ERC Consolidator Grant Ikerbasque Research Professor
0000-0001-5957-1260Arkaitz Carracedo obtained his BSc in Biology from the Complutense University of Madrid, and he continued his scientific pursuits by completing his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the same university. At this early stage in his career, he focused on researching the "Antitumor Effects of Cannabinoids: The Role of p8 and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress".
At the end of his tenure at the Guzman laboratory, Dr. Carracedo advanced his research on how compounds regulate autophagy via the oncogenic PI3K-mTOR pathway, sparking his deep interest in its impact on cancer cell biology and potential pharmacological targeting. To explore this from a novel perspective, he joined Pier Paolo Pandolfi's lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he concentrated on the PI3K-mTOR pathway's role in cancer. His work enhanced understanding of the tumor suppressor PTEN in prostate cancer and clarified the regulation of mTOR signaling and its therapeutic potential. Utilizing cell biology studies and genetically modified mouse models, he also explored cancer cell metabolic reprogramming, specifically focusing on fatty acid oxidation as a therapeutic avenue. Dr. Carracedo completed a total of four years of postdoctoral research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, USA.
In 2010, Dr. Carracedo joined CIC bioGUNE, first as a Ramón y Cajal researcher and then as an Ikerbasque Research Professor and Group Leader of the Cancer Cell Signaling and Metabolism Lab, under an ERC Consolidator Grant. His research group is aimed at deconstructing the essential requirements of cancer cells with special emphasis on the translation of the acquired knowledge from bench to bedside. In order to define the genuine features of cancer cells, they focus on the signaling and metabolic alterations in tumors. Through a multidisciplinary approach with increasing complexity, his lab works on bioinformatics, cell lines and primary cultures (using cell and molecular biology technologies), mouse models of prostate cancer that are faithful to the human disease and the analysis of human specimens through the development of prospective and retrospective studies.
Awards & recognitions
Ramiro Carregal Award for Emerging Talent in Oncological Research (2024). AstraZeneca Young Researchers Award in Oncology, Precision Medicine and Immuno-oncology (2023). BBVA Foundation Leonardo Grant for Researchers and Cultural Creators (2023). Margarita Salas National Science and Research Award for Young Researchers (2022). CRIS Cancer Foundation Excellence Award (2022). Jesús Serra Foundation Research Award (2022). Banco Sabadell Award in Biomedical Research (2019). Astra Zeneca Young Researchers Award in Oncology (2018). Spanish Society in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM) Young Researcher Award (2018). National Research Prize in Oncology (VII Drs. Diz Pintado Award) (2018). Cadena SER (Spanish national radio station) Research Award to the Best Researcher (2017). Constantes y Vitales Award to the Young Research Talent in Biomedicine (2017). BBVA Foundation Award to Scientific Research Teams in Biomedicine (2016). Promega Accesit Prize SEBBM meeting (2007). European PhD and PhD extraordinary prize (2006).
Latest Publications
2023
2022
The research in the Carracedo lab is aimed at deconstructing the essential requirements of cancer cells with special emphasis on the translation of the acquired knowledge from bench to bedside. In order to define the genuine features of cancer cells, we focus on the signalling and metabolic alterations in prostate and breast cancer. Through the use of a hierarchical approach with increasing complexity, we work on cell lines and primary cultures (using cell and molecular biology technologies), mouse models of prostate cancer that are faithful to the human disease and the analysis of human specimens through the development of prospective and retrospective studies. Our work stems from the hypothesis that cancer is driven by signalling and metabolic alterations that, once identified, can be targeted for therapy. The center and our collaborator institutions offer state-of-the-art technologies (from OMICS to in vivo imaging), which allow us to build and answer our hypotheses with high level of confidence.
To address our scientific questions in cancer, the Carracedo lab has developed a series of research lines:
- Bioinformatics-based discovery. The lab takes full advantage on publicly available human prostate and breast cancer datasets in order to identify candidate genes to contribute to cancer pathogenesis, progression and response to therapy. Best hits are then validated employing genetic mouse models, xenograft surrogate assays and the latest advances in cellular and molecular biology combined with OMICs technologies.
- Genetic mouse models as a source for the identification of novel cancer players. Genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs) can faithfully recapitulate many aspects of human cancer. Dr. Carracedo envisions the molecular analysis of GEMMs with high throughput technologies as a mean to identify novel cancer-related genes. These hits are then validated through the analysis of human cancer specimens and cellular and molecular biology approaches.
