FGF8 signaling sustains progenitor status and multipotency of cranial neural crest-derived mesenchymal cells in vivo and in vitro.

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

abstract：:Analysis linking directly genomics, neuroimaging phenotypes and clinical measurements is crucial for understanding psychiatric disorders, but remains rare. Here, we describe a multi-scale analysis using genome-wide SNPs, gene expression, grey matter volume (GMV), and the positive and negative syndrome scale scores (PA...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Ma L,Rolls ET,Liu X,Liu Y,Jiao Z,Wang Y,Gong W,Ma Z,Gong F,Wan L

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:For patients with COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2, the damages to multiple organs have been clinically observed. Since most of current investigations for virus-host interaction are based on cell level, there is an urgent demand to probe tissue-specific features associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Based on collected pr...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Feng L,Yin YY,Liu CH,Xu KR,Li QR,Wu JR,Zeng R

更新日期：2020-07-08 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：: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：:Bacteria and archaea encode members of the large multiple antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) family of transcriptional regulators. Generally, MarR homologs regulate activity of genes involved in antibiotic resistance, stress responses, virulence or catabolism of aromatic compounds. They constitute a diverse group ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Perera IC,Grove A

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：: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：: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：:SRY-related HMG-box gene 2 (SOX2) is one of the key regulatory genes that maintain the pluripotency and self-renewal properties in embryonic stem cells. Here we used immunohistochemistry to analyze the expression of SOX2 in human prostate tissues and found it contributed to tumorigenesis and correlated with histologic...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Jia X,Li X,Xu Y,Zhang S,Mou W,Liu Y,Liu Y,Lv D,Liu CH,Tan X,Xiang R,Li N

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:The mouse double minute 4 (MDM4) is emerging from the shadow of its more famous relative MDM2 and is starting to steal the limelight, largely due to its therapeutic possibilities. MDM4 is a vital regulator of the tumor suppressor p53. It restricts p53 transcriptional activity and also, at least in development, facilit...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Haupt S,Mejía-Hernández JO,Vijayakumaran R,Keam SP,Haupt Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：: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：: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：:Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) exhibit unique chromatin features, including a permissive transcriptional program and an open, decondensed chromatin state. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are very similar to ESCs, hold great promise for therapy and basic research. However, the mechanisms by which reprogrammi...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Mattout A,Biran A,Meshorer E

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：: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：:Mdm2 is the key negative regulator of the tumour suppressor p53, making it an attractive target for anti-cancer drug design. We recently identified a new role of Mdm2 in gene repression through its direct interaction with several proteins of the polycomb group (PcG) family. PcG proteins form polycomb repressive comple...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Wienken M,Moll UM,Dobbelstein M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dying cells actively attract professional phagocytes by sending out soluble 'find-me' signals. The characterization and identification of the corresponding molecular entities have revealed that 'find-me' signals come in different flavors, including peptides, proteins, lipids and complex structures, such as apoptotic m...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Peter C,Wesselborg S,Lauber K

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:We previously identified that hepatitis B virus (HBV) encodes a microRNA (HBV-miR-3) that restrains HBV replication by targeting the HBV transcript. However, whether HBV-miR-3 affects host innate immunity to modulate HBV replication remains unclear. Here, we examined the vital functions of HBV-miR-3 in the innate immu...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Zhao X,Sun L,Mu T,Yi J,Ma C,Xie H,Liu M,Tang H

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

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 Hippo signalling pathway has a crucial role in growth control during development, and its dysregulation contributes to tumorigenesis. Recent studies uncover multiple upstream regulatory inputs into Hippo signalling, which affects phosphorylation of the transcriptional coactivator Yki/YAP/TAZ by Wts/Lats. Here we i...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Huang D,Li X,Sun L,Huang P,Ying H,Wang H,Wu J,Song H

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：: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：:We present a computational study of tissue transcriptomic data of 14 cancer types to address: what may drive cancer cell division? Our analyses point to that persistent disruption of the intracellular pH by Fenton reactions may be at the root of cancer development. Specifically, we have statistically demonstrated that...

journal_title：Journal of molecular cell biology

authors： Sun H,Zhang C,Cao S,Sheng T,Dong N,Xu Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00