Cell Division and Cancer Group

Marcos Malumbres Group Leader
T +34 917328000 (Ext 3450)
mmm@cnio.es

Clinical Investigator

Rodrigo Sánchez

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Begoña Hurtado
Miguel Ruiz
Diana Vara
Carolina Villarroya

Graduate Students

Gloria Cristina Bonel
Mariona Cubells
Alejandro García
José González
Fátima Guerra
Luis Rodrigo López
Borja Pitarch
Agustín Sánchez

Technicians

Cristina Aguirre
Irene Díaz
Aicha El Bakkali

The Cell Division and Cancer Group is interested in deciphering the mechanisms by which cell division and cell proliferation are regulated in mammalian cells. Our scientific interests are:

to understand the basic control mechanisms that regulate the cell division cycle.
to characterise the physiological and therapeutic consequences of cell cycle deregulation.
understanding self-renewal and pluripotency in stem cell biology and tumour development.
improving the use of old and new targets for cancer therapy.

As a final goal, we aim to generate information that will be useful for understanding basic mechanisms of cell function and to improve therapeutic strategies against cancer cell proliferation.

Publications

Alfaro E, López-Jiménez P, González-Martínez J, Malumbres M, Suja JA, Gómez R (2021). PLK1 regulates centrosome migration and spindle dynamics in male mouse meiosis. EMBO Rep 22, e51030. CNIO Publication.
González-Martínez J, Cwetsch AW, Martínez-Alonso D, López-Sainz LR, Almagro J, Melati A, Gómez J, Pérez-Martínez M, Megías D, Boskovic J, Gilabert-Juan J, Graña-Castro O, Pierani A, Behrens A, Ortega S, Malumbres M. (2021). Deficient adaptation to centrosome duplication defects in neural progenitors causes microcephaly and subcortical heterotopias. JCI Insight 6, 146364. Publication in other institutions.
González-Martínez J, Malumbres M (2021). Expanding the Differentiation Potential of Already-Established Pluripotent Stem Cells. Methods Mol Biol (in press). CNIO Publication.
Álvarez-Fernández M, Malumbres M (2020). Mechanisms of Sensitivity and Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibition.. Cancer Cell 37, 514-529. CNIO Publication.
Salvador-Barbero B, Álvarez-Fernández M, Zapatero-Solana E, El Bakkali A, Menéndez MDC, López-Casas PP, Di Domenico T, Xie T, VanArsdale T, Shields DJ, Hidalgo M, Malumbres M. (2020). CDK4/6 inhibitors impair recovery from cytotoxic chemotherapy in pancreatic adenocarcinoma.. Cancer Cell 37, 340-353. CNIO Publication.
Sanz-Gómez N, de Pedro I, Ortigosa B, Santamaría D, Malumbres M, de Cárcer G, Gandarillas A. (2020). Squamous differentiation requires G2/mitosis slippage to avoid apoptosis. Cell Death Differ 27, 2451-2467. CNIO Publication.
Salazar-Roa M, Trakala M, Álvarez-Fernández M, Valdés-Mora F, Zhong C, Muñoz J, Yu Y, Peters TJ, Graña-Castro O, Serrano R, Zapatero-Solana E, Abad M, Bueno MJ, de Cedrón MG, Fernández-Piqueras J, Serrano M, Blasco MA, Wang DZ, Clark SJ, Izpisua-Belmonte JC, Ortega S, Malumbres M (2020). Transient Exposure to miR-203 Enhances the Differentiation Capacity of Established Pluripotent Stem Cells. EMBO J 39, e104324. CNIO Publication.
Martínez-Alonso D, Malumbres M (2020). Mammalian cell cycle cyclins.. Semin Cell Dev Biol 107, 28-35. CNIO Publication.
Hermida D, Mortuza GB, Pedersen AK, Pozdnyakova I, Nguyen TTTN, Maroto M, Williamson M, Ebersole T, Cazzamali G, Rand KD, Olsen JV, Malumbres M, Montoya G (2020). Molecular Basis of the Mechanisms controlling MASTL.. Mol Cell Proteomics 19, 326-343. CNIO Publication.
González-Martínez J, Cwetsch AW, Martínez-Alonso D, López-Sainz LR, Almagro J, Megías D, Boskovic J, Gilabert-Juan J, Graña-Castro O, Pierani A, Behrens A, Ortega S, Malumbres M (2020). Lack of adaptation to centriolar defects leads to p53-independent microcephaly in the absence of Cep135. bioRxiv (in press). CNIO Publication.
