Novel telomerase-increasing compound in mouse brain delays the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

abstract：:Group B streptococci (GBS) are Gram-positive bacteria that cause infections in utero and in newborns. We recently showed that the GBS pigment is hemolytic and increased pigment production promotes bacterial penetration of human placenta. However, mechanisms utilized by the hemolytic pigment to induce host cell lysis a...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Whidbey C,Vornhagen J,Gendrin C,Boldenow E,Samson JM,Doering K,Ngo L,Ezekwe EA Jr,Gundlach JH,Elovitz MA,Liggitt D,Duncan JA,Adams Waldorf KM,Rajagopal L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is highly efficient for the treatment of systemic autoimmune diseases, but its consequences for the immune system remain poorly understood. Here, we describe an optimized RNA-based technology for unbiased amplification of T cell receptor beta-chain libraries and use ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Mamedov IZ,Britanova OV,Bolotin DA,Chkalina AV,Staroverov DB,Zvyagin IV,Kotlobay AA,Turchaninova MA,Fedorenko DA,Novik AA,Sharonov GV,Lukyanov S,Chudakov DM,Lebedev YB

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most deadly extra-cranial solid tumour in children necessitating an urgent need for effective and less toxic treatments. One reason for the lack of efficacious treatments may be the inability of existing drugs to target the tumour-initiating or cancer stem cell population responsible for sust...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Smith KM,Datti A,Fujitani M,Grinshtein N,Zhang L,Morozova O,Blakely KM,Rotenberg SA,Hansford LM,Miller FD,Yeger H,Irwin MS,Moffat J,Marra MA,Baruchel S,Wrana JL,Kaplan DR

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss-of-function mutations in SMN1 cause spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a leading genetic cause of infant mortality. The related SMN2 gene expresses suboptimal levels of functional SMN protein, due to a splicing defect. Many SMA patients reach adulthood, and there is also adult-onset (type IV) SMA. There is currently ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Sahashi K,Ling KK,Hua Y,Wilkinson JE,Nomakuchi T,Rigo F,Hung G,Xu D,Jiang YP,Lin RZ,Ko CP,Bennett CF,Krainer AR

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome (MSS) is a rare autosomal recessively inherited disorder with mental retardation (MR). Recently, mutations in the SIL1 gene, encoding a co-chaperone which regulates the chaperone HSPA5, were identified as a major cause of MSS. We here examined the pathophysiological significance of SIL1 muta...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Inaguma Y,Hamada N,Tabata H,Iwamoto I,Mizuno M,Nishimura YV,Ito H,Morishita R,Suzuki M,Ohno K,Kumagai T,Nagata K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although remnant cardiomyocytes (CMs) possess a certain degree of proliferative ability, efficiency is too low for cardiac regeneration after injury. In this study, we identified a distinct stage within the initiation phase of CM reprogramming before the MET process, and microarray analysis revealed the strong up-regu...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Cheng YY,Yan YT,Lundy DJ,Lo AH,Wang YP,Ruan SC,Lin PJ,Hsieh PC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is poorly characterized and heterogeneous and while the androgen receptor (AR) is of singular importance, other factors such as c-Myc and the E2F family also play a role in later stage disease. HES6 is a transcription co-factor associated with stem cell characteristics in neur...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Ramos-Montoya A,Lamb AD,Russell R,Carroll T,Jurmeister S,Galeano-Dalmau N,Massie CE,Boren J,Bon H,Theodorou V,Vias M,Shaw GL,Sharma NL,Ross-Adams H,Scott HE,Vowler SL,Howat WJ,Warren AY,Wooster RF,Mills IG,Neal DE

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a frequent cause of mental retardation. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying brain development defects induced by maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy are unclear. We used normal and Hsf2-deficient mice and cell systems to uncover a pivotal role for heat shock...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： El Fatimy R,Miozzo F,Le Mouël A,Abane R,Schwendimann L,Sabéran-Djoneidi D,de Thonel A,Massaoudi I,Paslaru L,Hashimoto-Torii K,Christians E,Rakic P,Gressens P,Mezger V

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organismal ageing is a complex process driving progressive impairment of functionality and regenerative potential of tissues. Cellular senescence is a state of stable cell cycle arrest occurring in response to damage and stress and is considered a hallmark of ageing. Senescent cells accumulate in multiple organs durin...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Paez-Ribes M,González-Gualda E,Doherty GJ,Muñoz-Espín D

