Dr Barrie Peck

Barrie Peck

ECR/Lecturer

Department of Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute
Queen Mary University of London
ORCID Google Scholar

Research

Interests

We utilise multicellular spheroid models to recapitulate the unfavourable tumour microenvironment (TME) encountered in vivo. We are particularly interested in nutrient stress and cancer cell metabolism that take place with the TME.

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to Predictive in vitro Models

2024

Stearoyl-CoA desaturase inhibition is toxic to acute myeloid leukemia displaying high levels of the de novo fatty acid biosynthesis and desaturation
Dembitz V, Lawson H, Burt R, Natani S, Philippe C, James SC, Atkinson S, Durko J, Wang LM, Campos J, Magee AMS, Woodley K, Austin MJ, Rio-Machin A, Casado P, Bewicke-Copley F, Rodriguez Blanco G, Pereira-Martins D, Oudejans L, Boet E, von Kriegsheim A, Schwaller J, Finch AJ, Patel B, Sarry J-E, Tamburini J, Schuringa JJ, Hazlehurst L, Copland III JA and Yuneva M
Leukemia, Springer Nature vol. 38 (11), 2395-2409.  
26-08-2024
CREBBP histone acetyltransferase domain mutations predict response to mTOR inhibition in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma
Kumar EA, Korfi K, Bewicke‐Copley F, Close K, Heward J, Witzig T, Leukam M, Ansell S, Scott J, Clear A, Efeyan A, Green M, Siebert R, Peck B, Calaminici M, Wang J, Smith S, Novak A, Fitzgibbon J and Okosun J
British Journal of Haematology, Wiley vol. 205 (5), 1804-1809.  
26-08-2024

2023

Abstract B020: SF3B1  hotspot mutations confer sensitivity to PARP inhibition through a defective replication stress response
Bland P, Saville H, Wai PT, Curnow L, Nieminuszczy J, Ravindran N, Barker HE, Wright J, Yu L, Mavrommati I, Peck B, Gazinska P, Pemberton HN, Gulati A, Guppy N, Roxanis I, Pratt G, Oldreive C, Stankovic T, Barlow S, Kalirai H, Coupland SE, Broderick R, Alsafadi S, Houy A, Stern M-H, Pettit S, Choudhary JS, Haider S and Niedzwiedz W
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, American Association For Cancer Research (Aacr) vol. 22 (12_Supplement), b020-b020.  
01-12-2023
SF3B1 hotspot mutations confer sensitivity to PARP inhibition by eliciting a defective replication stress response
Bland P, Saville H, Wai PT, Curnow L, Muirhead G, Nieminuszczy J, Ravindran N, John MB, Hedayat S, Barker HE, Wright J, Yu L, Mavrommati I, Read A, Peck B, Allen M, Gazinska P, Pemberton HN, Gulati A, Nash S, Noor F, Guppy N, Roxanis I, Pratt G, Oldreive C, Stankovic T, Barlow S, Kalirai H, Coupland SE and Broderick R
Nature Genetics, Springer Nature vol. 55 (8), 1311-1323.  
31-07-2023
TGFβ-mediated MMP13 secretion drives myoepithelial cell dependent breast cancer progression
Gibson SV, Tomas Bort E, Rodríguez-Fernández L, Allen MD, Gomm JJ, Goulding I, auf dem Keller U, Agnoletto A, Brisken C, Peck B, Cameron AJ, Marshall JF, Jones JL, Carter EP and Grose RP
Npj Breast Cancer, Springer Nature vol. 9 (1) 
02-03-2023
Abstract P6-10-05: Mutations in the RNA Splicing Factor SF3B1 drive endocrine therapy resistance and confer a targetable replication stress response defect through PARP inhibition
Bland P, Saville H, Read A, Wai P, Muirhead G, Curnow L, Nieminuszczy J, Ravindran N, John M, Hedayat S, Barker H, Wright J, Yu L, Mavrommati I, Peck B, Allen M, Gazinska P, Pemberton H, Gulati A, Nash S, Noor F, Guppy N, Roxanis I, Barlow S, Kalirai H, Coupland S, Broderick R, Alsafadi S, Houy A and Stern M-H
Cancer Research, American Association For Cancer Research (Aacr) vol. 83 (5_Supplement) 
01-03-2023

