School of Cancer Sciences

Professor Daniel Murphy

  • Professor of Lung Cancer & Mesothelioma (Therapeutic Science Research)

telephone: 01413308710
email: Daniel.Murphy@glasgow.ac.uk

Institute of Cancer Sciences, CRUK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Bearsden, G61 1BD

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468

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Number of items: 59.

2026

Watt, Dale M., Mitchell, Louise E., Etheridge, S. Leah, Dunne, Philip D., Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 and Blyth, Karen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9304-439X (2026) Modeling human tumor evolution in mice. STAR Protocols, 7(4), 104872. (doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104872) (PMID:42828750)

Pardo Fernandez, L. et al. (2026) Increased mRNA translation delays tumour initiation and exposes a therapeutic vulnerability in lung cancer. Molecular Cancer, 25, 172. (doi: 10.1186/s12943-026-02680-z) (PMID:42163342) (PMCID:PMC13366719)

Raffo-Iraolagoitia, X. L. et al. (2026) Vγ1 γδ T cells steer airway macrophages toward a profibrotic response in an autochthonous lung cancer mouse model. Science Advances, 12(10), eadu8802. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adu8802) (PMID:41779856) (PMCID:PMC12959402)

2025

Rovers, S. et al. (2025) A minimally invasive transthoracic injection technique for reproducible intrapleural delivery in mice. Methods and Protocols, 8(3), 55. (doi: 10.3390/mps8030055) (PMID:40559443) (PMCID:PMC12195961)

Müller, M. et al. (2025) Human-correlated genetic models identify precision therapy for liver cancer. Nature, 639(8055), pp. 754-764. (doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-08585-z) (PMID:39972137) (PMCID:PMC11922762)

Seyedshahi, F. et al. (2025) A histomorphological atlas of resected mesothelioma discovered by self-supervised learning from 3446 whole-slide images. Nature Communications, 16, 8891. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63846-9) (PMID:41057342)

2024

Seyedshahi, F. et al. (2024) A histomorphological atlas of resected mesothelioma discovered by self-supervised learning from 3446 whole-slide images. bioRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.11.18.624103)

Skalka, George L., Whyte, Declan, Lubawska, Dominika and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2024) NUAK: never underestimate a kinase. Essays In Biochemistry, 68(3), pp. 295-307. (doi: 10.1042/EBC20240005) (PMID:38939918) (PMCID:PMC11576189)

Vincelette, N. D. et al. (2024) Trisomy 8 defines a distinct subtype of myeloproliferative neoplasms driven by the MYC-alarmin axis. Blood Cancer Discovery, 5(4), pp. 276-297. (doi: 10.1158/2643-3230.BCD-23-0210) (PMID:38713018)

Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2024) Investigating lung cancer using genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMS). Open Access Government, 42(1), pp. 112-113. (doi: 10.56367/oag-042-11090)

Vringer, E. et al. (2024) Mitochondrial outer membrane integrity regulates a ubiquitin-dependent and NF-κB-mediated inflammatory response. EMBO Journal, 43(6), pp. 904-930. (doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00044-1) (PMID:38337057) (PMCID:PMC10943237)

Skalka, George L., Tsakovska, Mina and Murphy, Daniel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2024) Kinase signaling adaptation supports dysfunctional mitochondria in disease. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 11, 1354682. (doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1354682)

2023

Chrisochoidou, Y. et al. (2023) Crosstalk with lung fibroblasts shapes the growth and therapeutic response of mesothelioma cells. Cell Death and Disease, 14(11), 725. (doi: 10.1038/s41419-023-06240-x) (PMID:37938546) (PMCID:PMC10632403)

Whyte, D. et al. (2023) NUAK1 governs centrosome replication in pancreatic cancer via MYPT1/PP1β and GSK3β-dependent regulation of PLK4. Molecular Oncology, 17(7), pp. 1212-1227. (doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.13425) (PMID:36975767) (PMCID:PMC10323901)

Farahmand, P. et al. (2023) Asbestos accelerates disease onset in a genetic model of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Frontiers in Toxicology, 5, 1200650. (doi: 10.3389/ftox.2023.1200650) (PMID:37441092) (PMCID:PMC10333928)

Vitale, I. et al. (2023) Apoptotic cell death in disease—current understanding of the NCCD 2023. Cell Death and Differentiation, 30(5), pp. 1097-1154. (doi: 10.1038/s41418-023-01153-w) (PMID:37100955) (PMCID:PMC10130819)

Villar, V. H. et al. (2023) Hepatic glutamine synthetase controls N5-methylglutamine in homeostasis and cancer. Nature Chemical Biology, 19(3), pp. 292-300. (doi: 10.1038/s41589-022-01154-9) (PMID:36280791) (PMCID:PMC9974483)

