Egg CD9 protein tides correlated with sperm oscillations tune the gamete fusion ability in mammal.

abstract：:Ever since gene targeting or specific modification of genome sequences in mice was achieved in the early 1980s, the reverse genetic approach of precise editing of any genomic locus has greatly accelerated biomedical research and biotechnology development. In particular, the recent development of the CRISPR/Cas9 system...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Wu Q,Shou J

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The MYC transcription factor plays a key role in cell growth control. Enhanced MYC protein stability has been found to promote tumorigenesis. Thus, understanding how MYC stability is controlled may have significant implications for revealing MYC-driven growth regulatory mechanisms in physiological and pathological pro...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Gonzalez-Pecchi V,Kwan AK,Doyle S,Ivanov AA,Du Y,Fu H

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Breathing is an integrated motor behavior that is driven and controlled by a network of brainstem neurons. Zfhx4 is a zinc finger transcription factor and our results showed that it was specifically expressed in several regions of the mouse brainstem. Mice lacking Zfhx4 died shortly after birth from an apparent inabil...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Zhang M,Du S,Ou H,Cui R,Jiang N,Lin Y,Ge R,Ma D,Zhang J

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Homoeostatic regulation of the light sensor, rhodopsin, is critical for the maintenance of light sensitivity and survival of photoreceptors. The major fly rhodopsin, Rh1, undergoes light-induced endocytosis and degradation, but its protein and mRNA levels remain constant during light/dark cycles. It is not clear how t...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Wang X,Mu Y,Sun M,Han J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) carry signals within or at their limiting membranes, providing a mechanism by which cells can exchange more complex information than what was previously thought. In addition to mRNAs and microRNAs, there are DNA fragments in EVs. Solexa sequencing indicated the presence of at least 16434 g...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Cai J,Han Y,Ren H,Chen C,He D,Zhou L,Eisner GM,Asico LD,Jose PA,Zeng C

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As many human sensory and cognitive diseases are caused by irreversible damage or loss of certain types of neurons, methodologies aimed at replacement of lost neurons are key to restore lost sensation. Recent advances in generation of ear-cell progenitors, optic-cup structures and cortical neurons from human embryonic...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Zhang K,Yi F,Liu GH,Belmonte JC

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex immune responses have evolved to protect multicellular organisms against the invasion of pathogens. This has exerted strong developmental pressure for specialized functions that can also limit damage to self-tissue. Two arms of immunity, the innate and adaptive immune systems, have evolved for quick, non-speci...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Issazadeh-Navikas S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SMYD (SET and MYND domain) family of lysine methyltransferases (KMTs) plays pivotal roles in various cellular processes, including gene expression regulation and DNA damage response. Initially identified as genuine histone methyltransferases, specific members of this family have recently been shown to methylate no...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Abu-Farha M,Lanouette S,Elisma F,Tremblay V,Butson J,Figeys D,Couture JF

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our earlier studies have demonstrated that the cigarette smoke in the form of cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) causes growth arrest of a mouse spermatocyte cell line [GC-2spd(ts)] through activation of the AHR-NRF2 pathway. The present study demonstrates the CSC-activated p38 and ERK MAPK signaling in GC-2spd(ts) via ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Esakky P,Hansen DA,Drury AM,Moley KH

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X chromosome inactivation and genomic imprinting are two classic epigenetic regulatory processes that cause mono-allelic gene expression. In female mammals, mono-allelic expression of the long non-coding RNA gene X-inactive specific transcript (XIST) is essential for initiation of X chromosome inactivation upon differ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Zhang Y,Wang C,Liu X,Yang Q,Ji H,Yang M,Xu M,Zhou Y,Xie W,Luo Z,Lin C

更新日期：2019-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal tissues are organized in a hierarchical model, whereas at the apex of these hierarchies reside stem cells (SCs) capable of self-renewal and of producing differentiated cellular progenies, leading to normal development and homeostasis. Alike, tumors are organized in a hierarchical manner, with cancer SCs residin...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Koifman G,Aloni-Grinstein R,Rotter V

更新日期：2019-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Deregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) and c-Myc (Myc) contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression, but how miRNAs and Myc regulate each other in hepatocarcinogenesis is still poorly understood. Using a functional screen, we identified miR-129-5p as a miRNA that inhibits HCC cell growth. miR-129-5p targets t...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Han H,Li W,Shen H,Zhang J,Zhu Y,Li Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic reprogramming of the parental genome occurs in fertilized oocytes and involves oxidation of 5-methylcytosines (5-mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosines (5-hmC) in the paternal pronucleus. Recent work has shown that the maternal genome is protected from this remodeling step by an interaction between a modified hist...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Szabó PE,Pfeifer GP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the development of the neural crest (NC) cells and other neuronal differentiation is still poorly understood. Here, we investigated the global function of miRNAs in embryonic development by examining the Wnt1-cre-mediated Dicer knockout mice. Dicer ablation resulted in malforma...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Huang T,Liu Y,Huang M,Zhao X,Cheng L

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishment of the primordial follicle (PF) pool is pivotal for the female reproductive lifespan; however, the mechanism of primordial folliculogenesis is poorly understood. Here, the transcription factor SP1 was shown to be essential for PF formation in mice. Our results showed that SP1 is present in both oocytes a...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Cai H,Liu B,Wang H,Sun G,Feng L,Chen Z,Zhou J,Zhang J,Zhang T,He M,Yang T,Guo Q,Teng Z,Xin Q,Zhou B,Zhang H,Xia G,Wang C

