogenesis, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/oncsis.2017.70

Wibowo M; Wang Q; Holst J; White JM; Hofmann A; Davis RA, 2016, 'Dihydro-β-agarofurans from the Australian Endemic Rainforest Plant Denhamia pittosporoides Inhibit Leucine Transport in Prostate Cancer Cells', Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 5, pp. 1461 - 1466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.201600462

Marshall AD; van Geldermalsen M; Otte NJ; Anderson LA; Lum T; Vellozzi MA; Zhang BK; Thoeng A; Wang Q; Rasko JEJ; Holst J, 2016, 'LAT1 is a putative therapeutic target in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma', International Journal of Cancer, 139, pp. 2529 - 2539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.30371

Van Geldermalsen M; Wang Q; Nagarajah R; Marshall AD; Thoeng A; Gao D; Ritchie W; Feng Y; Bailey CG; Deng N; Harvey K; Beith JM; Selinger CI; O'Toole SA; Rasko JEJ; Holst J, 2016, 'ASCT2/SLC1A5 controls glutamine uptake and tumour growth in triple-negative basal-like breast cancer', Oncogene, 35, pp. 3201 - 3208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/onc.2015.381

Wibowo M; Levrier C; Sadowski MC; Nelson CC; Wang Q; Holst J; Healy PC; Hofmann A; Davis RA, 2016, 'Bioactive Dihydro-β-agarofuran Sesquiterpenoids from the Australian Rainforest Plant Maytenus bilocularis', Journal of Natural Products, 79, pp. 1445 - 1453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00190

Wibowo M; Wang Q; Holst J; White JM; Hofmann A; Davis RA, 2016, 'Inside Cover: Dihydro‐β‐agarofurans from the Australian Endemic Rainforest Plant Denhamia pittosporoides Inhibit Leucine Transport in Prostate Cancer Cells (Asian J. Org. Chem. 12/2016)', Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 5, pp. 1412 - 1412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.201600548

Shin EH; Zhao G; Wang Q; Lovicu FJ, 2015, 'Sprouty gain of function disrupts lens cellular processes and growth by restricting RTK signaling', Developmental Biology, 406, pp. 129 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.09.005

Wang Q; Hardie RA; Hoy AJ; Van Geldermalsen M; Gao D; Fazli L; Sadowski MC; Balaban S; Schreuder M; Nagarajah R; Wong JJL; Metierre C; Pinello N; Otte NJ; Lehman ML; Gleave M; Nelson CC; Bailey CG; Ritchie W; Rasko JE; Holst J, 2015, 'Targeting ASCT2-mediated glutamine uptake blocks prostate cancer growth and tumour development', Journal of Pathology, 236, pp. 278 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/path.4518

Grkovic T; Pouwer RH; Wang Q; Guymer GP; Holst J; Quinn RJ, 2015, 'LAT Transport Inhibitors from Pittosporum venulosum Identified by NMR Fingerprint Analysis', Journal of Natural Products, 78, pp. 1215 - 1220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/np500968t

Wang Q; Holst J, 2015, 'L-type amino acid transport and cancer: Targeting the mTORC1 pathway to inhibit neoplasia', American Journal of Cancer Research, 5, pp. 1281 - 1294

Yao M; Xie C; Kiang MY; Teng Y; Harman D; Tiffen J; Wang Q; Sved P; Bao S; Witting P; Holst J; Dong Q, 2015, 'Targeting of cytosolic phospholipase A2a impedes cell cycle re-entry of quiescent prostate cancer cells', Oncotarget, 6, pp. 34458 - 34474, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.5277

Wang Q; Beaumont KA; Otte NJ; Font J; Bailey CG; Van Geldermalsen M; Sharp DM; Tiffen JC; Ryan RM; Jormakka M; Haass NK; Rasko JEJ; Holst J, 2014, 'Targeting glutamine transport to suppress melanoma cell growth', International Journal of Cancer, 135, pp. 1060 - 1071, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28749

Wang Q; Grkovic T; Font J; Bonham S; Pouwer RH; Bailey CG; Moran AM; Ryan RM; Rasko JEJ; Jormakka M; Quinn RJ; Holst J, 2014, 'Monoterpene glycoside ESK246 from pittosporum targets LAT3 amino acid transport and prostate cancer cell growth', ACS Chemical Biology, 9, pp. 1369 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cb500120x

Wang Q; Tiffen J; Bailey CG; Lehman ML; Ritchie W; Fazli L; Metierre C; Feng YJ; Li E; Gleave M; Buchanan G; Nelson CC; Rasko JEJ; Holst J, 2013, 'Targeting amino acid transport in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: Effects on cell cycle, cell growth, and tumor development', Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 105, pp. 1463 - 1473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djt241

Tiffen JC; Bailey CG; Marshall AD; Metierre C; Feng Y; Wang Q; Watson SL; Holst J; Rasko JEJ, 2013, 'The cancer-testis antigen BORIS phenocopies the tumor suppressor CTCF in normal and neoplastic cells', International Journal of Cancer, 133, pp. 1603 - 1613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28184

Wang Q; Bailey CG; Ng C; Tiffen J; Thoeng A; Minhas V; Lehman ML; Hendy SC; Buchanan G; Nelson CC; Rasko JEJ; Holst J, 2011, 'Androgen receptor and nutrient signaling pathways coordinate the demand for increased amino acid transport during prostate cancer progression', Cancer Research, 71, pp. 7525 - 7536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-11-1821

Wang Q; Mcavoy JW; Lovicu FJ, 2010, 'Growth factor signaling in vitreous humor-induced lens fiber differentiation', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 51, pp. 3599 - 3610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.09-4797

Wang Q; Stump R; McAvoy JW; Lovicu FJ, 2009, 'MAPK/ERK1/2 and PI3-kinase signalling pathways are required for vitreous-induced lens fibre cell differentiation', Experimental Eye Research, 88, pp. 293 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2008.08.023

Iyengar L; Wang Q; Rasko JEJ; McAvoy JW; Lovicu FJ, 2007, 'Duration of ERK1/2 phosphorylation induced by FGF or ocular media determines lens cell fate', Differentiation, 75, pp. 662 - 668, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-0436.2007.00167.x

Boros J; Newitt P; Wang Q; McAvoy JW; Lovicu FJ, 2006, 'Sef and Sprouty expression in the developing ocular lens: Implications for regulating lens cell proliferation and differentiation', Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 17, pp. 741 - 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2006.10.007

Feng J; Wang Q; Zhang XJ; Huang YG; Al XC; Zhang XK; Zhang JP, 2004, 'Spectroscopic evidence for triplet excitation energy transfer among carotenoids in the LH2 complex from photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris', SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES B-CHEMISTRY, 47, pp. 80 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1360/03yb0104

Feng J; Wang Q; Wu YS; Ai XC; Zhang XJ; Huang YG; Zhang XK; Zhang JP, 2004, 'Triplet excitation transfer between carotenoids in the LH2 complex from photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris', PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH, 82, pp. 83 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:PRES.0000040445.71124.96

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