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Overview

Elena I. Deryugina is affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader disciplines, they have contributed to subfields including Immunology and Allergy, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Immunology, and Epidemiology.

The research topics covered by Deryugina's work include:

  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
  • S100 Proteins and Annexins
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms

Several notable publications provide insight into their research contributions. These include:

  • Neutrophil Elastase Facilitates Tumor Cell Intravasation and Early Metastatic Events, 2020, iScience
  • Effective targeting of intact and proteolysed CDCP1 for imaging and treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, 2020, Theranostics
  • Neutrophil Elastase Facilitates Cancer Cell Motility via Induction of Akt Signaling Pathway, 2020, The FASEB Journal

Deryugina has published in various scientific journals, with frequent contributions appearing in:

  • iScience
  • Theranostics
  • The FASEB Journal

Their collaborative work includes co-authorship with several researchers, notably:

  • James P. Quigley
  • Veronica C. Ardi
  • Alexia Carré
  • Tomoki Muramatsu
  • Jonas Damgård Schmidt

This profile reflects the breadth of Elena I. Deryugina's research covering cellular and molecular mechanisms relevant to cancer biology, immunology, and related biomedical sciences. The combination of main fields, topics, and frequent collaborations indicates an interdisciplinary approach within biomedical research environments.

Best Publications

  • Matrix metalloproteinases and tumor metastasis

    Elena I. Deryugina;James P. Quigley

  • Compensation mechanism in tumor cell migration: mesenchymal–amoeboid transition after blocking of pericellular proteolysis

    Katarina Wolf;Irina Mazo;Harry Leung;Katharina Engelke

  • Collagen-based cell migration models in vitro and in vivo

    Katarina Wolf;Stephanie Alexander;Vivien Schacht;Lisa M. Coussens

  • Human neutrophils uniquely release TIMP-free MMP-9 to provide a potent catalytic stimulator of angiogenesis.

    Veronica C. Ardi;Tatyana A. Kupriyanova;Elena I. Deryugina;James P. Quigley

  • MT1-MMP initiates activation of pro-MMP-2 and integrin alphavbeta3 promotes maturation of MMP-2 in breast carcinoma cells.

    Elena I. Deryugina;Boris Ratnikov;Edward Monosov;Tanya I. Postnova

  • Tumor angiogenesis: MMP-mediated induction of intravasation- and metastasis-sustaining neovasculature.

    Elena I. Deryugina;James P. Quigley

  • Tumor-Recruited Neutrophils and Neutrophil TIMP-Free MMP-9 Regulate Coordinately the Levels of Tumor Angiogenesis and Efficiency of Malignant Cell Intravasation

    Erin M. Bekes;Bernhard Schweighofer;Tatyana A. Kupriyanova;Ewa Zajac

  • Chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane model systems to study and visualize human tumor cell metastasis.

    Elena I. Deryugina;James P. Quigley

  • Tissue-infiltrating neutrophils constitute the major in vivo source of angiogenesis-inducing MMP-9 in the tumor microenvironment.

    Elena I. Deryugina;Ewa Zajac;Anna Juncker-Jensen;Tatyana A. Kupriyanova

  • Matrix-dependent Proteolysis of Surface Transglutaminase by Membrane-type Metalloproteinase Regulates Cancer Cell Adhesion and Locomotion

    Alexey M. Belkin;Sergey S. Akimov;Liubov S. Zaritskaya;Boris I. Ratnikov

  • Processing of Integrin αv Subunit by Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase Stimulates Migration of Breast Carcinoma Cells on Vitronectin and Enhances Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Focal Adhesion Kinase

    Elena I. Deryugina;Boris I. Ratnikov;Tanya I. Postnova;Dmitri V. Rozanov

  • Pleiotropic Roles of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Tumor Angiogenesis: Contrasting, Overlapping and Compensatory Functions

    Elena I. Deryugina;James P. Quigley

  • Angiogenic capacity of M1- and M2-polarized macrophages is determined by the levels of TIMP-1 complexed with their secreted proMMP-9

    Ewa Zajac;Bernhard Schweighofer;Tatyana A. Kupriyanova;Anna Juncker-Jensen

  • Stromal cells in long-term cultures: keys to the elucidation of hematopoietic development?

    Deryugina Ei;Müller-Sieburg Ce

  • Remodeling of Collagen Matrix by Human Tumor Cells Requires Activation and Cell Surface Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2

    Elena I. Deryugina;Mario A. Bourdon;Ralph A. Reisfeld;Alex Strongin

  • Mutation Analysis of Membrane Type-1 Matrix Metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) THE ROLE OF THE CYTOPLASMIC TAIL CYS574, THE ACTIVE SITE GLU240, AND FURIN CLEAVAGE MOTIFS IN OLIGOMERIZATION, PROCESSING, AND SELF-PROTEOLYSIS OF MT1-MMP EXPRESSED IN BREAST CARCINOMA CELLS

    Dmitry V. Rozanov;Elena I. Deryugina;Boris I. Ratnikov;Edward Z. Monosov

  • Functional activation of integrin alpha V beta 3 in tumor cells expressing membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase.

    Elena I. Deryugina;Mario A. Bourdon;Karli Jungwirth;Jeffrey W. Smith

  • Up-Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by Membrane-type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase Stimulates Human Glioma Xenograft Growth and Angiogenesis

    Elena I. Deryugina;Liliana Soroceanu;Alex Y. Strongin

  • Cell surface remodeling by plasmin: a new function for an old enzyme.

    Elena I. Deryugina;James P. Quigley

  • Matrix metalloproteinase-2 activation modulates glioma cell migration

    Elena I. Deryugina;Mario A. Bourdon;Guang-Xiang Luo;Ralph A. Reisfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

James P. Quigley
James P. Quigley Scripps Research Institute
Alex Y. Strongin
Alex Y. Strongin Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Peter A. Andreasen
Peter A. Andreasen Aarhus University
Ralph A. Reisfeld
Ralph A. Reisfeld Scripps Research Institute
William B. Kiosses
William B. Kiosses La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Søren K. Moestrup
Søren K. Moestrup Aarhus University
Sanford J. Shattil
Sanford J. Shattil University of California, San Diego
Benjamin F. Cravatt
Benjamin F. Cravatt Scripps Research Institute
Philippe E. Van den Steen
Philippe E. Van den Steen Rega Institute for Medical Research
Ghislain Opdenakker
Ghislain Opdenakker Rega Institute for Medical Research

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