Visualization of bHLH transcription factor interactions in living mammalian cell nuclei and developing chicken neural tube by FRET.

abstract：:While M1 macrophages are highly pro-inflammatory and microbicidal, M2 macrophages and the related tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) regulate tissue remodeling and angiogenesis and can display immunomodulatory activity. In July issue of Cell Research, Zhang et al. show that ROS production, critical for the activation...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Covarrubias A,Byles V,Horng T

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the primary cause of infectious mononucleosis and has been shown to be closely associated with various malignancies. Here, we present a complete atomic model of EBV, including the icosahedral capsid, the dodecameric portal and the capsid-associated tegument complex (CATC). Our in situ porta...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Li Z,Zhang X,Dong L,Pang J,Xu M,Zhong Q,Zeng MS,Yu X

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent outbreaks of Zika virus (ZIKV) highlight an urgent need for therapeutics. The protease complex NS2B-NS3 plays essential roles during flaviviral polyprotein processing, and thus represents an attractive drug target. Here, we developed a split luciferase complementation-based high-throughput screening assay to id...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Li Z,Brecher M,Deng YQ,Zhang J,Sakamuru S,Liu B,Huang R,Koetzner CA,Allen CA,Jones SA,Chen H,Zhang NN,Tian M,Gao F,Lin Q,Banavali N,Zhou J,Boles N,Xia M,Kramer LD,Qin CF,Li H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paramyxoviruses evade antiviral immune response using a small nonstructural protein, V, which binds to the host dsRNA sensor MDA5 and prevents it from activating the interferon signaling pathway. A recent crystal structure of the V protein in complex with MDA5, published in Science, revealed that V disrupts the struct...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Wu B,Hur S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation is a fundamental epigenetic mechanism governing regulation of gene expression during mammalian development. A recent study published in Nature shows a novel long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) arising from the CEBPA gene locus (termed ecCEBPA) that is critical for regulation of DNA methylation at this site thr...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Lai F,Shiekhattar R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent form of regulated necrosis. It is implicated in various human diseases, including ischemic organ damage and cancer. Here, we report the crucial role of autophagy, particularly autophagic degradation of cellular iron storage proteins (a process known as ferritinophagy), in ferroptosis. ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Gao M,Monian P,Pan Q,Zhang W,Xiang J,Jiang X

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin is the protein product encoded by the obese (ob) gene. It is a circulating hormone produced primarily by the adipose tissue. ob/ob mice with mutations of the gene encoding leptin become morbidly obese, infertile, hyperphagic, hypothermic, and diabetic. Since the cloning of leptin in 1994, our knowledge in body ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Huang L,Li C

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human carcinomas are comprised of complex mixtures of tumor cells that are known to compete indirectly for nutrients and growth factors. Whether tumor cells could also compete directly, for example by elimination of rivals, is not known. Here we show that human cells can directly compete by a mechanism of engulfment c...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Sun Q,Luo T,Ren Y,Florey O,Shirasawa S,Sasazuki T,Robinson DN,Overholtzer M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the two X chromosomes in cells of female mammals is transcriptionally silenced in a process known as X chromosome inactivation (XCI). Initiation of XCI is regulated by the ubiquitin ligase Rnf12/RLIM, but the mechanisms by which Rnf12/RLIM mediates this process has been a mystery. A recent study by Gontan et al...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Bach I

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drosophila Wingless (Wg) acts as a morphogen during development. Wg secretion is controlled by a seven-pass transmembrane cargo Wntless (Wls). We have recently identified retromer as a key regulator involved in Wls trafficking. As sorting nexin (SNX) molecules are essential components of the retromer complex, we hypot...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Zhang P,Wu Y,Belenkaya TY,Lin X

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Directional migration of leukocytes is indispensable to innate immunity for host defense. However, recruitment of leukocytes to a site of tissue injury also constitutes a leading cause for inflammatory responses. Mechanistically, it involves a cascade of cellular events precisely regulated by temporal and spatial pres...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Geng JG

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cotton fibers elongate rapidly after initiation of elongation, eventually leading to the deposit of a large amount of cellulose. To reveal features of cotton fiber cells at the fast elongation and the secondary cell wall synthesis stages, we compared the respective transcriptomes and metabolite profiles. Comparative a...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Gou JY,Wang LJ,Chen SP,Hu WL,Chen XY

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) was originally recognized for its ability to promote survival of midbrain dopaminergic neurons, but it has since been demonstrated to be crucial for the survival and differentiation of many neuronal subpopulations, including motor neurons, sympathetic neurons, sensory...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Jiao L,Zhang Y,Hu C,Wang YG,Huang A,He C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant reproduction is initiated by the specification of sporocytes that form haploid spores through meiosis. A new study in Arabidopsis published in Cell Research shows how the product of sporocyteless/nozzle, a key gene in this process, partners with co-repressors and transcription factors to promote spore formation,...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Yuan L,Sundaresan V

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian cell totipotency is a subject that has fascinated scientists for generations. A long lasting question whether some of the somatic cells retains totipotency was answered by the cloning of Dolly at the end of the 20th century. The dawn of the 21st has brought forward great expectations in harnessing the power ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Pan GJ,Chang ZY,Schöler HR,Pei D

