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Detecting low-abundance mutations is of particular interest in the fields of biology and medical science. However, most currently available molecular assays have limited sensitivity for the detection of low-ab...
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Open AccessElevated Kir2.1/nuclear N2ICD defines a highly malignant subtype of non-WNT/SHH medulloblastomas
Medulloblastoma (MB) is one of the most common childhood malignant brain tumors (WHO grade IV), traditionally divided into WNT, SHH, Group 3, and Group 4 subgroups based on the transcription profiles, somatic ...
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Combination of p38 MAPK inhibitor with PD-L1 antibody effectively prolongs survivals of temozolomide-resistant glioma-bearing mice via reduction of infiltrating glioma-associated macrophages and PD-L1 expression on resident glioma-associated microglia
Current conventional treatment strategies for glioblastoma (GBM) have limited efficacy due to the rapid development of resistance to temozolomide (TMZ). It is particularly urgent to develop novel therapeutic s...
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Open AccessAutofluorescence of NADH is a new biomarker for sorting and characterizing cancer stem cells in human glioma
The existing cell surface markers used for sorting glioma stem cells (GSCs) have obvious limitations, such as vulnerability to the enzymatic digestion and time-consuming labeling procedure. Reduced nicotinamid...
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Open AccessCapillary morphogenesis gene 2 maintains gastric cancer stem-like cell phenotype by activating a Wnt/β-catenin pathway
A growing body of evidence shows that the development and progression of gastric cancer (GC) is mainly associated to the presence of gastric cancer stem-like cells (GCSLCs). However, it is unclear how GCSLC po...
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Oncolytic adenovirus co-expressing miRNA-34a and IL-24 induces superior antitumor activity in experimental tumor model
It has been demonstrated that numerous microRNAs (miRNAs) have potent tumor-suppressing effects on a variety of cancers, implicating a possible application of miRNA in tumor therapy. Oncolytic adenovirus is a ...
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Effects of NS1 variants of H5N1 influenza virus on interferon induction, TNFα response and p53 activity
Non-structural protein 1 (NS1) is an important virulence factor of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus. A five-amino-acid (5 aa) deletion at position 80–84 and an aspartic acid to glutamic acid su...