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Researcher

Gillian Blancke

Publications & Research Data

Awards & Distinctions

17 Results

2025

Depleting IL1R2+ tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells with an ADCC-prone nanobody construct boosts the efficacy of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy

Sana M. ArnoukDaliya KanchevaHelena Van DammeGuillaume E. CourtoyRomina Mora BarthelmessJolien Van CraenenbroeckEls LebeggeYvon ElkrimNaela AssafYves Heremans et al.

A1 Journal Article in CANCER RESEARCH

2024

Colibactin-driven colon cancer requires adhesin-mediated epithelial binding

Maude JansMagdalena KolataGillian BlanckeAline D'HondtClaudia GrafMaarten CiersMozes SzeAlexandra ThiranIoanna PettaVanessa Andries et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Heart failure-induced microbial dysbiosis contributes to colonic tumour formation in mice

Sanne de WitLotte GeerlingsCanxia ShiJust DronkersElisabeth M. SchoutenGillian BlanckeVanessa AndriesTess YntemaWouter C. MeijersDebby P. Y. Koonen et al.

A1 Journal Article in CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Metabolite-based inter-kingdom communication controls intestinal tissue recovery following chemotherapeutic injury

Christopher AndersonLaura BoeckaertsPriscilla ChinJavier BurgoaWei XieAmanda GonçalvesGillian BlanckeSam BensonSebastian RogattiMariska S. Simpson et al.

A1 Journal Article in CELL HOST & MICROBE

Myeloid A20 is critical for alternative macrophage polarization and type-2 immune-mediated helminth resistance

Ioanna PettaMarie ThorpMaarten CiersGillian BlanckeLouis BoonTim MeeseFilip Van NieuwerburghAndy WullaertRichard GrencisDirk Elewaut et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY

2023

Hepatic glutamine synthetase controls N-5-methylglutamine in homeostasis and cancer

Victor H. VillarMaria Francesca AllegaRuhi DeshmukhTobias AckermannMark A. NakasoneJohan Vande VoordeThomas M. DrakeJanina OetjenAlgernon BloomColin Nixon et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

OTULIN protects the intestinal epithelium from apoptosis during inflammation and infection

Lien VerboomChristopher AndersonMaude JansIoanna PettaGillian BlanckeArne MartensMozes SzeTino HochepiedKodi RavichandranLars Vereecke et al.

A1 Journal Article in CELL DEATH & DISEASE

Sterile triggers drive joint inflammation in TNF‐ and IL-1β‐dependent mouse arthritis models

Alexandra ThiranIoanna PettaGillian BlanckeMarie ThorpGuillaume PlanckaertMaude JansVanessa AndriesKorneel BarbryElisabeth GilisJulie Coudenys et al.

A1 Journal Article in EMBO MOLECULAR MEDICINE

2022

ADAR1 prevents autoinflammation by suppressing spontaneous ZBP1 activation

Richard de ReuverSimon VerdonckEvelien DierickJosephine NemegeerEline HessmannSadeem AhmadMaude JansGillian BlanckeFilip Van NieuwerburghAlexander Botzki et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Distinct transcriptional programs in ascitic and solid cancer cells induce different responses to chemotherapy in high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Nele LoretNiels VandammeJordy De ConinckJoachim TaminauKato De ClercqGillian BlanckeSven JonckheereSteven GoossensKelly LemeireSofie De Prijck et al.

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR CANCER RESEARCH

MLKL deficiency in BrafV600EPten-/- melanoma model results in a modest delay of nevi development and reduced lymph node dissemination in male mice

Sofie MartensNozomi TakahashiGillian BlanckeNiels VandammeHanne VerschuereTatyana DivertMarnik VuylstekeGeert BerxPeter Vandenabeele

A1 Journal Article in CELL DEATH & DISEASE

2021

Microbes exploit death-induced nutrient release by gut epithelial cells

Christopher AndersonChristopher B. MedinaBrady J. BarronLaura KarvelyteTania Love AaesIrina LambertzJustin S. A. PerryParul MehrotraAmanda GonçalvesKelly Lemeire et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Therapeutic depletion of CCR8(+) tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells elicits antitumor immunity and synergizes with anti-PD-1 therapy

Helena Van DammeBruno DombrechtMate KissHeleen RooseElizabeth AllenEva Van OvermeireDaliya KanchevaLiesbet MartensAleksandar MurgaskiPauline Madeleine Rachel Bardet et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER

2020

Publisher correction : Zeb2 drives invasive and microbiota-dependent colon carcinoma

Karolina SlowickaIoanna PettaGillian BlanckeEsther HosteEmilie DumasMozes SzeHanna-Kaisa VikkulaEnrico RadaelliJody J. HaighSven Jonckheere et al.

The EMT transcription factor ZEB2 promotes proliferation of primary and metastatic melanoma while suppressing an invasive, mesenchymal-like phenotype

Niels VandammeGeertrui DeneckerKenneth BruneelGillian BlanckeOzden AkayJoachim TaminauJordy De ConinckEva De SmedtNicolas SkrypekWouter Van Loocke et al.

A1 Journal Article in CANCER RESEARCH

Zeb2 drives invasive and microbiota-dependent colon carcinoma

Karolina SlowickaIoanna PettaGillian BlanckeEsther HosteEmilie DumasMozes SzeHanna-Kaisa VikkulaEnrico RadaelliJody J. HaighSven Jonckheere et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE CANCER

2016

The transcription factor Zeb2 regulates development of conventional and plasmacytoid DCs by repressing Id2

Charlotte ScottBieke SoenLiesbet MartensNicolas SkrypekWouter SaelensJoachim TaminauGillian BlanckeGert Van IsterdaelDanny HuylebroeckJody Haigh et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE