Katherine Pillman

Katherine Pillman

School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Orang, A., Warnock, N. I., Migault, M., Dredge, B. K., Bert, A. G., Bracken, J. M., . . . Bracken, C. P. (2025). Chasing non-existent "microRNAs" in cancer. Oncogenesis, 14(1), 10-1-10-9.
    DOI Europe PMC1
    2025 McAllan, A. L., Pillman, K. A., Gearing, L. J., & Gantier, M. P. (2025). IsomiR stoichiometry changes as disease biomarkers. Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids, 36(3), 13 pages.
    DOI
    2024 Liu, D., Dredge, B. K., Bert, A. G., Pillman, K. A., Toubia, J., Guo, W., . . . Goodall, G. J. (2024). ESRP1 controls biogenesis and function of a large abundant multiexon circRNA. Nucleic Acids Research, 52(3), 1387-1403.
    DOI Scopus11 Europe PMC12
    2024 Neumann, D. P., Pillman, K. A., Dredge, B. K., Bert, A. G., Phillips, C. A., Lumb, R., . . . Gregory, P. A. (2024). The landscape of alternative polyadenylation during EMT and its regulation by the RNA-binding protein Quaking. RNA Biology, 21(1), 1-11.
    DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC17
    2024 Ngo, L. H., Bert, A. G., Dredge, B. K., Williams, T., Murphy, V., Li, W., . . . Wickramasinghe, V. O. (2024). Nuclear export of circular RNA. Nature, 627(8002), 212-220.
    DOI Scopus55 Europe PMC42
    2024 Ngo, L. H., Bert, A. G., Dredge, B. K., Williams, T., Murphy, V., Li, W., . . . Wickramasinghe, V. O. (2024). Publisher Correction: Nuclear export of circular RNA.. Nature, 627(8005), E12.
    DOI
    2024 Khetan, R., Eldi, P., Lokman, N. A., Ricciardelli, C., Oehler, M. K., Blencowe, A., . . . Albrecht, H. (2024). Unveiling G-protein coupled receptors as potential targets for ovarian cancer nanomedicines: from RNA sequencing data analysis to in vitro validation. Journal of Ovarian Research, 17(1), 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
    2023 Smith, M. D., Leemaqz, S. Y., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., McCullough, D., McAninch, D., Arthurs, A. L., . . . Pillman, K. A. (2023). DraculR: A Web-Based Application for In Silico Haemolysis Detection in High-Throughput microRNA Sequencing Data. Genes, 14(2), 1-10.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
    2023 Sapkota, S., Pillman, K. A., Dredge, B. K., Liu, D., Bracken, J. M., Kachooei, S. A., . . . Goodall, G. J. (2023). On the rules of engagement for microRNAs targeting protein coding regions. Nucleic Acids Research, 51(18), 9938-9951.
    DOI Scopus10 Europe PMC10
    2023 Orang, A., Dredge, B. K., Liu, C. Y., Bracken, J. M., Chen, C. -H., Sourdin, L., . . . Bracken, C. P. (2023). Basonuclin-2 regulates extracellular matrix production and degradation. Life Science Alliance, 6(10), e202301984-1-e202301984-17.
    DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC6
    2022 Zhang, Y., Liu, L., Pillman, K. A., Hayball, J., Su, Y. W., & Xian, C. J. (2022). Differentially expressed miRNAs in bone after methotrexate treatment. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 237(1), 965-982.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC5
    2022 Smith, M., Leemaqz, S., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., McCullough, D., McAninch, D., Breen, J., . . . Pillman, K. (2022). DraculR: A web based application for <i>in silico</i> haemolysis detection in high throughput small RNA sequencing data.
    DOI
    2022 Smith, M., Leemaqz, S., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., McAninch, D., McCullough, D., Breen, J., . . . Pillman, K. (2022). Haemolysis detection in microRNA-seq from clinical plasma samples.
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    2022 Smith, M. D., Leemaqz, S. Y., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., McAninch, D., McCullough, D., Breen, J., . . . Pillman, K. A. (2022). Haemolysis Detection in MicroRNA-Seq from Clinical Plasma Samples. Genes, 13(7), 1288-1-1288-15.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS3 Europe PMC12
    2021 Arcucci, V., Ishaq, M., Roufail, S., Dredge, K., Bert, A., Hackett-Jones, E., . . . Achen, M. (2021). The microRNA miR-132 is a key regulator of lymphatic vascular remodelling.
    DOI
    2021 Fernandes, R. C., Toubia, J., Townley, S., Hanson, A. R., Dredge, B. K., Pillman, K. A., . . . Selth, L. A. (2021). Post-transcriptional gene regulation by microRNA-194 promotes neuroendocrine transdifferentiation in prostate cancer. Cell Reports, 34(1), 1-17.
    DOI Scopus38 WoS23 Europe PMC35
    2021 Smith, M. D., Pillman, K., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., McAninch, D., Wan, Q., Bogias, K. J., . . . Roberts, C. T. (2021). Large-scale transcriptome-wide profiling of microRNAs in human placenta and maternal plasma at early to mid gestation. RNA biology, 18(Suppl. 1), 507-520.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS13 Europe PMC24