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic toxicities have severely limited the clinical application of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) as an anticancer agent. Activity-on-Target cytokines (AcTakines) are a novel class of immunocytokines with improved therapeutic index. A TNF-based AcTakine targeted to CD13 enables selective activation of the tumor neovas...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Huyghe L,Van Parys A,Cauwels A,Van Lint S,De Munter S,Bultinck J,Zabeau L,Hostens J,Goethals A,Vanderroost N,Verhee A,Uzé G,Kley N,Peelman F,Vandekerckhove B,Brouckaert P,Tavernier J

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:While increased VEGF-A has been associated with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), it is not known whether VEGF-A may also promote other age-related eye diseases. Here, we show that an increase in VEGF-A is sufficient to cause multiple distinct common aging diseases of the eye, including cataracts and...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Marneros AG

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is associated with redox imbalance according to the redox theory of aging. Consistently, a mouse model of premature aging (LmnaG609G/+ ) showed an increased level of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a reduced basal antioxidant capacity, including loss of the NADPH-coupled glutathione redox system....

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Villa-Bellosta R

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factors of the MYC family play pivotal roles in the initiation and progression of human cancers. High oncogenic level of MYC invades low-affinity sites and enhancer sequences, which subsequently alters the transcriptome, causes metabolic imbalance, and induces stress response. The endoplasmic reticul...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Zhang T,Li N,Sun C,Jin Y,Sheng X

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammary epithelial stem cells are fundamental to maintain tissue integrity. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are implicated in both treatment resistance and disease relapse, and the molecular bases of their malignant properties are still poorly understood. Here we show that both normal stem cells and CSCs of the breast are co...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Rustighi A,Zannini A,Tiberi L,Sommaggio R,Piazza S,Sorrentino G,Nuzzo S,Tuscano A,Eterno V,Benvenuti F,Santarpia L,Aifantis I,Rosato A,Bicciato S,Zambelli A,Del Sal G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinitis pigmentosa, caused predominantly by mutations in photoreceptor genes, currently lacks comprehensive treatment. We discover that retinal microglia contribute non-cell autonomously to rod photoreceptor degeneration by primary phagocytosis of living rods. Using rd10 mice, we found that the initiation of rod deg...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Zhao L,Zabel MK,Wang X,Ma W,Shah P,Fariss RN,Qian H,Parkhurst CN,Gan WB,Wong WT

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the normal quiescent vasculature, only 0.01% of endothelial cells (ECs) are proliferating. However, this proportion increases dramatically following the angiogenic switch during tumor growth or wound healing. Recent evidence suggests that this angiogenic switch is accompanied by a metabolic switch. Here, we show th...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Coutelle O,Hornig-Do HT,Witt A,Andree M,Schiffmann LM,Piekarek M,Brinkmann K,Seeger JM,Liwschitz M,Miwa S,Hallek M,Krönke M,Trifunovic A,Eming SA,Wiesner RJ,Hacker UT,Kashkar H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of pathogenic antibodies is a major problem in replacement therapies for inherited protein deficiencies. For example, antibodies to coagulation factors ('inhibitors') seriously complicate treatment of haemophilia. While immune tolerance induction (ITI) protocols have been developed, inhibitors against factor...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Markusic DM,Hoffman BE,Perrin GQ,Nayak S,Wang X,LoDuca PA,High KA,Herzog RW

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endocrine system is crucial for maintaining whole-body homeostasis. Little is known regarding endocrine hormones secreted by the heart other than atrial/brain natriuretic peptides discovered over 30 years ago. Here, we identify growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) as a heart-derived hormone that regulates body...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Wang T,Liu J,McDonald C,Lupino K,Zhai X,Wilkins BJ,Hakonarson H,Pei L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is a frequent aetiologic agent of sepsis associated with high mortality in immunocompromised patients. Developing new antifungal therapies is a medical need due to the low efficiency and resistance to current antifungal drugs. Here, we show that p38γ and p38δ regulate the innate immune response to C. ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Alsina-Beauchamp D,Escós A,Fajardo P,González-Romero D,Díaz-Mora E,Risco A,Martín-Serrano MA,Del Fresno C,Dominguez-Andrés J,Aparicio N,Zur R,Shpiro N,Brown GD,Ardavín C,Netea MG,Alemany S,Sanz-Ezquerro JJ,Cuenda A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic microenvironment plays an important role in determining stem cell fates. However, it is controversial to which direction between self-renewal and differentiation the hypoxia drives the stem cells. Here, we investigated whether a short exposure to hypoxia (termed 'hypoxic-priming') efficiently directed and prom...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Lee SW,Jeong HK,Lee JY,Yang J,Lee EJ,Kim SY,Youn SW,Lee J,Kim WJ,Kim KW,Lim JM,Park JW,Park YB,Kim HS

