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：:Nutrient availability is the major regulator of life and reproduction, and a complex cellular signaling network has evolved to adapt organisms to fasting. These sensor pathways monitor cellular energy metabolism, especially mitochondrial ATP production and NAD(+)/NADH ratio, as major signals for nutritional state. We ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Khan NA,Auranen M,Paetau I,Pirinen E,Euro L,Forsström S,Pasila L,Velagapudi V,Carroll CJ,Auwerx J,Suomalainen A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial diseases can arise from mutations either in mitochondrial DNA or in nuclear DNA encoding mitochondrially destined proteins. Currently, there is no cure for these diseases although treatments to ameliorate a subset of the symptoms are being developed. In this issue of EMBO Molecular Medicine, Khan et al (...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Lightowlers RN,Chrzanowska-Lightowlers ZM

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：: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：: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：:5'AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) constitutes a hub for cellular metabolic and growth control, thus representing an ideal therapeutic target for prostate cancers (PCas) characterized by increased lipogenesis and activation of mTORC1 pathway. However, whether AMPK activation itself is sufficient to block cancer cell growth...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Zadra G,Photopoulos C,Tyekucheva S,Heidari P,Weng QP,Fedele G,Liu H,Scaglia N,Priolo C,Sicinska E,Mahmood U,Signoretti S,Birnberg N,Loda M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenic growth factors have recently been linked to tissue metabolism. We have used genetic gain- and loss-of function models to elucidate the effects and mechanisms of action of vascular endothelial growth factor-B (VEGF-B) in the heart. A cardiomyocyte-specific VEGF-B transgene induced an expanded coronary arteri...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Kivelä R,Bry M,Robciuc MR,Räsänen M,Taavitsainen M,Silvola JM,Saraste A,Hulmi JJ,Anisimov A,Mäyränpää MI,Lindeman JH,Eklund L,Hellberg S,Hlushchuk R,Zhuang ZW,Simons M,Djonov V,Knuuti J,Mervaala E,Alitalo K

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Mitochondrial (mt) diseases are multisystem disorders due to mutations in nuclear or mtDNA genes. Among the latter, more than 50% are located in transfer RNA (tRNA) genes and are responsible for a wide range of syndromes, for which no effective treatment is available at present. We show that three human mt aminoacyl-t...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Perli E,Giordano C,Pisano A,Montanari A,Campese AF,Reyes A,Ghezzi D,Nasca A,Tuppen HA,Orlandi M,Di Micco P,Poser E,Taylor RW,Colotti G,Francisci S,Morea V,Frontali L,Zeviani M,d'Amati G

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Muscle-invasive forms of urothelial carcinomas are responsible for most mortality in bladder cancer. Finding new treatments for invasive bladder tumours requires adequate animal models to decipher the mechanisms of progression, in particular the way tumours interact with their microenvironment. Herein, using the murin...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： El Behi M,Krumeich S,Lodillinsky C,Kamoun A,Tibaldi L,Sugano G,De Reynies A,Chapeaublanc E,Laplanche A,Lebret T,Allory Y,Radvanyi F,Lantz O,Eiján AM,Bernard-Pierrot I,Théry C

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Lipid droplets (LDs) are dynamic, cytosolic lipid-storage organelles found in nearly all cell types. Too many or too few LDs during excess or deficient fat storage lead to many different human diseases. Recent insights into LD biology and LD protein functions shed new light on mechanisms underlying those metabolic pat...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Krahmer N,Farese RV Jr,Walther TC

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：:Perturbation of lipid metabolism favours progression of Alzheimer disease, in which processing of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) has important implications. APP cleavage is tightly regulated by cholesterol and APP fragments regulate lipid homeostasis. Here, we investigated whether up or down regulation of full-length...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Pierrot N,Tyteca D,D'auria L,Dewachter I,Gailly P,Hendrickx A,Tasiaux B,Haylani LE,Muls N,N'kuli F,Laquerrière A,Demoulin JB,Campion D,Brion JP,Courtoy PJ,Kienlen-Campard P,Octave JN

