Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
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Interpreting the effects of DNA polymerase variants at the structural level
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Using MAVISp and molecular dynamics simulations, we analyzed over 60 000 missense variants in POLE and POLD1 from ClinVar, COSMIC, cBioPortal, and saturation mutagenesis. Identified mechanistic indicators, including stability, binding, and long‐range, enable structural interpretation, providing ACMG‐like evidence for possible reclassification of VUS ...
Matteo Arnaudi +7 more
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Age-dependent remodelling of ionotropic signalling in cortical astroglia [PDF]
, 2011 Cortical astrocytes express fast ionotropic receptors for glutamate and ATP, although their role in neurone-glia communication remains controversial.
Lalo, Ulyana +11 more
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A glutamate receptor C-tail recruits CaMKII to suppress retrograde homeostatic signaling
Nature Communications, 2022 Presynaptic homeostatic plasticity adaptively enhances neurotransmitter release following diminished postsynaptic glutamate receptor functionality. Here the authors identify a calcium-independent signaling system where active CaMKII detects a short ...
Sarah Perry +9 more
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Astrocyte heterogeneity in brain metastases
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Astrocytes emerge as pivotal regulators of metastatic colonization, survival, immune remodeling, and therapy response associated with an increasing heterogeneity that requires spatially and longitudinally resolved approaches to uncover regulatory programs and guide context‐specific therapies.
Carolina Hernández‐Oliver +2 more
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Involvement of kainate glutamate receptors in the modulation of neuronal transmission in brain areas involved in migraine pathophysiology [PDF]
, 2009 Migraine pathophysiology is thought to involve activation of the trigeminal fibres which innervate dural structures. The nociceptive inflow from the meninges is relayed to the trigeminocervical complex (TCC), before ascending to higher brain areas ...
Andreou, A.
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IBRO Neuroscience ReportsThe diving response is a cardiorespiratory reflex characterized by apnea, bradycardia and increased peripheral vascular resistance when animals submerge underwater.
P.F. McCulloch, K.M. DiNovo
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Domain-based identification and analysis of glutamate receptor ion channels and their relatives in prokaryotes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Voltage-gated and ligand-gated ion channels are used in eukaryotic organisms for the purpose of electrochemical signaling. There are prokaryotic homologues to major eukaryotic channels of these sorts, including voltage-gated sodium, potassium, and ...
Mao-Feng Ger +3 more
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Acute caffeine treatment protects the developing retina from ischemia‐induced cell death
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Caffeine reduces cell death in the developing retina under ischemia (OGD). This effect does not involve BDNF upregulation or antioxidant pathways (NRF2/VEGF). Neuroprotection occurs mainly through adenosine A2A receptor antagonism, decreasing glutamate release and excitotoxicity, highlighting caffeine's potential as an acute neuroprotective agent in ...
Amanda Alves Nascimento +6 more
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Stimulation of microglial metabotropic glutamate receptor mGlu2 triggers tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced neurotoxicity in concert with microglial-derived fas ligand [PDF]
, 2005 Activated microglia may be detrimental to neuronal survival in a number of neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, strategies that reduce microglial neurotoxicity may have therapeutic benefit.
Taylor, DL +3 more
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