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbances in the morphology and function of mitochondria cause neurological diseases, which can affect the central and peripheral nervous system. The i-AAA protease YME1L ensures mitochondrial proteostasis and regulates mitochondrial dynamics by processing of the dynamin-like GTPase OPA1. Mutations in YME1L cause a...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Sprenger HG,Wani G,Hesseling A,König T,Patron M,MacVicar T,Ahola S,Wai T,Barth E,Rugarli EI,Bergami M,Langer T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over thousands of years microbes and mammals have co-evolved, resulting in extraordinarily sophisticated molecular mechanisms permitting the organisms to survive together. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the best examples of successful co-evolution, since the bacilli have infected one third of the human populatio...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Mortellaro A,Robinson L,Ricciardi-Castagnoli P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor suppressor gene TP53 is the most frequently mutated gene in cancer. The compound APR-246 (PRIMA-1Met/Eprenetapopt) is converted to methylene quinuclidinone (MQ) that targets mutant p53 protein and perturbs cellular antioxidant balance. APR-246 is currently tested in a phase III clinical trial in myelodysplas...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Ceder S,Eriksson SE,Cheteh EH,Dawar S,Corrales Benitez M,Bykov VJN,Fujihara KM,Grandin M,Li X,Ramm S,Behrenbruch C,Simpson KJ,Hollande F,Abrahmsen L,Clemons NJ,Wiman KG

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Sterile inflammation underlies many diseases of the cornea including serious chemical burns and the common dry eye syndrome. In search for therapeutic targets for corneal inflammation, we defined the kinetics of neutrophil infiltration in a model of sterile injury to the cornea and identified molecular and cellular me...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Oh JY,Choi H,Lee RH,Roddy GW,Ylöstalo JH,Wawrousek E,Prockop DJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of non-shivering thermogenesis (NST) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) has been proposed as an anti-obesity treatment. Moreover, cold-induced glucose uptake could normalize blood glucose levels in insulin-resistant patients. It is therefore important to identify novel regulators of NST and cold-induced glucose ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Albert V,Svensson K,Shimobayashi M,Colombi M,Muñoz S,Jimenez V,Handschin C,Bosch F,Hall MN

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RAD51 recombinase activity plays a critical role for cancer cell proliferation and survival, and often contributes to drug-resistance. Abnormally elevated RAD51 function and hyperactive homologous recombination (HR) rates have been found in a panel of cancers, including breast cancer and chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Zhu J,Zhou L,Wu G,Konig H,Lin X,Li G,Qiu XL,Chen CF,Hu CM,Goldblatt E,Bhatia R,Chamberlin AR,Chen PL,Lee WH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germ-line mutations in the BRCA1 gene strongly predispose women to breast cancer (lifetime risk up to 80%). Furthermore, the BRCA1 protein is absent or present at very low levels in about one third of sporadic breast cancers. However, the mechanisms underlying BRCA1 somatic inactivation appear multiple and are still n...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Garcia AI,Buisson M,Bertrand P,Rimokh R,Rouleau E,Lopez BS,Lidereau R,Mikaélian I,Mazoyer S

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follistatin-like 1 (Fstl1) is a secreted protein that is acutely induced in heart following myocardial infarction (MI). In this study, we investigated cell type-specific regulation of Fstl1 and its function in a murine model of MI Fstl1 was robustly expressed in fibroblasts and myofibroblasts in the infarcted area com...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Maruyama S,Nakamura K,Papanicolaou KN,Sano S,Shimizu I,Asaumi Y,van den Hoff MJ,Ouchi N,Recchia FA,Walsh K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We survive because we adapted to a world of microorganisms. All our epithelial surfaces participate in keeping up an effective barrier against microbes while not initiating ongoing inflammatory processes and risking collateral damage to the host. Major players in this scenario are antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Such b...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Ostaff MJ,Stange EF,Wehkamp J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The zinc transporter protein ZIP13 plays critical roles in bone, tooth, and connective tissue development, and its dysfunction is responsible for the spondylocheirodysplastic form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (SCD-EDS, OMIM 612350). Here, we report the molecular pathogenic mechanism of SCD-EDS caused by two different mut...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Bin BH,Hojyo S,Hosaka T,Bhin J,Kano H,Miyai T,Ikeda M,Kimura-Someya T,Shirouzu M,Cho EG,Fukue K,Kambe T,Ohashi W,Kim KH,Seo J,Choi DH,Nam YJ,Hwang D,Fukunaka A,Fujitani Y,Yokoyama S,Superti-Furga A,Ikegawa S,

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00