A versatile drug delivery system targeting senescent cells.

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) binding to its tyrosine kinase receptor VEGFR-3 drives lymphatic vessel growth during development and in pathological processes. Although the VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 pathway provides a target for treatment of cancer and lymphedema, the physiological functions of VEGF-C in adult vas...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Nurmi H,Saharinen P,Zarkada G,Zheng W,Robciuc MR,Alitalo K

更新日期：2015-11-01 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 lack of actionable mutations in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) presents a significant hurdle in the design of targeted therapies for this disease. Here, we identify somatically mutated ABL1 as a genetic dependency that is required to maintain NSCLC cell survival. We demonstrate that NSCLC cells w...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Testoni E,Stephenson NL,Torres-Ayuso P,Marusiak AA,Trotter EW,Hudson A,Hodgkinson CL,Morrow CJ,Dive C,Brognard J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human memory B cells and plasma cells represent a rich source of antibodies that have been selected in response to human pathogens. In the last decade, different methods have been developed to interrogate the human memory repertoire and isolate monoclonal antibodies. I will discuss how a target-agnostic approach based...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Lanzavecchia A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overcoming resistance to chemotherapy is a major challenge in colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment, especially since the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We show that silencing of the prolyl hydroxylase domain protein PHD1, but not PHD2 or PHD3, prevents p53 activation upon chemotherapy in different CRC ce...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Deschoemaeker S,Di Conza G,Lilla S,Martín-Pérez R,Mennerich D,Boon L,Hendrikx S,Maddocks OD,Marx C,Radhakrishnan P,Prenen H,Schneider M,Myllyharju J,Kietzmann T,Vousden KH,Zanivan S,Mazzone M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity is increasing worldwide. Currently available therapies are not suited for all patients in the heterogeneous obese/T2D population, hence the need for novel treatments. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is considered a promising therapeutic agent for T2D/obesity. Native ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Jimenez V,Jambrina C,Casana E,Sacristan V,Muñoz S,Darriba S,Rodó J,Mallol C,Garcia M,León X,Marcó S,Ribera A,Elias I,Casellas A,Grass I,Elias G,Ferré T,Motas S,Franckhauser S,Mulero F,Navarro M,Haurigot V,Rube

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:Arteriogenesis-the growth of collateral arterioles-partially compensates for the progressive occlusion of large conductance arteries as it may occur as a consequence of coronary, cerebral or peripheral artery disease. Despite being clinically highly relevant, mechanisms driving this process remain elusive. In this con...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Arnold C,Feldner A,Pfisterer L,Hödebeck M,Troidl K,Genové G,Wieland T,Hecker M,Korff T

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations of the mitochondrial PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue)-induced kinase1 (PINK1) are important causes of recessive Parkinson disease (PD). Studies on loss of function and overexpression implicate PINK1 in apoptosis, abnormal mitochondrial morphology, impaired dopamine release and motor deficits. However,...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Morais VA,Verstreken P,Roethig A,Smet J,Snellinx A,Vanbrabant M,Haddad D,Frezza C,Mandemakers W,Vogt-Weisenhorn D,Van Coster R,Wurst W,Scorrano L,De Strooper B

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical application of lentiviral vector (LV)-based hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) gene therapy is rapidly becoming a reality. Nevertheless, LV-mediated signaling and its potential functional consequences on HSPC biology remain poorly understood. We unravel here a remarkably limited impact of LV on th...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Piras F,Riba M,Petrillo C,Lazarevic D,Cuccovillo I,Bartolaccini S,Stupka E,Gentner B,Cittaro D,Naldini L,Kajaste-Rudnitski A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in genes affecting primary cilia cause ciliopathies, a diverse group of disorders often affecting skeletal development. This includes Jeune syndrome or asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (ATD), an autosomal recessive skeletal disorder. Unraveling the responsible molecular pathology helps illuminate mechanisms r...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Bosakova M,Abraham SP,Nita A,Hruba E,Buchtova M,Taylor SP,Duran I,Martin J,Svozilova K,Barta T,Varecha M,Balek L,Kohoutek J,Radaszkiewicz T,Pusapati GV,Bryja V,Rush ET,Thiffault I,Nickerson DA,Bamshad MJ,Universit

