Professor James Norman
- Professor of Cell Sciences (Beatson Institute for Cancer Research)
email:
James.Norman@glasgow.ac.uk
Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD
Research interests
Rab GTPases that control integrin trafficking are linked to cancer. Our work aims for a full description of the molecular machinery that coordinates integrin traffic during cell migration as these may represent novel targets for anti-metastatic drugs. Integrin trafficking may also guide mRNA to ribosomes associated with the protrusive regions of metastatic cells, and thus localise the synthesis of pro-migratory proteins. A major aim of our research is to characterise the mechanisms by which integrin-associated proteins command mRNA transport and translation during the invasive migration of cancer cells.
Link to Intergrin Cell Biology website
Publications
2024
Derby, S. et al. (2024) Inhibition of ATR opposes glioblastoma invasion through disruption of cytoskeletal networks and integrin internalisation via macropinocytosis. Neuro-Oncology, (doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noad210) (PMID:37936324) (Early Online Publication)
2023
Nikolatou, K. et al. (2023) PTEN deficiency exposes a requirement for an ARF GTPase module for integrin-dependent invasion in ovarian cancer. EMBO Journal, 42, e1139. (doi: 10.15252/embj.2023113987) (PMID:37577760) (PMCID:PMC10505920)
Román-Fernández, A. et al. (2023) Spatial regulation of the glycocalyx component podocalyxin is a switch for prometastatic function. Science Advances, 9(5), eabq1858. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq1858) (PMID:36735782) (PMCID:PMC9897673)
Koessinger, D. et al. (2023) Glioblastoma extracellular vesicles influence glial cell hyaluronic acid deposition to promote invasiveness. Neuro-Oncology Advances, 5(1), vdad067. (doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad067) (PMID:37334166) (PMCID:PMC10276538)
2022
Koessinger, A. L. et al. (2022) Increased apoptotic sensitivity of glioblastoma enables therapeutic targeting by BH3-mimetics. Cell Death and Differentiation, 29(10), pp. 2089-2104. (doi: 10.1038/s41418-022-01001-3) (PMID:35473984) (PMCID:PMC9525582)
Närvä, E. et al. (2022) MASTL is enriched in cancerous and pluripotent stem cells and influences OCT1/OCT4 levels. iScience, 25(6), 104459. (doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104459) (PMID:35677646) (PMCID:PMC9167974)
2021
Rabas, N. et al. (2021) PINK1 drives production of mtDNA-containing extracellular vesicles to promote invasiveness. Journal of Cell Biology, 220(12), e202006049. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.202006049) (PMID:34623384) (PMCID:PMC8641410)
Marco, S. et al. (2021) Nuclear-capture of endosomes depletes nuclear G-actin to promote SRF/MRTF activation and cancer cell invasion. Nature Communications, 12, 6829. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26839-y) (PMID:34819513) (PMCID:PMC8613289)
Nászai, M. et al. (2021) RAL GTPases mediate EGFR-driven intestinal stem cell proliferation and tumourigenesis. eLife, 10, e63807. (doi: 10.7554/eLife.63807) (PMID:34096503) (PMCID:PMC8216719)
Koessinger, A. L. et al. (2021) Increased apoptotic priming of glioblastoma enables therapeutic targeting by BH3-mimetics. bioRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2021.06.13.448232)
2020
Koessinger, A. L., Koessinger, D., Stevenson, K., Cloix, C., Mitchell, L., Nixon, C., Gomez-Roman, N. , Chalmers, A. J. , Norman, J. C. and Tait, S. W.G. (2020) Quantitative in vivo bioluminescence imaging of orthotopic patient-derived glioblastoma xenografts. Scientific Reports, 10, 15361. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72322-x) (PMID:32958777) (PMCID:PMC7506024)
Taskinen, M. E. et al. (2020) MASTL promotes cell contractility and motility through kinase-independent signaling. Journal of Cell Biology, 219(6), e20190620. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201906204) (PMID:32311005) (PMCID:PMC7265322)
