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Dr Cornelia de Moor

Associate Professor in RNA Biology, Faculty of Science

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workRoom C27 Psychology Building
University Park
Nottingham
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Cornelia.De_moor@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Cornelia de Moor is an RNA biologist with a long term interest in the untranslated regions (UTRs) and poly(A) tails of mRNAs and their effects on protein synthesis and mRNA degradation.

As a postgraduate student she studied the translational control of insulin like growth factor by its alternative 5' UTRs in human tissues. During my postdoctoral research, she investigated the role of translational control in Xenopus oocyte maturation and made significant contributions to the elucidation the translational repression of cyclin B1 and its activation by cytoplasmic polyadenylation. Her work was instrumental in formulating the first molecular model for translational control by a 3' untranslated region, the maskin model.

In 2000, she started her own laboratory as a lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the 糖心原创, transferring to the School of Pharmacy in 2005. In 2013, she was promoted to associate professor. Most of her current work is on the role of mRNA polyadenylation in gene expression and the therapeutic potential of the polyadenylation inhibitor cordycepin, which is isolated from the caterpillar fungus Cordyceps militaris.

Her laboratory uses mathematical modelling, standard molecular biology techniques, as well as a number of novel techniques developed in our laboratory, such as methods for measuring poly(A) tail size, mathematical modeling of mRNA decay and thiouridine labelling. In collaboration with others, she is studying the role of mRNA polyadenylation and the effect of cordycepin on the growth of breast cancer cells and on osteoarthritis pain. In collaboration with others, her laboratory also works on the role of cordycepin and other secondary metabolites in the infection of insects by fungi and the metabolism of cordycepin and other nucleosides in whole animals and cells. A recent project is on the role of mRNA localisation and polyadenylation in the sensitisation of pain nerve cells. Her research has been funded by grants fromthe BBSRC and Versus Arthritis, as well as a donation from Geo-rope.

Expertise Summary

messenger RNA, protein synthesis, gene expression, polyadenylation, cordycepin, Cordyceps

Teaching Summary

B31ESP Introductory Molecular Biology, Genetics and Metabolism (8 lectures). B31GIL Gut Microbiology (4 lectures) B31GIL Case studies Personal Tutor of 16 Pharmacy students

Research Project supervisor for 3 pharmacy students (3rd year)

Research Summary

Selected Publications

MEIJER, HEDDA A, SCHMIDT, TOBIAS, GILLEN, SARAH L, LANGLAIS, CLAUDIA, JUKES-JONES, REBEKAH, DE MOOR, CORNELIA H, CAIN, KELVIN, WILCZYNSKA, ANIA and BUSHELL, MARTIN, 2019. Nucleic acids research. 47(15), 8224-8238
ASHRAF, SADAF, RADHI, MASAR, GOWLER, PETER, BURSTON, JAMES J., GANDHI, RAJ D., THORN, GRAEME J., PICCININI, ANNA M., WALSH, DAVID A., CHAPMAN, VICTORIA and DE MOOR, CORNELIA H., 2019. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 9,
SINGHANIA, R., THORN, G.J., WILLIAMS, K., GANDHI, RAJ D., DAHER, C., BARTHET-BARATEIG, A., PARKER, H.N., UTAMI, W., AL-SIRAJ, M., BARRETT, D.A., WATTIS, J.A.D. and DE MOOR, C. H., 2019. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/773432,
LEE JB, RADHI M, CIPOLLA E, GANDHI RD, SARMAD S, ZGAIR A, KIM TH, FENG W, QIN C, ADROWER C, ORTORI CA, BARRETT DA, KAGAN L, FISCHER PM, DE MOOR CH and GERSHKOVICH P, 2019. Scientific reports. 9(1), 15760

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Pharmacy School Building, East Drive, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD

Current Research

The research in my laboratory focuses on post-transcriptional gene regulation of mRNA and protein expression, especially by sequences downstream of the stop codon of the protein coding region. This type of gene regulation is much more common than previously thought, and includes modulation of mRNA stability, translational control, mRNA localisation and changes in nuclear polyadenylation. The regulation is generally mediated by RNA binding proteins, microRNAs and/or polyadenylation and deadenylation. We study these processes in cell lines during cell adhesion and proliferation, during the inflammatory response and in human embryonic stem cells. Recently, we have also started to study effects in insect cells and the role of polyadenylation inhibitors in the infection of insects by fungi. Our work has potential applications in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, cancer and crop protection.

