Bang Tran

Investigating virus-host cell interactions: Comparative binding forces between hepatitis C virus-like particles and host cell receptors in 2D and 3D cell culture models

Simon Collett, Joseph Torresi, Linda Earnest Silveira, Vi Khanh Truong, Dale Christiansen, Bang M Tran, Elizabeth Vincan, Paul A Ramsland, Aaron Elbourne

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Cell cultures have been successfully used to study hepatitis C virus (HCV) for many years. However, most work has been done using ..

The Hepatitis B Virus Pre-Core Protein p22 Activates Wnt Signaling

Manh Tran Bang, Dustin James Flanagan, Gregor Ebert, Nadia Warner, Tran Hoanh, Theodora Fifis, Georgios Kastrappis, Christopher Christophi, Marc Pellegrini, Joseph Torresi, Toby James Phesse, Elizabeth Vincan

Journal article  |  2020  |  CANCERS

An emerging theme for Wnt-addicted cancers is that the pathway is regulated at multiple steps via various mechanisms. Infection wi..

HBV-related hepatocarcinogenesis: the role of signalling pathways and innovative ex vivo research models

Joseph Torresi, Manh Tran Bang, Dale Christiansen, Linda Earnest-Silveira, Renate Hilda Marianne Schwab, Elizabeth Vincan

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC CANCER

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the leading cause of liver cancer, but the mechanisms by which HBV causes liver cancer are ..

Isolation and Culture of Adult Intestinal, Gastric, and Liver Organoids for Cre-recombinase-Mediated Gene Deletion

Dustin J Flanagan, Renate HM Schwab, Bang M Tran, Toby J Phesse, Elizabeth Vincan

Journal article  |  2019  |  ORGANOIDS

The discovery of Lgr5 as a marker of adult stem cells meant that stem cell populations could be purified and studied in isolation...

The Central Role of Wnt Signaling and Organoid Technology in Personalizing Anticancer Therapy

Elizabeth Vincan, Renate HM Schwab, Dustin J Flanagan, Jean M Moselen, Bang M Tran, Nick Barker, Toby J Phesse

Journal article  |  2018  |  WNT SIGNALING IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

The Wnt pathway is at the heart of organoid technology, which is set to revolutionize the cancer field. We can now predetermine a ..

Wnt Signaling Regulation of Tissue Architecture (EMT and MET) and Morphogenesis: Consequences for Colorectal and Liver Cancer

Theodora Fifis, Bang M Tran, Renate HM Schwab, Timothy M Johanson, Nadia Warner, Nick Barker, Elizabeth Vincan

Book Chapter  |  2014

The different branches of the Wnt signaling pathway were first characterized in developmental contexts, but in recent times, each ..

HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma: the role of integration, viral proteins and miRNA

Lucy Lim, Manh Tran Bang, Elizabeth Vincan, Stephen Locarnini, Nadia Warner

Journal article  |  2012  |  FUTURE VIROLOGY

The development of hepatocellular carcinoma during chronic hepatitis B infection is a multifactorial process thought to be a conse..