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Molecular Biology

D-Index
59
Citations
19442
World Ranking
1997
National Ranking
47

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Frank Gannon is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. The research conducted spans multiple intersecting fields, including molecular biology, genetics, statistics, probability and uncertainty, infectious diseases, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their work covers diverse scientific topics such as epigenetics and DNA methylation, scientometrics and bibliometrics research, health and medical research impacts, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, neuroblastoma research and treatments, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, and histone deacetylase inhibitors research.

Frank Gannon has published extensively in several venues, with a notable presence in EMBO Reports, contributing 19 publications. Other publication venues include Theranostics, Clinical Cancer Research, and The EMBO Journal.

Selected recent papers by Frank Gannon include:

  • Sullied, 2020, EMBO Reports
  • The cost of living, 2023, EMBO Reports
  • "Seek simplicity and distrust it", 2022, EMBO Reports

Other notable publications associated with their collaborative network include:

  • G9a-mediated repression of CDH10 in hypoxia enhances breast tumour cell motility and associates with poor survival outcome, 2020, Theranostics
  • G9a Inhibition Enhances Checkpoint Inhibitor Blockade Response in Melanoma, 2021, Clinical Cancer Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Frank Gannon include Francesco Casciello, Fares Al-Ejeh, Gregory Kelly, Jason S. Lee, and Mariska Miranda.

In 2004, Frank Gannon was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea, highlighting their involvement within the European scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Estrogen Receptor-α Directs Ordered, Cyclical, and Combinatorial Recruitment of Cofactors on a Natural Target Promoter

    Raphaël Métivier;Graziella Penot;Michael R Hübner;George Reid

  • Ovalbumin gene: evidence for a leader sequence in mRNA and DNA sequences at the exon-intron boundaries.

    R Breathnach;C Benoist;K O'Hare;F Gannon

  • A unified nomenclature system for the nuclear receptor superfamily

    J. Auwerx;E. Baulieu;M. Beato;M. Becker-Andre

  • Cyclical DNA methylation of a transcriptionally active promoter

    Raphaël Métivier;Rozenn Gallais;Christophe Tiffoche;Christine Le Péron

  • Current Models of Steroid Hormone Action: A Critique

    J Gorski;F Gannon

  • Cyclic, Proteasome-Mediated Turnover of Unliganded and Liganded ERα on Responsive Promoters Is an Integral Feature of Estrogen Signaling

    George Reid;Michael R. Hübner;Raphaël Métivier;Heike Brand

  • Cloning of cDNA sequences of hormone-regulated genes from the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line.

    P Masiakowski;R Breathnach;J Bloch;F Gannon

  • Transient cyclical methylation of promoter DNA

    Sara Kangaspeska;Brenda Stride;Raphaël Métivier;Maria Polycarpou-Schwarz

  • The 16s/23s ribosomal spacer region as a target for DNA probes to identify eubacteria.

    T Barry;G Colleran;M Glennon;L K Dunican

  • Identification of a new isoform of the human estrogen receptor-alpha (hER-α) that is encoded by distinct transcripts and that is able to repress hER-α activation function 1

    Gilles Flouriot;Gilles Flouriot;Heike Brand;Stefanie Denger;Raphaël Metivier

  • A one-hour minipreparation technique for extraction of DNA-binding proteins from animal tissues.

    F Deryckere;F Gannon

  • Genome-wide identification of high-affinity estrogen response elements in human and mouse.

    Véronique Bourdeau;Julie Deschênes;Raphaël Métivier;Yoshihiko Nagai

  • Organisation and sequences at the 5′ end of a cloned complete ovalbumin gene

    F. Gannon;K. O'Hare;F. Perrin;J. P. LePennec

  • Minireview: Genomic Organization of the Human ERα Gene Promoter Region

    Martin Koš;George Reid;Stefanie Denger;Frank Gannon

  • A simple method for subcloning DNA fragments from gel slices.

    Heery Dm;Gannon F;Powell R

  • Isolation and characterization of the mouse metallothionein-I gene.

    Diane M. Durnam;Fabienne Perrin;Frank Gannon;Richard D. Palmiter

  • Nucleosome structure III: the structure and transcriptional activity of the chromatin containing the ovalbumin and globin genes in chick oviduct nuclei.

    M. Bellard;F. Gannon;P. Chambon

  • Organisation and sequence studies of the 17-piece chicken conalbumin gene

    M. Cochet;F. Gannon;R. Hen;L. Maroteaux

  • Functional Role of G9a Histone Methyltransferase in Cancer

    Francesco Casciello;Karolina Windloch;Frank Gannon;Jason S. Lee

  • A persistent problem. Traditional gender roles hold back female scientists.

    Anna Ledin;Lutz Bornmann;Frank Gannon;Gerlind Wallon

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Vladimir Benes
Vladimir Benes European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Richard Breathnach
Richard Breathnach Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Jean-Louis Mandel
Jean-Louis Mandel Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Marianne LeMeur
Marianne LeMeur Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Andrée Krust
Andrée Krust Collège de France
Albert Jeltsch
Albert Jeltsch University of Stuttgart
Christophe Benoist
Christophe Benoist Harvard University
Terry J. Smith
Terry J. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas Dandekar
Thomas Dandekar University of Würzburg

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