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Overview

Simon J. Cook is affiliated with the Babraham Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these areas, key subfields include Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Oncology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Immune cells in cancer

Simon J. Cook has published extensively, with recent papers focusing on signaling pathways and kinase regulation among other topics. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Inhibitory feedback control of NF-κB signalling in health and disease," 2021, Biochemical Journal
  • "CDK1, the Other 'Master Regulator' of Autophagy," 2020, Trends in Cell Biology
  • "Paradoxical activation of the protein kinase-transcription factor ERK5 by ERK5 kinase inhibitors," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Environmental Sustainability and Supply Resilience of Cobalt," 2022, Sustainability
  • "Small molecule ERK5 kinase inhibitors paradoxically activate ERK5 signalling: be careful what you wish for...," 2020, Biochemical Society Transactions

Frequent collaborators with Simon J. Cook include Pamela A. Lochhead, Andrew M. Kidger, Rebecca Gilley, Julie A. Tucker, and Kathryn Balmanno, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Common venues for publication encompass:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biochemical Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • EMBO Reports
  • Trends in Cell Biology

Best Publications

  • Inhibition by cAMP of Ras-dependent activation of Raf

    Simon J. Cook;Frank McCormick

  • Ca2+ signalling checkpoints in cancer: remodelling Ca2+ for cancer cell proliferation and survival.

    H. Llewelyn Roderick;H. Llewelyn Roderick;Simon J. Cook

  • Characterization of Two Alternately Spliced Forms of Phospholipase D1 ACTIVATION OF THE PURIFIED ENZYMES BY PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4,5-BISPHOSPHATE, ADP-RIBOSYLATION FACTOR, AND RHO FAMILY MONOMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS AND PROTEIN KINASE C-α

    Scott M. Hammond;John M. Jenco;Shigeru Nakashima;Karen Cadwallader

  • Activation of the ERK1/2 signaling pathway promotes phosphorylation and proteasome-dependent degradation of the BH3-only protein, Bim.

    Rebecca Ley;Kathryn Balmanno;Kathryn Hadfield;Claire R. Weston

  • MEK1 and MEK2 inhibitors and cancer therapy: the long and winding road.

    Christopher J. Caunt;Matthew J. Sale;Paul D. Smith;Simon J. Cook

  • Tumour cell survival signalling by the ERK1/2 pathway.

    K Balmanno;S J Cook

  • RapV12 antagonizes Ras-dependent activation of ERK1 and ERK2 by LPA and EGF in Rat-1 fibroblasts.

    S J Cook;B Rubinfeld;I Albert;F McCormick

  • FGF Signaling Inhibition in ESCs Drives Rapid Genome-wide Demethylation to the Epigenetic Ground State of Pluripotency

    Gabriella Ficz;Timothy A. Hore;Fátima Santos;Heather J. Lee

  • The role of MAPK signalling pathways in the response to endoplasmic reticulum stress

    Nicola J. Darling;Simon J. Cook

  • Regulatory phosphorylation of Bim: sorting out the ERK from the JNK.

    R Ley;K E Ewings;K Hadfield;S J Cook

  • Paclitaxel-Induced Nuclear Translocation of FOXO3a in Breast Cancer Cells Is Mediated by c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase and Akt

    Andrew Sunters;Patricia A. Madureira;Karen M. Pomeranz;Muriel Aubert

  • Sustained MAP kinase activation is required for the expression of cyclin D1, p21Cip1 and a subset of AP-1 proteins in CCL39 cells.

    Kathryn Balmanno;Simon J Cook

  • The Selective Protein Kinase C Inhibitor, Ro-31-8220, Inhibits Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase-1 (MKP-1) Expression, Induces c-Jun Expression, and Activates Jun N-terminal Kinase

    Jerlyn Beltman;Frank McCormick;Simon J. Cook

  • The Repertoire of Fos and Jun Proteins Expressed during the G1 Phase of the Cell Cycle Is Determined by the Duration of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation

    Simon J. Cook;Simon J. Cook;Natasha Aziz;Martin McMahon

  • Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 are serum-stimulated "Bim(EL) kinases" that bind to the BH3-only protein Bim(EL) causing its phosphorylation and turnover.

    Rebecca Ley;Katherine E. Ewings;Kathryn Hadfield;Elizabeth Howes

  • Analysis of the water-soluble products of phosphatidylcholine breakdown by ion-exchange chromatography. Bombesin and TPA (12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate) stimulate choline generation in Swiss 3T3 cells by a common mechanism.

    S J Cook;M J O Wakelam

  • Amplification of the Driving Oncogene, KRAS or BRAF, Underpins Acquired Resistance to MEK1/2 Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer Cells

    Annette S. Little;Kathryn Balmanno;Matthew J. Sale;Scott Newman

  • De-regulated FGF receptors as therapeutic targets in cancer.

    Victoria Knights;Simon J. Cook

  • FGF signalling inhibition in ESCs drives rapid genome-wide demethylation to the epigenetic ground state of pluripotency

    Gabriella Ficz;Timothy A Hore;Fatima Santos;Heather J Lee

  • Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-1 and epidermal growth factor receptor: critical regulators of beta-defensins during Helicobacter pylori infection.

    Parjeet K. Boughan;Richard H. Argent;Mathilde Body-Malapel;Jong-Hwan Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank McCormick
Frank McCormick University of California, San Francisco
Wolf Reik
Wolf Reik Babraham Institute
Paul D. Smith
Paul D. Smith AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Martin McMahon
Martin McMahon Huntsman Cancer Institute
Simon Andrews
Simon Andrews Babraham Institute
Myriam Hemberger
Myriam Hemberger University of Calgary
Wendy Dean
Wendy Dean Babraham Institute
Julio Saez-Rodriguez
Julio Saez-Rodriguez Heidelberg University
Jörn Walter
Jörn Walter Saarland University

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