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pH‐mediated activation of the lysosomal arginine sensor SLC38A9

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cells monitor nutrient levels via the lysosomal transporter SLC38A9 to activate the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). This study reveals that SLC38A9 function is regulated by pH. We identified histidine 544 as a critical pH sensor that undergoes conformational changes to control amino acid efflux from lysosomes; therefore, it ...
Xuelang Mu, Ampon Sae Her, Tamir Gonen
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of HIV/STI behavioral interventions for heterosexual African American men in the United States: a meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2012
This meta-analysis estimates the overall efficacy of HIV prevention interventions to reduce HIV sexual risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among heterosexual African American men.
Aupont, Latrina W., Charania, Mahnaz R., Crepaz, Nicole, Henny, Kirk D., Jacobs, Elizabeth D., Kay, Linda S., Liau, Adrian, Lyles, Cynthia M., Marshall, Khiya J., Rama, Sima, Willis, Leigh A.   +10 more
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KDM7A and KDM1A inhibition suppresses tumour promoting pathways in prostate cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Treatment resistance is a major challenge for patients with advanced prostate cancer. This study examined an alternative approach to target the major prostate cancer‐promoting pathway by targeting epigenetic factors, whose levels are higher in tumours.
Jennie N Jeyapalan, Veronika M Metzler, Simone de Brot, Corinne L Woodcock, Anna E Harris, Jennifer Lothion‐Roy, Emeli M Nilsson, Atara Ntekim, Michael S Toss, Jenny L Persson, Francesca Khani, Brian D Robinson, Lorraine J Gudas, Emad Rakha, David M Heery, Catrin S Rutland, Nigel P Mongan   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond academia: a reflexive exploration of a professor’s journey from awareness to advocacy of the African American studies course curriculum

Frontiers in Education, 2023
In 2020, African American studies course was unanimously passed as an elective course for high school credit in Texas. Since that time, the course has been met with societal and legislative resistance, due to the ubiquity of anti-Critical Race Theory ...
Lawrence Scott
doaj   +1 more source

A History of Race Relations Social Science [PDF]

, 1994
This essay argues that the inclusion of white women, African Americans, Asian Americans, and American Indians into historiography is a fairly recent development ; and that the aforementioned development, which did not begin until the 1960s, has resulted ...
Williams, Vernon J., Jr.
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
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"I Took My Babies and Put Them Where They’d Be Safe": African American Women and the Continuum of Reproductive Justice Activism

Radical Teacher
This article describes my pedagogical approach to teaching “African American Women and the History of Reproductive Justice.” It considers innovative ways to teach reproductive justice in the in Africana Studies and Women’s Studies classrooms in the ...
Shelby Pumphrey
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Islam in the African-American Experience

American Journal of Islam and Society, 2005
Islam in the African-American Experience is a historical account of Islam in the African-American community. Written by a scholar of African- American world studies and religious studies, this book focuses on the interconnection between African Americans’
Aneesah Nadir
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Collateral Consequences: The Impact of Incarceration on African American Fathers and Their Sons

Journal of Forensic Social Work, 2023
Throughout history, the role of African American fathers has been plagued by oppression and persecution. As predicted by Daniel Patrick Moynihan in "The Negro Family: The Case for National Action," centuries of mistreatment and racism would plague ...
Precious Skinner-Osei, Dhiny Mercedes
doaj   +1 more source

Review Of Conjure In African American Society By J.E. Anderson [PDF]

, 2006
Anderson (history, Middle Georgia College) looks at the history of black American magical beliefs and practices that are known variously as hoodoo, voodoo, tricking, mojo, and conjure, among other terms. According to Anderson, conjure is not a religion,
Chireau, Yvonne Patricia
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