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Clinical applications of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing system: Delivery options and challenges in precision medicine

Genes and Diseases
CRISPR/Cas9 is an effective gene editing tool with broad applications for the prevention or treatment of numerous diseases. It depends on CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) as a bacterial immune system and plays as a gene ...
Mohadeseh Khoshandam, Hossein Soltaninejad, Marziyeh Mousazadeh, Amir Ali Hamidieh, Saman Hosseinkhani   +4 more
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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
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Somatostatin receptor 4 (SSTR4) is a tumor suppressor in cutaneous and head & neck squamous cell carcinomas

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study identifies somatostatin receptor 4 (Sstr4) as a critical tumor suppressor against skin and head/neck cancers (HNSCC, cSCC, and BCC). The loss of Sstr4 removes a check on cell growth, causing hyperactivation of the MAPK‐ERK signaling pathway (↑).
Ali Taqvi, Tuan Khang Huynh, Adway Kadam, Zahra Kardan, Yue Yan, Amina Jamal Laham, Sampath Kumar Loganathan   +6 more
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Partial FAK suppression promotes tumor growth, an effect reversed by macrophage p110δ PI3K inactivation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Partial inhibition of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) can paradoxically promote tumor growth, rather than simply producing a weaker antitumor effect than that observed with strong FAK suppression. In breast cancer and melanoma models, targeting p110δ PI3K, particularly in macrophages, counteracted these tumor‐promoting effects, highlighting the importance ...
Lydia Xenou, Niki Tzenaki, Anna Tsapara, Maria Tzardi, Evangelia A. Papakonstanti   +4 more
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NAPRT loss promotes lung tumor initiation and growth through AKT signaling independently of NAD+ biosynthesis

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Loss of NAPRT promotes lung tumor initiation and growth through a noncanonical mechanism, independent of its role in NAD+ biosynthesis. Mechanistically, NAPRT depletion activates the mTORC2‐driven AKT/β‐catenin signaling axis to enhance clonogenic and invasive phenotypes. Furthermore, lung‐specific Naprt deletion significantly increases tumor burden in
Myung Joon Oh, Ji Yun Jang, Yoon Jeon, Gi‐Cheon Kim, Hwanho Lee, Jooyoung Lee, Ju‐Hwa Kim, Hakhyun Kim, Minjee Kim, Ho‐Keun Kwon, Ho Lee, Hyun Seok Kim   +11 more
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Toward Precision Medicine: Gene Therapy Applications in the Management of Uveal Melanoma

Cancer Reports
Background Uveal melanoma (UM) is the prevailing malignant tumor that develops within the eye in adults, and it has a bleak outlook because of the few treatment choices available and the high likelihood of returning after treatment.
Alireza Azani, Vahid Ghassemifar, Zahra Mehrdad, Maryam Saberivand, Anahid Bagheripour, Safa Tahmasebi, Hossein Gharedaghi, Malihe Sharafi, Hassan Foroozand, Mohammad Saeed Soleimani Meigoli, Saba Pourali, Arash Salmaninejad, Faeze Ahmadi Beni, Qumars Behfar   +13 more
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Advanced Nanomedicine Delivery Systems for Cardiovascular Diseases: Viral and Non-Viral Strategies in Targeted Therapy

Molecules
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent a leading global health crisis, significantly impairing patients’ quality of life and posing substantial risks to their survival.
Qian Chen, Tong Yu, Jingyi Gong, Hongli Shan   +3 more
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Mutant p53R273H disrupts PDPK1 homodimerization and contributes to PDPK1 activation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
How mutant p53R273H drives AKT signaling is unclear. We show that p53R273H, but not wild‐type, directly binds PDPK1 via a mutation‐dependent conformational change. This interaction disrupts inhibitory PDPK1 homodimerization and enhances AKT phosphorylation.
Mei Chee Lim, Alvin Kunyao Guo, Yoko Itahana, Srinivasaraghavan Kannan, Valerie Goh, Mingmin Ong, Terina Yan Wen Tay, Weiying Ye, Sabhashina Radha Krishnan, Jun Nishiyama, Chandra S Verma, Koji Itahana   +11 more
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Targeting the EpCAM‐AXL axis to overcome drug resistance in lung cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Lung cancer cells often evade therapy by hijacking signaling pathways. We reveal that cleaved EpCAM (sEpCAM) stabilizes the oncogenic protein AXL, driving NF‐κB and STAT3‐mediated chemoresistance. This EpCAM‐AXL axis identifies a high‐risk patient subset with poor prognosis.
Alexa Guerrero‐Alba, Mark Shacker, Timothy P. Fleming, Michael A. Smith, Ross M. Bremner, Narendra V. Sankpal   +5 more
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Emerging Trends and Recent Development in the Synthesis of Non-Viral Cationic Systems for Targeted Gene Delivery Applications

Innovation of Chemistry & Materials for Sustainability
The development of a safe and efficient nucleic acid delivery system remains a major challenge in gene therapy. Viral and non-viral vectors are widely explored: Viral vectors often achieve high transduction efficiency, but are limited by high ...
Sivaranjani Elumalai, Lavanya Jujjuri, Anubhab Das, Varsha K P, Samarendra Maji   +4 more
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