2022

Yanchus, C. et al. (2022) A noncoding single-nucleotide polymorphism at 8q24 drives IDH1-mutant glioma formation. Science, 378(6615), pp. 68-78. (doi: 10.1126/science.abj2890) (PMID:36201590) (PMCID:PMC9926876)

Müller, M. et al. (2022) Human-correlated genetic HCC models identify combination therapy for precision medicine [Pre-print]. Research Square, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1638504/v1)

Blomme, A. et al. (2022) THEM6‐mediated reprogramming of lipid metabolism supports treatment resistance in prostate cancer. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 14(3), e14764. (doi: 10.15252/emmm.202114764) (PMID:35014179) (PMCID:PMC8899912)

2021

Marini, A. et al. (2021) The pathogenesis of mesothelioma is driven by a dysregulated translatome. Nature Communications, 12, 4920. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25173-7) (PMID:34389715) (PMCID:PMC8363647)

Yun, S. et al. (2021) TFEB links MYC signaling to epigenetic control of myeloid differentiation and acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Cancer Discovery, 2(2), pp. 162-185. (doi: 10.1158/2643-3230.bcd-20-0029) (PMID:33860275) (PMCID:PMC8043621)

2020

Rodrigues, Felipe Silva, Miranda, Vanessa Silva, Carneiro-Lobo, Tatiana Correa, Scalabrini, Luiza Coimbra, Kruspig, Björn, Levantini, Elena, Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 and Bassères, Daniela Sanchez (2020) IKKβ kinase promotes stemness, migration, and invasion in KRAS-driven lung adenocarcinoma cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(16), 5806. (doi: 10.3390/ijms21165806) (PMID:32823550) (PMCID:PMC7460870)

Muthalagu, N. et al. (2020) Repression of the type I interferon pathway underlies MYC & KRAS-dependent evasion of NK & B cells in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Cancer Discovery, 10(6), pp. 872-887. (doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-19-0620) (PMID:32200350) (PMCID:PMC7611248)

2019

Bott, A. J. et al. (2019) Glutamine anabolism plays a critical role in pancreatic cancer by coupling carbon and nitrogen metabolism. Cell Reports, 29(5), 1287-1298.e6. (doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.09.056) (PMID:31665640) (PMCID:PMC6886125)

Neidler, S. et al. (2019) Identification of a clinically relevant signature for early progression in KRAS-driven lung adenocarcinoma. Cancers, 11(5), 600. (doi: 10.3390/cancers11050600) (PMID:31032816) (PMCID:PMC6562816)

Scopelliti, Alessandro, Bauer, Christin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3466-7076, Yu, Yachuan, Zhang, Tong, Kruspig, Bjorn, Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Vidal, Marcos, Maddocks, Oliver D.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-9091 and Cordero, Julia B. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1701-9480 (2019) A neuronal relay mediates a nutrient responsive gut/fat body axis regulating energy homeostasis in adult Drosophila. Cell Metabolism, 29(2), 269-284.e10. (doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.09.021) (PMID:30344016) (PMCID:PMC6370946)

2018

Muthalagu, Nathiya and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2018) Is oxidative stress MYC’s Achilles heel? Cell Death and Differentiation, 25(7), pp. 1189-1190. (doi: 10.1038/s41418-018-0117-4) (PMID:29844569) (PMCID:PMC6030217)

Kruspig, B. et al. (2018) The ERBB network facilitates KRAS-driven lung tumorigenesis. Science Translational Medicine, 10(446), eaao2565. (doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aao2565) (PMID:29925636) (PMCID:PMC6881183)

Port, J. et al. (2018) Colorectal tumors require NUAK1 for protection from oxidative stress. Cancer Discovery, 8(5), pp. 632-647. (doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-17-0533) (PMID:29500295) (PMCID:PMC5935231)

Monteverde, T., Tait-Mulder, J., Hedley, A,, Knight, J.R., Sansom, O.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9540-3010 and Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2018) Calcium signalling links MYC to NUAK1. Oncogene, 37(8), pp. 982-992. (doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.394) (PMID:29106388)

Blyth, Kevin G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2972-6641 and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2018) Progress and challenges in Mesothelioma: from bench to bedside. Respiratory Medicine, 134, pp. 31-41. (doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.11.015)

2017

Walton, J. B. et al. (2017) CRISPR/Cas9-derived models of ovarian high grade serous carcinoma targeting Brca1, Pten and Nf1, and correlation with platinum sensitivity. Scientific Reports, 7, 16827. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17119-1) (PMID:29203787) (PMCID:PMC5715106)

