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James Nathan

@jamesnathanlab.bsky.social

Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Cambridge. Cellular mechanisms of oxygen sensing and metabolism.

621 Followers  |  184 Following  |  7 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  1.8286

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Congrats to #ListerFellow @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social and team on this tremendous paper in Science Advances exploring iron flux and metabolism. "Potentially explaining how some tumors evade antitumoral immunity."

22.09.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mapping the genetic landscape of iron metabolism uncovers the SETD2 methyltransferase as a modulator of iron flux Genetic screens using endogenous reporters map key modulators of cellular iron, including the transcriptional regulator SETD2.

Happy to share latest work from the lab. Led by talented first author @awmartinelli.bsky.social. Mapping the genetic landscape of iron metabolism uncovers the SETD2 methyltransferase as a modulator of iron flux | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Congratulations to all the team.

18.09.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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"The Lister... spans an incredible breadth of science, giving access to world-leading experts in fields far from my own." @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social

James and other #ListerFellows reflect on surprise discoveries and following their curiosity. #ListerPrize

πŸ‘‰ lister-institute.org.uk/curiosity-at...

21.08.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Pari!

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New study reveals key enzyme to control cellular energy production and immune function | Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID) Uncovering ABHD11 as a key metabolic regulator could lead to new treatments for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and metabolic disorders.

🧬 New in @natchembio.nature.com :

Researchers at #CITIID @cam.ac.uk & @ki.se identified #ABHD11 – a key enzyme that controls cellular energy production & immune response. Learn more: buff.ly/ZdOAdLe

@hudsonwilco.bsky.social @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social

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Lipoyl deglutarylation by ABHD11 regulates mitochondrial and T cell metabolism Nature Chemical Biology - Glutarate rewires cell metabolism through conjugation to proteins or fatty acids, but how glutarylation is regulated is unclear. ABHD11 was identified as a...

Delighted to share our latest work on ABHD11 as a novel deglutarylating enzyme, and its role in T cell metabolism @natchembio.nature.com rdcu.be/ewiYZ. Many congratulations to co-first authors Guine Grice, Eleanor Minogue and @hudsonwilco.bsky.social! Great team effort with Randall Johnson's lab.

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Mitochondrial metabolism sustains DNMT3A-R882-mutant clonal haematopoiesis - Nature Nature - Mitochondrial metabolism sustains DNMT3A-R882-mutant clonal haematopoiesis

Mitochondrial metabolism sustains DNMT3A-R882-mutant clonal haematopoiesis

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

16.04.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Check out our latest work on HypoxyStat, a small-molecule therapy that increases oxygen-hemoglobin affinity and provides a practical form of hypoxia therapy. A great collaboration with Maze Therapeutics
πŸ”— Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... @cp-cell.bsky.social

17.02.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to all members of the Nathan lab and our wonderful collaborators. #hypoxia #metabolism.

27.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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VHL synthetic lethality screens uncover CBF-Ξ² as a negative regulator of STING Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) represents the most common form of kidney cancer and is typified by biallelic inactivation of the von Hippel-Lindau ( VHL ) tumour suppressor gene. Here, we und...

Third - our work examining synthetic lethality with VHL in renal cancer, uncovering a role for CBFB as a suppressor of Type I interferon signalling. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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ABHD11 mediated deglutarylation regulates the TCA cycle and T cell metabolism Glutarate is an intermediate of amino acid catabolism and an important metabolite for reprogramming T cell immunity, exerting its effects by inhibition of histone demethylase enzymes or through glutar...

Second - our work with Randall Johnson's group uncovering a novel role for how ABHD11 controls #lipoylation by acting as a lipoyl deglutarylating enzyme to regulate the TCA cycle. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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A closer look at the role of deubiquitinating enzymes in the Hypoxia Inducible Factor pathway Hypoxia Inducible transcription Factors (HIFs) are central to the metazoan oxygen-sensing response. Under low oxygen conditions (hypoxia), HIFs are stabilised and govern an adaptive transcriptional pr...

Having just joined bsky, thought it would be good to share our latest review and a couple of recent preprints from the group. First our review on the roles of deubiquitinating enzymes in hypoxia responses. portlandpress.com/biochemsoctr...

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People working on #cancermetabolism, #mitochondrialbiology, #metabolism, please reach out! Share this so I can follow who is here! I will share paper on cancer metabolism, but anything else related to mitochondria and metabolism.

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