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Overview

Anton J. Enright is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with additional work in Medicine. Their specific subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their work covers a variety of topics, with notable focus on RNA modifications and cancer, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, and the role of microRNA in disease regulation. Other frequent topics include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, cervical cancer and HPV research, testicular diseases and treatments, and circular RNAs in diseases.

Anton J. Enright has published research in several venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • British Journal of Cancer
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their recent publications include:

  • RNA modifications detection by comparative Nanopore direct RNA sequencing (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Schwann cell reprogramming into repair cells increases miRNA-21 expression in exosomes promoting axonal growth (2020, Journal of Cell Science)
  • 3D model of harlequin ichthyosis reveals inflammatory therapeutic targets (2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • Short- and long-range cis interactions between integrated HPV genomes and cellular chromatin dysregulate host gene expression in early cervical carcinogenesis (2021, PLoS Pathogens)
  • Smallpox vaccination induces a substantial increase in commensal skin bacteria that promote pathology and influence the host response (2022, PLoS Pathogens)

Collaboration is an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Cinzia G. Scarpini, Nicholas Coleman, Stephen Smith, Shivani Bailey, and Luz Alonso-Crisostomo.

Best Publications

  • miRBase: microRNA sequences, targets and gene nomenclature

    Sam Griffiths-Jones;Russell J. Grocock;Stijn van Dongen;Alex Bateman

  • miRBase: tools for microRNA genomics

    Sam Griffiths-Jones;Harpreet Kaur Saini;Stijn van Dongen;Anton J. Enright

  • The zebrafish reference genome sequence and its relationship to the human genome.

    Kerstin Howe;Matthew D. Clark;Carlos F. Torroja;Carlos F. Torroja;James Torrance

  • Human MicroRNA Targets

    Bino John;Anton James Enright;Anton James Enright;Alexei Aravin;Thomas Tuschl

  • An efficient algorithm for large-scale detection of protein families

    A. J. Enright;S. Van Dongen;C. A. Ouzounis

  • MicroRNA targets in Drosophila

    Anton J Enright;Bino John;Ulrike Gaul;Thomas Tuschl

  • Requirement of bic/microRNA-155 for normal immune function.

    Antony Rodriguez;Elena Vigorito;Simon Clare;Madhuri V. Warren;Madhuri V. Warren

  • Identification of Virus-Encoded MicroRNAs

    Sébastien Pfeffer;Mihaela Zavolan;Friedrich A. Grässer;Minchen Chien

  • Zebrafish MiR-430 Promotes Deadenylation and Clearance of Maternal mRNAs

    Antonio J. Giraldez;Yuichiro Mishima;Jason Rihel;Russell J. Grocock

  • MicroRNAs Regulate Brain Morphogenesis in Zebrafish

    Antonio J. Giraldez;Ryan M. Cinalli;Margaret E. Glasner;Anton J. Enright

  • Protein interaction maps for complete genomes based on gene fusion events

    Anton J. Enright;Ioannis Iliopoulos;Nikos C. Kyrpides;Christos A. Ouzounis

  • microRNA-155 Regulates the Generation of Immunoglobulin Class-Switched Plasma Cells

    Elena Vigorito;Kerry L. Perks;Cei Abreu-Goodger;Sam Bunting

  • Genomic analysis of human microRNA transcripts

    Harpreet Kaur Saini;Sam Griffiths-Jones;Anton James Enright

  • Detection of functional modules from protein interaction networks.

    Jose B. Pereira-Leal;Anton J. Enright;Christos A. Ouzounis

  • Network visualization and analysis of gene expression data using BioLayout Express 3D

    Athanasios Theocharidis;Stjin van Dongen;Anton J Enright;Tom C Freeman

  • A Slicer-independent role for Argonaute 2 in hematopoiesis and the microRNA pathway

    Dónal O’Carroll;Ingrid Mecklenbrauker;Partha Pratim Das;Angela Santana

  • Kraken: A set of tools for quality control and analysis of high-throughput sequence data

    Matthew P.A. Davis;Stijn van Dongen;Cei Abreu-Goodger;Nenad Bartonicek

  • RNA editing of human microRNAs

    Matthew J Blow;Russell J Grocock;Stijn van Dongen;Anton James Enright

  • Prediction of microRNA targets.

    Pierre Mazière;Anton J. Enright

  • The endonuclease activity of Mili fuels piRNA amplification that silences LINE1 elements

    Serena De Fazio;Nenad Bartonicek;Monica Di Giacomo;Cei Abreu-Goodger

Frequent Co-Authors

Christos A. Ouzounis
Christos A. Ouzounis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dónal O'Carroll
Dónal O'Carroll University of Edinburgh
Nicholas Coleman
Nicholas Coleman University of Cambridge
Tom C. Freeman
Tom C. Freeman University of Edinburgh
Chris Sander
Chris Sander Harvard University
Tim R. Mercer
Tim R. Mercer Garvan Institute of Medical Research
John S. Mattick
John S. Mattick University of New South Wales
Marcel E. Dinger
Marcel E. Dinger University of Sydney
Derek L. Stemple
Derek L. Stemple Camena Bioscience
Eric A. Miska
Eric A. Miska University of Cambridge

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