更新日期：2020-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), characterized by the lack of expression of the estrogen receptor, the progesterone receptor, and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, is an aggressive form of cancer that conveys unpredictable and poor prognosis due to limited treatment options and lack of effective targe...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Liu S,Wang Z,Liu Z,Shi S,Zhang Z,Zhang J,Lin H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cranial neural crest (CNC) cells play a vital role in craniofacial development and regeneration. They are multi-potent progenitors, being able to differentiate into various types of tissues. Both pre-migratory and post-migratory CNC cells are plastic, taking on diverse fates by responding to different inductive si...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Shao M,Liu C,Song Y,Ye W,He W,Yuan G,Gu S,Lin C,Ma L,Zhang Y,Tian W,Hu T,Chen Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TDP43 pathology is seen in a large majority of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases, suggesting a central pathogenic role of this regulatory protein. Clarifying the molecular mechanism controlling TDP43 stability and subcellular location might provide important insights into ALS therapy. The ubiquitin E3 ligase R...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Ma P,Li Y,Wang H,Mao B

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly invasive brain tumor with limited therapeutic means and poor prognosis. Recent studies indicate that glioma-initiating cells/glioma stem cells (GICs/GSCs) may be responsible for tumor initiation, infiltration, and recurrence. GICs could aberrantly employ molecular machinery ba...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Li Y,Wang W,Wang F,Wu Q,Li W,Zhong X,Tian K,Zeng T,Gao L,Liu Y,Li S,Jiang X,Du G,Zhou Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local signaling events at synapses or axon terminals are communicated to the nucleus to elicit transcriptional responses, and thereby translate information about the external environment into internal neuronal representations. This retrograde signaling is critical to dendritic growth, synapse development, and neuronal...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Wu Y,Lv X,Wang H,Qian K,Ding J,Wang J,Hua S,Sun T,Zhou Y,Yu L,Qiu S

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the most notorious killers worldwide. These pathogens have evolved to infect human beings in a so-called dormant form that is extremely difficult to treat. New work, however, suggests that mycobacterial proteasomes, multicomponent structures that protect the microbe from damaging e...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Cheng Y,Pieters J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) is an essential epigenetic regulator belonging to a highly conserved family of deacetylases. Increased HDAC1 activity and expression often correlates with neoplastic transformation. Here we show how specific modification of HDAC1 by SUMO1, but not by SUMO2, facilitates HDAC1 degradation. ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Citro S,Jaffray E,Hay RT,Seiser C,Chiocca S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scaffolding proteins play pivotal roles in the assembly of macromolecular machines such as the spliceosome. The adaptor protein CD2BP2, originally identified as a binding partner of the adhesion molecule CD2, is a pre-spliceosomal assembly factor that utilizes its glycine-tyrosine-phenylalanine (GYF) domain to co-loca...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Albert GI,Schell C,Kirschner KM,Schäfer S,Naumann R,Müller A,Kretz O,Kuropka B,Girbig M,Hübner N,Krause E,Scholz H,Huber TB,Knobeloch KP,Freund C

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haploid pluripotent stem cells, such as haploid embryonic stem cells (haESCs), facilitate the genetic study of recessive traits. In vitro, fish haESCs maintain haploidy in both undifferentiated and differentiated states, but whether mammalian haESCs can preserve pluripotency in the haploid state has not been tested. H...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Shuai L,Wang Y,Dong M,Wang X,Sang L,Wang M,Wan H,Luo G,Gu T,Yuan Y,Feng C,Teng F,Li W,Liu X,Li T,Wang L,Wang XJ,Zhao XY,Zhou Q

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the mechanism of how cholangiocytes (liver ductal cells) are activated upon liver injury and specified to hepatocytes would permit liver regenerative medicine. Here we achieved long-term in vitro expansion of mouse liver organoids by modulating signaling pathways with a combination of three small-molecul...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Wang X,Ni C,Jiang N,Wei J,Liang J,Zhao B,Lin X

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inactivation of the p53 gene is a key driver of tumorigenesis in various cancer cohorts and types. The quest for a successful p53-based therapy that holds the promise of treating more than half of the cancer population has culminated in extensive knowledge about the role and function of p53 and led to new proposed inn...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Aning OA,Cheok CF

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cancer and neurodegenerative disease are two distinct pathological disorders, emerging evidence indicates that these two types of disease share common mechanisms of genetic and molecular abnormalities. Recent studies show that individual microRNAs (miRNAs) could be involved in the pathology of both diseases, ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Du L,Pertsemlidis A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ectoderm has the capability to generate epidermis and neuroectoderm and plays imperative roles during the early embryonic development. Our recent study uncovered a region with ectodermal progenitor potential in mouse embryo at embryonic day 7.0 and revealed that Nodal inhibition is essential for its formation. Her...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Li L,Song L,Liu C,Chen J,Peng G,Wang R,Liu P,Tang K,Rossant J,Jing N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully identified thousands of genomic loci associated with hundreds of complex traits in the past decade, the debate about such problems as missing heritability and weak interpretability has been appealing for effective computational methods to facilitate the...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Wu M,Lin Z,Ma S,Chen T,Jiang R,Wong WH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MEK inhibitor has been highlighted as a promising anti-tumor drug but its effect has been reported as varying over a wide range depending on patho-physiological conditions. In this study, we employed a systems approach by combining biochemical experimentation with in silico simulations to investigate the resistance me...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Won JK,Yang HW,Shin SY,Lee JH,Heo WD,Cho KH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00