Honorary Professor

Kum Kum Khanna

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Fields of research

Biological Sciences Oncology and carcinogenesis

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197 works between 1995 and 2025
All (197) Journal Article (184) Conference Publication (11) Other Outputs (2)

101 - 120 of 197 works

2012

Journal Article

Potential roles for prions and protein-only inheritance in cancer

Antony, H., Wiegmans, A. P., Wei, M. Q., Chernoff, Y. O., Khanna, K. K. and Munn, A. L. (2012). Potential roles for prions and protein-only inheritance in cancer. Cancer metastasis reviews, 31 (1-2), 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s10555-011-9325-9

Potential roles for prions and protein-only inheritance in cancer

2011

Journal Article

ATM protein kinase: The linchpin of cellular defenses to stress

Bhatti, Shahzad, Kozlov, Sergei, Farooqi, Ammad Ahmad, Naqi, Ali, Lavin, Martin and Khanna, Kum Kum (2011). ATM protein kinase: The linchpin of cellular defenses to stress. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 68 (18), 2977-3006. doi: 10.1007/s00018-011-0683-9

ATM protein kinase: The linchpin of cellular defenses to stress

2011

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Rare variants in the ATM gene and risk of breast cancer

Goldgar, David E., Healey, Sue, Dowty, James G., Da Silva, Leonard, Chen, Xiaoqing, Spurdle, Amanda B., Terry, Mary B., Daly, Mary J., Buys, Saundra M., Southey, Melissa C., Andrulis, Irene, John, Esther M., Breast Cancer Family Registry, Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer, Khanna, Kum K., Hopper, John L., Oefner, Peter J., Lakhani, Sunil and Chenevix-Trench, Georgia (2011). Rare variants in the ATM gene and risk of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research, 13 (4) R73, R73-1-R73-9. doi: 10.1186/bcr2919

Rare variants in the ATM gene and risk of breast cancer

2011

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Beta-amyloid increases the expression level of ATBF1 responsible for death in cultured cortical neurons

Jung, Cha-Gyun, Uhm, Kyung-Ok, Miura, Yutaka, Hosono, Takashi, Horike, Hirofumi, Khanna, Kum Kum, Kim, Mi-Jeong and Michikawa, Makoto (2011). Beta-amyloid increases the expression level of ATBF1 responsible for death in cultured cortical neurons. Molecular Neurodegeneration, 6 (47) 47, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/1750-1326-6-47

Beta-amyloid increases the expression level of ATBF1 responsible for death in cultured cortical neurons

2011

Journal Article

Breast cancer stem cells: Treatment resistance and therapeutic opportunities

AL-Ejeh, Fares, Smart, Chanel E., Morrison, Brian J., Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Lopez, J. Alejandro, Lakhani, Sunil R., Brown, Michael P. and Khanna, Kum Kum (2011). Breast cancer stem cells: Treatment resistance and therapeutic opportunities. Carcinogenesis, 32 (5), 650-658. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgr028

Breast cancer stem cells: Treatment resistance and therapeutic opportunities

2011

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hSSB1 interacts directly with the MRN complex stimulating its recruitment to DNA double-strand breaks and its endo-nuclease activity

Richard, Derek J., Cubeddu, Liza, Urquhart, Aaron J., Bain, Amanda, Bolderson, Emma, Menon, Dinoop, White, Malcolm F. and Khanna, Kum Kum (2011). hSSB1 interacts directly with the MRN complex stimulating its recruitment to DNA double-strand breaks and its endo-nuclease activity. Nucleic Acids Research, 39 (9), 3643-3651. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkq1340

hSSB1 interacts directly with the MRN complex stimulating its recruitment to DNA double-strand breaks and its endo-nuclease activity

2011

Journal Article

A missense mutation in the transcription factor Foxo3a causes teratomas and oocyte abnormalities in mice

Youngson, N. A., Vickaryous, N., van der Horst, A., Epp, T., Harten, S., Fleming, J. S., Khanna, K. K., de Kretser, D. M. and Whitelaw, Emma (2011). A missense mutation in the transcription factor Foxo3a causes teratomas and oocyte abnormalities in mice. Mammalian Genome, 22 (3-4), 235-248. doi: 10.1007/s00335-011-9317-7

A missense mutation in the transcription factor Foxo3a causes teratomas and oocyte abnormalities in mice

2011

Journal Article

hSSB1 rapidly binds at the sites of DNA double-strand breaks and is required for the efficient recruitment of the MRN complex