Farrell, A. S. et al. (2017) MYC regulates ductal-neuroendocrine lineage plasticity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma associated with poor outcome and chemoresistance. Nature Communications, 8, 1728. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01967-6) (PMID:29170413) (PMCID:PMC5701042)

Port, Jennifer and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2017) Mesothelioma: identical routes to malignancy from asbestos and carbon nanotubes. Current Biology, 27(21), R1173-R1176. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.026) (PMID:29112873)

Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 and Blyth, Kevin G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2972-6641 (2017) Predicting lung cancer recurrence from circulating tumour DNA. Commentary on 'Phylogenetic ctDNA analysis depicts early-stage lung cancer evolution'. Cell Death and Differentiation, 24(9), pp. 1473-1474. (doi: 10.1038/cdd.2017.97) (PMID:28622291)

Hock, A. K. et al. (2017) Development of an inducible mouse model of iRFP713 to track recombinase activity and tumour development in vivo. Scientific Reports, 7, 1837. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01741-0) (PMID:28500323) (PMCID:PMC5431786)

Sarosiek, K. A. et al. (2017) Developmental regulation of mitochondrial apoptosis by c-Myc governs age- and tissue-specific sensitivity to cancer therapeutics. Cancer Cell, 31(1), pp. 142-156. (doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.11.011) (PMID:28017613) (PMCID:PMC5363285)

Iltzsche, F. et al. (2017) An important role for Myb-MuvB and its target gene KIF23 in a mouse model of lung adenocarcinoma. Oncogene, 36(1), pp. 110-121. (doi: 10.1038/onc.2016.181) (PMID:27212033)

2015

Bott, A. J. et al. (2015) Oncogenic Myc induces expression of glutamine synthetase through promoter demethylation. Cell Metabolism, 22(6), pp. 1068-1077. (doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.09.025) (PMID:26603296) (PMCID:PMC4670565)

Monteverde, Tiziana, Muthalagu, Nathiya, Port, Jennifer and Murphy, Daniel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2015) Evidence of cancer-promoting roles for AMPK and related kinases. FEBS Journal, 282(24), pp. 4658-4671. (doi: 10.1111/febs.13534) (PMID:26426570)

Neidler, Sarah and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2015) Studying lung cancer progression: insights from genetically engineered mouse models of cancer. Lung Cancer Management, 4(4), pp. 155-157. (doi: 10.2217/lmt.15.18)

Ichim, G. et al. (2015) Limited mitochondrial permeabilization causes DNA damage and genomic instability in the absence of cell death. Molecular Cell, 57(5), pp. 860-872. (doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.01.018) (PMID:25702873) (PMCID:PMC4352766)

Leikam, C. et al. (2015) In vitro evidence for senescent multinucleated melanocytes as a source for tumor-initiating cells. Cell Death and Disease, 6(4), e1711. (doi: 10.1038/cddis.2015.71) (PMID:25837487)

Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 and Muthalagu, Nathiya (2015) BIM's up first. Molecular and Cellular Oncology, 2(2), e975083. (doi: 10.4161/23723556.2014.975083)

2014

Kamphorst, Jurre J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2042-5474 and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2014) The 2014 Beatson International Cancer Conference: Powering the Cancer Machine. Cancer and Metabolism, 2(1), 25. (doi: 10.1186/2049-3002-2-25)

Muthalagu, Nathiya, Junttila, Melissa R., Wiese, Katrin E., Wolf, Elmar, Morton, Jennifer ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5766-9141, Bauer, Barbara, Evan, Gerard I., Eilers, Martin and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2014) BIM is the primary mediator of MYC-induced apoptosis in multiple solid tissues. Cell Reports, 8(5), pp. 1347-1353. (doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.07.057)

2013

Bommert, K.S. et al. (2013) The feed-forward loop between YB-1 and MYC is essential for multiple myeloma cell survival. Leukemia, 27(2), pp. 441-450. (doi: 10.1038/leu.2012.185)

2012

Liu, L. et al. (2012) Deregulated MYC expression induces dependence upon AMPK-related kinase 5. Nature, 483(7391), pp. 608-612. (doi: 10.1038/nature10927)

2009

Khanna, A. et al. (2009) MYC-dependent regulation and prognostic role of cip2a in gastric cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 101(11), pp. 793-805. (doi: 10.1093/jnci/djp103)

2008

Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Junttila, M.R., Pouyet, L., Karnezis, A., Shchors, K., Bui, D.A., Brown-Swigart, L., Johnson, L. and Evan, G.I. (2008) Distinct thresholds govern Myc's biological output In vivo. Cancer Cell, 14(6), pp. 447-457. (doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2008.10.018)