2022

Inhibition of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Has Anti-Leukemic Properties in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Dembitz V, Lawson H, Philippe C, Burt RJ, James S, Magee ASM, Woodley K, Durko J, Campos J, Austin MJ, Rio-Machin A, Izquierdo PC, Bewicke-Copley F, Blanco GR, Patel B, Hazlehurst L, Peck B, Finch A, Cutillas P, Fitzgibbon J, Yuneva M, Rouault-Pierre K, Copland J, Kranc K and Gallipoli P
Blood, American Society of Hematology vol. 140 (Supplement 1), 3058-3060.  
15-11-2022

2021

Adipocytes disrupt the translational programme of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia to favour tumour survival and persistence
Heydt Q, Xintaropoulou C, Clear A, Austin M, Pislariu I, Miraki-Moud F, Cutillas P, Korfi K, Calaminici M, Cawthorn W, Suchacki K, Nagano A, Gribben JG, Smith M, Cavenagh JD, Oakervee H, Castleton A, Taussig D, Peck B, Wilczynska A, McNaughton L, Bonnet D, Mardakheh F and Wrench B
Nature Communications, Nature Research (Part of Springer Nature) 
17-09-2021
3D Functional Genomics Screens Identify CREBBP as a Targetable Driver in Aggressive Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Peck B, Bland P, Mavrommati I, Muirhead G, Cottom H, Wai PT, Maguire SL, Barker HE, Morrison E, Kriplani D, Yu L, Gibson A, Falgari G, Brennan K, Farnie G, Buus R, Marlow R, Novo D, Knight E, Guppy N, Kolarevic D, Susnjar S, Milijic NM, Naidoo K, Gazinska P, Roxanis I, Pancholi S, Martin L-A, Holgersen EM and Cheang MCU
Cancer Research, American Association For Cancer Research (Aacr) vol. 81 (4), 847-859.  
15-02-2021

2020

A micronutrient with major effects on cancer cell viability
Kapara A, Vannini A and Peck B
Nature Metabolism, Nature Research 
06-07-2020

2019

Lipid Metabolism at the Nexus of Diet and Tumor Microenvironment
Peck B and Schulze A
Trends in Cancer, Elsevier vol. 5 (11), 693-703.  
31-10-2019

2018

3D Growth of Cancer Cells Elicits Sensitivity to Kinase Inhibitors but Not Lipid Metabolism Modifiers.
Jones DT, Valli A, Haider S, Zhang Q, Smethurst EA, Schug ZT, Peck B, Aboagye EO, Critchlow SE, Schulze A, Gottlieb E, Wakelam MJO and Harris AL
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, American Association For Cancer Research vol. 18 (2), 376-388.  
26-11-2018
Abstract 788: Modeling tumor microenvironmental heterogeneity identifies CREBBP as a novel tumor suppressor in breast cancer
Peck B, Bland PJ, Wai PT, Cottom H, Maguire SL, Morrison E, Barker HE, Kriplani D, Marlow R, Naidoo K, Muirhead G, Haider S, Daley F, Wallberg F, Tutt AN and Natrajan RC
Cancer Research, American Association For Cancer Research (Aacr) vol. 78 (13_Supplement), 788-788.  
01-07-2018
The glutathione redox system is essential to prevent ferroptosis caused by impaired lipid metabolism in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Miess H, Dankworth B, Gouw AM, Rosenfeldt M, Schmitz W, Jiang M, Saunders B, Howell M, Downward J, Felsher DW, Peck B and Schulze A
Oncogene, Springer Nature vol. 37 (40), 5435-5450.  
05-06-2018

2017

Abstract NTOC-093: SYNTHETIC LETHAL APPROACHES TO TARGET ARID1A DEFICIENT OVARIAN CANCERS
Khalique S, Williamson CT, Pemberton H, Wai PT, Menon M, Brough R, Leonidou A, Peck B, Banerjee S, Natrajan RC and Lord CJ
Clinical Cancer Research, American Association For Cancer Research (Aacr) vol. 23 (11_Supplement) 
31-05-2017
Identification and Validation of Driver Kinases from Next-Generation Sequencing Data
Leonidou A, Peck B and Natrajan R
Methods in Molecular Biology, Springer Nature vol. 1636, 179-195.  
01-01-2017