Yubero ML, Kosaka PM, San Paulo Á, Malumbres M, Calleja M, Tamayo J (2020). Effects of energy metabolism on the mechanical properties of breast cancer cells. Commun Biol 3, 590. CNIO Publication.
Garcia-Carpizo V, Ruiz-Llorente S, Sarmentero J, González-Corpas A, Barrero MJ (2019). CREBBP/EP300 Bromodomain Inhibition Affects the Proliferation of AR-Positive Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Mol Cancer Res 13, 720-730. CNIO Publication.
Tomás-Loba A, Manieri E, González-Terán B, Mora A, Leiva-Vega L, Santamans AM, Romero-Becerra R, Rodríguez E, Pintor-Chocano A, Feixas F, López JA, Caballero B, Trakala M, Blanco Ó, Torres JL, Hernández-Cosido L, Montalvo-Romeral V, Matesanz N, Roche-Molina M, Bernal JA, Mischo H, León M, Caballero A, Miranda-Saavedra D, Ruiz-Cabello J, Nevzorova YA, Cubero FJ, Bravo J, Vázquez J, Malumbres M, Marcos M, Osuna S, Sabio G (2019). p38? is essential for cell cycle progression and liver tumorigenesis. Nature 568, 557-560. CNIO Publication.
Malumbres M (2019). CDK4/6 inhibitors: what is the best cocktail?. Clin Cancer Res 25, 6-8. CNIO Publication.
Olbrich T, Vega-Sendino M, Murga M, de Carcer G, Malumbres M, Ortega S, Ruiz S, Fernandez-Capetillo O (2019). A Chemical Screen Identifies Compounds Capable of Selecting for Haploidy in Mammalian Cells.. Cell Reports 28, 597-604. CNIO Publication. Open Access
Vázquez-Domínguez I, González-Sánchez L, López-Nieva P, Fernández-Navarro P, Villa-Morales M, Cobos-Fernández MÁ, Sastre I, F Fraga M, F Fernández A, Malumbres M, Salazar-Roa M, Graña-Castro O, Santos J, Llamas P, López-Lorenzo JL, Fernández-Piqueras J (2019). Downregulation of specific FBXW7 isoforms with differential effects in T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Oncogene 38, 4620-4636. CNIO Publication.
Bustos-Morán E, Blas-Rus N, Alcaraz-Serna A, Iborra S, González-Martínez J, Malumbres M, Sánchez-Madrid F (2019). Aurora A controls CD8+ T cell cytotoxic activity and antiviral response. Sci Rep 3, 2211. CNIO Publication. Open Access
López-Nieva P, Fernández-Navarro P, Graña-Castro O, Andrés-León E, Santos J, Villa-Morales M, Cobos-Fernández MÁ, González-Sánchez L, Malumbres M, Salazar-Roa M, Fernández-Piqueras J (2019). Detection of novel fusion-transcripts by RNA-Seq in T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Sci Rep 9, 5179. CNIO Publication. Open Access
Bellutti F, Tigan AS, Nebenfuehr S, Dolezal M, Zojer M, Grausenburger R, Hartenberger S, Kollmann S, Doma E, Prchal-Murphy M, Uras IZ, Höllein A, Neuberg DS, Ebert BL, Ringler A, Mueller AC, Loizou JI, Hinds PW, Vogl C, Heller G, Kubicek S, Zuber J, Malumbres M, Farlik M, Villunger A, Kollmann K, Sexl V (2018). CDK6 Antagonizes p53-Induced Responses during Tumorigenesis. Cancer Discovery 8, 884-897. CNIO Publication.
Hurtado B, Trakala M, Ximénez-Embún P, El-Bakkali A, Partida D, Sanz-Castillo B, Álvarez-Fernández M, Maroto M, Sánchez-Martínez R, Martínez L, Muñoz J, García de Frutos P, Malumbres M (2018). Thrombocytopenia-associated mutations in Ser/Thr kinase MASTL deregulate actin cytoskeleton dynamics in platelets. J Clin Invest 128, 5351-5367. CNIO Publication. Open Access
de Cárcer G, Venkateswaran SV, Salgueiro L, El Bakkali A, Somogyi K, Rowald K, Montañés P, Sanclemente M, Escobar B, de Martino A, McGranahan N, Malumbres M, Sotillo R (2018). Plk1 overexpression induces chromosomal instability and suppresses tumor development. Nat Commun 9, 3012. CNIO Publication. Open Access
Mitxelena J, Apraiz A, Vallejo-Rodríguez J, García-Santisteban I, Fullaondo A, Alvarez-Fernández M, Malumbres M, Zubiaga AM (2018). An E2F7-dependent transcriptional program modulates DNA damage repair and genomic stability. Nucleic Acids Res 46, 4546-4559. CNIO Publication. Open Access
