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Overview

Vincent Bours is affiliated with the University of Liège in Belgium. Their research spans several main fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these, notable subfields of study include Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Epidemiology.

Their research interests focus on a variety of topics such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, and Blood groups and transfusion.

Vincent Bours has contributed to multiple recent papers, including:

  • Transcriptome analysis reveals tumor microenvironment changes in glioblastoma, 2023, Cancer Cell
  • A Recurrent Mutation at Position 26340 of SARS-CoV-2 Is Associated with Failure of the E Gene Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Utilized in a Commercial Dual-Target Diagnostic Assay, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Cancer Surveillance Guideline for individuals with PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome, 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Outcome of publicly funded nationwide first-tier noninvasive prenatal screening, 2021, Genetics in Medicine
  • A Phylodynamic Workflow to Rapidly Gain Insights into the Dispersal History and Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Lineages, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Vincent Bours include:

  • Keith Durkin
  • Maria Artesi
  • Claire Josse
  • François Boemer
  • Sébastien Bontems

Their work has appeared in various publication venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Hematology
  • International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Phosphorylation of NF-κB and IκB proteins: implications in cancer and inflammation

    Patrick Viatour;Marie-Paule Merville;Vincent Bours;Alain Chariot

  • The oncoprotein Bcl-3 directly transactivates through κB motifs via association with DNA-binding p50B homodimers

    Vincent Bours;Guido Franzoso;Viola Azarenko;Sun Park

  • NF-κB transcription factor induces drug resistance through MDR1 expression in cancer cells

    Mohamed Bentires-Alj;Veronique Barbu;Marianne Fillet;Alain Chariot

  • RelB, a new Rel family transcription activator that can interact with p50-NF-kappa B.

    R. P. Ryseck;P. Bull;M. Takamiya;Vincent Bours

  • The candidate oncoprotein Bcl-3 is an antagonist of p50/NF-kappa B-mediated inhibition.

    G. Franzoso;Vincent Bours;S. Park;M. Tomita-Yamaguchi

  • Clinical Characteristics and Therapeutic Responses in Patients with Germ-Line AIP Mutations and Pituitary Adenomas: An International Collaborative Study

    Adrian F. Daly;Maria A. Tichomirowa;Patrick Petrossians;Elina Heliövaara

  • Cloning of a mitogen-inducible gene encoding a kappa B DNA-binding protein with homology to the rel oncogene and to cell-cycle motifs.

    Vincent Bours;Juanita Villalobos;Parris R. Burd;Kathleen Kelly

  • A novel mitogen-inducible gene product related to p50/p105-NF-kappa B participates in transactivation through a kappa B site.

    Vincent Bours;P. R. Burd;K. Brown;J. Villalobos

  • Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor-Interacting Protein Gene Mutations in Familial Isolated Pituitary Adenomas: Analysis in 73 Families

    Adrian F. Daly;Jean-François Vanbellinghen;Sok Kean Khoo;Marie-Lise Jaffrain-Rea

  • Gigantism and Acromegaly Due to Xq26 Microduplications and GPR101 Mutation

    Giampaolo Trivellin;Adrian F. Daly;Fabio R. Faucz;Bo Yuan

  • Nuclear factor-kappa B, cancer, and apoptosis.

    Vincent Bours;Mohamed Bentires-Alj;Anne-Cécile Hellin;Patrick Viatour

  • Reactive Oxygen Intermediate-Dependent Nf-Kappab Activation by Interleukin-1beta Requires 5-Lipoxygenase or Nadph Oxidase Activity

    Giuseppina Bonizzi;Jacques Piette;Sonia Schoonbroodt;Roland Greimers

  • The Nf-Kappa B Transcription Factor and Cancer: High Expression of Nf-Kappa B- and I Kappa B-Related Proteins in Tumor Cell Lines

    Vincent Bours;Emmanuel Dejardin;Francine Goujon-Letawe;Marie-Paule Merville

  • Multiple redox regulation in NF-kappaB transcription factor activation.

    Jacques Piette;Bernard Piret;Guiseppina Bonizzi;Sonia Schoonbroodt

  • Guidelines for the Li–Fraumeni and heritable TP53-related cancer syndromes

    Thierry Frebourg;Svetlana Bajalica Lagercrantz;Carla Oliveira;Rita Magenheim

  • The oncoprotein Bcl-3 can facilitate NF-kappa B-mediated transactivation by removing inhibiting p50 homodimers from select kappa B sites

    G. Franzoso;Vincent Bours;V. Azarenko;S. Park

  • Transcription Impairment and Cell Migration Defects in Elongator-Depleted Cells: Implication for Familial Dysautonomia

    Pierre Close;Pierre Close;Nicola Hawkes;Isabelle Cornez;Catherine Creppe

  • NF- kappa B2/p100 induces Bcl-2 expression.

    P. Viatour;M. Bentires-Alj;A. Chariot;V. Deregowski

  • A Recurrent Mutation at Position 26340 of SARS-CoV-2 Is Associated with Failure of the E Gene Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Utilized in a Commercial Dual-Target Diagnostic Assay.

    Maria Artesi;Sébastien Bontems;Paul Göbbels;Marc Franckh

  • An insertion–deletion polymorphism in the Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 (IRF5) gene confers risk of inflammatory bowel diseases

    Vinciane Dideberg;Gudlaug Kristjansdottir;Lili Milani;Cécile Libioulle

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie-Paule Merville
Marie-Paule Merville University of Liège
Albert Beckers
Albert Beckers University of Liège
Alain Chariot
Alain Chariot Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS
Jacques Piette
Jacques Piette University of Liège
Ulrich Siebenlist
Ulrich Siebenlist National Institutes of Health
Carine Van Lint
Carine Van Lint Université Libre de Bruxelles
Philippe Delvenne
Philippe Delvenne University of Liège
Pierre Maquet
Pierre Maquet University of Liège
Bernard Rogister
Bernard Rogister University of Liège
Fabrice Bureau
Fabrice Bureau University of Liège

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