Laura Bratescu

University of Illinois Chicago — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

10h-index735citations20works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Cancer Research and Treatments(8), Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes(3), Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management(2), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways(2), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery(2)

Publications20 total

p28, A first in class peptide inhibitor of cop1 binding to p53
British Journal of Cancer·2013· 71 citedOpen Access
Anaemia in CKD 1-5
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation·2013Open Access
Bexarotene Induces Cellular Senescence in MMTV-Neu Mouse Model of Mammary Carcinogenesis
Cancer Prevention Research·2013· 9 cited
Abstract 2870: p28, a cell penetrating peptide fragment of azurin, inhibits COP1 mediated ubiquitination of wild type and mutated p53, but does not alter intracellular levels of <i>c-jun</i>
Cancer Research·2012
A cell penetrating peptide derived from azurin inhibits angiogenesis and tumor growth by inhibiting phosphorylation of VEGFR-2, FAK and Akt
Angiogenesis·2011· 114 cited
Anaemia in CKD 5D
Clinical Kidney Journal·2011Open Access
Abstract 836: Rexinoids induce cellular senescence in ER-negative breast cancer cells and in MMTV-Neu mammary tumors
Cancer Research·2011
A peptide fragment of azurin induces a p53-mediated cell cycle arrest in human breast cancer cells
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics·2009· 110 citedOpen Access
Noncationic Peptides Obtained From Azurin Preferentially Enter Cancer Cells
Cancer Research·2009· 178 cited
Mechanism of the selective penetration of azurin derived peptides into cancer cells
Cancer Research·2007· 3 cited
Internalization of bacterial redox protein azurin in mammalian cells: entry domain and specificity
Cellular Microbiology·2005· 103 citedOpen Access
Retinoids suppress premalignant MCF10AT but not malignant MCF10CA1a breast epithelial cells in vivo. Role of retinoic acid receptor β2 expression
Cancer Letters·2004· 6 cited
In vitro transformation of human congenital naevus to malignant melanoma
Melanoma Research·2002· 12 cited
Betulinic acid reduces ultraviolet-C-induced DNA breakage in congenital melanocytic naeval cells: evidence for a potential role as a chemopreventive agent
Melanoma Research·2001· 41 cited
Differentiation of human breast carcinoma cells by a novel vitamin D analog: 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D5.
International Journal of Oncology·2000· 40 cited
Establishment of a human melanoma cell line lacking p53 expression and spontaneously metastasizing in nude mice.
PubMed·1995· 19 cited
Chromosome abnormalities in metastatic melanoma
In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal·1994· 5 cited
Human breast carcinoma cell lines: ultrastructural, genotypic, and immunocytochemical characterization.
PubMed·1992· 14 cited
Establishment and characterization of four Sinclair Swine cutaneous malignant melanoma cell lines
Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics·1992· 9 cited
Anti-proliferative effect of glucocorticoids and anti-glucocorticoids on non-small cell lung cancer in vitro
Lung Cancer·1991· 1 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Tapas K. Das Gupta(12), Anne Shilkaitis(11), Konstantin Christov(9), Craig W. Beattie(9), Tohru Yamada(8), Albert Green(8), Fatima Lekmine(4), Brad N. Taylor(3), Rajeshwari R. Mehta(3), Ananda M. Chakrabarty(3), Rahul Mehta(3), Jewell Graves(3), Koichi Endo(3), Gabriel Mircescu(3), Marissa L. King(2), Dibyen Majumdar(2), A Green(2), Simona Santini(2), Anna Rita Bizzarri(2), Salvatore Cannistraro(2)