The SRY-HMG BOX gene, SOX4, is a target of gene amplification on chromosome 6p in lung cancer PP. Medina, SD Castillo, S. Blanco, M. Sanz-García, C.Largo, S.Alvarez, J. Yokota, JC. Cigudosa, PA. Lazo, M. Sanchez-Cespedes. Hum. Mol Gen 18:1343-52 (2009).
Frequent BRG1/SMARCA4-inactivating mutations in human lung cancer cell lines. Medina PP, Romero OA, Kohno T, Montuenga LM, Pio R, Yokota J, Sanchez-Cespedes M. Human Mut 30:1199-206 (2009)
Expression signatures in lung cancer shows a profile for EGFR-mutant tumors and identifies selective PIK3CA overexpression by gene amplification. Angulo B, Suarez-Gauthier A, Lopez-Rios F, Medina PP, Conde E, Tang M, Soler G, Lopez-Encuentra A, Cigudosa JC, Sanchez-Cespedes M. J Pathol, 214:347-56 (2008).
A role for LKB1 gene in human cancer beyond the Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Sanchez-Cespedes M. Oncogene 26, 7825-32 (2007).
Dysfunctional AMPK activity, signalling through mTOR and survival in response to energetic stress in LKB1-deficient lung cancer. J Carretero, Medina PP, Blanco R, Smit L, Tang M, Roncador G, Maestre L, Conde E, Lopez-Rios F, Clevers HC, M Sanchez-Cespedes. Oncogene ;26:1616-25(2007).
DNA-repair gene polymorphisms predict favorable clinical outcome among patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) treated with cisplatin-based induction chemotherapy. M.Quintela-Fandino, R Hitt, PP Medina, S.Gamarra, L.Manso, H.Cortes-Funes, M.Sanchez-Cespedes. J Clin Oncol.;24:4333-9 (2006).
Oncogenic activity of Cdc6 through repression of the INK4/ARF locus. Gonzalez S, Klatt P, Delgado SG, Conde E, Sanchez-Cespedes M, Mendez J, Antequera F, Serrano M. Nature; 440:702-6(2006).
Transcriptional targets of the chromatin-remodelling factor SMARCA4/BRG1 in lung cancer cells. Medina PP, Carretero J, Ballestar E, Angulo B, Lopez-Rios F, Esteller M and Sanchez-Cespedes M. Hum Mol Genet. 14:973-82 (2005).
Identification of natural knockout lung cancer cell lines for the LKB1/STK11 tumor suppressor gene. Carretero J, Medina P, Pio R, Montuenga L. Cancer Res. 2003 Mar 15;63(6):1382-8.