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Open AccessThe potential of using blood circular RNA as liquid biopsy biomarker for human diseases
Circular RNA (circRNA) is a novel class of single-stranded RNAs with a closed loop structure. The majority of circRNAs are formed by a back-splicing process in pre-mRNA splicing. Their expression is dynamicall...
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Open AccessCooperation-based sperm clusters mediate sperm oviduct entry and fertilization
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Open AccessThe requirement of mitochondrial RNA polymerase for non-small cell lung cancer cell growth
POLRMT (RNA polymerase mitochondrial) is responsible for the transcription of mitochondrial genome encoding key components of oxidative phosphorylation. This process is important for cancer cell growth. The cu...
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Open AccessmTOR-Myc axis drives acinar-to-dendritic cell transition and the CD4+ T cell immune response in acute pancreatitis
The inflammatory response in acute pancreatitis (AP) is associated with acinar-to-dendritic cell transition. The CD4+ T-cell-mediated adaptive immune response is necessary for pancreatic inflammatory damage. Howe...
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Open AccessUpregulation of SLAMF3 on human T cells is induced by palmitic acid through the STAT5-PI3K/Akt pathway and features the chronic inflammatory profiles of type 2 diabetes
Metabolic stress-induced low-grade chronic inflammation plays an important role in the development of insulin-resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Emerging evidence highlights the importance of directly eluci...
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Open AccessGlutathione prevents chronic oscillating glucose intake-induced β-cell dedifferentiation and failure
Modern lifestyles have altered diet and metabolic homeostasis, with increased sugar intake, glycemic index, and prediabetes. A strong positive correlation between sugar consumption and diabetic incidence is re...