2019
Juin, A. et al. (2019) N-WASP control of LPAR1 trafficking establishes response to self-generated LPA gradients to promote pancreatic cancer cell metastasis. Developmental Cell, 51(4), 431-445.e7. (doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.018) (PMID:31668663) (PMCID:PMC6863394)
Auciello, F. R. et al. (2019) A stromal lysolipid-autotaxin signaling axis promotes pancreatic tumor progression. Cancer Discovery, 9(5), pp. 617-627. (doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-18-1212) (PMID:30837243) (PMCID:PMC6497553)
Linnane, E., Davey, P., Zhang, P., Puri, S., Edbrooke, M., Chiarparin, E., Revenko, A. S., Macleod, A. R., Norman, J. C. and Ross, S. J. (2019) Differential uptake, kinetics and mechanisms of intracellular trafficking of next-generation antisense oligonucleotides across human cancer cell lines. Nucleic Acids Research, 47(9), pp. 4375-4392. (doi: 10.1093/nar/gkz214) (PMID:30927008) (PMCID:PMC6511877)
2018
Novo, D. et al. (2018) Mutant p53s generate pro-invasive niches by influencing exosome podocalyxin levels. Nature Communications, 9, 5069. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07339-y) (PMID:30498210) (PMCID:PMC6265295)
2017
Dornier, E. et al. (2017) Glutaminolysis drives membrane trafficking to promote invasiveness of breast cancer cells. Nature Communications, 8, 2255. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02101-2) (PMID:29269878) (PMCID:PMC5740148)
Dornier, E. G. and Norman, J. C. (2017) Tensin links energy metabolism to extracellular matrix assembly. Journal of Cell Biology, 216(4), pp. 867-869. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201702025) (PMID:28325807)
Gundry, C. et al. (2017) Phosphorylation of Rab-coupling protein by LMTK3 controls Rab14-dependent EphA2 trafficking to promote cell:cell repulsion. Nature Communications, 8, 14646. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms14646) (PMID:28294115) (PMCID:PMC5355957)
Hernandez-Fernaud, J. R. et al. (2017) Secreted CLIC3 drives cancer progression through its glutathione-dependent oxidoreductase activity. Nature Communications, 8, 14206. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms14206) (PMID:28198360) (PMCID:PMC5316871)
Diaz-Vera, J., Palmer, S., Hernandez-Fernaud, J. R., Dornier, E., Mitchell, L. E., MacPherson, I. , Edwards, J. , Zanivan, S. and Norman, J. C. (2017) A proteomic approach to identify endosomal cargoes controlling cancer invasiveness. Journal of Cell Science, 130(4), pp. 697-711. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.190835) (PMID:28062852)
Norman, J. and Zanivan, S. (2017) Chloride intracellular channel 3: a secreted pro-invasive oxidoreductase. Cell Cycle, 16(21), pp. 1993-1994. (doi: 10.1080/15384101.2017.1377031) (PMID:28933594)
2016
Birch, J. et al. (2016) The initiator methionine tRNA drives cell migration and invasion leading to increased metastatic potential in melanoma. Biology Open, 5(10), pp. 1371-1379. (doi: 10.1242/bio.019075) (PMID:27543055) (PMCID:PMC5087684)
Boulay, P.-L. et al. (2016) Rab11-FIP1C Is a critical negative regulator in ErbB2-mediated mammary tumor progression. Cancer Research, 76(9), pp. 2662-2674. (doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-2782) (PMID:26933086)
Clarke, C. J. et al. (2016) The initiator methionine tRNA drives secretion of type II collagen from stromal fibroblasts to promote tumor growth and angiogenesis. Current Biology, 26(6), pp. 755-765. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.045) (PMID:26948875) (PMCID:PMC4819511)
2015
Rainero, E. and Norman, J. C. (2015) Endosomal integrin signals for survival. Nature Cell Biology, 17(11), pp. 1373-1375. (doi: 10.1038/ncb3261) (PMID:26515017)
Rainero, E., Howe, J. D., Caswell, P. T., Jamieson, N. B. , Anderson, K., Critchley, D. R., Machesky, L. and Norman, J. C. (2015) Ligand-occupied integrin internalization links nutrient signaling to invasive migration. Cell Reports, 10(3), pp. 398-413. (doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.12.037)
