RP Cancer Research Lab @ Loyola University Chicago

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Open collaborative writing with Manubot
Open collaborative writing with Manubot
Daniel S. Himmelstein, Vincent Rubinetti, David R. Slochower, Dongbo Hu, Venkat S. Malladi, Casey S. Greene, Anthony Gitter
PLOS Computational Biology  ·  04 Dec 2020  ·  doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007128
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2026

IL-6R blockade with tocilizumab disrupts pericyte-and tumor cell-driven IL-6 STAT3 signaling, enhancing docetaxel efficacy in ER breast cancer
IL-6R blockade with tocilizumab disrupts pericyte-and tumor cell-driven IL-6/STAT3 signaling, enhancing docetaxel efficacy in ER+ breast cancer
Roza Kamila Przanowska, Jacky Gomez-Villa, Victoria J. Liu, Natalia Antonides-Jensen, Lavanya Visvabharathy, John C. Alverdy, Sonia L. Hernandez, Samantha S. Yee
openRxiv  ·  30 Jan 2026  ·  doi:10.64898/2026.01.29.702661

2025

Fast, flexible, learning-free organoid quantification and tracking with OrganoSeg2
Fast, flexible, learning-free organoid quantification and tracking with OrganoSeg2
Cameron J. Wells, Najwa Labban, Shayna L. Showalter, Roza K. Przanowska, Kevin Janes
openRxiv  ·  16 Aug 2025  ·  doi:10.1101/2025.08.13.669694
A 36-base hairpin within lncRNA DRAIC, which is modulated by alternative splicing, interacts with the IKKα coiled-coil domain and inhibits NF-κB and tumor cell phenotypes
A 36-base hairpin within lncRNA DRAIC, which is modulated by alternative splicing, interacts with the IKKα coiled-coil domain and inhibits NF-κB and tumor cell phenotypes
Xiaoxiao Hao, Yuechuan Chen, Divya Sahu, Róża K. Przanowska, Mujawar Aaiyas, Chase A. Weidmann, Isaac Nardi, Kevin M. Weeks, Anindya Dutta
Journal of Biological Chemistry  ·  01 Jun 2025  ·  doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110172
DNA replication in primary hepatocytes without the six-subunit ORC
DNA replication in primary hepatocytes without the six-subunit ORC
Róża K Przanowska, Yuechuan Chen, Takayuki-Okano Uchida, Etsuko Shibata, Xiaoxiao Hao, …, Piotr Przanowski, Anthony Trimboli, Yoshiyuki Shibata, Gustavo Leone, Anindya Dutta
eLife  ·  30 Apr 2025  ·  doi:10.7554/eLife.102915

2024

Patient-derived response estimates from zero-passage organoids of luminal breast cancer
Patient-derived response estimates from zero-passage organoids of luminal breast cancer
Róża K. Przanowska, Najwa Labban, Piotr Przanowski, Russell B. Hawes, Kristen A. Atkins, Shayna L. Showalter, Kevin A. Janes
Breast Cancer Research  ·  31 Dec 2024  ·  doi:10.1186/s13058-024-01931-5

2023

ANKLE1 cleaves mitochondrial DNA and contributes to cancer risk by promoting apoptosis resistance and metabolic dysregulation
ANKLE1 cleaves mitochondrial DNA and contributes to cancer risk by promoting apoptosis resistance and metabolic dysregulation
Piotr Przanowski, Róża K. Przanowska, Michael J. Guertin
Communications Biology  ·  01 Mar 2023  ·  doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04611-w
Kinetic networks identify TWIST2 as a key regulatory node in adipogenesis
Kinetic networks identify TWIST2 as a key regulatory node in adipogenesis
Arun B. Dutta, Daniel S. Lank, Roza K. Przanowska, Piotr Przanowski, Lixin Wang, Bao Nguyen, Ninad M. Walavalkar, Fabiana M. Duarte, Michael J. Guertin
Genome Research  ·  21 Feb 2023  ·  doi:10.1101/gr.277559.122

