Pre-clinical validation of a selective anti-cancer stem cell therapy for Numb-deficient human breast cancers.

abstract：:Ankyloblepharon-ectodermal defects-cleft lip/palate (AEC) syndrome, which is characterized by cleft palate and severe defects of the skin, is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding transcription factor p63. Here, we report the generation of a knock-in mouse model for AEC syndrome (p63(...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Ferone G,Thomason HA,Antonini D,De Rosa L,Hu B,Gemei M,Zhou H,Ambrosio R,Rice DP,Acampora D,van Bokhoven H,Del Vecchio L,Koster MI,Tadini G,Spencer-Dene B,Dixon M,Dixon J,Missero C

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:The six transmembrane protein of prostate 2 (STAMP2) is an androgen-regulated gene whose mRNA expression is increased in prostate cancer (PCa). Here, we show that STAMP2 protein expression is increased in human PCa compared with benign prostate that is also correlated with tumor grade and treatment response. We also s...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Jin Y,Wang L,Qu S,Sheng X,Kristian A,Mælandsmo GM,Pällmann N,Yuca E,Tekedereli I,Gorgulu K,Alpay N,Sood A,Lopez-Berestein G,Fazli L,Rennie P,Risberg B,Wæhre H,Danielsen HE,Ozpolat B,Saatcioglu F

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. There are currently no effective treatments that may delay the onset, slow the progression or prevent the disease. Unless such treatments are developed, the number of AD cases is expected to double in the next 30 years. There is overwhelming genetic and bi...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Holtzman DM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, proper storage and distribution of lipids in and between tissues is essential for the maintenance of energy homeostasis. Here, we show that tumour growth triggers hepatic metabolic dysfunction as part of the cancer cachectic phenotype, particularly by reduced hepatic very-low-density-lipoprotein (VLDL) sec...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Jones A,Friedrich K,Rohm M,Schäfer M,Algire C,Kulozik P,Seibert O,Müller-Decker K,Sijmonsma T,Strzoda D,Sticht C,Gretz N,Dallinga-Thie GM,Leuchs B,Kögl M,Stremmel W,Diaz MB,Herzig S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptic inhibition is essential for shaping the dynamics of neuronal networks, and aberrant inhibition plays an important role in neurological disorders. Gephyrin is a central player at inhibitory postsynapses, directly binds and organizes GABAA and glycine receptors (GABAARs and GlyRs), and is thereby indispensable ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Dejanovic B,Djémié T,Grünewald N,Suls A,Kress V,Hetsch F,Craiu D,Zemel M,Gormley P,Lal D,EuroEPINOMICS Dravet working group.,Myers CT,Mefford HC,Palotie A,Helbig I,Meier JC,De Jonghe P,Weckhuysen S,Schwarz G

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:Hearing relies on mechanically gated ion channels present in the actin-rich stereocilia bundles at the apical surface of cochlear hair cells. Our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying the formation and maintenance of the sound-receptive structure is limited. Utilizing a large-scale forward genetic screen in mice, gen...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Dunbar LA,Patni P,Aguilar C,Mburu P,Corns L,Wells HR,Delmaghani S,Parker A,Johnson S,Williams D,Esapa CT,Simon MM,Chessum L,Newton S,Dorning J,Jeyarajan P,Morse S,Lelli A,Codner GF,Peineau T,Gopal SR,Alagramam K

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:Disease modeling with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is creating an abundance of phenotypic information that has become difficult to follow and interpret. Here, we report a systematic analysis of research practices and reporting bias in neurological disease models from 93 published articles. We find heterogene...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Hollingsworth EW,Vaughn JE,Orack JC,Skinner C,Khouri J,Lizarraga SB,Hester ME,Watanabe F,Kosik KS,Imitola J

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：: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：:Both the incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing globally; in the industrialized world up to 0.5% of the population are affected and around 4.2 million individuals suffer from IBD in Europe and North America combined. Successful engraftment in experimental colitis models suggests tha...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Holmberg FE,Seidelin JB,Yin X,Mead BE,Tong Z,Li Y,Karp JM,Nielsen OH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic data sharing is becoming more important as scientists join forces across borders in biomedical research for the benefit of patients and society. The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) helps simplify sharing of such data at the European and international level. However, initial optimism has dried up...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Molnár-Gábor F,Korbel JO