2014
MacPherson, I. R. et al. (2014) CLIC3 controls recycling of late endosomal MT1-MMP and dictates invasion and metastasis in breast cancer. Journal of Cell Science, 127(18), pp. 3893-3901. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.135947) (PMID:25015290)
Haugsten, E. M., Brech, A., Liestøl, K., Norman, J. C. and Wesche, J. (2014) Photoactivation approaches reveal a role for Rab11 in FGFR4 recycling and signalling. Traffic, 15(6), pp. 665-683. (doi: 10.1111/tra.12168)
Muller, P. A.J., Trinidad, A. G., Caswell, P. T., Norman, J. C. and Vousden, K. H. (2014) Mutant p53 regulates dicer through p63-dependent and -independent mechanisms to promote an invasive phenotype. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(1), pp. 122-132. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.502138)
Macagno, J. P., Diaz Vera, J., Yu, Y., MacPherson, I. , Sandilands, E., Palmer, R., Norman, J. C. , Frame, M. and Vidal, M. (2014) FAK acts as a suppressor of RTK-MAP kinase signalling in Drosophila melanogaster epithelia and human cancer cells. PLoS Genetics, 10(3), e1004262. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004262)
Rainero, E. et al. (2014) The diacylglycerol kinase α/Atypical PKC/β1 integrin pathway in SDF-1α mammary carcinoma invasiveness. PLoS ONE, 9(6), e97144. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097144) (PMID:24887021) (PMCID:PMC4041662)
2013
Jacquemet, G., Green, D.M., Bridgewater, R.E., von Kriegsheim, A., Humphries, M.J., Norman, J.C. and Caswell, P.T. (2013) RCP-driven 5 1 recycling suppresses Rac and promotes RhoA activity via the RacGAP1-IQGAP1 complex. Journal of Cell Biology, 202(6), pp. 917-935. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201302041)
Rainero, E. and Norman, J.C. (2013) Late endosomal and lysosomal trafficking during integrin-mediated cell migration and invasion. BioEssays, 35(6), pp. 523-532. (doi: 10.1002/bies.201200160)
Muller, P.A.J. et al. (2013) Mutant p53 enhances MET trafficking and signalling to drive cell scattering and invasion. Oncogene, 32(10), pp. 1252-1265. (doi: 10.1038/onc.2012.148)
Campbell, A.D., Lawn, S., McGarry, L.C., Welch, H.C., Ozanne, B.W. and Norman, J.C. (2013) P-rex1 cooperates with PDGFRβ to drive cellular migration in 3D microenvironments. PLoS ONE, 8(1), e53982. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053982) (PMID:23382862) (PMCID:PMC3559689)
2012
Rizzolio, S., Rabinowicz, N., Rainero, E., Lanzetti, L., Serini, G., Norman, J. , Neufeld, G. and Tamagnone, L. (2012) Neuropilin-1-dependent regulation of EGF-receptor signaling. Cancer Research, 72(22), pp. 5801-5811. (doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-12-0995)
Yu, X. et al. (2012) N-WASP coordinates the delivery and F-actin-mediated capture of MT1-MMP at invasive pseudopods. Journal of Cell Biology, 199(3), pp. 527-544. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201203025)
Christoforides, C., Rainero, E., Brown, K.K., Norman, J.C. and Toker, A. (2012) PKD controls αvβ3 integrin recycling and tumor cell invasive migration through its substrate Rabaptin-5. Developmental Cell, 23(3), pp. 560-572. (doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2012.08.008)
Chen, Y. et al. (2012) Aquaporin 2 promotes cell migration and epithelial morphogenesis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 23(9), pp. 1506-1517. (doi: 10.1681/ASN.2012010079)
Bridgewater, R.E., Norman, J.C. and Caswell, P.T. (2012) Integrin trafficking at a glance. Journal of Cell Science, 125(16), pp. 3695-3701. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.095810)
Eva, R., Crisp, S., Marland, J.R.K., Norman, J.C. , Kanamarlapudi, V., ffrench-Constant, C. and Fawcett, J.W. (2012) ARF6 directs axon transport and traffic of integrins and regulates axon growth in adult DRG neurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(30), pp. 10352-10364.
