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Overview

Arkaitz Carracedo is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant portion of their work intersecting Medicine. Within these broader fields, their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics of Carracedo's work cover various aspects of cancer biology and metabolism. These topics include:

  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

Carracedo has contributed to numerous scientific articles, including recent papers such as:

  • "Prospects of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Biomarker Monitoring toward Precision Medicine" (2022, ACS Photonics)
  • "Multiplex SERS Detection of Metabolic Alterations in Tumor Extracellular Media" (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • "METTL1 promotes tumorigenesis through tRNA-derived fragment biogenesis in prostate cancer" (2023, Molecular Cancer)
  • "Angiocrine polyamine production regulates adiposity" (2022, Nature Metabolism)
  • "Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-Regulated Pericyte Maturation Governs Vascular Remodeling" (2020, Circulation)

Frequent collaborators in Carracedo's research include:

  • Natalia Martín-Martín
  • Ianire Astobiza
  • Amaia Zabala-Letona
  • Isabel Mendizabal
  • Saioa Garcia-Longarte

Their publications appear in several notable journals and venues, with the highest number of publications in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Other common publication venues include the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Cancers, Molecular Oncology, and Cell Death and Disease.

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of mTORC1 leads to MAPK pathway activation through a PI3K-dependent feedback loop in human cancer

    Arkaitz Carracedo;Li Ma;Li Ma;Li Ma;Julie Teruya-Feldstein;Federico Rojo

  • Tenets of PTEN tumor suppression.

    Leonardo Salmena;Arkaitz Carracedo;Pier Paolo Pandolfi

  • Cancer metabolism: fatty acid oxidation in the limelight

    Arkaitz Carracedo;Lewis C. Cantley;Pier Paolo Pandolfi

  • The PTEN–PI3K pathway: of feedbacks and cross-talks

    A Carracedo;P P Pandolfi

  • SIRT3 Opposes Reprogramming of Cancer Cell Metabolism through HIF1α Destabilization

    Lydia W.S. Finley;Arkaitz Carracedo;Jaewon Lee;Amanda Souza

  • Cannabinoid action induces autophagy-mediated cell death through stimulation of ER stress in human glioma cells

    María Salazar;Arkaitz Carracedo;Íñigo J. Salanueva;Sonia Hernández-Tiedra

  • Aberrant ERG expression cooperates with loss of PTEN to promote cancer progression in the prostate.

    Brett S Carver;Jennifer Tran;Anuradha Gopalan;Zhenbang Chen;Zhenbang Chen

  • A PML–PPAR-δ pathway for fatty acid oxidation regulates hematopoietic stem cell maintenance.

    Keisuke Ito;Arkaitz Carracedo;Dror Weiss;Fumio Arai

  • Subtle variations in Pten dose determine cancer susceptibility

    Andrea Alimonti;Arkaitz Carracedo;John G Clohessy;Lloyd C Trotman;Lloyd C Trotman

  • The deubiquitinylation and localization of PTEN are regulated by a HAUSP-PML network.

    Min Sup Song;Leonardo Salmena;Arkaitz Carracedo;Ainara Egia

  • High frequency of PTEN, PI3K, and AKT abnormalities in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

    Alejandro Gutierrez;Alejandro Gutierrez;Takaomi Sanda;Ruta Grebliunaite;Arkaitz Carracedo

  • Nuclear PTEN Regulates the APC-CDH1 Tumor-Suppressive Complex in a Phosphatase-Independent Manner

    Min Sup Song;Arkaitz Carracedo;Leonardo Salmena;Su Jung Song

  • Systemic Elevation of PTEN Induces a Tumor-Suppressive Metabolic State

    Isabel Garcia-Cao;Min Sup Song;Robin M. Hobbs;Robin M. Hobbs;Gaelle Laurent

  • Cannabinoids Induce Apoptosis of Pancreatic Tumor Cells via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress–Related Genes

    Arkaitz Carracedo;Meritxell Gironella;Mar Lorente;Stephane Garcia

  • A novel type of cellular senescence that can be enhanced in mouse models and human tumor xenografts to suppress prostate tumorigenesis

    Andrea Alimonti;Caterina Nardella;Zhenbang Chen;John G. Clohessy

  • The stress-regulated protein p8 mediates cannabinoid-induced apoptosis of tumor cells

    Arkaitz Carracedo;Mar Lorente;Ainara Egia;Cristina Blázquez

  • Cannabinoid receptors as novel targets for the treatment of melanoma

    Cristina Blázquez;Arkaitz Carracedo;Lucía Barrado;Pedro José Real

  • PTEN level in tumor suppression: how much is too little?

    Arkaitz Carracedo;Andrea Alimonti;Pier Paolo Pandolfi

  • A metabolic prosurvival role for PML in breast cancer

    Arkaitz Carracedo;Dror Weiss;Amy K. Leliaert;Manoj Bhasin

  • A PML–PPAR-δ Pathway for Fatty Acid Oxidation Regulates Hematopoietic Stem Cell Maintenance Through the Control of Asymmetric Division.

    Keisuke Ito;Arkaitz Carracedo;Fumio Arai;Ugo Ala

Frequent Co-Authors

Pier Paolo Pandolfi
Pier Paolo Pandolfi Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Guillermo Velasco
Guillermo Velasco Complutense University of Madrid
Manuel Guzmán
Manuel Guzmán Complutense University of Madrid
Juana M. Flores
Juana M. Flores Complutense University of Madrid
Carlos Cordon-Cardo
Carlos Cordon-Cardo Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Alice Y. Ting
Alice Y. Ting Stanford University
Juan Anguita
Juan Anguita Ikerbasque
José Baselga
José Baselga Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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