PTEN: a default gate-keeping tumor suppressor with a versatile tail.

abstract：:The TGF-beta superfamily members have important roles in controlling patterning and tissue formation in both invertebrates and vertebrates. Two types of signal transducers, receptors and Smads, mediate the signaling to regulate expression of their target genes. Despite of the relatively simple signal transduction path...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Chen YG,Meng AM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA hydrolysis is a biochemical process often associated with different forms of cell death, including apoptosis. In a recent paper published in Cell Discovery, Du et al. report that synaptic acetylcholinesterase (AChE-S) shows an unexpected enzymatic activity as DNase switched on after cytotoxic insults. ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Sánchez-Osuna M,Yuste VJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The completion of genome sequences and subsequent high-throughput mapping of molecular networks have allowed us to study biology from the network perspective. Experimental, statistical and mathematical modeling approaches have been employed to study the structure, function and dynamics of molecular networks, and begin...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Han JD

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) have been reported to completely lack of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) which is composed of Ku protein and the catalytic subunit DNA-PKcs, needed for nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) of DNA double-strand breaks. Promyelocytic HL-60 cells express a variant form of Ku res...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Sallmyr A,Miller A,Gabdoulkhakova A,Safronova V,Henriksson G,Bredberg A

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two distinct nuclear factor κB (NFκB) signaling pathways have been described; the canonical pathway that mediates inflammatory responses, and the non-canonical pathway that is involved in immune cell differentiation and maturation and secondary lymphoid organogenesis. The former is dependent on the IκB kinase adaptor ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Shih VF,Tsui R,Caldwell A,Hoffmann A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza A viruses (IAVs), particularly H1N1, H5N1 and H7N9, pose a substantial threat to public health worldwide. Here, we report that MIR2911, a honeysuckle (HS)-encoded atypical microRNA, directly targets IAVs with a broad spectrum. MIR2911 is highly stable in HS decoction, and continuous drinking or gavage feedin...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Zhou Z,Li X,Liu J,Dong L,Chen Q,Liu J,Kong H,Zhang Q,Qi X,Hou D,Zhang L,Zhang G,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Li J,Wang J,Chen X,Wang H,Zhang J,Chen H,Zen K,Zhang CY

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The study of pathophysiological mechanisms in human liver disease has been constrained by the inability to expand primary hepatocytes in vitro while maintaining proliferative capacity and metabolic function. We and others have previously shown that mouse mature hepatocytes can be converted to liver progenitor-like cel...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Fu GB,Huang WJ,Zeng M,Zhou X,Wu HP,Liu CC,Wu H,Weng J,Zhang HD,Cai YC,Ashton C,Ding M,Tang D,Zhang BH,Gao Y,Yu WF,Zhai B,He ZY,Wang HY,Yan HX

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear pore complex (NPC) exhibits structural plasticity and has only been characterized at local resolutions of up to 15 Å for the cytoplasmic ring (CR). Here we present a single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of the CR from Xenopus laevis NPC at average resolutions of 5.5-7.9 Å, with loca...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Huang G,Zhang Y,Zhu X,Zeng C,Wang Q,Zhou Q,Tao Q,Liu M,Lei J,Yan C,Shi Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thymus provides the essential microenvironment for T-cell development and maturation. Thymic epithelial cells (TECs), which are composed of thymic cortical epithelial cells (cTECs) and thymic medullary epithelial cells (mTECs), have been well documented to be critical for these tightly regulated processes. It has ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Zhang L,Sun L,Zhao Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multipotent neural stem/progenitor cells hold great promise for cell therapy. The reprogramming of fibroblasts to induced pluripotent stem cells as well as mature neurons suggests a possibility to convert a terminally differentiated somatic cell into a multipotent state without first establishing pluripotency. Here, w...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Sheng C,Zheng Q,Wu J,Xu Z,Wang L,Li W,Zhang H,Zhao XY,Liu L,Wang Z,Guo C,Wu HJ,Liu Z,Wang L,He S,Wang XJ,Chen Z,Zhou Q

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menopause is associated with dyslipidemia and an increased risk of cardio-cerebrovascular disease. The classic view assumes that the underlying mechanism of dyslipidemia is attributed to an insufficiency of estrogen. In addition to a decrease in estrogen, circulating follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels become el...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Guo Y,Zhao M,Bo T,Ma S,Yuan Z,Chen W,He Z,Hou X,Liu J,Zhang Z,Zhu Q,Wang Q,Lin X,Yang Z,Cui M,Liu L,Li Y,Yu C,Qi X,Wang Q,Zhang H,Guan Q,Zhao L,Xuan S,Yan H,Lin Y,Wang L,Li Q,Song Y,Gao L,Zhao

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) harbor constitutive DNA replication stress during their rapid proliferation and the consequent genome instability hampers their applications in regenerative medicine. It is therefore important to understand the regulatory mechanisms of replication stress response in PSCs. Here, we report ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Zhao B,Zhang W,Cun Y,Li J,Liu Y,Gao J,Zhu H,Zhou H,Zhang R,Zheng P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The murine skeletal muscle contains hematopoietic stem cells, but this potential has so far not been studied quantitatively or qualitatively in vitro. To quantify the hematopoietic stem cell potential, we have used highly purified SP/CD45(+) cells in long-term culture initiating cell (LTC-IC) assays. The SP/CD45(+) ce...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Haond C,Farace F,Guillier M,Lécluse Y,Mazurier F,Vainchenker W,Turhan AG