von Thun, A., Birtwistle, M., Kalna, G., Grindlay, J., Strachan, D., Kolch, W., von Kriegsheim, A. and Norman, J.C. (2012) ERK2 drives tumour cell migration in three-dimensional microenvironments by suppressing expression of Rab17 and liprin-β2. Journal of Cell Science, 125(6), pp. 1465-1477. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.092916)
Dozynkiewicz, M.A. et al. (2012) Rab25 and CLIC3 collaborate to promote integrin recycling from late endosomes/lysosomes and drive cancer progression. Developmental Cell, 22(1), pp. 131-145. (doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2011.11.008)
Margadant, C., Kreft, M., de Groot, D., Norman, J.C. and Sonnenberg, A. (2012) Distinct roles of talin and kindlin in regulating integrin α5β1 function and trafficking. Current Biology, 22(17), pp. 1554-1563. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.060)
Rainero, E., Caswell, P.T., Muller, P.A.J., Grindlay, J., McCaffrey, M.W., Zhang, Q., Wakelam, M.J.O., Vousden, K.H., Graziani, A. and Norman, J.C. (2012) Diacylglycerol kinase controls RCP-dependent integrin trafficking to promote invasive migration. Journal of Cell Biology, 196(2), pp. 277-295. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201109112)
2011
Margadant, C., Monsuur, H.N., Norman, J.C. and Sonnenberg, A. (2011) Mechanisms of integrin activation and trafficking. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 23(5), pp. 607-614. (doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2011.08.005)
Muller, P.A.J., Vousden, K. and Norman, J.C. (2011) p53 and its mutants in tumor cell migration and invasion. Journal of Cell Biology, 192(2), pp. 209-218. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201009059)
Rainero, E. and Norman, J.C. (2011) New Roles for Lysosomal Trafficking in Morphogen Gradient Sensing. Science Signaling, 4(171), pe24. (doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2002053)
Zech, T., Calaminus, S.D.J., Caswell, P., Spence, H.J., Carnell, M., Insall, R.H. , Norman, J. and Machesky, L.M. (2011) The Arp2/3 activator WASH regulates 5 1-integrin-mediated invasive migration. Journal of Cell Science, 124(22), pp. 3753-3759. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.080986)
2010
Di Blasio, L., Droetto, S., Norman, J. , Bussolino, F. and Primo, L. (2010) Protein Kinase D1 Regulates VEGF-A-Induced αvβ3 Integrin Trafficking and Endothelial Cell Migration. Traffic, 11(8), pp. 1107-1118. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2010.01077.x)
Eva, R., Dassie, E., Caswell, P.T., Dick, G., ffrench-Constant, C., Norman, J.C. and Fawcett, J.W. (2010) Rab11 and Its Effector Rab Coupling Protein Contribute to the Trafficking of beta 1 Integrins during Axon Growth in Adult Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons and PC12 Cells. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(35), pp. 11654-11669. (doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2425-10.2010)
2009
Caswell, P.T., Vadrevu, S. and Norman, J.C. (2009) Integrins: masters and slaves of endocytic transport. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 10(12), pp. 843-853. (doi: 10.1038/nrm2799)
Jones, M.C., Caswell, P.T., Moran-Jones, K., Roberts, M., Barry, S.T., Gampel, A., Mellor, H. and Norman, J.C. (2009) VEGFR1 (Flt1) Regulates Rab4 Recycling to Control Fibronectin Polymerization and Endothelial Vessel Branching. Traffic, 10(6), pp. 754-766. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2009.00898.x)
Kelly, E.E., Horgan, C.P., Adams, C., Patzer, T.M., Ní Shúilleabháin, D.M., Norman, J.C. and McCaffrey, M.W. (2009) Class I Rab11-family interacting proteins are binding targets for the Rab14 GTPase. Biology of the Cell, 102(1), pp. 51-62. (doi: 10.1042/BC20090068)
Mills, G.B., Jurisica, I., Yarden, Y. and Norman, J.C. (2009) Genomic amplicons target vesicle recycling in breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 119(8), pp. 2123-2127. (doi: 10.1172/JCI40256)
Moran-Jones, K., Grindlay, J., Jones, M., Smith, R. and Norman, J.C. (2009) hnRNP A2 Regulates Alternative mRNA Splicing of TP53INP2 to Control Invasive Cell Migration. Cancer Research, 69(24), pp. 9219-9227. (doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-1852)
Muller, P. et al. (2009) Mutant p53 Drives Invasion by Promoting Integrin Recycling. Cell, 139(7), pp. 1327-1341. (doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.11.026)
