Publications

Roupakia E, Markopoulos GS, Kolettas E. (2021). Genes and pathways involved in senescence bypass identified by functional genetic screens. Mech. Ageing. Dev. Jan 8; 194:111432

Ntellas P, Mavroeidis L, Gkoura S, Gazouli I, Amylidou A-L, Papadaki A, Zarkavelis G, Mauri D, Karpathiou G, Kolettas E, Batistatou A and Pentheroudakis G. (2020). Old player-new tricks: Non angiogenic effects of the VEGF/VEGFR pathway in cancer. Cancers (Basel) 12(11):E3145

Markopoulos G, Roupakia E, Marcu KB and Kolettas E. (2019). Epigenetic regulation of inflammatory cytokine-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal cell transition and in the generation of cancer stem cells. Cells 8(10), Sep 25, pii: E1143

Markopoulos G, Roupakia E, Tokamani M, Alabasi G, Sandaltzopoulos R, Marcu KB, Kolettas E. (2018). Roles of NF-κB signalling in the regulation of miRNAs impacting on inflammation in cancer. Biomedicines 6(2):40, 198-216

Roupakia E, Markopoulos G and Kolettas E. (2018). IL-12-mediated transcriptional regulation of matrix metalloproteinases. Bioscience Rep. 38(3) BSR20171420.

Patounas O, Papacharalampous I, Eckerich C, Markopoulos G, Kolettas E and Fackelmayer FO. (2018). A novel splicing isoform of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) that lacks the dimerization arm and correlates with cellular malignancy. J. Cell. Biochem. 119(2):2110-2123.

Markopoulos G, Roupakia E, Tokamani M, Vartholomatos G, Tzavaras T, Hatziapostolou M, Fackelmayer FO, Sandaltzopoulos R, Polytarchou C, Kolettas E. (2017). Senescence-associated microRNAs target cell cycle regulation genes in human lung fibroblasts. Exp. Gerontol. 96:110-22

Sigala F, Savvari P, Liontos M, Sigalas P, Pateras IS, Papalampros A, Basdra E, Kolettas E, Kotsinas A, Papavassiliou AG and Gorgoulis VG. (2010). Increased expression of bFGF is associated with carotid atheromatic plaques instability engaging the NF-κB pathway. J. Cell. Mol. Med. 14:2273-2280.

Batsi C, Markopoulou S, Kontargiris E, Charalambous Ch, Thomas Ch, Christoforidis S, Kanavaros P, Constantinou AI, Marcu KB, Kolettas E. (2009). Bcl-2 blocks 2-methoxyestradiol induced leukaemia cell apoptosis by a p27Kip1 dependent G1/S cell cycle arrest in conjunction with NF-κB activation. Biochem. Pharmacol. 78:33-44.

Batsi C, Markopoulou S, Vartholomatos G, Georgiou I, Kanavaros P, Gorgoulis VG, Marcu KB, Kolettas E. (2009). Chronic NF-κB activation delays RasV12-induced premature senescence of human fibroblasts by suppressing the DNA damage checkpoint response. Mech. Ageing Dev. 13:409-419.

Markopoulou S, Kontargiris E, Batsi C, Tzavaras T, Trougakos IP, Boothman DA, Gonos ES and Kolettas E. (2009). Vanadium-induced apoptosis of HaCaT cells is mediated by c-fos and involves nuclear accumulation of clusterin. FEBS J. 276:4208-4223.

Barradas M, Gonos ES, Zebedee Z, Kolettas E, Petropoulou C, Delgado MD, Leon J, Hara E and Serrano M. (2002). Identification of a candidate tumour suppressor gene specifically activated during ras-induced senescence. Exp. Cell Res. 173(2):127-137.

Petropoulou C, Trougakos I, Kolettas E, Toussaint O and Gonos ES. (2001). Clusterin / Apolipoprotein J is a novel biomarker of cellular senescence that does not affect the proliferative capacity of human diploid fibroblasts. FEBS Lett. 509:287-297.

Rosenberger RF, Gounaris EG, Kolettas E. (1991). Mechanisms responsible for the limited and immortal phenotype in cultured mammalian cells. J. Theor. Biol. 148:383-392