Regulation of polarised growth in fungi [PDF]
Polarised growth in fungi occurs through the delivery of secretory vesicles along tracks formed by cytoskeletal elements to specific sites on the cell surface where they dock with a multiprotein structure called the exocyst before fusing with the ...
Adamo +112 more
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Angiotensin II Induces Interleukin-6 Transcription in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Through Pleiotropic Activation of Nuclear Factor-κB Transcription Factors [PDF]
Abstract —Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional cytokine expressed by angiotensin II (Ang II)-stimulated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) that functions as an autocrine growth factor. In this study, we analyze the mechanism for Ang II-inducible IL-6 expression in quiescent rat VSMCs.
Y, Han, M S, Runge, A R, Brasier
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Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem due to its increasing prevalence worldwide. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been shown to play a role in the pathogenesis of various renal diseases in humans. It leads to
Rasha G. Mostafa +4 more
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The molecular basis of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia [PDF]
T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias (T-ALLs) arise from the malignant transformation of hematopoietic progenitors primed toward T cell development, as result of a multistep oncogenic process involving constitutive activation of NOTCH signaling and ...
Adolfo Ferrando +23 more
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Krüppel-like factor 6 is a transcriptional activator of autophagy in acute liver injury [PDF]
AbstractKrüppel-like factor 6 (KLF6) is a transcription factor and tumor suppressor. We previously identified KLF6 as mediator of hepatocyte glucose and lipid homeostasis. The loss or reduction of KLF6 is linked to the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma, but its contribution to liver regeneration and repair in acute liver injury are lacking so far.
Sydor, Svenja +21 more
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Objectives: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced apoptosis has been implicated in severe pre-eclampsia (SPE) and is characterized by the activation of three signaling pathways: PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), activating transcription ...
Jinhua Fu +3 more
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Hedgehog pathway dysregulation contributes to the pathogenesis of human gastrointestinal stromal tumors via GLI-mediated activation of KIT expression. [PDF]
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) arise within the interstitial cell of Cajal (ICC) lineage due to activating KIT/PDGFRA mutations. Both ICC and GIST possess primary cilia (PC), which coordinate PDGFRA and Hedgehog signaling, regulators of ...
Bardsley, Michael R +18 more
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A model for how signal duration can determine distinct outcomes of gene transcription programs. [PDF]
The reason why IL-6 induces a pro-inflammatory response, while IL-10 induces an anti-inflammatory response, despite both cytokines activating the same transcription factor, STAT3, is not well understood.
Kevin D Fowler +2 more
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African swine fever virus (ASFV) is responsible for enormous economic losses in the global swine industry. The ASFV genome encodes approximate 160 proteins, most of whose functions remain largely unknown.
Qi Wang +8 more
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Human collagen Krox up-regulates type I collagen expression in normal and scleroderma fibroblasts through interaction with Sp1 and Sp3 transcription factors. [PDF]
Despite several investigations, the transcriptional mechanisms that regulate the expression of both type I collagen genes (COL1A1 and COL1A2) in either physiological or pathological situations, such as scleroderma, are not completely known.
Beauchef, Gallic +11 more
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