Reynolds, A.R. et al. (2009) Stimulation of tumor growth and angiogenesis by low concentrations of RGD-mimetic integrin inhibitors. Nature Medicine, 15(4), pp. 392-400. (doi: 10.1038/nm.1941)
Valdembri, D. et al. (2009) Neuropilin-1/GIPC1 signaling regulates α5β1 integrin traffic and function in endothelial cells. PLoS Biology, 7(1), e1000025. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000025)
2008
Caswell, P. and Norman, J. (2008) Endocytic transport of integrins during cell migration and invasion. Trends in Cell Biology, 18(6), pp. 257-263. (doi: 10.1016/j.tcb.2008.03.004)
Caswell, P.T., Chan, M., Lindsay, A.J., McCaffrey, M.W., Boettiger, D. and Norman, J.C. (2008) Rab-coupling protein coordinates recycling of 5 1 integrin and EGFR1 to promote cell migration in 3D microenvironments. Journal of Cell Biology, 183(1), pp. 143-155. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.200804140)
Frame, M. and Norman, J. (2008) A tal(in) of cell spreading. Nature Cell Biology, 10(9), pp. 1017-1019. (doi: 10.1038/ncb0908-1017)
2007
Caswell, P. et al. (2007) Rab25 associates with alpha 5 beta 1 integrin to promote invasive migration in 3D microenvironments. Developmental Cell, 13(4), pp. 496-510. (doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2007.08.012)
Kim, M. et al. (2007) Epigenetic inactivation of protein kinase D1 in gastric cancer and its role in gastric cancer cell migration and invasion. Carcinogenesis, 29(3), pp. 629-637. (doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgm291)
Muddasani, P., Norman, J. , Ellman, M., van Wijnen, A. and Im, H. (2007) Basic fibroblast growth factor activates the MAPK and NF kappa B pathways that converge on Elk-1 to control production of matrix metalloproteinase-13 by human adult articular chondrocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282(43), pp. 31409-31421. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M706508200)
White, D., Caswell, P. and Norman, J. (2007) alpha V beta 3 and alpha 5B1 integrin recycling pathways dictate downstream Rho kinase signaling to regulate persistent cell migration. Journal of Cell Biology, 177(3), pp. 515-525. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.200609004)
2006
Caswell, P. and Norman, J. (2006) Integrin trafficking and the control of cell migration. Traffic, 7, pp. 14-21. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2005.00362.x)
Gampel, A., Moss, L., Jones, M., Brunton, V., Norman, J. and Mellor, H. (2006) VEGF regulates the mobilization of VEGFR2/KDR from an intracellular endothelial storage compartment. Blood, 108, pp. 2624-2631. (doi: 10.1182/blood-2005-12-007484)
Jones, M., Caswell, T. and Norman, J. (2006) Endocytic recycling pathways: emerging regulators of cell migration. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 18(5), pp. 549-557. (doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2006.08.003)
2004
Sandilands, E., Cans, C., Fincham, V., Brunton, V., Mellor, H., Prendergast, G., Norman, J. , Superti-Furga, G. and Frame, M. (2004) RhoB and actin polymerization coordinate Src activation with endosome-mediated delivery to the membrane. Developmental Cell, 7(6), pp. 855-869. (doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2004.09.019)
Articles
Derby, S. et al. (2024) Inhibition of ATR opposes glioblastoma invasion through disruption of cytoskeletal networks and integrin internalisation via macropinocytosis. Neuro-Oncology, (doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noad210) (PMID:37936324) (Early Online Publication)
Nikolatou, K. et al. (2023) PTEN deficiency exposes a requirement for an ARF GTPase module for integrin-dependent invasion in ovarian cancer. EMBO Journal, 42, e1139. (doi: 10.15252/embj.2023113987) (PMID:37577760) (PMCID:PMC10505920)
Román-Fernández, A. et al. (2023) Spatial regulation of the glycocalyx component podocalyxin is a switch for prometastatic function. Science Advances, 9(5), eabq1858. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq1858) (PMID:36735782) (PMCID:PMC9897673)
Koessinger, D. et al. (2023) Glioblastoma extracellular vesicles influence glial cell hyaluronic acid deposition to promote invasiveness. Neuro-Oncology Advances, 5(1), vdad067. (doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad067) (PMID:37334166) (PMCID:PMC10276538)