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：: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：: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：:The Plasmodium-infected hepatocyte has been considered necessary to prime the immune responses leading to sterile protection after vaccination with attenuated sporozoites. However, it has recently been demonstrated that priming also occurs in the skin. We wished to establish if sterile protection could be obtained in ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Obeid M,Franetich JF,Lorthiois A,Gego A,Grüner AC,Tefit M,Boucheix C,Snounou G,Mazier D

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：: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：:Translational read-through-inducing drugs (TRIDs) promote read-through of nonsense mutations, placing them in the spotlight of current gene-based therapeutic research. Here, we compare for the first time the relative efficacies of new-generation aminoglycosides NB30, NB54 and the chemical compound PTC124 on retinal to...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Goldmann T,Overlack N,Möller F,Belakhov V,van Wyk M,Baasov T,Wolfrum U,Nagel-Wolfrum K

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：:The molecular networks that control the progression of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) are poorly defined. We have recently shown that the susceptibility to development of renal lesions after nephron reduction is controlled by a locus on mouse chromosome 6 and requires epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activation....

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Laouari D,Burtin M,Phelep A,Bienaime F,Noel LH,Lee DC,Legendre C,Friedlander G,Pontoglio M,Terzi F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited familial Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by small increases in the ratio of Aβ42 versus Aβ40 peptide which is thought to drive the amyloid plaque formation in the brain of these patients. Little is known however whether ageing, the major risk factor for sporadic AD, affects amyloid beta-peptide (Aβ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Guix FX,Wahle T,Vennekens K,Snellinx A,Chávez-Gutiérrez L,Ill-Raga G,Ramos-Fernandez E,Guardia-Laguarta C,Lleó A,Arimon M,Berezovska O,Muñoz FJ,Dotti CG,De Strooper B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trop-2, a cell surface glycoprotein, contains both extracellular epidermal growth factor-like and thyroglobulin type-1 repeat domains. Low TROP2 expression was observed in lung adenocarcinoma tissues as compared with their normal counterparts. The lack of expression could be due to either the loss of heterozygosity (L...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Lin JC,Wu YY,Wu JY,Lin TC,Wu CT,Chang YL,Jou YS,Hong TM,Yang PC

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：: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：: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：:Secreted Semaphorin 3E (Sema3E) promotes cancer cell invasiveness and metastatic spreading. The pro-metastatic activity of Sema3E is due to its proteolytic fragment p61, capable of transactivating the oncogenic tyrosine kinase ErbB2 that associates with the Sema3E receptor PlexinD1 in cancer cells. Here, we show that ...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Casazza A,Kigel B,Maione F,Capparuccia L,Kessler O,Giraudo E,Mazzone M,Neufeld G,Tamagnone L

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is a molecularly, biologically and clinically heterogeneous group of disorders. Understanding this diversity is essential to improving diagnosis and optimizing treatment. Both genetic and acquired epigenetic abnormalities participate in cancer, but the involvement of the epigenome in breast cancer and it...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Dedeurwaerder S,Desmedt C,Calonne E,Singhal SK,Haibe-Kains B,Defrance M,Michiels S,Volkmar M,Deplus R,Luciani J,Lallemand F,Larsimont D,Toussaint J,Haussy S,Rothé F,Rouas G,Metzger O,Majjaj S,Saini K,Putmans P,Ham

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:KCNN3, encoding the small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel SK3, harbours a polymorphic CAG repeat in the amino-terminal coding region with yet unproven function. Hypothesizing that KCNN3 genotypes do not influence susceptibility to schizophrenia but modify its phenotype, we explored their contribution t...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Grube S,Gerchen MF,Adamcio B,Pardo LA,Martin S,Malzahn D,Papiol S,Begemann M,Ribbe K,Friedrichs H,Radyushkin KA,Müller M,Benseler F,Riggert J,Falkai P,Bickeböller H,Nave KA,Brose N,Stühmer W,Ehrenreich H

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：: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：:The majority of human colorectal cancers (CRCs) are initiated by mutations arising in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumour suppressor gene. However, a new class of non-APC mutated CRCs has been defined that have a serrated histopathology and carry the (V600E)BRAF oncogene. Here we have investigated the pathogen...

journal_title：EMBO molecular medicine

authors： Carragher LA,Snell KR,Giblett SM,Aldridge VS,Patel B,Cook SJ,Winton DJ,Marais R,Pritchard CA

更新日期：2010-11-01 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