Maralice Conacci-Sorrell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Endowed Title John P. Perkins, Ph.D. Distinguished Professorship in Biomedical Science; Virginia Murchison Linthicum Scholar in Medical Research
School Medical School
Department Cell Biology | Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern
Graduate Programs Cancer Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology
Education
- Undergraduate
- University of Sao Paulo (1994), Biology
- Graduate School
- University of Sao Paulo (1998), Developmental Biology
- Graduate School
- Weizmann Institute of Science (2005), Molecular & Cell Biology
Publications
Featured Publications
- Identification of Calpain-Activated Protein Functions.
- Del Carmen Lafita-Navarro M, Conacci-Sorrell M Methods Mol. Biol. 2019 1915 149-160
- The aryl hydrocarbon receptor regulates nucleolar activity and protein synthesis in MYC-expressing cells.
- Lafita-Navarro MC, Kim M, Borenstein-Auerbach N, Venkateswaran N, Hao YH, Ray R, Brabletz T, Scaglioni PP, Shay JW, Conacci-Sorrell M Genes Dev. 2018 Sep
- Competition between TIAM1 and Membranes Balances Endophilin A3 Activity in Cancer Metastasis.
- Poudel KR, Roh-Johnson M, Su A, Ho T, Mathsyaraja H, Anderson S, Grady WM, Moens CB, Conacci-Sorrell M, Eisenman RN, Bai J Dev. Cell 2018 Jun 45 6 738-752.e6
- MYC leads the way.
- Venkateswaran N, Conacci-Sorrell M Small GTPases 2017 Nov 1-9
- MYC-nick promotes cell migration by inducing fascin expression and Cdc42 activation.
- Anderson S, Poudel KR, Roh-Johnson M, Brabletz T, Yu M, Borenstein-Auerbach N, Grady WN, Bai J, Moens CB, Eisenman RN, Conacci-Sorrell M Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2016 Aug
- PIAS1 Promotes Lymphomagenesis through MYC Upregulation.
- Rabellino A, Melegari M, Tompkins VS, Chen W, Van Ness BG, Teruya-Feldstein J, Conacci-Sorrell M, Janz S, Scaglioni PP Cell Rep 2016 May
- Stress-induced cleavage of Myc promotes cancer cell survival.
- Conacci-Sorrell M, Ngouenet C, Anderson S, Brabletz T, Eisenman RN Genes Dev. 2014 Apr 28 7 689-707
- An overview of MYC and its interactome.
- Conacci-Sorrell M, McFerrin L, Eisenman RN Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2014 Jan 4 1 a014357
- Dual regulation of Myc by Abl.
- Sanchez-Arévalo Lobo VJ, Doni M, Verrecchia A, Sanulli S, Fagà G, Piontini A, Bianchi M, Conacci-Sorrell M, Mazzarol G, Peg V, Losa JH, Ronchi P, Ponzoni M, Eisenman RN, Doglioni C, Amati B Oncogene 2013 Nov 32 45 5261-71
- Premetazoan ancestry of the Myc-Max network.
- Young SL, Diolaiti D, Conacci-Sorrell M, Ruiz-Trillo I, Eisenman RN, King N Mol. Biol. Evol. 2011 Oct 28 10 2961-71
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (1991-1994)
- University of Sao Paulo, Medical School (1995-1998)
- Weizmann Institute (2000-2005)