Soucek, L., Whitfield, J., Martins, C.P., Finch, A.J., Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Sodir, N.M., Karnezis, A.N., Swigart, L.B., Nasi, S. and Evan, G.I. (2008) Modelling Myc inhibition as a cancer therapy. Nature, 455(7213), pp. 679-683. (doi: 10.1038/nature07260)

Golipour, A., Myers, D., Seagroves, T., Murphy, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Evan, G.I., Donoghue, D.J., Moorehead, R.A. and Porter, L.A. (2008) The Spy1/RINGO family represents a novel mechanism regulating mammary growth and tumorigenesis. Cancer Research, 68(10), pp. 3591-3600. (doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-6453)

Rao, M. et al. (2008) Inhibition of cyclin D1 gene transcription by Brg-1. Cell Cycle, 7(5), pp. 647-655. (doi: 10.4161/cc.7.5.5446)

2005

Evan, G.I., Christophorou, M., Lawlor, E.A., Ringshausen, I., Prescott, J., Dansen, T., Finch, A., Martins, C. and Murphy, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2005) Oncogene-dependent tumor suppression: using the dark side of the force for cancer therapy. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, 70, pp. 263-273. (doi: 10.1101/sqb.2005.70.054)

2004

Flores, I., Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Swigart, L.B., Knies, U. and Evan, G.I. (2004) Defining the temporal requirements for Myc in the progression and maintenance of skin neoplasia. Oncogene, 23(35), pp. 5923-5930. (doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207796)

Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Swigart, L.B., Israel, M.A. and Evan, G.I. (2004) Id2 is dispensable for myc-induced epidermal neoplasia. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 24(5), pp. 2083-2090. (doi: 10.1128/MCB.24.5.2083-2090.2004)

2001

Deeble, P.D., Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Parsons, S.J. and Cox, M.E. (2001) Interleukin-6- and cyclic amp-mediated signaling potentiates neuroendocrine differentiation of lncap prostate tumor cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 21(24), pp. 8471-8482. (doi: 10.1128/MCB.21.24.8471-8482.2001)

1999

Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Hardy, S. and Engel, D.A (1999) Human SWI-SNF component BRG1 represses transcription of the c-fos gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 19(4), pp. 2724-33.

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Articles

Watt, Dale M., Mitchell, Louise E., Etheridge, S. Leah, Dunne, Philip D., Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 and Blyth, Karen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9304-439X (2026) Modeling human tumor evolution in mice. STAR Protocols, 7(4), 104872. (doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104872) (PMID:42828750)

Pardo Fernandez, L. et al. (2026) Increased mRNA translation delays tumour initiation and exposes a therapeutic vulnerability in lung cancer. Molecular Cancer, 25, 172. (doi: 10.1186/s12943-026-02680-z) (PMID:42163342) (PMCID:PMC13366719)

Raffo-Iraolagoitia, X. L. et al. (2026) Vγ1 γδ T cells steer airway macrophages toward a profibrotic response in an autochthonous lung cancer mouse model. Science Advances, 12(10), eadu8802. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adu8802) (PMID:41779856) (PMCID:PMC12959402)

Rovers, S. et al. (2025) A minimally invasive transthoracic injection technique for reproducible intrapleural delivery in mice. Methods and Protocols, 8(3), 55. (doi: 10.3390/mps8030055) (PMID:40559443) (PMCID:PMC12195961)

Müller, M. et al. (2025) Human-correlated genetic models identify precision therapy for liver cancer. Nature, 639(8055), pp. 754-764. (doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-08585-z) (PMID:39972137) (PMCID:PMC11922762)

Seyedshahi, F. et al. (2025) A histomorphological atlas of resected mesothelioma discovered by self-supervised learning from 3446 whole-slide images. Nature Communications, 16, 8891. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-63846-9) (PMID:41057342)

Seyedshahi, F. et al. (2024) A histomorphological atlas of resected mesothelioma discovered by self-supervised learning from 3446 whole-slide images. bioRxiv, (doi: 10.1101/2024.11.18.624103)

Skalka, George L., Whyte, Declan, Lubawska, Dominika and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2024) NUAK: never underestimate a kinase. Essays In Biochemistry, 68(3), pp. 295-307. (doi: 10.1042/EBC20240005) (PMID:38939918) (PMCID:PMC11576189)

Vincelette, N. D. et al. (2024) Trisomy 8 defines a distinct subtype of myeloproliferative neoplasms driven by the MYC-alarmin axis. Blood Cancer Discovery, 5(4), pp. 276-297. (doi: 10.1158/2643-3230.BCD-23-0210) (PMID:38713018)

Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2024) Investigating lung cancer using genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMS). Open Access Government, 42(1), pp. 112-113. (doi: 10.56367/oag-042-11090)