    2020 Smith, M., Pillman, K., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., McAninch, D., Wan, Q., Bogias, J., . . . Roberts, C. (2020). Large-scale transcriptome-wide profiling of microRNAs in human placenta and maternal plasma at early to mid gestation.
    DOI
    2020 Saunders, K., Bert, A. G., Dredge, B. K., Toubia, J., Gregory, P. A., Pillman, K. A., . . . Bracken, C. P. (2020). Insufficiently complex unique-molecular identifiers (UMIs) distort small RNA sequencing. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-9.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS5 Europe PMC9
    2019 Pillman, K. A., Goodall, G. J., Bracken, C. P., & Gantier, M. P. (2019). miRNA length variation during macrophage stimulation confounds the interpretation of results: implications for miRNA quantification by RT-qPCR. RNA, 25(2), 232-238.
    DOI Scopus16 WoS10 Europe PMC16
    2019 Pillman, K. A., Scheer, K. G., Hackett-Jones, E., Saunders, K., Bert, A. G., Toubia, J., . . . Bracken, C. P. (2019). Extensive transcriptional responses are co-ordinated by microRNAs as revealed by Exon-Intron Split Analysis (EISA). Nucleic Acids Research, 47(16), 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS5 Europe PMC6
    2018 Nejad, C., Pillman, K., Siddle, K., Pépin, G., Anko, M., McCoy, C., . . . Gantier, M. (2018). miR-222 isoforms are differentially regulated by type-I interferon. RNA, 24(3), 332-341.
    DOI Scopus30 WoS24 Europe PMC27
    2018 Pillman, K. A., Phillips, C. A., Roslan, S., Toubia, J., Dredge, B. K., Bert, A. G., . . . Gregory, P. A. (2018). miR-200/375 control epithelial plasticity-associated alternative splicing by repressing the RNA-binding protein Quaking. EMBO Journal, 37(13), 20 pages.
    DOI Scopus87 WoS64 Europe PMC72
    2018 Cursons, J., Pillman, K. A., Scheer, K. G., Gregory, P. A., Foroutan, M., Hediyeh-Zadeh, S., . . . Davis, M. J. (2018). Combinatorial targeting by MicroRNAs co-ordinates post-transcriptional control of EMT. Cell Systems, 7(1), 77-91.
    DOI Scopus73 WoS58 Europe PMC64
    2017 Yu, F., Pillman, K., Neilsen, C., Toubia, J., Lawrence, D., Tsykin, A., . . . Bracken, C. (2017). Naturally existing isoforms of miR-222 have distinct functions. Nucleic Acids Research, 45(19), 11371-11385.
    DOI Scopus61 WoS49 Europe PMC50
    2015 Yu, F., Bracken, C., Pillman, K., Lawrence, D., Goodall, G., Callen, D., & Neilsen, P. (2015). p53 represses the oncogenic Sno-MiR-28 derived from a SnoRNA. PLoS One, 10(6), e0129190-1-e0129190-20.
    DOI Scopus63 WoS58 Europe PMC49
    2015 Thomson, D., Pillman, K., Anderson, M., Lawrence, D., Toubia, J., Goodall, G., & Bracken, C. (2015). Assessing the gene regulatory properties of Argonaute-bound small RNAs of diverse genomic origin. Nucleic Acids Research, 43(1), 470-481.
    DOI Scopus35 WoS27 Europe PMC34
    2015 Conn, S., Pillman, K., Toubia, J., Conn, V., Salmanidis, M., Phillips, C., . . . Goodall, G. (2015). The RNA binding protein quaking regulates formation of circRNAs. Cell, 160(6), 1125-1134.
    DOI Scopus1757 WoS1418 Europe PMC1468
    2014 Salmanidis, M., Pillman, K., Goodall, G., & Bracken, C. (2014). Direct transcriptional regulation by nuclear microRNAs. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 54, 304-311.
    DOI Scopus69 WoS57 Europe PMC58
    2014 Jeknic, Z., Pillman, K., Dhillon, T., Skinner, J., Veisz, O., Cuesta-Marcos, A., . . . Stockinger, E. (2014). Hv-CBF2A overexpression in barley accelerates COR gene transcript accumulation and acquisition of freezing tolerance during cold acclimation. Plant Molecular Biology, 84(1-2), 67-82.
    DOI Scopus49 WoS41 Europe PMC34
    2014 Bracken, C. P., Li, X., Wright, J. A., Lawrence, D., Pillman, K. A., Salmanidis, M., . . . Goodall, G. (2014). Genome-wide identification of miR-200 targets reveals a regulatory network controlling cell invasion. The EMBO Journal, 33(18), 1979-2134.
    DOI Scopus124 WoS116 Europe PMC108
    2013 Attema, J., Bert, A., Lim, Y., Kolesnikoff, N., Lawrence, D., Pillman, K., . . . Goodall, G. (2013). Identification of an enhancer that increases miR-200b~200a~429 gene expression in breast cancer cells. PLoS One, 8(9), 1-15.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS18 Europe PMC17
    2013 Eini Gandomani, O., Yang, N., Pyvovarenko, T., Pillman, K., Bazanova, N., Tikhomirov, N., . . . Lopato, S. (2013). Complex regulation by Apetala2 domain-containing transcription factors revealed through analysis of the stress-responsive TdCor410b promoter from durum wheat. PLoS One, 8(3), 1-19.
    DOI Scopus30 WoS26 Europe PMC24

