Dr Patrick Herr
Department of Oncology and Metabolism
Research Fellow
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Department of Oncology and Metabolism
FU32, F Floor
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2RX
- Profile
- Research interests
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The overall aim of my research is to understand fundamental processes in cancer biology and to translate those findings into clinically relevant applications. A central part to this work is to understand the mechanisms that control DNA damage, repair, nucleotide metabolism and the maintenance of nucleotide pool balance in cancer. This involves the identification and molecular and functional characterization of novel proteins in these processes as well as the development and validation of small molecules to target these enzymes. This work is done in close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of researchers from various disciplines from medicinal chemistry to proteomics, metabolomics and computational science.
I initiated this work during my time as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Project Lead at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm in Sweden where I initially worked on the link between transcription and homologous recombination-mediated DNA repair.
My interest in cancer biology originated from my earlier work on signalling pathways that control early embryogenesis and tissue differentiation. I received my PhD from the University of Zürich, Switzerland for unraveling new mechanisms that control WNT signaling molecule secretion and signal transduction in Drosophila and mouse. I received my Diploma in Biology from the Albert-Ludwigs University and Max Planck Institute in Freiburg, Germany for the characterisation of a novel regulator of TGF-β signalling.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Re-discovery of pyrimidine salvage as target in cancer therapy. Cells, 11(4). View this article in WRRO
- Cell cycle profiling reveals protein oscillation, phosphorylation, and localization dynamics. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 19(4), 608-623. View this article in WRRO
- Human NUDT22 is a UDP-glucose/galactose hydrolase exhibiting a unique structural fold. Structure, 26(2), 295-303.e6. View this article in WRRO
- The spliceosome U2 snRNP factors promote genome stability through distinct mechanisms; transcription of repair factors and R-loop processing. Oncogenesis, 5(12). View this article in WRRO
- A genome-wide IR-induced RAD51 foci RNAi screen identifies CDC73 involved in chromatin remodeling for DNA repair. Cell Discovery, 1(1). View this article in WRRO
- WNT secretion and signalling in human disease. Trends in Molecular Medicine, 18(8), 483-493.
- Porcupine-mediated lipidation is required for Wnt recognition by Wls. Developmental Biology, 361(2), 392-402.
- Regulation of TGF-β signalling by N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-like 1. Development, 135(10), 1813-1822.
- Wingless secretion promotes and requires retromer-dependent cycling of Wntless. Nature Cell Biology, 10(2), 178-185.
Conference proceedings papers
- Development of small molecule NUDT22 inhibitors for uses in cancer. Medical Sciences Forum, Vol. 3(1). Online, 1 February 2021 - 14 February 2021. View this article in WRRO
All publications
Journal articles
- Structure-based identification and biological characterization of new NAPRT inhibitors. Pharmaceuticals, 15(7).
- Re-discovery of pyrimidine salvage as target in cancer therapy. Cells, 11(4). View this article in WRRO
- Targeting OGG1 arrests cancer cell proliferation by inducing replication stress. Nucleic Acids Research. View this article in WRRO
- Cell cycle profiling reveals protein oscillation, phosphorylation, and localization dynamics. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 19(4), 608-623. View this article in WRRO
- Human NUDT22 is a UDP-glucose/galactose hydrolase exhibiting a unique structural fold. Structure, 26(2), 295-303.e6. View this article in WRRO
- Genome-wide screen of cell-cycle regulators in normal and tumor cells identifies a differential response to nucleosome depletion. Cell Cycle, 16(2), 189-199.
- Validation and development of MTH1 inhibitors for treatment of cancer. Annals of Oncology, 27(12), 2275-2283.
- The spliceosome U2 snRNP factors promote genome stability through distinct mechanisms; transcription of repair factors and R-loop processing. Oncogenesis, 5(12). View this article in WRRO
- NUDT15 hydrolyzes 6-thio-deoxyGTP to mediate the anticancer efficacy of 6-thioguanine. Cancer Research, 76(18), 5501-5511.
- Wnt Ligands Secreted by Subepithelial Mesenchymal Cells Are Essential for the Survival of Intestinal Stem Cells and Gut Homeostasis. Cell Reports, 15(5), 911-918.
- Correction: Timeless Interacts with PARP-1 to Promote Homologous Recombination Repair. Molecular Cell, 61(1), 181-181.
- Timeless Interacts with PARP-1 to Promote Homologous Recombination Repair. Molecular Cell, 60(1), 163-176.
- Distinct adhesion-independent functions of β-catenin control stage-specific sensory neurogenesis and proliferation. BMC Biology, 13(1).
- A genome-wide IR-induced RAD51 foci RNAi screen identifies CDC73 involved in chromatin remodeling for DNA repair. Cell Discovery, 1(1). View this article in WRRO
- WNT secretion and signalling in human disease. Trends in Molecular Medicine, 18(8), 483-493.
- Porcupine-mediated lipidation is required for Wnt recognition by Wls. Developmental Biology, 361(2), 392-402.
- Identification of an Endocytosis Motif in an Intracellular Loop of Wntless Protein, Essential for Its Recycling and the Control of Wnt Protein Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286(50), 43324-43333.
- Regulation of TGF-β signalling by N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-like 1. Development, 135(10), 1813-1822.
- Wingless secretion promotes and requires retromer-dependent cycling of Wntless. Nature Cell Biology, 10(2), 178-185.
- The Human Otubain2-Ubiquitin Structure Provides Insights into the Cleavage Specificity of Poly-Ubiquitin-Linkages. PLOS ONE, 10(1), e0115344-e0115344.
- Early replication fragile sites: where replication–transcription collisions cause genetic instability. The EMBO Journal, 32(4), 493-495.
Conference proceedings papers
- Development of small molecule NUDT22 inhibitors for uses in cancer. Medical Sciences Forum, Vol. 3(1). Online, 1 February 2021 - 14 February 2021. View this article in WRRO
- Abstract 1260: Polymerase kappa determines the sensitivity of MTH1 inhibitors to cisplatin-resistant cell. Experimental and Molecular Therapeutics
Presentations
Preprints
- NUDT22 promotes cancer growth through pyrimidine salvage and the TCA cycle, Research Square Platform LLC.
- Re-discovery of pyrimidine salvage as target in cancer therapy. Cells, 11(4). View this article in WRRO