- Multi-OMICs analysis for non-invasive biomarker identification. Biofluids are the perfect source for cancer biomarkers that can inform about the presence or features of cancer. The lab has undertaken a biomarker discovery approach by applying the latest OMICs technologies to biofluid specimens from well-annotated prostate cancer patients, in order to define better molecules that inform about this disease.
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Edurne Berra
Emerging Scientist -
Marco Piva
Ikerbasque Research Fellow - Ramón y Cajal (RyC) Programme -
Isabel Mendizabal
Ikerbasque Research Fellow IKERBASQUE RESEARCH FELLOW -
Amaia Ercilla Eguiarte
Ikerbasque Research Fellow - Juan de la Cierva Fellow -
Oihana Iriondo Martinez de Zuazo
Ikerbasque Research Fellow RESEARCH ASSISTANT -
Natalia Martín Martín
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Amaia Zabala Letona
AECC Researcher POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER -
Mikel Pujana Vaquerizo
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Jaione Auzmendi Iriarte
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Laura Bozal Basterra
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Blanca Calle Ciborro
TECHNICIANS / DOCTORAL CANDIDATES -
Saioa García Longarte
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Maria Camila Salazar Palacio
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Ianire Astobiza
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Uxue Lazcano Dobao
AECC Predoctoral Fellow -
Belén Martínez La Osa
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Irati Aguirre Vicente
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Jon Corres Mendizabal
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María Ponce Rodríguez
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Adrián Vicente Barrueco
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Victoria Cid I Centelles
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Onintza Carlevaris
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Kathrin Keim
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Maider Fagoaga Eugui
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Encarnación Pérez Andrés
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Mikel Arana Castañares
Members
Associate Principal InvestigatorLatest Publications
A class I PI3K signalling network regulates primary cilia disassembly in normal physiology and disease
Conduit, SE; Pearce, W; Bhamra, A; Bilanges, B; Bozal-Basterra, L; Foukas, LC; Cobbaut, M; Castillo, SD; Danesh, MA; Adil, M; Carracedo, A; Graupera, M; McDonald, NQ; Parker, PJ; Cutillas, PR; ...
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2024-08-21
MetSCORE: a molecular metric to evaluate the risk of metabolic syndrome based on serum NMR metabolomics
Gil-Redondo, R; Conde, R; Bruzzone, C; Seco, ML; Bizkarguenaga, M; González-Valle, B; de Diego, A; Lain, A; Habisch, H; Haudum, C; Verheyen, N; Obermayer-Pietsch, B; Margarita, S; Pelusi, S; ...
CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY
2024-07-24
Metastatic hormone-naïve prostate cancer: a distinct biological entity
Corres-Mendizabal, J; Zacchi, F; Martín-Martín, N; Mateo, J; Carracedo, A;
TRENDS IN CANCER
2024-07-23
The PP2A regulator IER5L supports prostate cancer progression
Crespo, JR; Martín-Martín, N; Garcia-Longarte, S; Corres-Mendizabal, J; Carlevaris, O; Astobiza, I; Zabala-Letona, A; Guiu, M; Azkargorta, M; Gonzalez-Lopez, M; Macías-Cámara, N; Doan, P; Elortza, ...
CELL DEATH & DISEASE
2024-07-18
Metabolic adaptations in prostate cancer
Pujana-Vaquerizo, M; Bozal-Basterra, L; Carracedo, A;
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
2024-07-05
SERS analysis of cancer cell- secreted purines reveals a unique paracrine crosstalk in MTAP- deficient tumors
Valera, PS; Plou, J; Garcia, I; Astobiza, I; Viera, C; Aransay, AM; Martin, JE; Sasselli, IR; Carracedo, A; Liz-Marzan, LM;
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2023-12-26
STAT3/LKB1 controls metastatic prostate cancer by regulating mTORC1/CREB pathway
Pencik, J; Philippe, C; Schlederer, M; Atas, E; Pecoraro, M; Grund-Gröchke, S; Li, W; Tracz, A; Heidegger, I; Lagger, S; Trachtová, K; Oberhuber, M; Heitzer, E; Aksoy, O; Neubauer, HA; Wingelhofer, ...
MOLECULAR CANCER
2023-08-12
METTL1 promotes tumorigenesis through tRNA-derived fragment biogenesis in prostate cancer
García-Vilchez, R; Anazco-Guenkova, AM; Dietmann, S; López, J; Morón-Calvente, V; DAmbrosi, S; Nombela, P; Zamacola, K; Mendizabal, I; García-Longarte, S; Zabala-Letona, A; Astobiza, I; Fernández, ...