2016

Utilizing Functional Genomics Screening to Identify Potentially Novel Drug Targets in Cancer Cell Spheroid Cultures
Morrison E, Wai P, Leonidou A, Bland P, Khalique S, Farnie G, Daley F, Peck B and Natrajan R
Journal of Visualized Experiments, Myjove (118) 
26-12-2016
Three‐dimensional modelling identifies novel genetic dependencies associated with breast cancer progression in the isogenic MCF10 model
Maguire SL, Peck B, Wai PT, Campbell J, Barker H, Gulati A, Daley F, Vyse S, Huang P, Lord CJ, Farnie G, Brennan K and Natrajan R
The Journal of Pathology, Wiley vol. 240 (3), 315-328.  
19-10-2016
130 Functional assessment of low-frequency mutations in breast cancer
Leonidou A, Maguire SL, Wai PT, Huang P, Peck B and Natrajan RC
European Journal of Cancer, Elsevier vol. 61 
01-07-2016
362 Modelling the tumour microenvironment and employing functional genomics identifies CREBBP as a novel tumour suppressor in triple negative breast cancers
Peck B, Maguire S, Morrison E, Wai P and Natrajan R
European Journal of Cancer, Elsevier vol. 61, s73-s74.  
01-07-2016
Inhibition of fatty acid desaturation is detrimental to cancer cell survival in metabolically compromised environments
Peck B, Schug ZT, Zhang Q, Dankworth B, Jones DT, Smethurst E, Patel R, Mason S, Jiang M, Saunders R, Howell M, Mitter R, Spencer-Dene B, Stamp G, McGarry L, James D, Shanks E, Aboagye EO, Critchlow SE, Leung HY, Harris AL, Wakelam MJO, Gottlieb E and Schulze A
Cancer & Metabolism, Springer Nature vol. 4 (1) 
01-04-2016
Lipid desaturation – the next step in targeting lipogenesis in cancer?
Peck B and Schulze A
The Febs Journal, Wiley vol. 283 (15), 2767-2778.  
11-03-2016
Abstract PR06: Modeling the tumor microenvironment to identify novel loss of function mutations in breast cancer progression
Peck B, Maguire S, Morrison E, Wai P and Natrajan R
Molecular Cancer Research, American Association For Cancer Research (Aacr) vol. 14 (2_Supplement), pr06-pr06.  
01-02-2016

2015

SREBP maintains lipid biosynthesis and viability of cancer cells under lipid- and oxygen-deprived conditions and defines a gene signature associated with poor survival in glioblastoma multiforme
Lewis CA, Brault C, Peck B, Bensaad K, Griffiths B, Mitter R, Chakravarty P, East P, Dankworth B, Alibhai D, Harris AL and Schulze A
Oncogene, Springer Nature vol. 34 (40), 5128-5140.  
26-01-2015
Acetyl-CoA Synthetase 2 Promotes Acetate Utilization and Maintains Cancer Cell Growth under Metabolic Stress
Schug ZT, Peck B, Jones DT, Zhang Q, Grosskurth S, Alam IS, Goodwin LM, Smethurst E, Mason S, Blyth K, McGarry L, James D, Shanks E, Kalna G, Saunders RE, Jiang M, Howell M, Lassailly F, Thin MZ, Spencer-Dene B, Stamp G, van den Broek NJF, Mackay G, Bulusu V, Kamphorst JJ, Tardito S, Strachan D, Harris AL, Aboagye EO and Critchlow SE
Cancer Cell, Elsevier vol. 27 (1), 57-71.  
01-01-2015

2014

Fatty Acid Uptake and Lipid Storage Induced by HIF-1α Contribute to Cell Growth and Survival after Hypoxia-Reoxygenation
Bensaad K, Favaro E, Lewis CA, Peck B, Lord S, Collins JM, Pinnick KE, Wigfield S, Buffa FM, Li J-L, Zhang Q, Wakelam MJO, Karpe F, Schulze A and Harris AL
Cell Reports, Elsevier vol. 9 (1), 349-365.  
25-09-2014
Acetyl-coA synthetase 2 promotes acetate utilization and maintains cell growth under metabolic stress
Schug Z, Peck B, Jones D, Zhang Q, Alam I, Witney T, Smethurst E, Grosskurth S, Harris A, Critchlow S, Aboagye E, Wakelam M, Schulze A and Gottlieb E
Cancer & Metabolism, Springer Nature vol. 2 (Suppl 1) 
01-05-2014
Cholesteryl Esters: Fueling the Fury of Prostate Cancer
Peck B and Schulze A
Cell Metabolism, Elsevier vol. 19 (3), 350-352.  
01-03-2014