Vringer, E. et al. (2024) Mitochondrial outer membrane integrity regulates a ubiquitin-dependent and NF-κB-mediated inflammatory response. EMBO Journal, 43(6), pp. 904-930. (doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00044-1) (PMID:38337057) (PMCID:PMC10943237)

Skalka, George L., Tsakovska, Mina and Murphy, Daniel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2024) Kinase signaling adaptation supports dysfunctional mitochondria in disease. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 11, 1354682. (doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1354682)

Chrisochoidou, Y. et al. (2023) Crosstalk with lung fibroblasts shapes the growth and therapeutic response of mesothelioma cells. Cell Death and Disease, 14(11), 725. (doi: 10.1038/s41419-023-06240-x) (PMID:37938546) (PMCID:PMC10632403)

Whyte, D. et al. (2023) NUAK1 governs centrosome replication in pancreatic cancer via MYPT1/PP1β and GSK3β-dependent regulation of PLK4. Molecular Oncology, 17(7), pp. 1212-1227. (doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.13425) (PMID:36975767) (PMCID:PMC10323901)

Farahmand, P. et al. (2023) Asbestos accelerates disease onset in a genetic model of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Frontiers in Toxicology, 5, 1200650. (doi: 10.3389/ftox.2023.1200650) (PMID:37441092) (PMCID:PMC10333928)

Vitale, I. et al. (2023) Apoptotic cell death in disease—current understanding of the NCCD 2023. Cell Death and Differentiation, 30(5), pp. 1097-1154. (doi: 10.1038/s41418-023-01153-w) (PMID:37100955) (PMCID:PMC10130819)

Villar, V. H. et al. (2023) Hepatic glutamine synthetase controls N5-methylglutamine in homeostasis and cancer. Nature Chemical Biology, 19(3), pp. 292-300. (doi: 10.1038/s41589-022-01154-9) (PMID:36280791) (PMCID:PMC9974483)

Yanchus, C. et al. (2022) A noncoding single-nucleotide polymorphism at 8q24 drives IDH1-mutant glioma formation. Science, 378(6615), pp. 68-78. (doi: 10.1126/science.abj2890) (PMID:36201590) (PMCID:PMC9926876)

Müller, M. et al. (2022) Human-correlated genetic HCC models identify combination therapy for precision medicine [Pre-print]. Research Square, (doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1638504/v1)

Blomme, A. et al. (2022) THEM6‐mediated reprogramming of lipid metabolism supports treatment resistance in prostate cancer. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 14(3), e14764. (doi: 10.15252/emmm.202114764) (PMID:35014179) (PMCID:PMC8899912)

Marini, A. et al. (2021) The pathogenesis of mesothelioma is driven by a dysregulated translatome. Nature Communications, 12, 4920. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25173-7) (PMID:34389715) (PMCID:PMC8363647)

Yun, S. et al. (2021) TFEB links MYC signaling to epigenetic control of myeloid differentiation and acute myeloid leukemia. Blood Cancer Discovery, 2(2), pp. 162-185. (doi: 10.1158/2643-3230.bcd-20-0029) (PMID:33860275) (PMCID:PMC8043621)

Rodrigues, Felipe Silva, Miranda, Vanessa Silva, Carneiro-Lobo, Tatiana Correa, Scalabrini, Luiza Coimbra, Kruspig, Björn, Levantini, Elena, Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 and Bassères, Daniela Sanchez (2020) IKKβ kinase promotes stemness, migration, and invasion in KRAS-driven lung adenocarcinoma cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(16), 5806. (doi: 10.3390/ijms21165806) (PMID:32823550) (PMCID:PMC7460870)

Muthalagu, N. et al. (2020) Repression of the type I interferon pathway underlies MYC & KRAS-dependent evasion of NK & B cells in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Cancer Discovery, 10(6), pp. 872-887. (doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-19-0620) (PMID:32200350) (PMCID:PMC7611248)

Bott, A. J. et al. (2019) Glutamine anabolism plays a critical role in pancreatic cancer by coupling carbon and nitrogen metabolism. Cell Reports, 29(5), 1287-1298.e6. (doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.09.056) (PMID:31665640) (PMCID:PMC6886125)

Neidler, S. et al. (2019) Identification of a clinically relevant signature for early progression in KRAS-driven lung adenocarcinoma. Cancers, 11(5), 600. (doi: 10.3390/cancers11050600) (PMID:31032816) (PMCID:PMC6562816)

Scopelliti, Alessandro, Bauer, Christin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3466-7076, Yu, Yachuan, Zhang, Tong, Kruspig, Bjorn, Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Vidal, Marcos, Maddocks, Oliver D.K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-9091 and Cordero, Julia B. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1701-9480 (2019) A neuronal relay mediates a nutrient responsive gut/fat body axis regulating energy homeostasis in adult Drosophila. Cell Metabolism, 29(2), 269-284.e10. (doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.09.021) (PMID:30344016) (PMCID:PMC6370946)