Koessinger, A. L. et al. (2022) Increased apoptotic sensitivity of glioblastoma enables therapeutic targeting by BH3-mimetics. Cell Death and Differentiation, 29(10), pp. 2089-2104. (doi: 10.1038/s41418-022-01001-3) (PMID:35473984) (PMCID:PMC9525582)
Närvä, E. et al. (2022) MASTL is enriched in cancerous and pluripotent stem cells and influences OCT1/OCT4 levels. iScience, 25(6), 104459. (doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104459) (PMID:35677646) (PMCID:PMC9167974)
Rabas, N. et al. (2021) PINK1 drives production of mtDNA-containing extracellular vesicles to promote invasiveness. Journal of Cell Biology, 220(12), e202006049. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.202006049) (PMID:34623384) (PMCID:PMC8641410)
Marco, S. et al. (2021) Nuclear-capture of endosomes depletes nuclear G-actin to promote SRF/MRTF activation and cancer cell invasion. Nature Communications, 12, 6829. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26839-y) (PMID:34819513) (PMCID:PMC8613289)
Nászai, M. et al. (2021) RAL GTPases mediate EGFR-driven intestinal stem cell proliferation and tumourigenesis. eLife, 10, e63807. (doi: 10.7554/eLife.63807) (PMID:34096503) (PMCID:PMC8216719)
Koessinger, A. L. et al. (2021) Increased apoptotic priming of glioblastoma enables therapeutic targeting by BH3-mimetics. bioRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2021.06.13.448232)
Koessinger, A. L., Koessinger, D., Stevenson, K., Cloix, C., Mitchell, L., Nixon, C., Gomez-Roman, N. , Chalmers, A. J. , Norman, J. C. and Tait, S. W.G. (2020) Quantitative in vivo bioluminescence imaging of orthotopic patient-derived glioblastoma xenografts. Scientific Reports, 10, 15361. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72322-x) (PMID:32958777) (PMCID:PMC7506024)
Taskinen, M. E. et al. (2020) MASTL promotes cell contractility and motility through kinase-independent signaling. Journal of Cell Biology, 219(6), e20190620. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201906204) (PMID:32311005) (PMCID:PMC7265322)
Juin, A. et al. (2019) N-WASP control of LPAR1 trafficking establishes response to self-generated LPA gradients to promote pancreatic cancer cell metastasis. Developmental Cell, 51(4), 431-445.e7. (doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.09.018) (PMID:31668663) (PMCID:PMC6863394)
Auciello, F. R. et al. (2019) A stromal lysolipid-autotaxin signaling axis promotes pancreatic tumor progression. Cancer Discovery, 9(5), pp. 617-627. (doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-18-1212) (PMID:30837243) (PMCID:PMC6497553)
Linnane, E., Davey, P., Zhang, P., Puri, S., Edbrooke, M., Chiarparin, E., Revenko, A. S., Macleod, A. R., Norman, J. C. and Ross, S. J. (2019) Differential uptake, kinetics and mechanisms of intracellular trafficking of next-generation antisense oligonucleotides across human cancer cell lines. Nucleic Acids Research, 47(9), pp. 4375-4392. (doi: 10.1093/nar/gkz214) (PMID:30927008) (PMCID:PMC6511877)
Novo, D. et al. (2018) Mutant p53s generate pro-invasive niches by influencing exosome podocalyxin levels. Nature Communications, 9, 5069. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07339-y) (PMID:30498210) (PMCID:PMC6265295)
Dornier, E. et al. (2017) Glutaminolysis drives membrane trafficking to promote invasiveness of breast cancer cells. Nature Communications, 8, 2255. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02101-2) (PMID:29269878) (PMCID:PMC5740148)
Dornier, E. G. and Norman, J. C. (2017) Tensin links energy metabolism to extracellular matrix assembly. Journal of Cell Biology, 216(4), pp. 867-869. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201702025) (PMID:28325807)
Gundry, C. et al. (2017) Phosphorylation of Rab-coupling protein by LMTK3 controls Rab14-dependent EphA2 trafficking to promote cell:cell repulsion. Nature Communications, 8, 14646. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms14646) (PMID:28294115) (PMCID:PMC5355957)
Hernandez-Fernaud, J. R. et al. (2017) Secreted CLIC3 drives cancer progression through its glutathione-dependent oxidoreductase activity. Nature Communications, 8, 14206. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms14206) (PMID:28198360) (PMCID:PMC5316871)
