WHAT WE DISCOVERED

A compact view of the laboratory's scientific trajectory—from gene regulation to the behaviour of the tumour cell and its ecosystem.

WHAT WE DISCOVERED

Follow the
evidence.

A compact view of the laboratory's scientific trajectory—from gene regulation to the behaviour of the tumour cell and its ecosystem.

DISCOVERY 01 · GENE REGULATION

Why GM2-synthase rises.

Our work has investigated transcriptional and chromatin mechanisms underlying B4GALNT1/GM2-synthase deregulation in cancer.

Chromatin → Transcription → GM2 synthesis
DISCOVERY 02 · SIGNALLING

GM2 becomes a signalling cue.

GM2-associated membrane signalling engages integrin-linked pathways and the FAK/Src-ERK axis, connecting lipid abundance to malignant cell behaviour.

GM2 → Integrin → FAK/Src → ERK/EGR1
DISCOVERY 03 · TUMOUR PROGRESSION

A lipid can change phenotype.

GM2-driven signalling is linked with EMT, migration, invasion and anchorage-independent growth, providing a mechanistic bridge to metastatic competence.

EMT → Motility → Invasion → Metastasis
RESEARCH MAP · THE GM2 AXIS

One lipid. Multiple scales of biology.

Follow the laboratory's central mechanistic thread from gene regulation to tumour-cell signalling, microenvironmental remodelling and metastatic growth.

B4GALNT1
→
GOLGI
→
GM2 ↑
→
MEMBRANE
+ SIGNAL
→
FAK / SRC
→ ERK / EGR1
→
EMT · AIG
· INVASION
→
SHEDDING
→ TME / CAF
→
METASTATIC
GROWTH
GM2 biology
Signalling
Tumour phenotype
Tumour microenvironment
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