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    HMGA1 drives chemoresistance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by suppressing ferroptosis

    Chemotherapy is a primary treatment for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs is an important hurdle to effective treatment. Understanding the mechanisms underlying ch...

    **g-Yu Yang, **n-Yuan Lei, Kai-Yue He, **-Rong Guo, Meng-Jie Liu in Cell Death & Disease (2024)

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    Loss of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine induces chemotherapy resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma via the 5-hmC/PCAF/AKT axis

    Multidrug resistance is a major challenge in treating advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although recent studies have reported that the multidrug resistance phenotype is associated with abnormal DNA meth...

    **ao-Jun Guo, **ao-Yong Huang, Xuan Yang, Jia-Cheng Lu in Cell Death & Disease (2023)

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    A first-in-class HBO1 inhibitor WM-3835 inhibits castration-resistant prostate cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo

    The prognosis and overall survival of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients are poor. The search for novel and efficient anti-CRPC agents is therefore extremely important. WM-3835 is a cell-perm...

    Yuan-yuan Mi, Yu Ji, Lifeng Zhang, Chuan-yu Sun, Bing-bing Wei in Cell Death & Disease (2023)

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    HN1L/AP-2γ/PLK1 signaling drives tumor progression and chemotherapy resistance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    Hematological and neurological expressed 1 like (HN1L) is a newly identified oncogene in lung cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma recently identified by our team, but its roles in the development and treatment...

    Ting-Ting Zeng, Tian-Hao Deng, Zhen Liu, Jia-Rong Zhan in Cell Death & Disease (2022)

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    The ASIC3-M-CSF-M2 macrophage-positive feedback loop modulates fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation in skin fibrosis pathogenesis

    Inflammation is one of the main pathological features leading to skin fibrosis and a key factor leading to the progression of skin fibrosis. Acidosis caused by a decrease in extracellular pH is a sign of the i...

    Jun-Jie Wu, Zi-Li Sun, Si-Yu Liu, Zhong-Hua Chen, Zheng-Dong Yuan in Cell Death & Disease (2022)

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    Specific deletion of protein phosphatase 6 catalytic subunit in Sertoli cells leads to disruption of spermatogenesis

    Protein phosphatase 6 (PP6) is a member of the PP2A-like subfamily, which plays significant roles in numerous fundamental biological activities. We found that PPP6C plays important roles in male germ cells rec...

    Wen-Long Lei, Yuan-Yuan Li, Tie-Gang Meng, Yan Ning, Si-Min Sun in Cell Death & Disease (2021)

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    STAT3/LINC00671 axis regulates papillary thyroid tumor growth and metastasis via LDHA-mediated glycolysis

    Lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA), a critical component of the glycolytic pathway, relates to the development of various cancers, including thyroid cancer. However, the regulatory mechanism of LDHA inhibition and...

    Nan Huo, Rui Cong, Zhi-jia Sun, Wen-chao Li, **ang Zhu in Cell Death & Disease (2021)

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    Mitochondrial STAT5A promotes metabolic remodeling and the Warburg effect by inactivating the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

    Signal transducer and activator 5a (STAT5A) is a classical transcription factor that plays pivotal roles in various biological processes, including tumor initiation and progression. A fraction of STAT5A is loc...

    Liang Zhang, Jianong Zhang, Yan Liu, **zhao Zhang, Ji Nie in Cell Death & Disease (2021)

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    The armed oncolytic adenovirus ZD55-IL-24 eradicates melanoma by turning the tumor cells from the self-state into the nonself-state besides direct killing

    ZD55-IL-24 is similar but superior to the oncolytic adenovirus ONYX-015, yet the exact mechanism underlying the observed therapeutic effect is still not well understood. Here we sought to elucidate the underly...

    Hai-Jun Hu, **u Liang, Hai-Lang Li, Chun-Ming Du, Jia-Li Hao in Cell Death & Disease (2020)

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    NT5DC2 promotes tumor cell proliferation by stabilizing EGFR in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Most hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage; however, the effect of systemic therapy on advanced HCC remains undetermined. Therefore, new treatment targets must be identifie...

    Kang-Shuai Li, **ao-Dong Zhu, Hong-Da Liu, Shi-Zhe Zhang in Cell Death & Disease (2020)

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    Reducing protein regulator of cytokinesis 1 as a prospective therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

    Proteins that bind to microtubule are important for cell cycle, and some of these proteins show oncogenic characteristics with mechanisms not fully understood. Herein we demonstrate overexpression of protein r...

    **nran Liu, Yangkai Li, Li**g Meng, **n-Yuan Liu, Anlin Peng in Cell Death & Disease (2018)

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    Deregulation of ATG9A by impaired AR signaling induces autophagy in prostate stromal fibroblasts and promotes BPH progression

    The activation of androgen receptor (AR) signaling plays an essential role in both prostate stromal cells and epithelial cells during the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Here we demonstrated...

    Chen-Yi Jiang, Bo-Yu Yang, Sheng Zhao, Si-Hui Shao, **ao-Yu Bei in Cell Death & Disease (2018)

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    PFKFB3 blockade inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth by impairing DNA repair through AKT

    Overexpression of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase 3 (PFKFB3), a key molecule of glucose metabolism in cytoplasm, has been found in various tumors. Emerging evidence has suggested that PFKFB...

    Wen-Kai Shi, **ao-Dong Zhu, Cheng-Hao Wang, Yuan-Yuan Zhang in Cell Death & Disease (2018)

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    Promoting tumorigenesis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, NEDD8 serves as a potential theranostic target

    Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), is one of the most common human malignancies in south China, it has the highest recurrence rate and treatment resistance. The underlying molecular mechanisms of NPC relapse and ...

    ** **e, Jun-** Yang, Yun Cao, Li-**a Peng, Li-Sheng Zheng in Cell Death & Disease (2017)

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    Extrasynaptic NMDA receptor-induced tau overexpression mediates neuronal death through suppressing survival signaling ERK phosphorylation

    Intracellular accumulation of the hyperphosphorylated tau is a pathological hallmark in the brain of Alzheimer disease. Activation of extrasynaptic NMDA receptors (E-NMDARs) induces excitatory toxicity that is...

    Xu-Ying Sun, Qing-Zhang Tuo, Zhen-Yu Liuyang, Ao-Ji **e in Cell Death & Disease (2016)