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LEAN SIX SIGMA: LONG TERM APPROACH FOR GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS IN ROMANIA [PDF]

Business Excellence and Management, 2017
This paper investigates the benefits of Lean Six Sigma’s deploying in Romanian’s economy. After a brief introduction pointing out the advantages of Lean Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma concept is introduced.
Alexandra Mirela Cristina MUNTEANU
doaj  

The Caenorhabditis elegans DPF‐3 and human DPP4 have tripeptidyl peptidase activity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) family comprises serine proteases classically defined by their ability to remove dipeptides from the N‐termini of substrates, a feature that gave the family its name. Here, we report the discovery of a previously unrecognized tripeptidyl peptidase activity in DPPIV family members from two different species.
Aditya Trivedi, Rajani Kanth Gudipati
wiley   +1 more source

Real‐time assay of ribonucleotide reductase activity with a fluorescent RNA aptamer

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ribonucleotide reductases (RNR) synthesize DNA building blocks de novo, making them crucial in DNA replication and drug targeting. FLARE introduces the first single‐tube real‐time coupled RNR assay, which enables isothermal tracking of RNR activity at nanomolar enzyme levels and allows the reconstruction of allosteric regulatory patterns and rapid ...
Jacopo De Capitani, Noemi E. Nwosu, Viktoria Gocke, Müge Kasanmascheff, Hannes Mutschler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural instability impairs function of the UDP‐xylose synthase 1 Ile181Asn variant associated with short‐stature genetic syndrome in humans

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The Ile181Asn variant of human UDP‐xylose synthase (hUXS1), associated with a short‐stature genetic syndrome, has previously been reported as inactive. Our findings demonstrate that Ile181Asn‐hUXS1 retains catalytic activity similar to the wild‐type but exhibits reduced stability, a looser oligomeric state, and an increased tendency to precipitate ...
Tuo Li, Pedro A. Sánchez‐Murcia, Bernd Nidetzky   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

β‐TrCP overexpression enhances cisplatin sensitivity by depleting BRCA1

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Low levels of β‐TrCP (Panel A) allow the accumulation of BRCA1 and CtIP, which facilitate the repair of cisplatin‐induced DNA damage via homologous recombination (HR) and promote tumor cell survival. In contrast, high β‐TrCP expression (Panel B) leads to BRCA1 and CtIP degradation, impairing HR repair, resulting in persistent DNA damage and apoptosis ...
Rocío Jiménez‐Guerrero, Alejandro Belmonte‐Fernández, Mónica González‐Moreno, Laura Rodríguez‐Cordero, Begoña Pérez‐Valderrama, Joaquín Herrero‐Ruíz, Francisco Romero, Carmen Sáez, Miguel Á. Japón   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

YAP1::TFE3 mediates endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal plasticity in epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The YAP1::TFE3 fusion protein drives endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EndMT) plasticity, resulting in the loss of endothelial characteristics and gain of mesenchymal‐like properties, including resistance to anoikis, increased migratory capacity, and loss of contact growth inhibition in endothelial cells.
Ant Murphy, Samuel Hartzler, Paula A. Vargas Carranza, Shyaman Jayasundara, Madison E. Yates, Nimod D. Janson, Bozhi Liu, Annaleigh Benton, Majid Kazemian, Jason A. Hanna   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A synthetic benzoxazine dimer derivative targets c‐Myc to inhibit colorectal cancer progression

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Benzoxazine dimer derivatives bind to the bHLH‐LZ region of c‐Myc, disrupting c‐Myc/MAX complexes, which are evaluated from SAR analysis. This increases ubiquitination and reduces cellular c‐Myc. Impairing DNA repair mechanisms is shown through proteomic analysis.
Nicharat Sriratanasak, Bodee Nutho, Worawat Wattanathana, Narumon Phaonakrop, Bunnatut Panasawatwong, Katharina Erlenbach‐Wuensch, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Regine Schneider‐Stock, Pithi Chanvorachote   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptaquin is selectively toxic to glioma stem cells through disruption of iron and cholesterol metabolism

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Adaptaquin selectively kills glioma stem cells while sparing differentiated brain cells. Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses show Adaptaquin disrupts iron and cholesterol homeostasis, with iron chelation amplifying cytotoxicity via cholesterol depletion, mitochondrial dysfunction, and elevated reactive oxygen species.
Adrien M. Vaquié, Davod R. Shah, Eliane E. S. Brechbühl, Michael McNicholas, Zhaoyang Xu, John H. Stockley, Laura Morcom, Diana Gold Diaz, Gemma C. Girdler, Rachel V. Seear, Gabriel Balmus, Rajiv R. Ratan, Harry Bulstrode, James A. Nathan, Manav Pathania, Kevin M. Brindle, David H. Rowitch   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The neural crest‐associated gene ERRFI1 is involved in melanoma progression and resistance toward targeted therapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
ERRFI1, a neural crest (NC)‐associated gene, was upregulated in melanoma and negatively correlated with the expression of melanocytic differentiation markers and the susceptibility of melanoma cells toward BRAF inhibitors (BRAFi). Knocking down ERRFI1 significantly increased the sensitivity of melanoma cells to BRAFi.
Nina Wang, Qian Sun, Daniel Novak, Lei Zhu, Juliane Poelchen, Tamara Steinfass, Yiman Wang, Viktor Umansky, Jochen Utikal   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glycosylated LGALS3BP is highly secreted by bladder cancer cells and represents a novel urinary disease biomarker

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Urinary LGALS3BP is elevated in bladder cancer patients compared to healthy controls as detected by the 1959 antibody–based ELISA. The antibody shows enhanced reactivity to the high‐mannose glycosylated variant secreted by cancer cells treated with kifunensine (KIF).
Asia Pece, Giulio Lovato, Ilaria Cela, Arianna Mercatelli, Benedetta Ferro, Jussi Nikkola, Sara Pagotto, Tommaso Grottola, Vincenzo De Laurenzi, Rossella Cicchetti, Antonio Marchetti, Luigi Schips, Rossano Lattanzio, Stefano Iacobelli, Emily Capone, Peter Black, Mads Daugaard, Michele Marchioni, Gianluca Sala   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source