Our funding currently comes from the BBSRC and Arthritis Research UK.

Memberships of Committees and Professional Bodies

Member of the RNA Society
Member of the Biochemical Society
Member of the editorial board of FEBS Open Bio

WELLHAM, PETER A. D., HAFEEZ, ABDUL, GREGORI, ANDREJ, BROCK, MATTHIAS, KIM, DONG-HYUN, CHANDLER, DAVID and DE MOOR, CORNELIA H., 2021. Microorganisms. 9(8), 1559
WOOLLEY, VICTORIA C, TEAKLE, GRAHAM R, PRINCE, GILLIAN, DE MOOR, CORNELIA H and CHANDLER, DAVID, 2020. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.
ASHRAF, SADAF, RADHI, MASAR, GOWLER, PETER, BURSTON, JAMES J., GANDHI, RAJ D., THORN, GRAEME J., PICCININI, ANNA M., WALSH, DAVID A., CHAPMAN, VICTORIA and DE MOOR, CORNELIA H., 2019. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 9,
MEIJER, HEDDA A, SCHMIDT, TOBIAS, GILLEN, SARAH L, LANGLAIS, CLAUDIA, JUKES-JONES, REBEKAH, DE MOOR, CORNELIA H, CAIN, KELVIN, WILCZYNSKA, ANIA and BUSHELL, MARTIN, 2019. Nucleic acids research. 47(15), 8224-8238
LEE JB, RADHI M, CIPOLLA E, GANDHI RD, SARMAD S, ZGAIR A, KIM TH, FENG W, QIN C, ADROWER C, ORTORI CA, BARRETT DA, KAGAN L, FISCHER PM, DE MOOR CH and GERSHKOVICH P, 2019. Scientific reports. 9(1), 15760
SINGHANIA, R., THORN, G.J., WILLIAMS, K., GANDHI, RAJ D., DAHER, C., BARTHET-BARATEIG, A., PARKER, H.N., UTAMI, W., AL-SIRAJ, M., BARRETT, D.A., WATTIS, J.A.D. and DE MOOR, C. H., 2019. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/773432,
WELLHAM, P. A. D., KIM, D. H., BROCK, M. and DE MOOR, C. H., 2019. Ann Transl Med. 7(Suppl 3), S85
TAHA DA, ZGAIR A, LEE JB, DE MOOR CH, BARRETT DA, BRUCE KD, SUNGELO M, ECKEL RH and GERSHKOVICH P, 2017. European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences. (In Press.)
KHEIRALLAH AK, DE MOOR CH, FAIZ A, SAYERS I and HALL IP, 2017. BMC genomics. 18(1), 248
LEE, JONG BONG, ADROWER, CECILIA, QIN, CHAOLONG, FISCHER, PETER M, DE MOOR, CORNELIA H and GERSHKOVICH, PAVEL, 2017. AAPS PharmSciTech.
2016. Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine. (In Press.)
KAPPEL, CHRISTIAN, TROST, GERDA, CZESNICK, HJOERDIS, RAMMING, ANNA, KOLBE, BENJAMIN, VI, SON LANG, BISPO, CLAUDIA, BECKER, JOERG D., DE MOOR, CORNELIA and LENHARD, MICHAEL, 2015. PLOS GENETICS. 11(8),
LENHARD, MICHAEL, KAPPEL, CHRISTIAN, TROST, GERDA, CZESNICK, H, RAMMING, ANNA, VI, SON L, BISPO, C, BECKER, JD and DE MOOR, CORNELIA, 2015. GSM1386775: Ler - sample 1 - long fraction Gene Expression Omnibus.
LENHARD, MICHAEL, KAPPEL, CHRISTIAN, TROST, GERDA, CZESNICK, H, RAMMING, ANNA, VI, SON L, BISPO, C, BECKER, JD and DE MOOR, CORNELIA, 2015. GSM1386776: Ler - sample 1 -short fraction Gene Expression Omnibus.
EDWARDS, J.M., LONG, J., DE MOOR, C.H., EMSLEY, J. and SEARLE, M.S., 2013. Nucleic Acids Research. 41(14), 7153-7166
CHARLESWORTH, AMANDA, MEIJER, HEDDA A. and DE MOOR, CORNELIA H., 2013. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA. 4(4), 437-461