Nguyen AL, Drutovic D, Vazquez BN, El Yakoubi W, Gentilello AS, Malumbres M, Solc P, Schindler K (2018). Genetic Interactions between the Aurora Kinases Reveal New Requirements for AURKB and AURKC during Oocyte Meiosis. Curr Biol 28, 3458-3468. CNIO Publication.
Rata S, Suarez Peredo Rodriguez MF, Joseph S, Peter N, Echegaray Iturra F, Yang F, Madzvamuse A, Ruppert JG, Samejima K, Platani M, Alvarez-Fernandez M, Malumbres M, Earnshaw WC, Novak B, Hochegger H (2018). Two Interlinked Bistable Switches Govern Mitotic Control in Mammalian Cells. Curr Biol 28, 3824-3832. CNIO Publication.
Álvarez-Fernández M, Sanz-Flores M, Sanz-Castillo B, Salazar-Roa M, Partida D, Zapatero-Solana E, Ali HR, Manchado E, Lowe S, VanArsdale T, Shields D, Caldas C, Quintela-Fandino M, Malumbres M (2018). Therapeutic relevance of the PP2A-B55 inhibitory kinase MASTL/Greatwall in breast cancer. Cell Death Differ 25, 828-840. CNIO Publication.
Ovejero S, Ayala P, Malumbres M, Pimentel-Muiños FX, Bueno A, Sacristán MP (2018). Biochemical analyses reveal amino acid residues critical for cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation of human Cdc14A phosphatase by cyclin-dependent kinase 1. Sci Rep 8, 11871. CNIO Publication. Open Access
López-Nieva P, Fernández-Navarro P, Vaquero-Lorenzo C, Villa-Morales M, Graña-Castro O, Cobos-Fernández MÁ, López-Lorenzo JL, Llamas P, González-Sanchez L, Sastre I, Pollan M, Malumbres M, Santos J, Fernández-Piqueras J (2018). RNA-Seq reveals the existence of a CDKN1C-E2F1-TP53 axis that is altered in human T-cell lymphoblastic lymphomas. Bmc Cancer 18, 430. CNIO Publication. Open Access
de Cárcer G, Wachowicz P, Martínez-Martínez S, Oller J, Méndez-Barbero N, Escobar B, González-Loyola A, Takaki T, El Bakkali A, Cámara JA, Jiménez-Borreguero LJ, Bustelo XR, Cañamero M, Mulero F, de Los Ángeles Sevilla M, Montero MJ, Redondo JM, Malumbres M (2017). Plk1 regulates contraction of postmitotic smooth muscle cells and is required for vascular homeostasis. Nat Med 23, 964-974. CNIO Publication.
Burgess A, Vuong J, Rogers S, Malumbres M, O'Donoghue SI (2017). SnapShot: phosphoregulation of mitosis. Cell 169, 1358-1358e1. CNIO Publication.
Salazar-Roa M, Malumbres M (2017). Fueling the Cell Division Cycle. Trends Cell Biol 27, 69-81. CNIO Publication.
Esteban-Martínez L, Sierra-Filardi E, McGreal RS, Salazar-Roa M, Mariño G, Seco E, Durand S, Enot D, Graña O, Malumbres M, Cvekl A, Cuervo AM, Kroemer G, Boya P (2017). Programmed mitophagy is essential for the glycolytic switch during cell differentiation. EMBO J 36, 1688-1706. CNIO Publication.
Ha K, Ma C, Lin H, Tang L, Lian Z, Zhao F, Li J-M, Zhen B, Pei H, Han S, Malumbres M, Jin J, Chen H, Zhao Y, Zhu Q, Zhang P (2017). The anaphase promoting complex impacts repair choice by protecting ubiquitin signaling at DNA damage sites. Nat Commun 8, 15751. CNIO Publication. Open Access
Rattani A, Ballesteros Mejia R, Roberts K, Roig MB, Godwin J, Hopkins M, Eguren M, Sanchez-Pulido L, Okaz E, Ogushi S, Wolna M, Metson J, Pendás AM, Malumbres M, Novák B, Herbert M, Nasmyth K (2017). APC/CCdh1 enables removal of shugoshin-2 from the arms of bivalent chromosomes by moderating cyclin-dependent kinase activity. Curr Biol 27, 1462-1476. CNIO Publication.
Therapeutic relevance of the PP2A-B55 inhibitory kinase MASTL/Greatwall in breast cancer (2017). Álvarez-Fernández M, Sanz-Flores M, Sanz-Castillo B, Salazar-Roa M, Partida D, Zapatero-Solana E, Ali HR, Manchado E, Lowe S, VanArsdale T, Shields D, Caldas C, Quintela-Fandino M, Malumbres M. Cell Death Differ 25, 828-840. CNIO Publication.