Diaz-Vera, J., Palmer, S., Hernandez-Fernaud, J. R., Dornier, E., Mitchell, L. E., MacPherson, I. , Edwards, J. , Zanivan, S. and Norman, J. C. (2017) A proteomic approach to identify endosomal cargoes controlling cancer invasiveness. Journal of Cell Science, 130(4), pp. 697-711. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.190835) (PMID:28062852)
Norman, J. and Zanivan, S. (2017) Chloride intracellular channel 3: a secreted pro-invasive oxidoreductase. Cell Cycle, 16(21), pp. 1993-1994. (doi: 10.1080/15384101.2017.1377031) (PMID:28933594)
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Rainero, E., Howe, J. D., Caswell, P. T., Jamieson, N. B. , Anderson, K., Critchley, D. R., Machesky, L. and Norman, J. C. (2015) Ligand-occupied integrin internalization links nutrient signaling to invasive migration. Cell Reports, 10(3), pp. 398-413. (doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.12.037)
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Haugsten, E. M., Brech, A., Liestøl, K., Norman, J. C. and Wesche, J. (2014) Photoactivation approaches reveal a role for Rab11 in FGFR4 recycling and signalling. Traffic, 15(6), pp. 665-683. (doi: 10.1111/tra.12168)
Muller, P. A.J., Trinidad, A. G., Caswell, P. T., Norman, J. C. and Vousden, K. H. (2014) Mutant p53 regulates dicer through p63-dependent and -independent mechanisms to promote an invasive phenotype. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(1), pp. 122-132. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.502138)
Macagno, J. P., Diaz Vera, J., Yu, Y., MacPherson, I. , Sandilands, E., Palmer, R., Norman, J. C. , Frame, M. and Vidal, M. (2014) FAK acts as a suppressor of RTK-MAP kinase signalling in Drosophila melanogaster epithelia and human cancer cells. PLoS Genetics, 10(3), e1004262. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004262)
Rainero, E. et al. (2014) The diacylglycerol kinase α/Atypical PKC/β1 integrin pathway in SDF-1α mammary carcinoma invasiveness. PLoS ONE, 9(6), e97144. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097144) (PMID:24887021) (PMCID:PMC4041662)
Jacquemet, G., Green, D.M., Bridgewater, R.E., von Kriegsheim, A., Humphries, M.J., Norman, J.C. and Caswell, P.T. (2013) RCP-driven 5 1 recycling suppresses Rac and promotes RhoA activity via the RacGAP1-IQGAP1 complex. Journal of Cell Biology, 202(6), pp. 917-935. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201302041)
Rainero, E. and Norman, J.C. (2013) Late endosomal and lysosomal trafficking during integrin-mediated cell migration and invasion. BioEssays, 35(6), pp. 523-532. (doi: 10.1002/bies.201200160)
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Campbell, A.D., Lawn, S., McGarry, L.C., Welch, H.C., Ozanne, B.W. and Norman, J.C. (2013) P-rex1 cooperates with PDGFRβ to drive cellular migration in 3D microenvironments. PLoS ONE, 8(1), e53982. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053982) (PMID:23382862) (PMCID:PMC3559689)
Rizzolio, S., Rabinowicz, N., Rainero, E., Lanzetti, L., Serini, G., Norman, J. , Neufeld, G. and Tamagnone, L. (2012) Neuropilin-1-dependent regulation of EGF-receptor signaling. Cancer Research, 72(22), pp. 5801-5811. (doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-12-0995)
Yu, X. et al. (2012) N-WASP coordinates the delivery and F-actin-mediated capture of MT1-MMP at invasive pseudopods. Journal of Cell Biology, 199(3), pp. 527-544. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201203025)
Christoforides, C., Rainero, E., Brown, K.K., Norman, J.C. and Toker, A. (2012) PKD controls αvβ3 integrin recycling and tumor cell invasive migration through its substrate Rabaptin-5. Developmental Cell, 23(3), pp. 560-572. (doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2012.08.008)
Chen, Y. et al. (2012) Aquaporin 2 promotes cell migration and epithelial morphogenesis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 23(9), pp. 1506-1517. (doi: 10.1681/ASN.2012010079)
Bridgewater, R.E., Norman, J.C. and Caswell, P.T. (2012) Integrin trafficking at a glance. Journal of Cell Science, 125(16), pp. 3695-3701. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.095810)
Eva, R., Crisp, S., Marland, J.R.K., Norman, J.C. , Kanamarlapudi, V., ffrench-Constant, C. and Fawcett, J.W. (2012) ARF6 directs axon transport and traffic of integrins and regulates axon growth in adult DRG neurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(30), pp. 10352-10364.