2013

Hooked on fat: the role of lipid synthesis in cancer metabolism and tumour development
Baenke F, Peck B, Miess H and Schulze A
Disease Models & Mechanisms, The Company of Biologists vol. 6 (6), 1353-1363.  
01-11-2013
Sterol regulatory element binding protein-dependent regulation of lipid synthesis supports cell survival and tumor growth
Griffiths B, Lewis CA, Bensaad K, Ros S, Zhang Q, Ferber EC, Konisti S, Peck B, Miess H, East P, Wakelam M, Harris AL and Schulze A
Cancer & Metabolism, Springer Nature vol. 1 (1) 
23-01-2013
Antagonism between FOXO and MYC Regulates Cellular Powerhouse
Peck B, Ferber EC and Schulze A
Frontiers in Oncology, Frontiers vol. 3 
01-01-2013

2011

FOXO3a regulates reactive oxygen metabolism by inhibiting mitochondrial gene expression
Ferber EC, Peck B, Delpuech O, Bell GP, East P and Schulze A
Cell Death & Differentiation, Springer Nature vol. 19 (6), 968-979.  
02-12-2011
A role for the cancer-associated miR-106b~25 cluster in neuronal stem cells
Peck B and Schulze A
Aging, Impact Journals vol. 3 (4), 329-331.  
31-03-2011

2010

SIRT Inhibitors Induce Cell Death and p53 Acetylation through Targeting Both SIRT1 and SIRT2
Peck B, Chen C-Y, Ho K-K, Di Fruscia P, Myatt SS, Coombes RC, Fuchter MJ, Hsiao C-D and Lam EW-F
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, American Association For Cancer Research (Aacr) vol. 9 (4), 844-855.  
01-04-2010
FOXM1 Confers Acquired Cisplatin Resistance in Breast Cancer Cells
Kwok JM-M, Peck B, Monteiro LJ, Schwenen HDC, Millour J, Coombes RC, Myatt SS and Lam EW-F
Molecular Cancer Research, American Association For Cancer Research (Aacr) vol. 8 (1), 24-34.  
17-01-2010

2009

FoxM1 is a downstream target and marker of HER2 overexpression in breast cancer.
Francis RE, Myatt SS, Krol J, Hartman J, Peck B, McGovern UB, Wang J, Guest SK, Filipovic A, Gojis O, Palmieri C, Peston D, Shousha S, Yu Q, Sicinski P, Coombes RC and Lam EW-F
International Journal of Oncology, Spandidos Publications vol. 35 (1), 57-68.  
04-06-2009
Gefitinib (Iressa) represses FOXM1 expression via FOXO3a in breast cancer
McGovern UB, Francis RE, Peck B, Guest SK, Wang J, Myatt SS, Krol J, Kwok JM-M, Polychronis A, Coombes RC and Lam EW-F
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, American Association For Cancer Research (Aacr) vol. 8 (3), 582-591.  
01-03-2009

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to Predictive in vitro Models
bullet iconValidation of the ribosome biogenesis GTPase LSG1 as a therapeutic target in cancer
Andrew Finch, Barrie Peck and John Marshall
£74,736 Barts and the London Charity
01-12-2023 - 31-03-2025
bullet iconUnderstanding and exploiting the PTEN driven alternative splicing programme in hypoxic tumours
Prabhakar Rajan, Faraz Mardakheh, Tyson Sharp and Barrie Peck
£275,356 Prostate Cancer UK
01-10-2023 - 30-09-2026
bullet iconUnderstanding and exploiting Acetyl-CoA metabolism in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Barrie Peck
£1,114,914 CR-UK Cancer Research UK
01-02-2023 - 31-01-2029


bullet iconEstablishing DHCR24 as a novel actionable target in clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
Barrie Peck and Andrew Finch
£74,341 Barts and the London Charity
01-06-2023 - 31-12-2024