KONDRASHOV, A., MEIJER, H.A., BARTHET-BARATEIG, A., PARKER, H.N., KHURSHID, A., TESSIER, S., SICARD, M., KNOX, A.J., PANG, L. and DE MOOR, C.H., 2012. RNA. 18(12), 2236-2250
MEIJER, HEDDA A and DE MOOR, CORNELIA H, 2011. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 703, 123-35
EDWARDS, J., MALAURIE, E., KONDRASHOV, A., LONG, J., DE MOOR, C.H., SEARLE, M.S. and EMSLEY, J., 2011. Nucleic Acids Research. 39(19), 8638-8650
TEO, MICHELLE, GRABOWSKA, ANNA, WATSON, SUE and DE MOOR, CORNELIA, 2011. The Potential of Cordycepin as an Anti Cancer Drug EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH. 16, 39-39
JAMES, V., ZHANG, Y., FOXLER, D.E., DE MOOR, C.H., KONG, Y.W., WEBB, T.M., SELF, T.J., FENG, Y., LAGOS, D., CHU, C.-Y., RANA, T.M., MORLEY, S.J., LONGMORE, G.D., BUSHELL, M. and SHARP, T.V., 2010. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107(28), 12499-12504
WONG, Y.Y., MOON, A., DUFFIN, R., BARTHET-BARATEIG, A., MEIJER, H.A., CLEMENS, M.J. and DE MOOR, C.H., 2010. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(4), 2610-2621
KONG, Y.W., CANNELL, I.G., DE MOOR, C.H., HILL, K., GARSIDE, P.G., HAMILTON, T.L., MEIJER, H.A., DOBBYN, H.C., STONELEY, M., SPRIGGS, K.A., WILLIS, A.E. and BUSHELL, M., 2008. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105(26), 8866-8871
DOBBYN, H.C., HILL, K., HAMILTON, T.L., SPRIGGS, K.A., PICKERING, B.M., COLDWELL, J., DE MOOR, C.H., BUSHELL, M. and WILLIS, A.E., 2008. Oncogene. 27, 1167-1174
COBBOLD, LAURA C, SPRIGGS, KEITH A, HAINES, STEPHEN J, DOBBYN, HELEN C, HAYES, CHRISTOPHER, DE MOOR, CORNELIA H, LILLEY, KATHRYN S, BUSHELL, MARTIN and WILLIS, ANNE E, 2008. Molecular and cellular biology. 28(1), 40-9
RADFORD, HELOIS E, MEIJER, HEDDA A and DE MOOR, CORNELIA H, 2008. Translational control by cytoplasmic polyadenylation in Xenopus oocytes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1779(4), 217-29
MEIJER, H.A., RADFORD, H.E., WILSON, L.S., LISSENDEN, S. and DE MOOR, C.H., 2007. Biology of the Cell. 99(5), 239-250
MEIJER, HEDDA A, BUSHELL, MARTIN, HILL, KIRSTI, GANT, TIMOTHY W, WILLIS, ANNE E, JONES, PETER and DE MOOR, CORNELIA H, 2007. Nucleic Acids Research. 35(19), e132
DE MOOR, C.H., MEIJER, H. and LISSENDEN, S., 2005. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 16(1), 49-58
DE MOOR, C.H. and RICHTER, J.D., 2001. International Review of Cytology. 203, 567-608
DE MOOR, C H and RICHTER, J D, 1999. EMBO Journal. 18(8), 2294-303
STEBBINS-BOAZ, B, CAO, Q, DE MOOR, C H, MENDEZ, R and RICHTER, J D, 1999. Molecular Cell. 4(6), 1017-27
DE MOOR, C H and RICHTER, J D, 1997. The Mos pathway regulates cytoplasmic polyadenylation in Xenopus oocytes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(11), 6419-26

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