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MyD88-independent pathway, one of the two crucial TLR signaling routes, is thought to be a vertebrate innovation. However, a novel Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) adaptor, designated bbtTICAM, which was identified in the basal chordate amphioxus, links this pathway to invertebrates. The protein architecture of b...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Yang M,Yuan S,Huang S,Li J,Xu L,Huang H,Tao X,Peng J,Xu A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle fitness and plasticity is an important determinant of human health and disease. Mitochondria are essential for maintaining skeletal muscle energy homeostasis by adaptive re-programming to meet the demands imposed by a myriad of physiologic or pathophysiological stresses. Skeletal muscle mitochondrial d...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Gan Z,Fu T,Kelly DP,Vega RB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor initiation and growth depend on its microenvironment in which cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in tumor stroma play an important role. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and interleukin (IL)-6 signal pathways are involved in the crosstalk between tumor and stromal cells. However, how PGE2-mediated signaling modulates t...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Li P,Shan JX,Chen XH,Zhang D,Su LP,Huang XY,Yu BQ,Zhi QM,Li CL,Wang YQ,Tomei S,Cai Q,Ji J,Li JF,Chouchane L,Yu YY,Sun FZ,Xu ZH,Liu BY,Zhu ZG

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) play critical roles in the early innate immune response to invading pathogens by sensing microorganisms; a number of accessory molecules have been shown to assist microbial recognition by TLRs. In a recent paper in Cell Research, Yang et al. demonstrate that Mex3B is associated with TLR3 in ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Zhu S,Wang G,Lei X,Flavell RA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The partitioning-defective 3 (Par3), a key component in the conserved Par3/Par6/aPKC complex, plays fundamental roles in cell polarity. Herein we report the identification of Ku70 and Ku80 as novel Par3-interacting proteins through an in vitro binding assay followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. K...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Fang L,Wang Y,Du D,Yang G,Tak Kwok T,Kai Kong S,Chen B,Chen DJ,Chen Z

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Ma M,Liu JJ,Li Y,Huang Y,Ta N,Chen Y,Fu H,Ye MD,Ding Y,Huang W,Wang J,Dong MQ,Yu L,Wang HW

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) play a significant role in regulating angiogenesis, the process of new blood vessel formation. Interstitial collagenase (MMP-1), 72 kDa gelatinase A/type IV collagenase (MMP-2), and 92 kDa gelatinase B/type IV collagenase (MMP-9) diss...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Sang QX

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) gene family play important roles in vertebrate neurogenesis. In this study, confocal microscopy-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) is used to monitor bHLH protein-protein interactions under various physiological conditions. Tissue-specific bHLH activators, ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Wang C,Bian W,Xia C,Zhang T,Guillemot F,Jing N

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium-dependent proteolytic calpains are implicated in a variety of physiological processes, as well as pathologies associated with calcium overload. However, the mechanism by which calpain is activated remains elusive since intracellular calcium levels under physiological conditions do not reach the high concentrat...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Metwally E,Zhao G,Wang Q,Zhang YQ

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:To maintain homeostasis, organs replace cells lost through normal cellular turnover, often through the straightforward replication of existing cells. A recent paper in Nature shows that cells in the liver are not equivalent when it comes to their replicative capacity; rather, a subset of hepatocytes defined by the mai...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Stanger BZ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional roles of memory B and T lymphocytes underlie the phenomenal success of prophylactic vaccinations, which have decreased morbidities and mortalities from infectious diseases globally over the last 50 years. However, it is becoming increasingly appreciated that memory cells are also capable of mediating th...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： DiSpirito JR,Shen H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis is finely controlled by complex layers of post-transcriptional regulators, including RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). Here, we show that an RBP, QKI5, activates the processing of primary miR-124-1 (pri-124-1) during erythropoiesis. QKI5 recognizes a distal QKI response element and recruits Micr...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Wang F,Song W,Zhao H,Ma Y,Li Y,Zhai D,Pi J,Si Y,Xu J,Dong L,Su R,Zhang M,Zhu Y,Ren X,Miao F,Liu W,Li F,Zhang J,He A,Shan G,Hui J,Wang L,Yu J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is associated with many complex diseases. Reliable prediction of the aging process is important for assessing the risks of aging-associated diseases. However, despite intense research, so far there is no reliable aging marker. Here we addressed this problem by examining whether human 3D facial imaging features c...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Chen W,Qian W,Wu G,Chen W,Xian B,Chen X,Cao Y,Green CD,Zhao F,Tang K,Han JD

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammasomes are multi-component signaling complexes critical to the initiation of pyroptotic cell death in response to invading pathogens and cellular damage. A number of innate immune receptors have been reported to serve as inflammasome sensors. Activation of these sensors leads to the proteolytic activation of ca...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Christgen S,Place DE,Kanneganti TD

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I interferon (IFN) production plays pivotal roles in host antiviral innate immune responses, but an excessive production of type I IFN leads to the development of immunopathological conditions. Investigations on the regulatory mechanisms underlying host type I IFN production are currently of great interest. Here,...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Zheng Q,Hou J,Zhou Y,Yang Y,Xie B,Cao X

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00