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Gwyn T. Williams

Gwyn T. Williams

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
18426
World Ranking
14781
National Ranking
1165

Overview

Gwyn T. Williams is affiliated with Keele University in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly output reflects a focus on molecular mechanisms related to cancer and RNA research, specifically in the areas of RNA modifications and splicing.

Their research contributions include publications on cancer-related molecular mechanisms, RNA modifications related to cancer, and broader RNA research and splicing topics. These thematic areas are central to understanding the biological processes that underpin cellular function and disease progression.

Williams has contributed to at least one peer-reviewed scientific article:

  • "Whole-genome-scale identification of novel non-protein-coding RNAs controlling cell proliferation and survival through a functional forward genetics strategy," 2022, published in Scientific Reports

Their work in scientific publications has appeared predominantly in the venue Scientific Reports, suggesting participation in open-access, multidisciplinary journals that emphasize reporting experimental studies in the life sciences.

Frequent collaborators in Williams's research include:

  • Daniel Tonge
  • D. Christopher Darling
  • Farzin Farzaneh

Their research intersects notably with the subfields of Molecular Biology and Cancer Research, reflecting the biological and medical scope of their investigations. The emphasis on non-protein-coding RNAs and functional forward genetics underscores an interest in regulatory elements at the genomic level that influence cancer cell proliferation and survival.

Best Publications

  • Antibodies to CD3/T-cell receptor complex induce death by apoptosis in immature T cells in thymic cultures.

    Christopher A. Smith;Gwyn T. Williams;Rosetta Kingston;Eric J. Jenkinson

  • Mechanism of antigen-driven selection in germinal centres.

    Y.-J. Liu;D. E. Joshua;G. T. Williams;C. A. Smith

  • Molecular regulation of apoptosis: Genetic controls on cell death

    Gwyn T. Williams;Christopher A. Smith;Christopher A. Smith

  • Haemopoietic colony stimulating factors promote cell survival by suppressing apoptosis

    Gwyn T. Williams;Christopher A. Smith;Elaine Spooncer;T. Michael Dexter

  • Programmed cell death: Apoptosis and oncogenesis

    Gwyn T. Williams

  • Apoptosis: Molecular Regulation of Cell Death

    Annette J. Hale;Christopher A. Smith;Leslie C. Sutherland;Victoria E. A. Stoneman

  • GAS5, a non-protein-coding RNA, controls apoptosis and is downregulated in breast cancer.

    M. Mourtada-Maarabouni;M. R. Pickard;V. L. Hedge;Farzin Farzaneh

  • ACTIVATION OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS LATENT GENES PROTECTS HUMAN B CELLS FROM DEATH BY APOPTOSIS

    Christopher D. Gregory;Caroline Dive;Sheila Henderson;Christopher A. Smith

  • A hapten-specific chimaeric IgE antibody with human physiological effector function.

    M. S. Neuberger;G. T. Williams;E. B. Mitchell;S. S. Jouhal

  • Are snoRNAs and snoRNA host genes new players in cancer

    Gwyn T. Williams;Farzin Farzaneh

  • Long non-coding RNA GAS5 regulates apoptosis in prostate cancer cell lines.

    M.R. Pickard;M. Mourtada-Maarabouni;G.T. Williams

  • Role of DNA breaks and ADP-ribosyl transferase activity in eukaryotic differentiation demonstrated in human lymphocytes

    Alan P. Johnstone;Gwyn T. Williams

  • Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Action of Tumour Suppressor GAS5 LncRNA.

    Mark R. Pickard;Gwyn T. Williams

  • Growth arrest in human T-cells is controlled by the non-coding RNA growth-arrest-specific transcript 5 (GAS5).

    Mirna Mourtada-Maarabouni;Vanessa L. Hedge;Lucy Kirkham;Farzin Farzaneh

  • Antigen-induced apoptosis in developing T cells: a mechanism for negative selection of the T cell receptor repertoire

    Eric J. Jenkinson;Rosetta Kingston;Christopher A. Smith;Gwynn T. Williams

  • Apoptosis in the malaria protozoan, Plasmodium berghei: a possible mechanism for limiting intensity of infection in the mosquito.

    Ebtesarn M Al-Olayan;Gwyn T Williams;Hilary Hurd

  • Regulation of apoptosis by long non-coding RNA GAS5 in breast cancer cells: implications for chemotherapy.

    Mark R. Pickard;Gwyn T. Williams

  • Human islets of Langerhans express Fas ligand and undergo apoptosis in response to interleukin-1beta and Fas ligation.

    A. C. Loweth;G. T. Williams;R. F. L. James;J. H. B. Scarpello

  • A criterion for enhancing the giant magnetocaloric effect: (Ni?Mn?Ga)?a promising new system for magnetic refrigeration

    Xuezhi Zhou;Wei Li;H P Kunkel;Gwyn Williams

  • Caspase activity is required for commitment to Fas-mediated apoptosis

    Vanessa L. Longthorne;Gwyn T. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Farzin Farzaneh
Farzin Farzaneh King's College London
Noel G. Morgan
Noel G. Morgan University of Exeter
Eric J. Jenkinson
Eric J. Jenkinson University of Birmingham
Hilary Hurd
Hilary Hurd Keele University
Barbara A. Miller
Barbara A. Miller Pennsylvania State University
Colin Cooper
Colin Cooper University of East Anglia
Michael I. Lerman
Michael I. Lerman National Institutes of Health
Michael John Owen
Michael John Owen Cardiff University
Aedín C. Culhane
Aedín C. Culhane University of Limerick
Alan B. Rickinson
Alan B. Rickinson University of Birmingham

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