Cellular stress

Cellular stress

Laboratory of Genome Integrity

Senior research group

Cellular stress pathways are essential for cancer cells' survival and significantly contribute to therapeutic resistance. They help the cells to deal with various cancer hallmarks, including elevated DNA damage accompanied by accumulation of mutations, DNA replication problems, accumulation of defective proteins, free radicals, nutrient deficiency, hypoxia, etc. Our methods and expertise identify and target these stress pathways directly inside cancer cells. Such research has great potential in finding new prediction markers, improving standard anticancer therapy, and suggesting new therapeutic targets.

Research interests

DNA damage and repair and genomic instability
Replication stress
Proteotoxic stress and proteostasis
Mechanical stress
Oncogenic and free radicals stress

Current projects

Exploration of mechanical stress-promoted perturbation of the cell cycle in cancer cells.
Identification and structural characterization of novel NPL4 inhibitors and insight into its mode of action.
Cannabidiol as a potential attenuator of the efficacy of chemotherapeutics.
Development of nano-formulated diethyldithiocarbamate-copper complex as an anticancer drug.
Identification of new compounds with senolytic effect and mechanism of their action in senescent cells.
Insight into cellular proteotoxic stress response using new microthermal protein damage methodology.
Effects of long-term mild hypothermia (fever-like hyperthermia) on cancer cells.
Cellular DNA damage response in the context of cance.

Patents

CULTURING KIT FOR MICROSCOPY OF ADHESIVELY GROWING CELL STRUCTURES (Mistrík)

Utility Model: CZ 29265, Granted: 15.3.2016, Ownership: Palacky University Olomouc, Inventors: Mistrík Martin, Bártek Jiří

Status: Terminated

BIOLOGICAL INCUBATOR FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES, ESPECIALLY CELL CULTURES (Mistrík)

Utility Model: CZ 28195, Granted: 13.5.2015, Ownership: Technical University Brno, Palacky University Olomouc, Inventors: Paloušek David, Grepl Robert, Krejčí Petr, Vejlupek Josef, Mistrík Martin.
Status: Terminated

METHOD OF OBTAINING FOLLICULAR CELLS AND A DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THIS METHOD (Mistrík)

Patent: CZ 304255; Granted: 18.12.2013; Ownership: Palacky University Olomouc; Inventors: Mistrík Martin, Bártek Jiří
Published Application PCT/CZ2013/000152 under WO 2014/086324 (12.6.2014)
Patent: US 9,943,331; Granted: 17.4.2018; Ownership: Palacky University Olomouc; Inventors: Mistrík Martin, Bártek Jiří
Patent: EP 2928382; Granted: 26.12.2018; Ownership: Palacky University Olomouc; Inventors: Mistrík Martin, Bártek Jiří
EU Registered Trademark: EUTM 018714735; Registered: 8.11.2022; Ownership: Palacky University Olomouc

Status: Available

Open positions

Projekt:	Cellular stress in health and disease
Vedoucí:	Mistrík Martin Ph.D., Moudrý Pavel Ph.D., Škrott Zdeněk Ph.D.
K dispozici:	3
Určeno pro:	Doktorské studium

Projekt:	DNA damage signaling in the cellular response to stress
Vedoucí:	Mistrík Martin Ph.D.
K dispozici:	1
Určeno pro:	Doktorské studium
Souhrn:	1 place in full-time study

Projekt:	DNA damage signaling in the cellular response to stress
Vedoucí:	Mistrík Martin Ph.D.
K dispozici:	1
Určeno pro:	Doktorské studium
Souhrn:	1 place in full-time study

Projekt:	Study of DNA double-strand break repair in tumor model
Vedoucí:	Mistrík Martin Ph.D.
K dispozici:	1
Určeno pro:	Doktorské studium
Souhrn:	The so-called double-strand breaks (DSB) are the most lethal DNA lesions, which can be potent sources of mutations and thus become the beginning of irreversible genetic changes leading to degenerative illnesses, including cancer. At the same induction of DSBs introduced in the proper setup can become an unsolvable problem for the cells, particularly in specific genetic backgrounds typical for cancer, which fact is the rationale for a plethora of cancer treatment strategies. Thus the way cells deal with DSBs is under the great interest of current medicinal and biological research. The Ph.D. student will practice several methods of induction of DSBs via various sources such as gamma rays, alpha particles, UV light and various chemical inducers. Next will be studied the molecular mechanisms the cell deal with this type of DNA damage. Emphasis will be put on differences between normal and cancer cells and their potential exploration for cancer therapy. Student will also learn mutiple laboratory techniques including cell culture, RNA/DNA transfections, advanced microscopic techniques, live-cell imaging, and various biochemical analysis of proteins.

Projekt:	Signaling DNA damage in cellular response to stress
Vedoucí:	Mistrík Martin Ph.D.
K dispozici:	1
Určeno pro:	Doktorské studium
Souhrn:	Our DNA is constantly under threat from DNA damaging agents. If unrepaired DNA damage can lead to errors during genome duplication, including the mutations that can lead to cancer, contribute to aging and other human diseases. Cells have evolved elaborate repair mechanisms to fix this damage and ensure that the genetic information is faithfully reproduced, and we would like to understand these repair mechanisms at the molecular level. We ultimately aim for a complete molecular and cellular understanding of critical DNA repair pathways that act on DNA damage. The Ph.D. student will practice several molecular and cellular techniques, including cell culture, RNA interference, immunofluorescence microscopy, live-cell imaging and immunoprecipitation of proteins. He/she will also learn novel and powerful techniques, such as super-resolution microscopy and purification of proteins on newly synthesized DNA.