von Thun, A., Birtwistle, M., Kalna, G., Grindlay, J., Strachan, D., Kolch, W., von Kriegsheim, A. and Norman, J.C. (2012) ERK2 drives tumour cell migration in three-dimensional microenvironments by suppressing expression of Rab17 and liprin-β2. Journal of Cell Science, 125(6), pp. 1465-1477. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.092916)
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Margadant, C., Kreft, M., de Groot, D., Norman, J.C. and Sonnenberg, A. (2012) Distinct roles of talin and kindlin in regulating integrin α5β1 function and trafficking. Current Biology, 22(17), pp. 1554-1563. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.060)
Rainero, E., Caswell, P.T., Muller, P.A.J., Grindlay, J., McCaffrey, M.W., Zhang, Q., Wakelam, M.J.O., Vousden, K.H., Graziani, A. and Norman, J.C. (2012) Diacylglycerol kinase controls RCP-dependent integrin trafficking to promote invasive migration. Journal of Cell Biology, 196(2), pp. 277-295. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.201109112)
Margadant, C., Monsuur, H.N., Norman, J.C. and Sonnenberg, A. (2011) Mechanisms of integrin activation and trafficking. Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 23(5), pp. 607-614. (doi: 10.1016/j.ceb.2011.08.005)
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Rainero, E. and Norman, J.C. (2011) New Roles for Lysosomal Trafficking in Morphogen Gradient Sensing. Science Signaling, 4(171), pe24. (doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2002053)
Zech, T., Calaminus, S.D.J., Caswell, P., Spence, H.J., Carnell, M., Insall, R.H. , Norman, J. and Machesky, L.M. (2011) The Arp2/3 activator WASH regulates 5 1-integrin-mediated invasive migration. Journal of Cell Science, 124(22), pp. 3753-3759. (doi: 10.1242/jcs.080986)
Di Blasio, L., Droetto, S., Norman, J. , Bussolino, F. and Primo, L. (2010) Protein Kinase D1 Regulates VEGF-A-Induced αvβ3 Integrin Trafficking and Endothelial Cell Migration. Traffic, 11(8), pp. 1107-1118. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2010.01077.x)
Eva, R., Dassie, E., Caswell, P.T., Dick, G., ffrench-Constant, C., Norman, J.C. and Fawcett, J.W. (2010) Rab11 and Its Effector Rab Coupling Protein Contribute to the Trafficking of beta 1 Integrins during Axon Growth in Adult Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons and PC12 Cells. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(35), pp. 11654-11669. (doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2425-10.2010)
Caswell, P.T., Vadrevu, S. and Norman, J.C. (2009) Integrins: masters and slaves of endocytic transport. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 10(12), pp. 843-853. (doi: 10.1038/nrm2799)
Jones, M.C., Caswell, P.T., Moran-Jones, K., Roberts, M., Barry, S.T., Gampel, A., Mellor, H. and Norman, J.C. (2009) VEGFR1 (Flt1) Regulates Rab4 Recycling to Control Fibronectin Polymerization and Endothelial Vessel Branching. Traffic, 10(6), pp. 754-766. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2009.00898.x)
Kelly, E.E., Horgan, C.P., Adams, C., Patzer, T.M., Ní Shúilleabháin, D.M., Norman, J.C. and McCaffrey, M.W. (2009) Class I Rab11-family interacting proteins are binding targets for the Rab14 GTPase. Biology of the Cell, 102(1), pp. 51-62. (doi: 10.1042/BC20090068)
Mills, G.B., Jurisica, I., Yarden, Y. and Norman, J.C. (2009) Genomic amplicons target vesicle recycling in breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 119(8), pp. 2123-2127. (doi: 10.1172/JCI40256)
Moran-Jones, K., Grindlay, J., Jones, M., Smith, R. and Norman, J.C. (2009) hnRNP A2 Regulates Alternative mRNA Splicing of TP53INP2 to Control Invasive Cell Migration. Cancer Research, 69(24), pp. 9219-9227. (doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-1852)
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Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Targeting leukaemia stems cells in childhood acute myeloid leukaemia
Children with Cancer UK
2025 - 2027
- Elucidating how mRNA-translation and membrane trafficking are coordinated to deliver ECM-rich secretory phenotypes
Medical Research Council
2024 - 2029
- Understanding the role of N4-acetylcytidine in the progression of aggressive cancer
Wellcome Trust
2022 - 2022
- Evaluation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 as a therapeutic target in breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Now
2019 - 2022
- The role of the transfer RNA repertoire in dictating secretory phenotypes during epithelial homeostasis
Medical Research Council
2017 - 2022
- Glasgow Cancer Centre Clinical Research Fellowship 2016/2017
Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
2016 - 2018
Supervision
- Maknitikul, Sitang
Investigating the cancer metabolites influence tumour microenvironment to promote cancer dissemination
Research datasets
2021
Nászai, M., Bellec, K. , Yu, Y., Román-Fernández, Á., Sandilands, E., Johansson, J., Campbell, A., Norman, J. , Sansom, O. , Bryant, D. and Cordero, J. (2021) RAL GTPases mediate EGFR-driven intestinal stem cell hyperproliferation and tumourigenesis. [Data Collection]