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Refining the NaV1.7 pharmacophore of a class of venom‐derived peptide inhibitors via a combination of in silico screening and rational engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Venom peptides have shown promise in treating pain. Our study uses computer screening to identify a peptide that targets a sodium channel (NaV1.7) linked to chronic pain. We produced the peptide in the laboratory and refined its design, advancing the search for innovative pain therapies.
Gagan Sharma, Jennifer R. Deuis, Xinying Jia, Theo Crawford, Sassan Rahnama, Eivind A. B. Undheim, Irina Vetter, Yanni K. ‐Y. Chin, Mehdi Mobli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae amino acid transporter Lyp1 has a broad substrate spectrum

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Yeast Amino acid Transporter family members mediate the import of amino acids, ranging from substrate specialists to generalists. Here, we show that the specialist transporter, Lyp1, has a broader substrate spectrum than previously described, with affinity constants spanning from micromolar to millimolar.
Foteini Karapanagioti, Sebastian Obermaier, Dirk J. Slotboom, Bert Poolman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of functional and diverse circulating cancer‐associated fibroblasts in metastatic castration‐naïve prostate cancer patients

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) promote cancer growth, invasion (metastasis), and drug resistance. Here, we identified functional and diverse circulating CAFs (cCAFs) in patients with metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa). cCAFs were found in higher numbers and were functional and diverse in mPCa patients versus healthy individuals, suggesting their ...
Richell Booijink, Leon W. M. M. Terstappen, Eshwari Dathathri, Khrystany Isebia, Jaco Kraan, John Martens, Ruchi Bansal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surfaceome: a new era in the discovery of immune evasion mechanisms of circulating tumor cells

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In the era of immunotherapies, many patients either do not respond or eventually develop resistance. We propose to pave the way for proteomic analysis of surface‐expressed proteins called surfaceome, of circulating tumor cells. This approach seeks to identify immune evasion mechanisms and discover potential therapeutic targets. Circulating tumor cells (
Doryan Masmoudi, Jérome Vialaret, Christophe Hirtz, Catherine Alix‐Panabières   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cellular liquid biopsy provides unique chances for disease monitoring, preclinical model generation and therapy adjustment in rare salivary gland cancer patients

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We quantified and cultured circulating tumor cells (CTCs) of 62 patients with various cancer types and generated CTC‐derived tumoroid models from two salivary gland cancer patients. Cellular liquid biopsy‐derived information enabled molecular genetic assessment of systemic disease heterogeneity and functional testing for therapy selection in both ...
Nataša Stojanović Gužvić, Florian Lüke, Steffi Treitschke, Andrea Coluccio, Martin Hoffmann, Giancarlo Feliciello, Adithi Ravikumar Varadarajan, Xin Lu, Kathrin Weidele, Catherine Botteron, Silvia Materna–Reichelt, Felix Keil, Katja Evert, Florian Weber, Thomas Schamberger, Michael Althammer, Jirka Grosse, Dirk Hellwig, Christian Schulz, Stephan Seitz, Peter Ugocsai, Anke Schlenska‐Lange, Roman Mayr, Ulrich Kaiser, Wolfgang Dietmaier, Bernhard Polzer, Jens Warfsmann, Kamran Honarnejad, Tobias Pukrop, Daniel Heudobler, Christoph A. Klein, Christian Werno   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrative systems‐level analysis reveals a contextual crosstalk between hypoxia and global metabolism in human breast tumors

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Breast tumor samples scored for metabolic deregulation (M1 to M3) were given a hypoxia score (HS). The highest HS occurred in patients with strongest metabolic deregulation (M3), supporting tumor aggressiveness. HS correlated with the highest number of metabolic pathways in M1. This suggests hypoxia to be an early event in metabolic deregulation.
Raefa Abou Khouzam, Salem Chouaib, Mohammad Askandar Iqbal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The PTTG1/VASP axis promotes oral squamous cell carcinoma metastasis by modulating focal adhesion and actin filaments

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
VASP was found to be overexpressed in metastatic oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) tissues. Notably, PTTG1‐ and VASP‐deficient OSCC cells demonstrated suppressed metastatic properties by disrupting the interaction between the cytoskeleton and focal adhesion (FAs) in the filopodia region.
Suyeon Park, Sang Shin Lee, Shihyun Kim, Yeonjun Lee, Gyeonwon Park, Jung Oh Kim, Jongho Choi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Obesity alters the fitness of peritumoral adipose tissue, exacerbating tumor invasiveness in renal cancer through the induction of ADAM12 and CYP1B1

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor microenvironment drives cancer formation and progression. We analyzed the role of human cancer‐associated adipocytes from patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) stratified as lean, overweight, or obese. RNA‐seq demonstrated that, among the most altered genes involved in the tumor–stroma crosstalk, are ADAM12 and CYP1B1, which were proven to be ...
Sepehr Torabinejad, Caterina Miro, Annarita Nappi, Francesco Del Giudice, Annunziata Gaetana Cicatiello, Serena Sagliocchi, Lucia Acampora, Federica Restolfer, Melania Murolo, Emery Di Cicco, Federico Capone, Ciro Imbimbo, Monica Dentice, Felice Crocetto   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robust acute myeloid leukemia engraftment in humanized scaffolds using injectable biomaterials and intravenous xenotransplantation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Patient‐derived xenografts (PDXs) can be improved by implantation of a humanized niche. We tested different biomaterials and approaches, and demonstrate that the combination of an injectable biomaterial for scaffold creation plus an intravenous route for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) xenotransplantation provide the most convenient and robust approach to
Daniel Busa, Zdenka Herudkova, Jan Hyl, Jakub Vlazny, Filip Sokol, Kvetoslava Matulova, Adam Folta, Jakub Hynst, Lucy Vojtova, Leos Kren, Martin Repko, Zdenek Racil, Jiri Mayer, Martin Culen   +13 more
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Cystatin A promotes the antitumor activity of T helper type 1 cells and dendritic cells in murine models of pancreatic cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a disease with very poor prognosis due to therapeutic limitations. We investigated the antitumor effects of cystatin A (CSTA) in PDAC murine models. We are first to confirm that CSTA enhances T helper type 1‐mediated antitumor effects through promotion of dendritic cells and M1 macrophage activity. CSTA can be
Alessandro Nasti, Shingo Inagaki, Tuyen Thuy Bich Ho, Akihiro Seki, Keiko Yoshida, Kosuke Satomura, Yoshio Sakai, Shuichi Kaneko, Taro Yamashita   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source