Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2019 Objective: To investigate the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) activation on pulmonary arterial cell apoptosis during pulmonary vascular remodeling associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and to elucidate potential ...
Daole Yan +3 more
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Two-signal requirement for growth-promoting function of Yap in hepatocytes
eLife, 2015 The transcriptional coactivator Yes-associated protein (Yap) promotes proliferation and inhibits apoptosis, suggesting that Yap functions as an oncogene. Most oncogenes, however, require a combination of at least two signals to promote proliferation.
Tian Su +5 more
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Central role of Yes-associated protein and WW-domain-containing transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif in pancreatic cancer development. [PDF]
, 2019 Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a deadly disease with no efficacious treatment options. PDAC incidence is projected to increase, which may be caused at least partially by the obesity epidemic.
Eibl, Guido, Rozengurt, Enrique
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Post-translational deregulation of YAP1 is genetically controlled in rat liver cancer and determines the fate and stem-like behavior of the human disease [PDF]
, 2016 Previous studies showed that YAP1 is over-expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here we observed higher expression of Yap1/Ctgf axis in dysplastic nodules and HCC chemically-induced in F344 rats, genetically susceptible to hepatocarcinogenesis ...
Avila, Matias A. +13 more
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Embedded CRISPRi Enhances Gene‐Silencing Efficiency in Drosophila
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Current CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) technology in Drosophila has limited efficiency. This study introduces the emCRISPRi platform, which significantly enhances transcriptional silencing efficacy by embedding inhibitory domains within the dCas9 architecture.
Pengchong Fu +7 more
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Darwin and evolution: a set of activities based on the evolution of mammals [PDF]
, 2010 These activities, prepared for key stage 5 students (ages 16-18) and also suitable for key stage 4 (ages 14-16), show that physical appearance is not necessarily the best way to classify mammals.
Haresnape, Janet
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Automated hippocampal segmentation in patients with epilepsy: Available free online [PDF]
, 2013 Hippocampal sclerosis, a common cause of refractory focal epilepsy, requires hippocampal volumetry for accurate diagnosis and surgical planning. Manual segmentation is time-consuming and subject to interrater/intrarater variability.
Bartlett, PA +8 more
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Halofuginone is a Molecular Glue Degrader of Integrin β4
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Integrin β4 overexpression is linked to aggressive tumors and poor prognosis, but targeted therapies are lacking. We identified halofuginone (HF) as a molecular glue degrader that promotes integrin β4 degradation via the CRL4BWDR18 E3 ligase. HF suppresses tumor progression in vitro and in vivo, offering a new strategy for targeting oncogenic ...
Wei Gong +8 more
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TEAD and YAP regulate the enhancer network of human embryonic pancreatic progenitors. [PDF]
, 2015 The genomic regulatory programmes that underlie human organogenesis are poorly understood. Pancreas development, in particular, has pivotal implications for pancreatic regeneration, cancer and diabetes.
A Kapoor +67 more
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GPCRs in CAR‐T Cell Immunotherapy: Expanding the Target Landscape and Enhancing Therapeutic Efficacy
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy faces dual challenges of target scarcity and an immunosuppressive microenvironment in solid tumors. This review highlights how G protein‐coupled receptors can serve as both novel targets to expand the therapeutic scope and functional modules to enhance CAR‐T cell efficacy.
Zhuoqun Liu +11 more
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