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous Ca2+ oscillations in vascular smooth muscle cells have been modeled using a single Ca2+ pool. This report describes spontaneous Ca2+ oscillations dependent on two separate Ca2+ sources for the nuclear versus cytoplasmic compartments. Changes in free intracellular Ca2+ were monitored with ratiometric Ca2+- ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Fedoryak OD,Searls Y,Smirnova IV,Burns DM,Stehno-Bittel L

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells, including both pluripotent stem cells and multipotent somatic stem cells, hold great potential for interrogating the mechanisms of tissue development, homeostasis and pathology, and for treating numerous devastating diseases. Establishment of in vitro platforms to faithfully maintain and precisely manipula...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Li W,Jiang K,Wei W,Shi Y,Ding S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide type I receptor (PAC1R) belongs to the secretin receptor family and is widely distributed in the central neural system and peripheral organs. Abnormal activation of the receptor mediates trigeminovascular activation and sensitization, which is highly related to mi...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Wang J,Song X,Zhang D,Chen X,Li X,Sun Y,Li C,Song Y,Ding Y,Ren R,Harrington EH,Hu LA,Zhong W,Xu C,Huang X,Wang HW,Ma Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is strong relationship between melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene variants and human hair color and skin type. Based on a sequencing study of MC1R gene in 50 individuals from the Uygur, Tibetan, Wa and Dai ethnic populations, we discuss the occurrence of 7 mc1r variants consisting of 5 nonsynonymous sites (Val6...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Peng S,Lu XM,Luo HR,Xiang-Yu JG,Zhang YP

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation reports a protocol for transfer and expression of foreign chimeric genes in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). Transformation was achieved by co-cultivation of mature zygotic embryos with Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain LBA4404 which harbored a binary vector (pBI121) including genes for beta-glucuroni...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Tang W

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is an important component of the natriuretic peptide system. A great role in many regulatory systems is played by mast cells. Meanwhile involvement of these cells in ANP activity is poorly studied. In this work, we have shown the presence of ANP in rat peritoneal mast cells. Pure fract...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Martynova MG,Bystrova OA,Moiseeva OM,Evdonin AL,Kondratov KA,Medvedeva ND

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), also known as the mechanistic target of rapamycin, is a central cell growth regulating kinase that forms large molecular complexes in all eukaryotic cells. A paper recently published in Science reports the architecture of mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and provides molecular insights...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Yuan HX,Guan KL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ruptured and intact plasma membranes are classically considered as hallmarks of necrotic and apoptotic cell death, respectively. As such, apoptosis is usually considered a non-inflammatory process while necrosis triggers inflammation. Recent studies on necroptosis and pyroptosis, two types of programmed necrosis, reve...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Zhang Y,Chen X,Gueydan C,Han J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are introduced in cells by ionizing radiation and reactive oxygen species. In addition, they are commonly generated during V(D)J recombination, an essential aspect of the developing immune system. Failure to effectively repair these DSBs can result in chromosome breakage, cell death, on...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Weterings E,Chen DJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfer RNA (tRNA) is present at tens of millions of transcripts in a human cell and is the most abundant RNA in moles among all cellular RNAs. tRNA is also the most extensively modified RNA with, on an average, 13 modifications per molecule. The primary function of tRNA as the adaptor of amino acids and the genetic ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Pan T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parthenogenetic embryonic stem (pES) cells provide a valuable in vitro model system for studying the molecular mechanisms that underlie genomic imprinting. However, the pluripotency of pES cells and the expression profiles of paternally expressed imprinted genes have not been fully explored. In this study, three mouse...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Jiang H,Sun B,Wang W,Zhang Z,Gao F,Shi G,Cui B,Kong X,He Z,Ding X,Kuang Y,Fei J,Sun YJ,Feng Y,Jin Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During meiotic cell division, proper chromosome synapsis and accurate repair of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are required to maintain genomic integrity, loss of which leads to apoptosis or meiotic defects. The mechanisms underlying meiotic chromosome synapsis, DSB repair and apoptosis are not fully understood. Here...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Xu J,Sun X,Jing Y,Wang M,Liu K,Jian Y,Yang M,Cheng Z,Yang C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a part of a basic research project on Xeno-transplantion, we have been engaged in the derivation of embryonic stem cell lines from Chinese mini swine. Here, we reported for the first time the establishment of two porcine EG cell lines (BPEG1 and BPEG2) from primordial germ cells of genital ridges of a 28 and a 27 d...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Tsung HC,Du ZW,Rui R,Li XL,Bao LP,Wu J,Bao SM,Yao Z

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is a complex process involving a large array of genes and mutation of any of these genes may lead to malignancy formation. Re-acquirement of FasL by tumor cells may enable them to evade the surveillance of immune system and thus contributes to the growth of tumor. Apart from traditional therapies, inducing a...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Fan XQ,Guo YJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo genome editing represents a powerful strategy for both understanding basic biology and treating inherited diseases. However, it remains a challenge to develop universal and efficient in vivo genome-editing tools for tissues that comprise diverse cell types in either a dividing or non-dividing state. Here, we d...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Suzuki K,Yamamoto M,Hernandez-Benitez R,Li Z,Wei C,Soligalla RD,Aizawa E,Hatanaka F,Kurita M,Reddy P,Ocampo A,Hishida T,Sakurai M,Nemeth AN,Nuñez Delicado E,Campistol JM,Magistretti P,Guillen P,Rodriguez Esteban C,G

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00