Muthalagu, Nathiya and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2018) Is oxidative stress MYC’s Achilles heel? Cell Death and Differentiation, 25(7), pp. 1189-1190. (doi: 10.1038/s41418-018-0117-4) (PMID:29844569) (PMCID:PMC6030217)

Kruspig, B. et al. (2018) The ERBB network facilitates KRAS-driven lung tumorigenesis. Science Translational Medicine, 10(446), eaao2565. (doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aao2565) (PMID:29925636) (PMCID:PMC6881183)

Port, J. et al. (2018) Colorectal tumors require NUAK1 for protection from oxidative stress. Cancer Discovery, 8(5), pp. 632-647. (doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-17-0533) (PMID:29500295) (PMCID:PMC5935231)

Monteverde, T., Tait-Mulder, J., Hedley, A,, Knight, J.R., Sansom, O.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9540-3010 and Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2018) Calcium signalling links MYC to NUAK1. Oncogene, 37(8), pp. 982-992. (doi: 10.1038/onc.2017.394) (PMID:29106388)

Blyth, Kevin G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2972-6641 and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2018) Progress and challenges in Mesothelioma: from bench to bedside. Respiratory Medicine, 134, pp. 31-41. (doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.11.015)

Walton, J. B. et al. (2017) CRISPR/Cas9-derived models of ovarian high grade serous carcinoma targeting Brca1, Pten and Nf1, and correlation with platinum sensitivity. Scientific Reports, 7, 16827. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17119-1) (PMID:29203787) (PMCID:PMC5715106)

Farrell, A. S. et al. (2017) MYC regulates ductal-neuroendocrine lineage plasticity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma associated with poor outcome and chemoresistance. Nature Communications, 8, 1728. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01967-6) (PMID:29170413) (PMCID:PMC5701042)

Port, Jennifer and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2017) Mesothelioma: identical routes to malignancy from asbestos and carbon nanotubes. Current Biology, 27(21), R1173-R1176. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.07.026) (PMID:29112873)

Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 and Blyth, Kevin G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2972-6641 (2017) Predicting lung cancer recurrence from circulating tumour DNA. Commentary on 'Phylogenetic ctDNA analysis depicts early-stage lung cancer evolution'. Cell Death and Differentiation, 24(9), pp. 1473-1474. (doi: 10.1038/cdd.2017.97) (PMID:28622291)

Hock, A. K. et al. (2017) Development of an inducible mouse model of iRFP713 to track recombinase activity and tumour development in vivo. Scientific Reports, 7, 1837. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01741-0) (PMID:28500323) (PMCID:PMC5431786)

Sarosiek, K. A. et al. (2017) Developmental regulation of mitochondrial apoptosis by c-Myc governs age- and tissue-specific sensitivity to cancer therapeutics. Cancer Cell, 31(1), pp. 142-156. (doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.11.011) (PMID:28017613) (PMCID:PMC5363285)

Iltzsche, F. et al. (2017) An important role for Myb-MuvB and its target gene KIF23 in a mouse model of lung adenocarcinoma. Oncogene, 36(1), pp. 110-121. (doi: 10.1038/onc.2016.181) (PMID:27212033)

Bott, A. J. et al. (2015) Oncogenic Myc induces expression of glutamine synthetase through promoter demethylation. Cell Metabolism, 22(6), pp. 1068-1077. (doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.09.025) (PMID:26603296) (PMCID:PMC4670565)

Monteverde, Tiziana, Muthalagu, Nathiya, Port, Jennifer and Murphy, Daniel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2015) Evidence of cancer-promoting roles for AMPK and related kinases. FEBS Journal, 282(24), pp. 4658-4671. (doi: 10.1111/febs.13534) (PMID:26426570)

Neidler, Sarah and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2015) Studying lung cancer progression: insights from genetically engineered mouse models of cancer. Lung Cancer Management, 4(4), pp. 155-157. (doi: 10.2217/lmt.15.18)

Ichim, G. et al. (2015) Limited mitochondrial permeabilization causes DNA damage and genomic instability in the absence of cell death. Molecular Cell, 57(5), pp. 860-872. (doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.01.018) (PMID:25702873) (PMCID:PMC4352766)

Leikam, C. et al. (2015) In vitro evidence for senescent multinucleated melanocytes as a source for tumor-initiating cells. Cell Death and Disease, 6(4), e1711. (doi: 10.1038/cddis.2015.71) (PMID:25837487)

Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 and Muthalagu, Nathiya (2015) BIM's up first. Molecular and Cellular Oncology, 2(2), e975083. (doi: 10.4161/23723556.2014.975083)

Kamphorst, Jurre J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2042-5474 and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2014) The 2014 Beatson International Cancer Conference: Powering the Cancer Machine. Cancer and Metabolism, 2(1), 25. (doi: 10.1186/2049-3002-2-25)

Muthalagu, Nathiya, Junttila, Melissa R., Wiese, Katrin E., Wolf, Elmar, Morton, Jennifer ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5766-9141, Bauer, Barbara, Evan, Gerard I., Eilers, Martin and Murphy, Daniel J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2014) BIM is the primary mediator of MYC-induced apoptosis in multiple solid tissues. Cell Reports, 8(5), pp. 1347-1353. (doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.07.057)

Bommert, K.S. et al. (2013) The feed-forward loop between YB-1 and MYC is essential for multiple myeloma cell survival. Leukemia, 27(2), pp. 441-450. (doi: 10.1038/leu.2012.185)

Liu, L. et al. (2012) Deregulated MYC expression induces dependence upon AMPK-related kinase 5. Nature, 483(7391), pp. 608-612. (doi: 10.1038/nature10927)

Khanna, A. et al. (2009) MYC-dependent regulation and prognostic role of cip2a in gastric cancer. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 101(11), pp. 793-805. (doi: 10.1093/jnci/djp103)

Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Junttila, M.R., Pouyet, L., Karnezis, A., Shchors, K., Bui, D.A., Brown-Swigart, L., Johnson, L. and Evan, G.I. (2008) Distinct thresholds govern Myc's biological output In vivo. Cancer Cell, 14(6), pp. 447-457. (doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2008.10.018)

Soucek, L., Whitfield, J., Martins, C.P., Finch, A.J., Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Sodir, N.M., Karnezis, A.N., Swigart, L.B., Nasi, S. and Evan, G.I. (2008) Modelling Myc inhibition as a cancer therapy. Nature, 455(7213), pp. 679-683. (doi: 10.1038/nature07260)

Golipour, A., Myers, D., Seagroves, T., Murphy, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Evan, G.I., Donoghue, D.J., Moorehead, R.A. and Porter, L.A. (2008) The Spy1/RINGO family represents a novel mechanism regulating mammary growth and tumorigenesis. Cancer Research, 68(10), pp. 3591-3600. (doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-6453)

Rao, M. et al. (2008) Inhibition of cyclin D1 gene transcription by Brg-1. Cell Cycle, 7(5), pp. 647-655. (doi: 10.4161/cc.7.5.5446)

Evan, G.I., Christophorou, M., Lawlor, E.A., Ringshausen, I., Prescott, J., Dansen, T., Finch, A., Martins, C. and Murphy, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468 (2005) Oncogene-dependent tumor suppression: using the dark side of the force for cancer therapy. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, 70, pp. 263-273. (doi: 10.1101/sqb.2005.70.054)

Flores, I., Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Swigart, L.B., Knies, U. and Evan, G.I. (2004) Defining the temporal requirements for Myc in the progression and maintenance of skin neoplasia. Oncogene, 23(35), pp. 5923-5930. (doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207796)

Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Swigart, L.B., Israel, M.A. and Evan, G.I. (2004) Id2 is dispensable for myc-induced epidermal neoplasia. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 24(5), pp. 2083-2090. (doi: 10.1128/MCB.24.5.2083-2090.2004)

Deeble, P.D., Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Parsons, S.J. and Cox, M.E. (2001) Interleukin-6- and cyclic amp-mediated signaling potentiates neuroendocrine differentiation of lncap prostate tumor cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 21(24), pp. 8471-8482. (doi: 10.1128/MCB.21.24.8471-8482.2001)

Murphy, D.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5538-5468, Hardy, S. and Engel, D.A (1999) Human SWI-SNF component BRG1 represses transcription of the c-fos gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 19(4), pp. 2724-33.

This list was generated on Thu Oct 15 07:54:05 2026 BST.

Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • Defining aggressive growth signatures in early stage NSCLC to identify biomarkers of disease progression in liquid biopsy
    Cancer Research UK
    2026 - 2027
     
  • Use of MOFs as a drug delivery vehicle for pleural space dosing
    University of Cambridge
    2025 - 2026
     
  • Pharmacological inhibition of MYC in lung cancer
    Beatson Cancer Charity
    2025 - 2026
     
  • Dactinomycin has an immunopotentiation effect by inducing MHC-I expression of cancer cells
    University of Oxford
    2024 - 2025
     
  • PREDICT-Meso
    University of Edinburgh
    2024 - 2025
     
  • UKRI Engineering Biology
    UK Research and Innovation
    2024 - 2029
     
  • National Mouse Genetics Network Business Engagement Fund
    Medical Research Council
    2024 - 2025
     
  • REMIT: REconstruction of disease evolution in Mesothelioma for Improved Therapy
    Cancer Research UK
    2023 - 2028
     
  • Differential Expression in Bystander Transcriptomes for Mesothelioma Diagnosis: DEBiT-Meso
    British Lung Foundation
    2022 - 2025
     
  • Using complex state of the art mouse models of cancer to improve the understanding and treatment of human cancer
    Medical Research Council
    2022 - 2027
     
  • CRUK Centre Renewal 2021
    Cancer Research UK
    2022 - 2023
     
  • IAMMED-Meso: Integrated analysis in man and mouse for early detection of Mesothelioma
    Cancer Research UK
    2022 - 2027
     
  • PREDICT-Meso Collaboration on therapeutic intervention in Mesothelioma (QUB-Wilson)
    Queen`s University Belfast
    2021 - 2022
     
  • Generation of a unique Glasgow RadNet multimodality molecular imaging dataset measuring dynamic immunometabolic phenotypes during radiotherapy in mouse models of lung cancer
    Cancer Research UK
    2021 - 2022
     
  • Drug repurposing for mesothelioma prevention: assessment of efficacy in a novel asbestos-accelerated mouse model of human disease
    British Lung Foundation
    2021 - 2023
     
  • PREDICT-Meso Collaboration on therapeutic intervention in Mesothelioma (Imperial-Pardo)
    Imperial College London
    2021 - 2021
     
  • PREDICT-Meso: PRE-malignant Drivers Combined with Target-Drug validation in Mesothelioma
    Cancer Research UK
    2020 - 2025
     
  • Pre-clinical in vivo evaluation of immuno-modulatory therapy in MPM
    British Lung Foundation (BLF)
    2019 - 2022
     
  • heterotypic intercellular ERBB signalling in early progression of KRAS LuAd
    Cancer Research UK
    2019 - 2022
     
  • Pre-clinical evaluation of pan-ERBB inhibition to treat KRAS mutant NSCLC
    British Lung Foundation
    2017 - 2020
     
  • NuSiCC
    European Commission
    2016 - 2018
     
  • SERPLUC: Suppression of Enzymes Required for Progression of Lung Cancer
    European Commission
    2013 - 2017
     
  • Metabolic vulnerabilities induced by Myc
    Cancer Research UK
    2012 - 2013
     

Research datasets

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Number of items: 9.

2019

Scopelliti, A., Bauer, C., Yu, Y., Zhang, T., Kruspig, B., Murphy, D. , Vidal, M., Maddocks, O. and Cordero, J. (2019) A Neuronal Relay Mediates a Nutrient Responsive Gut/Fat Body Axis Regulating Energy Homeostasis in Adult Drosophila. [Data Collection]

2018

Krupig, B., Hedley, A. and Murphy, D. (2018) RNA-seq to investigate impact of treatment of KRAS mutant A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells with the multi-ERBB inhibitor Neratinib. [Data Collection]

Krupig, B., Hedley, A. and Murphy, D. (2018) RNA-seq to investigate impact of treatment of KRAS mutant NCI-H2009 lung adenocarcinoma cells with the multi-ERBB inhibitor Neratinib. [Data Collection]

Krupig, B., Hedley, A. and Murphy, D. (2018) RNA-seq to investigate impact of treatment of KRAS mutant NCI-H358 lung adenocarcinoma cells with the multi-ERBB inhibitor Neratinib. [Data Collection]

Neidler, S., Hedley, A. and Murphy, D. (2018) Progression of KRas^G12D;Rosa26-MYC tumours to invasive disease. [Data Collection]

Monteverde, T., Neilson, L., Zanivan, S. R. and Murphy, D. (2018) Colorectal tumors require NUAK1 for protection from oxidative stress. [Data Collection]

Port, J., Hedley, A. and Murphy, D. (2018) E-MTAB-6265 - Transcription profiling by RNA-seq of murine colon tumours after in situ depletion of Nuak1. [Data Collection]

Port, J., Muthalagu, N., Hedley, A. and Murphy, D. (2018) Comparison of the transcriptomic impact of NRF2 depletion with that of NUAK1 depletion in SW480 colorectal cancer cells. [Data Collection]

Muthalagu, N., Kalna, G., Hedley, A. and Murphy, D. (2018) RNA-SEQ analysis of human U2OS cells with/without depletion of NUAK1 by shRNA. [Data Collection]

This list was generated on Thu Oct 15 10:41:55 2026 BST.

Oncogene-Induced Vulnerabilities

Daniel Murphy