Auner Lab

Contact


Dr Holger Auner

  • CRUK Advanced Clinician Scientist
  • Clinical Reader in Molecular Haemato-Oncology

+44 (0)20 3313 4017
holger.auner04@imperial.ac.uk

Areas of research


Proteotoxic stress and metabolism

Myeloma cells are characterised by a unique sensitivity to inhibitors of the proteasome, which is responsible for the controlled degradation of most cellular proteins that have become damaged or are otherwise unwanted. Nevertheless, resistance to proteasome inhibitors occurs in essentially all patients to varying degrees. Accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which triggers proteotoxic ‘ER stress’, is widely believed to be the main mechanism of action of proteasome inhibitors. However, data from our lab and other research groups suggest complex interactions between proteasomal protein degradation and multiple metabolic processes. Our aim is to find metabolic and proteostatic vulnerabilities that we can exploit therapeutically.


Tissue biophysics in myeloma biology

Several important aspects of cancer cell biology are influenced by mechanical cues from the surrounding tissue. In particular, mechanical interactions and matrix remodelling have been shown to govern cancer cell metabolism. Tissue stiffness also impacts on normal haematopoiesis, and mechanical cues are known to modulate therapeutic responses. Moreover, we have shown that proteostasis-targeting drugs can alter tissue physical properties. We aim to understand how tissue stiffness and nutrient availability act together to rewire metabolic networks and regulate drug responses in myeloma.


Citation

BibTex format

@article{Sanchez:2021:10.1002/ajh.26282,
author = {Sanchez, L and Leleu, X and Beaumont, JL and Yu, H and Hudgens, S and Simonova, M and Auner, HW and Quach, H and Delimpasi, S and pika, I and Pour, L and Kriachok, I and Dimopoulos, MA and Usenko, G and Hájek, R and Benjamin, R and Sinha, DK and Venner, C and Illmer, T and Garg, MK and Stevens, DA and Jagannath, S and Levy, M and Anderson, LD and Bahlis, NJ and Facon, T and Cavo, M and Chai, Y and Ma, X and Tang, S and Leong, H and Shah, J and Shacham, S and Kauffman, M and Richardson, P and Grosicki, S},
doi = {10.1002/ajh.26282},
journal = {American Journal of Hematology},
pages = {E383--E386},
title = {Peripheral neuropathy symptoms, pain, and functioning in previously treated multiple myeloma patients treated with selinexor, bortezomib, and dexamethasone},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajh.26282},
volume = {96},
year = {2021}
}

RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - JOUR
AU - Sanchez,L
AU - Leleu,X
AU - Beaumont,JL
AU - Yu,H
AU - Hudgens,S
AU - Simonova,M
AU - Auner,HW
AU - Quach,H
AU - Delimpasi,S
AU - pika,I
AU - Pour,L
AU - Kriachok,I
AU - Dimopoulos,MA
AU - Usenko,G
AU - Hájek,R
AU - Benjamin,R
AU - Sinha,DK
AU - Venner,C
AU - Illmer,T
AU - Garg,MK
AU - Stevens,DA
AU - Jagannath,S
AU - Levy,M
AU - Anderson,LD
AU - Bahlis,NJ
AU - Facon,T
AU - Cavo,M
AU - Chai,Y
AU - Ma,X
AU - Tang,S
AU - Leong,H
AU - Shah,J
AU - Shacham,S
AU - Kauffman,M
AU - Richardson,P
AU - Grosicki,S
DO - 10.1002/ajh.26282
EP - 386
PY - 2021///
SN - 0361-8609
SP - 383
TI - Peripheral neuropathy symptoms, pain, and functioning in previously treated multiple myeloma patients treated with selinexor, bortezomib, and dexamethasone
T2 - American Journal of Hematology
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajh.26282
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajh.26282
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/89850
VL - 96
ER -

Hugh and Josseline Langmuir Myeloma Centre