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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
23907
World Ranking
4283
National Ranking
105

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Richard B. Pearson is affiliated with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Australia. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology and oncology among other subfields.

Their work covers multiple areas within cancer and molecular biology, including RNA modifications and cancer, PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, DNA repair mechanisms, epigenetics and DNA methylation, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, and cancer-related molecular pathways.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Ribosomal proteins and human diseases: molecular mechanisms and targeted therapy, 2021, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • CX-5461 activates the DNA damage response and demonstrates therapeutic efficacy in high-grade serous ovarian cancer, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Oncogene-induced senescence: From biology to therapy, 2020, Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
  • Spatial analysis with SPIAT and spaSim to characterize and simulate tissue microenvironments, 2023, Nature Communications
  • The RNA helicase Ddx21 controls Vegfc-driven developmental lymphangiogenesis by balancing endothelial cell ribosome biogenesis and p53 function, 2021, Nature Cell Biology

Pearson collaborates frequently with a core group of researchers including Elaine Sanij, Jian Kang, Ross D. Hannan, Keefe T. Chan, and Anna Trigos. These collaborations are reflected in numerous coauthored publications.

Key venues for their publications include:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

The primary fields of study and research focus for Pearson are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

The subfields within these areas encompass:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Hematology

Best Publications

  • Protein kinase phosphorylation site sequences and consensus specificity motifs: tabulations.

    Richard B. Pearson;Bruce E. Kemp

  • Protein kinase recognition sequence motifs

    Bruce E. Kemp;Richard B. Pearson

  • Rapamycin suppresses 5′TOP mRNA translation through inhibition of p70s6k

    Harold B.J. Jefferies;Stefano Fumagalli;Patrick B. Dennis;Christoph Reinhard

  • Mutation of the PIK3CA gene in ovarian and breast cancer.

    Ian G. Campbell;Sarah E. Russell;David Y. H. Choong;Karen G. Montgomery

  • A potent synthetic peptide inhibitor of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase.

    Heung-Chin Cheng;B. E. Kemp;R. B. Pearson;A. J. Smith

  • The Akt kinase signals directly to endothelial nitric oxide synthase.

    B.J. Michell;J.E. Griffiths;K.I. Mitchelhill;I. Rodriguez-Crespo

  • mTOR-dependent regulation of ribosomal gene transcription requires S6K1 and is mediated by phosphorylation of the carboxy-terminal activation domain of the nucleolar transcription factor UBF.

    Katherine M. Hannan;Yves Brandenburger;Anna Jenkins;Kerith Sharkey

  • Inhibition of RNA polymerase I as a therapeutic strategy to promote cancer-specific activation of p53.

    Megan J Bywater;Gretchen Poortinga;Gretchen Poortinga;Elaine Sanij;Elaine Sanij;Nadine Hein

  • The principal target of rapamycin-induced p70s6k inactivation is a novel phosphorylation site within a conserved hydrophobic domain.

    R. B. Pearson;P. B. Dennis;J.-W. Han;N. A. Williamson

  • Coordinate regulation of ribosome biogenesis and function by the ribosomal protein S6 kinase, a key mediator of mTOR function.

    Katarzyna Jastrzebski;Katherine M. Hannan;Elissaveta B. Tchoubrieva;Ross D. Hannan

  • The calmodulin binding domain of chicken smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase contains a pseudosubstrate sequence.

    B. E. Kemp;R. B. Pearson;V. Guerriero;Indrani C Bagchi

  • Targeting PI3 Kinase/AKT/mTOR Signaling in Cancer

    Karen E Sheppard;Kathryn M Kinross;Benjamin Solomon;Richard B Pearson

  • AKT induces senescence in human cells via mTORC1 and p53 in the absence of DNA damage: implications for targeting mTOR during malignancy

    Megan Astle;Katherine Hannan;Puiyee Ng;Rachel Lee

  • Substrate specificity of a multifunctional calmodulin-dependent protein kinase.

    R B Pearson;J R Woodgett;P Cohen;B E Kemp

  • STIM1: a novel phosphoprotein located at the cell surface

    Shehnaaz S.M. Manji;Nigel J. Parker;Richard T. Williams;Leonie van Stekelenburg

  • Response of BRAF-Mutant Melanoma to BRAF Inhibition Is Mediated by a Network of Transcriptional Regulators of Glycolysis

    Tiffany J. Parmenter;Margarete Kleinschmidt;Kathryn M. Kinross;Simon T. Bond

  • Targeting of the Tumor Suppressor GRHL3 by a miR-21-Dependent Proto-Oncogenic Network Results in PTEN Loss and Tumorigenesis

    Charbel Darido;Smitha R. Georgy;Tomasz Wilanowski;Sebastian Dworkin

  • Targeting the nucleolus for cancer intervention

    Jaclyn E Quin;Jaclyn E Quin;Jennifer R Devlin;Jennifer R Devlin;Donald Cameron;Katherine M Hannan;Katherine M Hannan

  • Regulatory and structural motifs of chicken gizzard myosin light chain kinase

    Norma J. Olson;Richard B. Pearson;David S. Needleman;Mary Y. Hurwitz

  • UBF levels determine the number of active ribosomal RNA genes in mammals.

    Elaine Sanij;Gretchen Poortinga;Kerith Sharkey;Sandy Hung

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross D. Hannan
Ross D. Hannan Australian National University
Grant A. McArthur
Grant A. McArthur Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Carleen Cullinane
Carleen Cullinane Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Bruce E. Kemp
Bruce E. Kemp Australian Catholic University
Ricky W. Johnstone
Ricky W. Johnstone Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Anthony T. Papenfuss
Anthony T. Papenfuss Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Wayne A. Phillips
Wayne A. Phillips Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Rodney J. Hicks
Rodney J. Hicks Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Clare L. Scott
Clare L. Scott Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
David D.L. Bowtell
David D.L. Bowtell Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

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