2022

Distinct MUNC lncRNA structural domains regulate transcription of different promyogenic factors
Distinct MUNC lncRNA structural domains regulate transcription of different promyogenic factors
Roza K. Przanowska, Chase A. Weidmann, Shekhar Saha, Magdalena A. Cichewicz, Kate N. Jensen, …, Patrick S. Irving, Kevin A. Janes, Michael J. Guertin, Kevin M. Weeks, Anindya Dutta
Cell Reports  ·  01 Feb 2022  ·  doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110361

2021

Noncoding RNAs: biology and applications a Keystone Symposia report
Noncoding RNAs: biology and applications—a Keystone Symposia report
Jennifer Cable, Edith Heard, Tetsuro Hirose, Kannanganattu V. Prasanth, Ling‐Ling Chen, …, Mukesh Kumar Lalwani, Murat Can Kalem, Edward B. Chuong, Lynne E. Maquat, Xuhang Liu
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences  ·  17 Nov 2021  ·  doi:10.1111/nyas.14713
Essentiality and Functional Importance of Short and Long Non-coding RNAs in Myogenesis
Essentiality and Functional Importance of Short and Long Non-coding RNAs in Myogenesis
Roza Przanowska
University of Virginia  ·  25 Jun 2021  ·  doi:10.18130/frkw-fd05

2020

Open collaborative writing with Manubot
Open collaborative writing with Manubot
Daniel S. Himmelstein, Vincent Rubinetti, David R. Slochower, Dongbo Hu, Venkat S. Malladi, Casey S. Greene, Anthony Gitter
PLOS Computational Biology  ·  04 Dec 2020  ·  doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007128
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i miR 206 i family is important for mitochondrial and muscle function, but not essential for myogenesis in vitro
miR‐206 family is important for mitochondrial and muscle function, but not essential for myogenesis in vitro
Roza K. Przanowska, Ewelina Sobierajska, Zhangli Su, Kate Jensen, Piotr Przanowski, …, Jennifer A. Kashatus, David F. Kashatus, Sanchita Bhatnagar, John R. Lukens, Anindya Dutta
The FASEB Journal  ·  11 Apr 2020  ·  doi:10.1096/fj.201902855RR
The pan-cancer landscape of prognostic germline variants in 10,582 patients
The pan-cancer landscape of prognostic germline variants in 10,582 patients
Ajay Chatrath, Roza Przanowska, Shashi Kiran, Zhangli Su, Shekhar Saha, …, Xiwei Tang, Tianxi Li, Pankaj Kumar, Aakrosh Ratan, Anindya Dutta
Genome Medicine  ·  17 Feb 2020  ·  doi:10.1186/s13073-020-0718-7
tRNA-derived fragments and microRNAs in the maternal-fetal interface of a mouse maternal-immune-activation autism model
tRNA-derived fragments and microRNAs in the maternal-fetal interface of a mouse maternal-immune-activation autism model
Zhangli Su, Elizabeth L. Frost, Catherine R. Lammert, Roza K. Przanowska, John R. Lukens, Anindya Dutta
RNA Biology  ·  31 Jan 2020  ·  doi:10.1080/15476286.2020.1721047
Constructing knowledge graphs and their biomedical applications
Constructing knowledge graphs and their biomedical applications
David N. Nicholson, Casey S. Greene
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal  ·  01 Jan 2020  ·  doi:10.1016/j.csbj.2020.05.017

2018

MUNC, an Enhancer RNA Upstream from the i MYOD i Gene, Induces a Subgroup of Myogenic Transcripts in i trans i Independently of MyoD
MUNC, an Enhancer RNA Upstream from the MYOD Gene, Induces a Subgroup of Myogenic Transcripts in trans Independently of MyoD
Magdalena A. Cichewicz, Manjari Kiran, Róża K. Przanowska, Ewelina Sobierajska, Yoshiyuki Shibata, Anindya Dutta
Molecular and Cellular Biology  ·  01 Oct 2018  ·  doi:10.1128/MCB.00655-17
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Daniel S Himmelstein, Ariel Rodriguez Romero, Jacob G Levernier, Thomas Anthony Munro, Stephen Reid McLaughlin, Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, Casey S Greene
eLife  ·  01 Mar 2018  ·  doi:10.7554/eLife.32822