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Jennifer P. Morton is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Oncology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Surgery, and Cancer Research as subfields.

The scientist's research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation

Jennifer P. Morton's recent publications illustrate an active engagement with cancer biology and tumor microenvironment studies. Notable papers include:

  • 'The amino acid transporter SLC7A5 is required for efficient growth of KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer', 2021, published in Nature Genetics
  • 'Single-cell analysis defines a pancreatic fibroblast lineage that supports anti-tumor immunity', 2021, Cancer Cell
  • 'Therapeutic targeting of tumour myeloid cells', 2023, Nature Reviews Cancer
  • 'Cancer-Specific Loss of p53 Leads to a Modulation of Myeloid and T Cell Responses', 2020, Cell Reports
  • 'A microenvironment-inspired synthetic three-dimensional model for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma organoids', 2021, Nature Materials

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jennifer P. Morton include Owen J. Sansom, Saadia A. Karim, Andrew D. Campbell, Colin Nixon, and William Clark.

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancer Research, Nature Communications, Cell Reports, and Cancer Discovery. These platforms reflect a research trajectory concentrated on cancer biology, molecular pathways, and tumor microenvironment dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Genomic analyses identify molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer

    Bailey P;Chang Dk;Nones K;Nones K;Johns Al

  • A complex secretory program orchestrated by the inflammasome controls paracrine senescence

    Juan Carlos Acosta;Ana Banito;Torsten Wuestefeld;Athena Georgilis

  • The EMT-activator ZEB1 promotes tumorigenicity by repressing stemness-inhibiting microRNAs

    Ulrich Wellner;Jörg Schubert;Ulrike C Burk;Otto Schmalhofer

  • CXCR2 Inhibition Profoundly Suppresses Metastases and Augments Immunotherapy in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Colin W. Steele;Saadia A. Karim;Joshua D.G. Leach;Peter Bailey

  • p53 status determines the role of autophagy in pancreatic tumour development

    Mathias T. Rosenfeldt;Jim O’Prey;Jennifer P. Morton;Colin Nixon

  • Mutant p53 drives metastasis and overcomes growth arrest/senescence in pancreatic cancer

    Jennifer P. Morton;Paul Timpson;Saadia A. Karim;Rachel A. Ridgway

  • The senescence-associated secretory phenotype induces cellular plasticity and tissue regeneration

    Birgit Ritschka;Mekayla Storer;Alba Mas;Florian Heinzmann

  • Activation and repression by oncogenic MYC shape tumour-specific gene expression profiles

    Susanne Walz;Francesca Lorenzin;Jennifer Morton;Katrin E. Wiese

  • Matrix stiffness induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition and promotes chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer cells.

    A J Rice;E Cortes;D Lachowski;B C H Cheung

  • Rab25 and CLIC3 collaborate to promote integrin recycling from late endosomes/lysosomes and drive cancer progression

    Marta A. Dozynkiewicz;Nigel B. Jamieson;Nigel B. Jamieson;Iain MacPherson;Joan Grindlay

  • Macrophage-Released Pyrimidines Inhibit Gemcitabine Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer.

    Christopher J. Halbrook;Corbin Pontious;Ilya Kovalenko;Laura Lapienyte

  • Sonic hedgehog acts at multiple stages during pancreatic tumorigenesis

    Jennifer P. Morton;Michelle E. Mongeau;David S. Klimstra;John P. Morris

  • Transient tissue priming via ROCK inhibition uncouples pancreatic cancer progression, sensitivity to chemotherapy, and metastasis

    Claire Vennin;Claire Vennin;Venessa T. Chin;Venessa T. Chin;Sean C. Warren;Sean C. Warren;Morghan C. Lucas;Morghan C. Lucas

  • Targeting the LOX/hypoxia axis reverses many of the features that make pancreatic cancer deadly: inhibition of LOX abrogates metastasis and enhances drug efficacy.

    Bryan W Miller;Jennifer P Morton;Mark Pinese;Grazia Saturno

  • A Stromal Lysolipid-Autotaxin Signaling Axis Promotes Pancreatic Tumor Progression

    Francesca R. Auciello;Vinay Bulusu;Chet Oon;Jacqueline Tait-Mulder

  • MicroRNA Molecular Profiles Associated with Diagnosis, Clinicopathologic Criteria, and Overall Survival in Patients with Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Nigel B. Jamieson;Douglas C. Morran;Jennifer P. Morton;Asif Ali

  • CAF Subpopulations: A New Reservoir of Stromal Targets in Pancreatic Cancer.

    Brooke A. Pereira;Claire Vennin;Michael Papanicolaou;Cecilia R. Chambers;Cecilia R. Chambers

  • Activation of the PIK3CA/AKT pathway suppresses senescence induced by an activated RAS oncogene to promote tumorigenesis.

    Alyssa L. Kennedy;Jennifer P. Morton;Indrani Manoharan;David M. Nelson

  • Single-cell analysis defines a pancreatic fibroblast lineage that supports anti-tumor immunity

    Colin Hutton;Felix Heider;Adrian Blanco-Gomez;Antonia Banyard

  • CAF hierarchy driven by pancreatic cancer cell p53-status creates a pro-metastatic and chemoresistant environment via perlecan

    Claire Vennin;Claire Vennin;Claire Vennin;Pauline Mélénec;Pauline Mélénec;Romain Rouet;Romain Rouet;Max Nobis;Max Nobis

Frequent Co-Authors

Owen J. Sansom
Owen J. Sansom University of Glasgow
Paul Timpson
Paul Timpson Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Marina Pajic
Marina Pajic Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Andrew V. Biankin
Andrew V. Biankin University of Glasgow
Kurt I. Anderson
Kurt I. Anderson The Francis Crick Institute
Colin Nixon
Colin Nixon University of Glasgow
Karen Blyth
Karen Blyth University of Glasgow
Valerie G. Brunton
Valerie G. Brunton University of Edinburgh
Anthony J. Gill
Anthony J. Gill University of Sydney
Margaret C. Frame
Margaret C. Frame University of Edinburgh

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