  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2025 Khetan, R., Eldi, P., Lokman, N., Ricciardelli, C., Oehler, M., Blencowe, A., . . . Albrecht, H. (2025). Leveraging GPCR overexpression for personalized nanomedicine: A novel approach in ovarian cancer therapy. In CANCER RESEARCH Vol. 85 (pp. 2 pages). IL, Chicago: AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH.
    DOI
    2024 Smith, M., Plasier, S., Jankovic-Karasoulos, T., Williamson, J., Leemaqz, S., Arthurs, A., . . . Pillman, K. (2024). TOWARDS ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY STANDARDS FOR BIOINFORMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN PLACENTA. In PLACENTA Vol. 154 (pp. E59). CANADA, Montreal: W B SAUNDERS CO LTD.
    2023 Smith, M., Pillman, K., Leemaqz, S., Arthurs, A., McCullough, D., Williamson, J., . . . Roberts, C. (2023). SEX-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF PLACENTAL GENE EXPRESSION IN LATE-ONSET PREECLAMPSIA. In PLACENTA Vol. 140 (pp. E16-E17). Rotorua, NEW ZEALAND: W B SAUNDERS CO LTD.

  • Conference Items
    Year Citation
    2014 Conn, S. J., Pillman, K. A., & Goodall, G. J. (2014). Identification of nuclear RNA-binding proteins as critical factors in circular RNA (circRNA) biogenesis. Poster session presented at the meeting of FEBS JOURNAL. Paris, FRANCE: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
    WoS1

  • Preprint
    Year Citation
    2022 Neumann, D., Pillman, K., Dredge, K., Bert, A., Bracken, C., Hollier, B., . . . Gregory, P. (2022). The landscape of alternative polyadenylation during EMT and its regulation by the RNA-binding protein Quaking.
    DOI

  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2025 Principal Supervisor Uncovering Drivers of High Risk Mesenchymal-Type Neuroblastoma Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Tayla Louise Albertini
    2024 Principal Supervisor Identification and assessment of new treatment options for childhood brain cancers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Dione Anne Gardner-Stephen

  • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2020 - 2022 External Supervisor Monitoring Placental Development and Function in the Age of Multi-Omic High Throughput Sequencing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Melanie Denise Smith

  • Other Supervision Activities
    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2016 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Nuclear microRNAs Centre for Cancer Biology University of South Australia Doctorate Part Time Klay Saunders
    2015 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Direct Transcriptional Regulation by Nuclear microRNAs Centre for Cancer Biology University of South Australia Honours Full Time Klay Saunders
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