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Nutrient/TOR signaling controls adipose mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) to regulate organismal growth in Drosophila

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Animals must match their growth rate to available nutrients. We show that in Drosophila larvae, the nutrient‐sensing TOR kinase controls growth by regulating levels of TFAM, a key regulator of mitochondrial function, in the adipose tissue. When nutrients are abundant, high TOR activity suppresses TFAM, lowering mitochondrial bioenergetic activity and ...
Shrivani Sriskanthadevan‐Pirahas, Shahoon Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Byoungchun Lee, Savraj S. Grewal   +4 more
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First-in-human clinical study of an embryonic stem cell product for urea cycle disorders

Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Background This study assesses the safety and efficacy of hepatocyte-like cell (HLC) infusion therapy derived from human embryonic stem cells as bridging therapy for neonatal-onset urea cycle disorders (UCD).
Akihiro Umezawa, Akinari Fukuda, Reiko Horikawa, Hajime Uchida, Shin Enosawa, Yoshie Oishi, Naoko Nakamura, Kengo Sasaki, Yusuke Yanagi, Seiichi Shimizu, Toshimasa Nakao, Tasuku Kodama, Seisuke Sakamoto, Itaru Hayakawa, Saeko Akiyama, Noriaki Saku, Shoko Miyata, Kenta Ite, Palaksha Kanive Javaregowda, Masashi Toyoda, Hidenori Nonaka, Kazuaki Nakamura, Yoshikazu Ito, Yasuyuki Fukuhara, Osamu Miyazaki, Shunsuke Nosaka, Kazuhiko Nakabayashi, Chizuko Haga, Takako Yoshioka, Akira Masuda, Takashi Ohkura, Mayu Yamazaki-Inoue, Masakazu Machida, Rie Abutani-Sakamoto, Shoko Miyajima, Hidenori Akutsu, Yoichi Matsubara, Takashi Igarashi, Mureo Kasahara   +38 more
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Liver organoids: modelling complexity in homeostasis and disease

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Studying liver in vitro has been challenging because simple 2D cell cultures fail to capture liver's cellular and architectural complexity. To bridge this gap, scientists increasingly use organoids, 3D liver models which better mimic liver composition and function. This review examines recent advances in liver organoid complexity and realism, discusses
Anna M. Dowbaj, Meritxell Huch
wiley   +1 more source

Autophagy and mitophagy in pancreatic β‐cell homeostasis and their involvement in diabetes pathophysiology

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review focuses on the role of autophagy and mitophagy in maintaining pancreatic β‐cell function and homeostasis. We discuss how genetic defects affecting these pathways contribute to the development of type 1, type 2, monogenic, and gestational diabetes. We further explore their potential as therapeutic targets. Created in BioRender.
Yunkyeong Lee, Mingming Tong, Anna L. Gloyn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Golgi enzymes are retrieved from the plasma membrane to the trans‐Golgi network

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Golgi enzymes are traditionally considered resident proteins retained within the Golgi apparatus. Here, we demonstrate that a subset transiently reaches the cell surface and is subsequently retrieved to the trans‐Golgi network via retrograde transport. Using a nanobody‐based toolkit, we uncover a dynamic trafficking cycle of several Golgi enzymes.
Dominik P. Buser, Tina Junne
wiley   +1 more source

Novel inflammatory markers for predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a retrospective case‒control study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Objective To investigate the potential predictive value of novel inflammatory markers for adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods A retrospective case‒control study was conducted.
Na Pan, Jing Zhang, Ning Zhu, Mengting Liu, Shuying Yang, Zhanshuai Song, Haibo Song   +6 more
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Functional comparison of EncB and EncC cargo proteins in iron storage within the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Encapsulins are protein nanocompartments that play an important role in iron storage. In the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin system, two cargo proteins called EncB and EncC contribute to iron mineralization. Here, we show that EncB and EncC generate iron‐containing minerals with distinct chemical compositions, suggesting that the composition of stored ...
Harry B. McDowell, Thomas Walther, Egbert Hoiczyk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From junk to function — How weak selection in eukaryotes builds new parts and drives genomic complexity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

The Shewanella oneidensis Fic enzyme SoFic targets the switch‐I region of EF‐Tu for AMPylation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fic enzymes mediate diverse post‐translational modifications across all domains of life, including AMPylation. Prokaryotic EF‐Tu can be AMPylated and deAMPylated by the conserved Fic enzyme SoFic. Structural and biochemical approaches were used to characterize the effect of AMPylation on EF‐Tu, SoFic's enzymatic activities, and the enzyme‐target ...
Svenja Runge, Vivian Pogenberg, Alexander Baumgart, Bente Siebels, Hartmut Schlüter, Michael Hecht‐Bucher, Aymelt Itzen   +6 more
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Prenatal diagnosis and follow-up of a child with mosaic tetrasomy 9p without obvious abnormal clinical manifestations

Molecular Cytogenetics
Introduction To report the prenatal diagnosis and follow-up of a fetus with mosaic tetrasomy 9p without obvious abnormal clinical manifestations. Case report A fetus diagnosed with mosaic T9p at Shaoxing Maternal and Child Health Hospital in February ...
Lifang Zhang, Feiyan Qian, Weiping Chen, Jiaming Fan, Yan Zeng, Tingting Luo, Ming Che, Bin Yu, Tao Zhang   +8 more
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