MOLECULAR CANCER
2023-07-29
Metabolism in the tumor cell and beyond
Carracedo, A;
MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY
2023-06-06
Machine Learning-Assisted High-Throughput SERS Classification of Cell Secretomes
Plou, J; Valera, PS; García, I; Vila-Liarte, D; Renero-Lecuna, C; Ruiz-Cabello, J; Carracedo, A; Liz-Marzán, LM;
SMALL
2023-04-12
Identifying prognostic parameters related to surgical technique in patients treated by robotic radical prostatectomy
Iriarte, AL; Viscasillas, IL; Gonzalez, SR; Martín, AS; Aparicio, DG; Olano, AU; Pérez, AC; Urzaiz, MU;
ACTAS UROLOGICAS ESPANOLAS
2023-01-01
Master Transcription Factor Reprogramming Unleashes Selective Translation Promoting Castration Resistance and Immune Evasion in Lethal Prostate Cancer
Santasusagna, S; Zhu, S; Jawalagatti, V; Carceles-Cordon, M; Ertel, A; Garcia-Longarte, S; Song, WM; Fujiwara, N; Li, P; Mendizabal, I; Petrylak, DP; Kelly, WK; Reddy, EP; Wang, L; Schiewer, ...
CANCER DISCOVERY
2023-01-01
CiberAMP: An R Package to Identify Differential mRNA Expression Linked to Somatic Copy Number Variations in Cancer Datasets
Caloto, R; Lorenzo-Martín, LF; Quesada, V; Carracedo, A; Bustelo, XR;
BIOLOGY-BASEL
2022-10-01
RAD51 is a druggable target that sustains replication fork progression upon DNA replication stress
Feu, S; Unzueta, F; Ercilla, A; Pérez-Venteo, A; Jaumot, M; Agell, N;
PLOS ONE
2022-08-15
Pyruvate Kinase M1 Suppresses Development and Progression of Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Davidson, SM; Schmidt, DR; Heyman, JE; Brien, JPO; Liu, AC; Israelsen, WJ; Dayton, TL; Sehgal, R; Bronson, RT; Freinkman, E; Mak, HH; Fanelli, GN; Malstrom, S; Bellinger, G; Carracedo, A; Pandolfi, ...
CANCER RESEARCH
2022-07-01
Epigenetic Mechanisms Influencing Therapeutic Response in Breast Cancer
Arruabarrena-Aristorena, A; Toska, E;
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
2022-06-14
Methionine Cycle Rewiring by Targeting miR-873-5p Modulates Ammonia Metabolism to Protect the Liver from Acetaminophen
Rodríguez-Agudo, R; Goikoetxea-Usandizaga, N; Serrano-Maciá, M; Fernández-Tussy, P; Fernández-Ramos, D; Lachiondo-Ortega, S; González-Recio, I; Gil-Pitarch, C; Mercado-Gómez, M; Morán, L; Bizkarguenaga, ...
ANTIOXIDANTS
2022-05-01
High SOX9 Maintains Glioma Stem Cell Activity through a Regulatory Loop Involving STAT3 and PML
Aldaz, P; Martín-Martín, N; Saenz-Antoñanzas, A; Carrasco-Garcia, E; Alvarez-Satta, M; Elúa-Pinin, A; Pollard, SM; Lawrie, CH; Moreno-Valladares, M; Samprón, N; Hench, J; Lovell-Badge, R; Carracedo, ...
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
2022-05-01
Stromal oncostatin M cytokine promotes breast cancer progression by reprogramming the tumor microenvironment
Araujo, AM; Abaurrea, A; Azcoaga, P; Lopez-Velazco, JI; Manzano, S; Rodriguez, J; Rezola, R; Egia-Mendikute, L; Valdés-Mora, F; Flores, JM; Jenkins, L; Pulido, L; Osorio-Querejeta, I; Fernández-Nogueira, ...
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
2022-04-01
Angiocrine polyamine production regulates adiposity
Monelli, E; Villacampa, P; Zabala-Letona, A; Martinez-Romero, A; Llena, J; Beiroa, D; Gouveia, L; Chivite, I; Zagmutt, S; Gama-Perez, P; Osorio-Conles, O; Muixi, L; Martinez-Gonzalez, A; Castillo, ...
NATURE METABOLISM
2022-03-14