更新日期：2020-11-06 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：: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：:The angiopoietin (Ang)-Tie pathway has been intensely pursued as candidate second-generation anti-angiogenic target. While much of the translational work has focused on the ligand Ang2, the clinical efficacy of Ang2-targeting drugs is limited and failed to improve patient survival. In turn, the orphan receptor Tie1 re...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Singhal M,Gengenbacher N,La Porta S,Gehrs S,Shi J,Kamiyama M,Bodenmiller DM,Fischl A,Schieb B,Besemfelder E,Chintharlapalli S,Augustin HG

更新日期：2020-06-08 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：:Gene targeting constitutes a new step in the development of gene therapy for inherited diseases. Although previous studies have shown the feasibility of editing fibroblasts from Fanconi anemia (FA) patients, here we aimed at conducting therapeutic gene editing in clinically relevant cells, such as hematopoietic stem c...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Diez B,Genovese P,Roman-Rodriguez FJ,Alvarez L,Schiroli G,Ugalde L,Rodriguez-Perales S,Sevilla J,Diaz de Heredia C,Holmes MC,Lombardo A,Naldini L,Bueren JA,Rio P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High T-cell infiltration in colorectal cancer (CRC) correlates with a favorable disease outcome and immunotherapy response. This, however, is only observed in a small subset of CRC patients. A better understanding of the factors influencing tumor T-cell responses in CRC could inspire novel therapeutic approaches to ac...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Germann M,Zangger N,Sauvain MO,Sempoux C,Bowler AD,Wirapati P,Kandalaft LE,Delorenzi M,Tejpar S,Coukos G,Radtke F

更新日期：2020-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last century, vaccination has been the most effective medical intervention to reduce death and morbidity caused by infectious diseases. It is believed that vaccines save at least 2-3 million lives per year worldwide. Smallpox has been eradicated and polio has almost disappeared worldwide through global vaccine ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Delany I,Rappuoli R,De Gregorio E

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：: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：: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：:The cell fate determinant Numb is frequently downregulated in human breast cancers (BCs), resulting in p53 inactivation and an aggressive disease course. In the mouse mammary gland, Numb/p53 downregulation leads to aberrant tissue morphogenesis, expansion of the stem cell compartment, and emergence of cancer stem cell...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Tosoni D,Pambianco S,Ekalle Soppo B,Zecchini S,Bertalot G,Pruneri G,Viale G,Di Fiore PP,Pece S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wnt/β-catenin signalling has been suggested to be active in basal-like breast cancer. However, in highly aggressive metastatic triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) the role of β-catenin and the underlying mechanism(s) for the aggressiveness of TNBC remain unknown. We illustrate that WNT10B induces transcriptionally a...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Wend P,Runke S,Wend K,Anchondo B,Yesayan M,Jardon M,Hardie N,Loddenkemper C,Ulasov I,Lesniak MS,Wolsky R,Bentolila LA,Grant SG,Elashoff D,Lehr S,Latimer JJ,Bose S,Sattar H,Krum SA,Miranda-Carboni GA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initiating neoplastic cell transformation events are of paramount importance for the comprehension of regeneration and vanguard oncogenic processes but are difficult to characterize and frequently clinically overlooked. In epithelia, pre-neoplastic transformation stages are often distinguished by the appearance of phe...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Regalo G,Leutz A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of different human diseases, but the cross-talk between FGFs and other cytokines remains largely unexplored. We identified an unexpected antagonistic effect of FGFs on the interferon (IFN) signaling pathway. Genetic or pharmacological inhibition of FG...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Maddaluno L,Urwyler C,Rauschendorfer T,Meyer M,Stefanova D,Spörri R,Wietecha M,Ferrarese L,Stoycheva D,Bender D,Li N,Strittmatter G,Nasirujjaman K,Beer HD,Staeheli P,Hildt E,Oxenius A,Werner S

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumour microenvironment is known to play an integral role in facilitating cancer progression at advanced stages, but its function in some pre-cancerous lesions remains elusive. We have used the (V600) (E)BRAF-driven mouse lung model that develop premalignant lesions to understand stroma-tumour interactions during ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Kamata T,Jin H,Giblett S,Patel B,Patel F,Foster C,Pritchard C

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:Human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV), two members of the Pneumoviridae family, account for the majority of severe lower respiratory tract infections worldwide in very young children. They are also a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly and immunocompromised adul...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Olmedillas E,Cano O,Martínez I,Luque D,Terrón MC,McLellan JS,Melero JA,Más V

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, together with checkpoint inhibition, has been celebrated as a breakthrough technology due to the substantial benefit observed in clinical trials with patients suffering from relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview o...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Hartmann J,Schüßler-Lenz M,Bondanza A,Buchholz CJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00