Histone tails regulate DNA methylation by allosterically activating de novo methyltransferase.

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family ligands play essential roles in regulating a variety of cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation and survival. Expression of Drosophila TNF ortholog Eiger (Egr) induces JNK-dependent cell death, while the roles of caspases in this process remain elusive. To further...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Ma X,Huang J,Yang L,Yang Y,Li W,Xue L

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NF-κBs are a family of transcription factors that control a number of essential cellular functions including immune responses, cell proliferation and antiapoptosis. NF-κB activities are tightly regulated through upstream signaling molecules and downstream feedback loops. In this review, structural discoveries in the N...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Zheng C,Yin Q,Wu H

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:A paracrine regulation was recently proposed in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) grown in mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF)-conditioned media (MEF-CM), where hESCs spontaneously differentiate into autologous fibroblast-like cells to maintain culture homeostasis by producing TGF-beta and insulin-like growth factor-II ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Montes R,Ligero G,Sanchez L,Catalina P,de la Cueva T,Nieto A,Melen GJ,Rubio R,García-Castro J,Bueno C,Menendez P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta adrenergic receptors (βARs) mediate physiologic responses to the catecholamines epinephrine and norepinephrine released by the sympathetic nervous system. While the hormone epinephrine binds β1AR and β2AR with similar affinity, the smaller neurotransmitter norepinephrine is approximately tenfold selective for the...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Xu X,Kaindl J,Clark MJ,Hübner H,Hirata K,Sunahara RK,Gmeiner P,Kobilka BK,Liu X

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Why stem cell numbers decline with age is a major question in regenerative biology and medicine. Skeletal muscle has emerged as a powerful paradigm to address this issue. Recently, genetic and cell marking strategies were used to uncover a new and causal relationship between muscle stem cells and differentiated fibers...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Tajbakhsh S

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：:Plant responses to developmental and environmental cues are often mediated by calcium (Ca(2+)) signals that are transmitted by diverse calcium sensors. The calcineurin B-like (CBL) protein family represents calcium sensors that decode calcium signals through specific interactions with a group of CBL-interacting protei...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Tang RJ,Liu H,Yang Y,Yang L,Gao XS,Garcia VJ,Luan S,Zhang HX

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural stem cells (NSCs) constitute the cellular basis for embryonic brain development and neurogenesis. The process is regulated by NSC niche including neighbor cells such as vascular and glial cells. Since both vascular and glial cells secrete vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth fac...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Xiao Z,Kong Y,Yang S,Li M,Wen J,Li L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brassinosteroids (BRs) are essential steroid hormones that have crucial roles in plant growth and development. BRs are perceived by the cell-surface receptor-like kinase brassinosteroid insensitive 1 (BRI1). In the absence of BRs, the cytosolic kinase domain (KD) of BRI1 is inhibited by its auto-inhibitory carboxyl te...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Wang J,Jiang J,Wang J,Chen L,Fan SL,Wu JW,Wang X,Wang ZX

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：: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：:Immunization with inactivated autoreactive T cells is an effective therapeutic approach to ameliorating autoimmune diseases, while the underlying mechanisms that regulate autoreactive T cells are not completely understood. This study tested the hypothesis that T-cell vaccination (TCV) inhibits autoimmune diabetes in m...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Wang M,Yang L,Sheng X,Chen W,Tang H,Sheng H,Xi B,Zang YQ

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:The mixed lineage kinase domain-like (MLKL) protein is a key factor in tumor necrosis factor-induced necroptosis. Recent studies on necroptosis execution revealed a commitment role of MLKL in membrane disruption. However, our knowledge of how MLKL functions on membrane remains very limited. Here we demonstrate that ML...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Xia B,Fang S,Chen X,Hu H,Chen P,Wang H,Gao Z

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：:Various factors/pathways including hormonal regulation have been suggested to control herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) latency and reactivation. Our computer analysis identified a DNA repeat containing thyroid hormone-responsive elements (TRE) in the regulatory region of HSV-1 latency-associated transcript (LAT). T...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Bedadala GR,Pinnoji RC,Palem JR,Hsia SC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mice treated with antibiotics to deplete commensal microbiota, there is a significant overhaul of host cellular disposition and function with CX3CR1+ mononuclear phagocytic cells carrying pathogenic and non-pathogenic administered bacteria to the (messenteric lymph node) MLN, resulting in T cell stimulation and IgA...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Dasgupta S,Kasper DL

更新日期：2013-05-01 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： Guarnerio J,Zhang Y,Cheloni G,Panella R,Katon JM,Simpson M,Matsumoto A,Papa A,Loretelli C,Petri A,Kauppinen S,Garbutt C,Nielsen GP,Deshpande V,Castillo-Martin M,Cordon-Cardo C,Spentzos D,Clohessy JG,Batish M,Pandolf

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:The Hippo pathway is a signal transduction pathway that regulates organ growth, stem cell biology, regeneration and cancer. Three recent proteomic studies with Hippo pathway components uncovered extensive networks of interacting proteins revealing novel connections to cell-cell junctions, regulation by vesicle traffic...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Moya IM,Halder G

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades play important roles in regulating plant innate immune responses. In a genetic screen to search for mutants with constitutive defense responses, we identified multiple alleles of mpk4 and mekk1 that exhibit cell death and constitutive defense responses. Bimolecular fluo...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Gao M,Liu J,Bi D,Zhang Z,Cheng F,Chen S,Zhang Y

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：: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：:Vascular integrity helps maintain brain microenvironment homeostasis, which is critical for the normal development and function of the central nervous system. It is known that neural cells can regulate brain vascular integrity. However, due to the high complexity of neurovascular interactions involved, understanding o...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Xu B,Zhang Y,Du XF,Li J,Zi HX,Bu JW,Yan Y,Han H,Du JL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) participate in the processes of postnatal neovascularization and re-endothelialization in response to tissue ischemia and endothelial injury. The level of EPCs present has been found to be directly associated with the outcome of cardiovascular diseases, and could be regulated by sti...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Yin T,Ma X,Zhao L,Cheng K,Wang H

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human CD14(+) monocyte compartment is composed by two subsets based on CD16 expression. We previously reported that this compartment is perturbed in tuberculosis (TB) patients, as reflected by the expansion of CD16(+) monocytes along with disease severity. Whether this unbalance is beneficial or detrimental to hos...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Lastrucci C,Bénard A,Balboa L,Pingris K,Souriant S,Poincloux R,Al Saati T,Rasolofo V,González-Montaner P,Inwentarz S,Moraña EJ,Kondova I,Verreck FA,Sasiain Mdel C,Neyrolles O,Maridonneau-Parini I,Lugo-Villarino G,Cougou

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation and demethylation regulate many crucial biological processes in mammals and are linked to many diseases. Active DNA demethylation is believed to be catalyzed by TET proteins and a putative DNA decarboxylase that may share some similarities in sequence, structure and catalytic mechanism with isoorotate ...

journal_title：Cell research

authors： Xu S,Li W,Zhu J,Wang R,Li Z,Xu GL,Ding J

更新日期：2013-11-01 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