更新日期：2020-03-06 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：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing international concern. Considerable mortality and morbidity associated with diabetes mellitus arise predominantly from thrombotic cardiovascular events. Oxidative stress-mediated mitochondrial damage contributes significantly to enhanced thrombosis in DM A basal autophagy process ha...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Lee SH,Du J,Stitham J,Atteya G,Lee S,Xiang Y,Wang D,Jin Y,Leslie KL,Spollett G,Srivastava A,Mannam P,Ostriker A,Martin KA,Tang WH,Hwa J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combinations of genetic alterations that cooperate with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) mutation to cause clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) remain poorly understood. We show that the TP53 tumour suppressor gene is mutated in approximately 9% of human ccRCCs. Combined deletion of Vhl and Trp53 in primary mouse embryo...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Albers J,Rajski M,Schönenberger D,Harlander S,Schraml P,von Teichman A,Georgiev S,Wild PJ,Moch H,Krek W,Frew IJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a life-threatening disorder whose genetic basis is heterogeneous and mostly unknown. Five Arab Christian infants, aged 4-30 months from four families, were diagnosed with DCM associated with mild skin, teeth, and hair abnormalities. All passed away before age 3. A homozygous sequence va...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Falik-Zaccai TC,Barsheshet Y,Mandel H,Segev M,Lorber A,Gelberg S,Kalfon L,Ben Haroush S,Shalata A,Gelernter-Yaniv L,Chaim S,Raviv Shay D,Khayat M,Werbner M,Levi I,Shoval Y,Tal G,Shalev S,Reuveni E,Avitan-Hersh E,V

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an urgent need for new tools to combat the ongoing tuberculosis (TB) pandemic. Gene expression profiles based on blood signatures have proved useful in identifying genes that enable classification of TB patients, but have thus far been complex. Using real-time PCR analysis, we evaluated the expression profile...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Maertzdorf J,McEwen G,Weiner J 3rd,Tian S,Lader E,Schriek U,Mayanja-Kizza H,Ota M,Kenneth J,Kaufmann SH

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Senescent cells accumulate in multiple aging-associated diseases, and eliminating these cells has recently emerged as a promising therapeutic approach. Here, we take advantage of the high lysosomal β-galactosidase activity of senescent cells to design a drug delivery system based on the encapsulation of drugs with gal...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Muñoz-Espín D,Rovira M,Galiana I,Giménez C,Lozano-Torres B,Paez-Ribes M,Llanos S,Chaib S,Muñoz-Martín M,Ucero AC,Garaulet G,Mulero F,Dann SG,VanArsdale T,Shields DJ,Bernardos A,Murguía JR,Martínez-Máñez R,Serrano M

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:The cytokine TNF drives inflammatory diseases, e.g., Crohn's disease. In a mouse model of TNF-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), severe impact on intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) is observed. Zinc confers complete protection in this model. We found that zinc no longer protects in animals which l...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Souffriau J,Timmermans S,Vanderhaeghen T,Wallaeys C,Van Looveren K,Aelbrecht L,Dewaele S,Vandewalle J,Goossens E,Verbanck S,Boyen F,Eggermont M,De Commer L,De Rycke R,De Bruyne M,Tito R,Ballegeer M,Vandevyver S,Velho

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain metastasis of breast cancer profoundly affects the cognitive and sensory functions as well as morbidity of patients, and the 1 year survival rate among these patients remains less than 20%. However, the pathological mechanism of brain metastasis is as yet poorly understood. In this report, we found that metastat...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Xing F,Kobayashi A,Okuda H,Watabe M,Pai SK,Pandey PR,Hirota S,Wilber A,Mo YY,Moore BE,Liu W,Fukuda K,Iiizumi M,Sharma S,Liu Y,Wu K,Peralta E,Watabe K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin/insulin-like growth factor-1 signalling (IIS) pathway regulates cellular and organismal metabolism and controls the rate of aging. Gain-of-function mutations in p110α, the principal mammalian IIS-responsive isoform of PI 3-kinase (PI3K), promote cancer. In contrast, loss-of-function mutations in p110α impa...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Foukas LC,Bilanges B,Bettedi L,Pearce W,Ali K,Sancho S,Withers DJ,Vanhaesebroeck B

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：:Sequence variations occurring in the gene encoding the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) support an essential function of microglia and innate immunity in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. TREM2 matures within the secretory pathway, and its ectod...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Schlepckow K,Kleinberger G,Fukumori A,Feederle R,Lichtenthaler SF,Steiner H,Haass C

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:Telomerase is expressed in the neonatal brain, in distinct regions of adult brain, and was shown to protect developing neurons from apoptosis. Telomerase reactivation by gene manipulation reverses neurodegeneration in aged telomerase-deficient mice. Hence, we and others hypothesized that increasing telomerase expressi...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Eitan E,Tichon A,Gazit A,Gitler D,Slavin S,Priel E

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphodiesterase type 10A (PDE10A) is highly enriched in striatum and is under evaluation as a drug target for several psychiatric/neurodegenerative diseases. Preclinical studies implicate PDE10A in the regulation of energy homeostasis, but the mechanisms remain unclear. By utilizing small-animal PET/MRI and the nove...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Hankir MK,Kranz M,Gnad T,Weiner J,Wagner S,Deuther-Conrad W,Bronisch F,Steinhoff K,Luthardt J,Klöting N,Hesse S,Seibyl JP,Sabri O,Heiker JT,Blüher M,Pfeifer A,Brust P,Fenske WK

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00