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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
24803
World Ranking
4721
National Ranking
161

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Linda Z. Penn is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

The subfields they have contributed to include Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology. Their main research topics cover diverse areas such as Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism; Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health; Protein Degradation and Inhibitors; Ubiquitin and Proteasome Pathways; Ferroptosis and Cancer Prognosis; Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research; and Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis.

Linda Z. Penn has published widely, with frequent publications appearing in several notable venues. These include:

  • Cancer Research
  • FEBS Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Their recent papers demonstrate ongoing contributions to cancer biology and therapy research. Notable publications are:

  • "MYC protein interactors in gene transcription and cancer," 2021, Nature Reviews. Cancer
  • "Statins as Anticancer Agents in the Era of Precision Medicine," 2020, Clinical Cancer Research
  • "Drugging the "Undruggable" MYCN Oncogenic Transcription Factor: Overcoming Previous Obstacles to Impact Childhood Cancers," 2021, Cancer Research
  • "A pilot window-of-opportunity study of preoperative fluvastatin in localized prostate cancer," 2020, Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases
  • "Recruitment of FBXO22 for targeted degradation of NSD2," 2024, Nature Chemical Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research include David W. Andrews, Joseph Longo, C.H. Arrowsmith, Corey Lourenco, and Tristan M. G. Kenney. Collaborations with these coauthors reflect recurring partnerships in the development of research projects.

Best Publications

  • Induction of apoptosis in fibroblasts by c-myc protein

    Gerard I. Evan;Andrew H. Wyllie;Christopher S. Gilbert;Trevor D. Littlewood

  • Reflecting on 25 years with MYC

    Natalie Meyer;Linda Z. Penn

  • HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and the malignant cell: the statin family of drugs as triggers of tumor-specific apoptosis

    W W L Wong;J Dimitroulakos;M D Minden;M D Minden;L Z Penn;L Z Penn

  • The myc oncogene: MarvelouslY Complex.

    Sara K Oster;Cynthia S W Ho;Erinn L Soucie;Linda Z Penn

  • The interplay between cell signalling and the mevalonate pathway in cancer

    Peter J. Mullen;Rosemary Yu;Rosemary Yu;Joseph Longo;Joseph Longo;Michael C. Archer

  • The c-Myc Oncogene Directly Induces the H19 Noncoding RNA by Allele-Specific Binding to Potentiate Tumorigenesis

    Dalia Barsyte-Lovejoy;Suzanne K. Lau;Paul C. Boutros;Fereshteh Khosravi

  • The molecular role of Myc in growth and transformation: recent discoveries lead to new insights

    Linda M. Facchini;Linda Z. Penn

  • Bax forms multispanning monomers that oligomerize to permeabilize membranes during apoptosis

    Matthew G Annis;Erinn L Soucie;Paulina J Dlugosz;Jorge A Cruz-Aguado

  • Dysregulation of the mevalonate pathway promotes transformation

    James W. Clendening;Aleks Pandyra;Paul C. Boutros;Samah El Ghamrasni

  • Bcl-2 mutants with restricted subcellular location reveal spatially distinct pathways for apoptosis in different cell types.

    W Zhu;A Cowie;G W Wasfy;L Z Penn

  • MYC Deregulation in Primary Human Cancers

    Manpreet Kalkat;Manpreet Kalkat;Jason De Melo;Katherine Ashley Hickman;Katherine Ashley Hickman;Corey Lourenco;Corey Lourenco

  • Negative autoregulation of c-myc transcription.

    L. J. Z. Penn;M. W. Brooks;E. M. Laufer;H. Land

  • Three-Gene Prognostic Classifier for Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Suzanne K. Lau;Paul C. Boutros;Melania Pintilie;Fiona H. Blackhall

  • Myc induces cyclin D1 expression in the absence of de novo protein synthesis and links mitogen-stimulated signal transduction to the cell cycle.

    J. I. Daksis;R. Y. Lu;L. M. Facchini;W. W. Marhin

  • Rapamycin Enhances Apoptosis and Increases Sensitivity to Cisplatin in Vitro

    Yufang Shi;Andrea Frankel;Laszlo G. Radvanyi;Linda Z. Penn

  • AML cells have low spare reserve capacity in their respiratory chain that renders them susceptible to oxidative metabolic stress

    Shrivani Sriskanthadevan;Danny V. Jeyaraju;Timothy E. Chung;Swayam Prabha

  • Robust global micro-RNA profiling with formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded breast cancer tissues

    Angela B Y Hui;Wei Shi;Paul C Boutros;Naomi Miller

  • Blocking the Raf/MEK/ERK Pathway Sensitizes Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Cells to Lovastatin-Induced Apoptosis

    Jianghong Wu;W. Wei-Lynn Wong;W. Wei-Lynn Wong;Fereshteh Khosravi;Mark D. Minden

  • Targeting tumor cell metabolism with statins.

    J W Clendening;L Z Penn

  • Increased sensitivity of acute myeloid leukemias to lovastatin-induced apoptosis: A potential therapeutic approach.

    Jim Dimitroulakos;Dana Nohynek;Dana Nohynek;Karen L. Backway;Karen L. Backway;David W. Hedley;David W. Hedley

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul C. Boutros
Paul C. Boutros University of California, Los Angeles
Igor Jurisica
Igor Jurisica University Health Network
Brian Raught
Brian Raught Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
David W. Andrews
David W. Andrews Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Mark D. Minden
Mark D. Minden Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Aaron D. Schimmer
Aaron D. Schimmer Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Cheryl H. Arrowsmith
Cheryl H. Arrowsmith Structural Genomics Consortium
Ming-Sound Tsao
Ming-Sound Tsao Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Dalia Barsyte-Lovejoy
Dalia Barsyte-Lovejoy Structural Genomics Consortium
Benjamin Haibe-Kains
Benjamin Haibe-Kains Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

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