Richard, Derek J., Savage, Kienan, Bolderson, Emma, Cubeddu, Liza, So, Sairei, Ghita, Mihaela, Chen, David J., White, Malcolm F., Richard, Kerry, Prise, Kevin M., Schettino, Giuseppe and Khanna, Kum Kum (2011). hSSB1 rapidly binds at the sites of DNA double-strand breaks and is required for the efficient recruitment of the MRN complex. Nucleic Acids Research, 39 (5), 1692-1702. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkq1098

hSSB1 rapidly binds at the sites of DNA double-strand breaks and is required for the efficient recruitment of the MRN complex

2011

Journal Article

Application of molecular findings to the diagnosis and management of breast disease: Recent advances and challenges

Simpson, Peter T., Vargas, Ana Christina, Al-Ejeh, Fares, Khanna, Kum Kum, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia and Lakhani, Sunil R. (2011). Application of molecular findings to the diagnosis and management of breast disease: Recent advances and challenges. Human Pathology, 42 (2), 153-165. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.07.008

Application of molecular findings to the diagnosis and management of breast disease: Recent advances and challenges

2011

Journal Article

Mutation analysis of RAD51L1 (RAD51B/REC2) in multiple-case, non-BRCA1/2 breast cancer families

Johnson, Julie, Healey, Sue, Khanna, Kum Kum, kConFab and Chenevix-Trench, Georgia (2011). Mutation analysis of RAD51L1 (RAD51B/REC2) in multiple-case, non-BRCA1/2 breast cancer families. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 129 (1), 255-263. doi: 10.1007/s10549-011-1539-6

Mutation analysis of RAD51L1 (RAD51B/REC2) in multiple-case, non-BRCA1/2 breast cancer families

2010

Journal Article

Mutations in the selenocysteine insertion sequence–binding protein 2 gene lead to a multisystem selenoprotein deficiency disorder in humans

Schoenmakers, Erik, Agostini, Maura, Mitchell, Catherine, Schoenmakers, Nadia, Papp, Laura, Rajanayagam, Odelia, Padidela, Raja, Ceron-Gutierrez, Lourdes, Doffinger, Rainer, Prevosto, Claudia, Luan, Jian'an, Montano, Sergio, Lu, Jun, Castanet, Mireille, Clemons, Nick, Groeneveld, Matthijs, Castets, Perrine, Karbaschi, Mahsa, Aitken, Sri, Dixon, Adrian, Williams, Jane, Campi, Irene, Blount, Margaret, Burton, Hannah, Muntoni, Francesco, O'Donovan, Dominic, Dean, Andrew, Warren, Anne, Brierley, Charlotte ... Chatterjee, Krishna (2010). Mutations in the selenocysteine insertion sequence–binding protein 2 gene lead to a multisystem selenoprotein deficiency disorder in humans. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 120 (12), 4220-4235. doi: 10.1172/JCI43653

Mutations in the selenocysteine insertion sequence–binding protein 2 gene lead to a multisystem selenoprotein deficiency disorder in humans

2010

Journal Article

Harnessing the complexity of DNA-damage response pathways to improve cancer treatment outcomes

Al-Ejeh, F., Kumar, R., Wiegmans, A., Lakhani, S.R., Brown, M.P. and Khanna, K.K. (2010). Harnessing the complexity of DNA-damage response pathways to improve cancer treatment outcomes. Oncogene, 29 (46), 6085-6098. doi: 10.1038/onc.2010.407

Harnessing the complexity of DNA-damage response pathways to improve cancer treatment outcomes

2010

Journal Article

The ZFHX3 (ATBF1) transcription factor induces PDGFRB, which activates ATM in the cytoplasm to protect cerebellar neurons from oxidative stress

Kim, TS, Kawaguchi, M, Suzuki, M, Jung, CG, Asai, K, Shibamoto, Y, Lavin, MF, Khanna, KK and Miura, Y (2010). The ZFHX3 (ATBF1) transcription factor induces PDGFRB, which activates ATM in the cytoplasm to protect cerebellar neurons from oxidative stress. DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms, 3 (11-12), 752-762. doi: 10.1242/dmm.004689

The ZFHX3 (ATBF1) transcription factor induces PDGFRB, which activates ATM in the cytoplasm to protect cerebellar neurons from oxidative stress

2010

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A cytoplasmic ATM-TRAF6-cIAP1 module links nuclear DNA damage signaling to ubiquitin-mediated NF-κB activation

Hinz, Michael, Stilmann, Michael, Arslan, Seda Çöl, Khanna, Kum Kum, Dittmar, Gunnar and Scheidereit, Claus (2010). A cytoplasmic ATM-TRAF6-cIAP1 module links nuclear DNA damage signaling to ubiquitin-mediated NF-κB activation. Molecular Cell, 40 (1), 63-74. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.09.008

