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Oncogenic DMTF1β promotes cancer cell motility by regulating autophagy through ULK1 stabilization

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In the current study, we demonstrate that the oncogene DMTF1β regulates ULK1 stability by reducing its proteasomal degradation in cancer cells. This stabilization enables ULK1 to induce autophagy, which in turn facilitates cancer cell migration. Consequently, reduced DMTF1β levels lead to decreased autophagy and impaired cancer cell migration.
Jun Xu, Nicolas J. Niklaus, Anna M. Schläfli, Igor Tokarchuk, Magali Humbert, Federico La Manna, Bich Vu, David Maul, Ramin Radpour, Marianna Kruithof‐de Julio, Inti Zlobec, Jörn Dengjel, Bruce E. Torbett, Mario P. Tschan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epigenetic silencing of the liver‐specific lncRNA LUNAR promotes liver cancer progression via NOTCH activation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
LUNAR is a liver‐specific long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) that is highly expressed in normal liver but becomes epigenetically silenced in hepatocellular carcinoma through promoter hypermethylation. Loss of LUNAR is associated with NOTCH activation, epithelial–mesenchymal transition, and metastasis, whereas restoring LUNAR restrains metastatic progression ...
Se Ha Jang, Hyung Seok Kim, Geum Ok Baek, Moon Gyeong Yoon, Su In Lee, Jee‐Yeong Jeong, Ji Eun Han, Soon Sun Kim, Jae Youn Cheong, Jung Woo Eun   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

N-cadherin crosstalk with integrin weakens the molecular clutch in response to surface viscosity

Nature Communications
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) interact with their surroundings via integrins, which link to the actin cytoskeleton and translate physical cues into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction.
Eva Barcelona-Estaje, Mariana A. G. Oliva, Finlay Cunniffe, Aleixandre Rodrigo-Navarro, Paul Genever, Matthew J. Dalby, Pere Roca-Cusachs, Marco Cantini, Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez   +8 more
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Differential Spatiotemporal Expression of Type I and Type II Cadherins Associated With the Segmentation of the Central Nervous System and Formation of Brain Nuclei in the Developing Mouse

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2021
Type I and type II classical cadherins comprise a family of cell adhesion molecules that regulate cell sorting and tissue separation by forming specific homo and heterophilic bonds.
Julie Polanco, Fredy Reyes-Vigil, Sarah D. Weisberg, Ilirian Dhimitruka, Juan L. Brusés   +4 more
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Targeting transcription factors associated with hemoglobinopathies: Lessons from successful interventions and implications for cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the transcription factors, repressive chromatin‐modifying complexes, and epigenetic mechanisms that control fetal hemoglobin repression. Notably, many regulators of γ‐globin silencing also function in transcriptional and epigenetic networks that drive cancer, highlighting opportunities to translate advances in hemoglobinopathy ...
Meigen Yu, Puspa Das, Xing Zhang, Xiaodong Cheng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Top2b regulates morphological and migratory properties of retinal progenitor cells in vivo and upon transplantable matrix substrates [PDF]

Exploration of BioMat-X
Aim: This study evaluated the impact of retinal extracellular matrix (ECM) and key biomaterial substrates on the motility of transplantable retinal cells with genomic manipulation, using the therapeutic molecule, Topoisomerase II beta (Top2b), as a model.
Alexandra C. Dabrowski, Alexandria R. Logan, Rameshwari Rayaji, Brianna Rodriguez, Li Cai, Maribel Vazquez   +5 more
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Suppression of lung adenocarcinoma migration through organelle alkalization by human lactoferrin – albumin fusion

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This paper reveals how human lactoferrin–albumin fusion (hLF‐HSA) potently suppresses lung adenocarcinoma cell migration. hLF‐HSA upregulates NHE7, leading to Golgi alkalization, disruption of the Golgi secretome, downregulation of MMP1, and reversal of EMT. These findings suggest a novel Golgi‐targeting strategy to suppress cancer cell migration.
Hana Nopia, Masahiro Kimura, Daisuke Kurimoto, Atsushi Sato   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative study of E-cadherin expression between reticular, erosive oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions

Dental Research Journal
Background: Accurate and early diagnosis of dysplastic lesions is crucial for successful treatment. A decrease in E-cadherin expression has been observed in dysplastic lesions and tumors. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the expression
Laleh Maleki, Gholamreza Jahanshahi, Forooz Keshani, Samira Fotoohi Ashiin   +3 more
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Cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion in survival and metastasis: Stat3 versus Akt

Biomolecular Concepts, 2015
Both cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion are important for epithelial cell differentiation and function. Classical cadherins mediate cell to cell interactions and are potent activators of the signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat3 ...
Niit Maximilian, Hoskin Victoria, Carefoot Esther, Geletu Mulu, Arulanandam Rozanne, Elliott Bruce, Raptis Leda   +6 more
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Biophysical Tools to Study Cellular Mechanotransduction

Bioengineering, 2017
The cell membrane is the interface that volumetrically isolates cellular components from the cell’s environment. Proteins embedded within and on the membrane have varied biological functions: reception of external biochemical signals, as membrane ...
Ismaeel Muhamed, Farhan Chowdhury, Venkat Maruthamuthu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source