Molecular Biology
- The AXL-PYK2-PKCα axis as a nexus of stemness circuits in TNBC
A clinically relevant AXL-PYK2-PKCα axis where PYK2 and PKCα act as signaling nodes and functionally cooperate to converge stemness promoting pathways and regulate Oct4 and Nanog pluripotent TFs.
- Mapping the micro-proteome of the nuclear lamina and lamina-associated domains
The nuclear lamina provides structure to the nucleus and serves as an interface between the cytoskeleton and large heterochromatin domains called LADs. This study describes the microproteome of this LAD/lamina interface.
- Arterial stiffness and cardiac dysfunction in Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria Syndrome corrected by inhibition of lysyl oxidase
The findings show that increased lysyl oxidase abundance is causal for the elevated arterial stiffness present in the arteries of Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria Syndrome mice. Pharmacologic inhibition of lysyl oxidase improves cardiac dysfunction and restores arterial compliance.
- Concomitant gain and loss of function pathomechanisms in C9ORF72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Axonal trafficking deficits and neurodegeneration in C9ORF72 motoneurons are mediated by GOF and LOF mechanisms with RNA foci and DPRs as upstream events, whereas DNA damage appears downstream.
- Modulating HSF1 levels impacts expression of the estrogen receptor α and antiestrogen response
This work shows that activation of the main cellular stress response pathway is responsible for antiestrogen resistance in breast cancer, a process that is reversible.
- CDCP1 promotes compensatory renal growth by integrating Src and Met signaling
CDCP1 promotes HGF-induced compensatory renal growth by focally and temporally integrating Src and Met-STAT3 signaling in lipid rafts.
- Structural comparison of GLUT1 to GLUT3 reveal transport regulation mechanism in sugar porter family
A new structure of GLUT1, compared with GLUT3, can explain substrate affinity differences, and provide a functional rationale for key structural motifs that define the universal Sugar Porter family.
- Reduced RNA turnover as a driver of cellular senescence
RNAs originating from transcription upstream and downstream of genes accumulate in the cytoplasm of a subset of senescent cells, suggesting an RNA alternative to cytoplasmic DNA in the triggering of senescence.
- The uncharacterized protein FAM47E interacts with PRMT5 and regulates its functions
The uncharacterized protein FAM47E interacts with and stabilizes the protein arginine methyltransferase PRMT5, regulating its epigenetic functions thereby modulating target gene expression.
- HTR6 and SSTR3 ciliary targeting relies on both IC3 loops and C-terminal tails
Ciliary accumulation of G protein–coupled receptors HTR6 and SSTR3 depends on redundant ciliary targeting sequences acting via ciliary trafficking adapters TULP3 and RABL2.