A cytoplasmic ATM-TRAF6-cIAP1 module links nuclear DNA damage signaling to ubiquitin-mediated NF-κB activation

2010

Journal Article

Subtypes of familial breast tumours revealed by expression and copy number profiling

Waddell, N, Arnold, J, Cocciardi, S, da Silva, L, Marsh, A, Riley, J, Johnstone, CN, Orloff, M, Assie, G, Eng, C, Reid, L, Keith, P, Yan, M, Fox, S, Devilee, P, Godwin, AK, Hogervorst, FBL, Couch, F, Grimmond, S, Flanagan, JM, Khanna, K, Simpson, PT, Lakhani, SR, Chenevix-Trench, G and kConFab Investigators (2010). Subtypes of familial breast tumours revealed by expression and copy number profiling. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment, 123 (3), 661-677. doi: 10.1007/s10549-009-0653-1

Subtypes of familial breast tumours revealed by expression and copy number profiling

2010

Journal Article

Novel single stranded DNA binding proteins crucial for the DNA damage response

Cubeddu, L., Richard, D. J., White, M. F. and Khanna, K. K. (2010). Novel single stranded DNA binding proteins crucial for the DNA damage response. The FEBS Journal, 277 (Supp. 1), 193-193. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07680.x

Novel single stranded DNA binding proteins crucial for the DNA damage response

2010

Journal Article

Centrobin regulates the assembly of functional mitotic spindles

Jeffery, J. M., Urquhart, A. J., Subramaniam, V. N., Parton, R.G. and Khanna, K.K. (2010). Centrobin regulates the assembly of functional mitotic spindles. Oncogene, 29 (18), 2649-2658. doi: 10.1038/onc.2010.37

Centrobin regulates the assembly of functional mitotic spindles

2010

Journal Article

Selenium and selenoproteins in health and disease

Papp, Laura V., Holmgren, Arne and Khanna, Kum Kum (2010). Selenium and selenoproteins in health and disease. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 12 (7), 793-795. doi: 10.1089/ars.2009.2973

Selenium and selenoproteins in health and disease

2010

Journal Article

SECIS-binding protein 2 promotes cell survival by protecting against oxidative stress

Papp, Laura V., Lu, Jun, Bolderson, Emma, Boucher, Didier, Singh, Ravindra, Holmgren, Arne and Khanna, Kum Kum (2010). SECIS-binding protein 2 promotes cell survival by protecting against oxidative stress. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 12 (7), 797-808. doi: 10.1089/ars.2009.2913

SECIS-binding protein 2 promotes cell survival by protecting against oxidative stress

2010

Journal Article

Phosphorylation of Exo1 modulates homologous recombination repair of DNA double-strand breaks

Bolderson, Emma, Tomimatsu, Nozomi, Richard, Derek J., Boucher, Didier, Kumar, Rakesh, Pandita, Tej K., Burma, Sandeep and Khanna, Kum Kum (2010). Phosphorylation of Exo1 modulates homologous recombination repair of DNA double-strand breaks. Nucleic Acids Research, 38 (6) gkp1164, 1821-1831. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkp1164

Phosphorylation of Exo1 modulates homologous recombination repair of DNA double-strand breaks

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Targeting the redox niche in triple-negative breast cancer to treat brain metastases
    National Breast Cancer Foundation Investigator Initiated Research Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Targeting metstatic breast cancer by oligonucleotide therapeutics with the FDA lipid nanoparticles (LNP) delivery system.
    National Breast Cancer Foundation Investigator Initiated Research Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Targeting CEP55 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (US DoD CDMRP grant administered by QIMR)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    Exploitation of immunogenicity of Cep 55 to enhance efficacy of therapy for triple-negative breast cancer
    National Breast Cancer Foundation Investigator Initiated Research Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Honorary Professor Kum Kum Khanna is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding novel regulators of mitosis and their implication in cancer

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Functional validation of therapeutic targets for basal breast cancer

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Optimising systemic therapies of metastatic and recurrent triple-negative breast cancer using next generation 3D models

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Optimising systemic therapies of metastatic and recurrent triple-negative breast cancer using next generation 3D models

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding novel regulators of mitosis and their implication in cancer

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Breaking barriers: unlocking the potential of cytomegalovirus-specific T cells in allogeneic CAR T cell therapies

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Designing Therapeutic Strategies Targeting KRAS

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating the diagnostic and functional significance of specific epigenomic features in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jodi Saunus

Completed supervision

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