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Untapped rich microbiota of mangroves of Pakistan: diversity and community compositions
The mangrove ecosystem is the world’s fourth most productive ecosystem in terms of service value and offering rich biological resources. Microorganisms play vital roles in these ecological processes, thus rese...
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Open AccessGenetic and pharmacological reduction of CDK14 mitigates synucleinopathy
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of midbrain dopaminergic neurons (DaNs) and the abnormal accumulation of α-Synuclein (α-Syn) protein. Currently, n...
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Open AccessUBE2O reduces the effectiveness of interferon-α via degradation of IFIT3 in hepatocellular carcinoma
Interferon (IFN) exerts its effects through interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs), but its efficacy is limited by interferon resistance, which can be caused by the ubiquitination of key proteins. UBE2O was initia...
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Open AccessMechanisms of PANoptosis and relevant small-molecule compounds for fighting diseases
Pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis are mainly programmed cell death (PCD) pathways for host defense and homeostasis. PANoptosis is a newly distinct inflammatory PCD pathway that is uniquely regulated by mu...
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Open AccessTRIM56 acts through the IQGAP1-CDC42 signaling axis to promote glioma cell migration and invasion
Diffuse invasion is an important factor leading to treatment resistance and a poor prognosis in gliomas. Herein, we found that expression of the tripartite motif containing 56 (TRIM56), a RING-finger domain co...
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Open AccessRegulation of KDM5C stability and enhancer reprogramming in breast cancer
Abnormality of enhancer regulation has emerged as one of the critical features for cancer cells. KDM5C is a histone H3K4 demethylase and frequently mutated in several types of cancer. It is critical for H3K4me...
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Open AccessA dual Keap1 and p47phox inhibitor Ginsenoside Rb1 ameliorates high glucose/ox-LDL-induced endothelial cell injury and atherosclerosis
Oxidative stress is a vital contributor to the development and progression of diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a well-known molecule that participates...
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Open AccessMesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles for immunomodulation and regeneration: a next generation therapeutic tool?
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be widely isolated from various tissues including bone marrow, umbilical cord, and adipose tissue, with the potential for self-renewal and multipotent differentiation. There i...
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Open AccessIDO1 plays a tumor-promoting role via MDM2-mediated suppression of the p53 pathway in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
With the intensive therapeutic strategies, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is still a fatal disease due to its progressive characteristics. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) is a key regulator that ca...
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Open AccessBlocking STAT3 signaling augments MEK/ERK inhibitor efficacy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the world’s leading causes of death, and its primary clinical therapy relies on surgical resection, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and chemoradiotherapy. Althou...
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Open Accessm6A methylation mediates LHPP acetylation as a tumour aerobic glycolysis suppressor to improve the prognosis of gastric cancer
LHPP, a histidine phosphatase, has been implicated in tumour progression. However, its role, underlying mechanisms, and prognostic significance in human gastric cancer (GC) are elusive. Here, we obtained GC ti...
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Open AccessAdvances in the pathogenesis of psoriasis: from keratinocyte perspective
Psoriasis is a complex long-lasting inflammatory skin disease with high prevalence and associated comorbidity. It is characterized by epidermal hyperplasia and dermal infiltration of immune cells. Here, we rev...
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Open AccessTCF4 and HuR mediated-METTL14 suppresses dissemination of colorectal cancer via N6-methyladenosine-dependent silencing of ARRDC4
Metastasis remains the major obstacle to improved survival for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Dysregulation of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is causally associated with the development of metastasis through poor...
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Open AccessThe distinct responsiveness of cytokeratin 19-positive hepatocellular carcinoma to regorafenib
Cytokeratin 19-positive (CK19+) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive subtype characterized by early recurrence and chemotherapy tolerance. However, there is no specific therapeutic option for CK19+ ...
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Open AccessChromatin accessibility analysis identifies the transcription factor ETV5 as a suppressor of adipose tissue macrophage activation in obesity
Activation of adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) contributes to chronic inflammation and insulin resistance in obesity. However, the transcriptional regulatory machinery involved in ATM activation during the de...
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Open AccessProgrammed cell death 10 promotes metastasis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of hepatocellular carcinoma via PP2Ac-mediated YAP activation
Tumour metastasis is the main cause of postoperative tumour recurrence and mortality in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Accumulating evidence has dem...
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Open AccessISL1 promoted tumorigenesis and EMT via Aurora kinase A-induced activation of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial solid malignancy in children and its mortality rate is relatively high. However, driver genes of NB are not clearly identified. Using bioinformatics analysis,...
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Open AccessInterrogation of gender disparity uncovers androgen receptor as the transcriptional activator for oncogenic miR-125b in gastric cancer
There is a male preponderance in gastric cancer (GC), which suggests a role of androgen and androgen receptor (AR). However, the mechanism of AR signaling in GC especially in female patients remains obscure. W...
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Open AccessMLL3 suppresses tumorigenesis through regulating TNS3 enhancer activity
MLL3 is a histone H3K4 methyltransferase that is frequently mutated in cancer, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we found that MLL3 depletion by CRISPR/sgRNA significantly enhanced cel...
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Open AccessLMNB2 promotes the progression of colorectal cancer by silencing p21 expression
Colorectal cancer is the second common cause of death worldwide. Lamin B2 (LMNB2) is involved in chromatin remodeling and the rupture and reorganization of nuclear membrane during mitosis, which is necessary f...