abstract：:Activating mutations in KEAP1-NRF2 are frequently found in tumors of the lung, esophagus, and liver, where they are associated with aggressive growth, resistance to cancer therapies, and low overall survival. Despite the fact that NRF2 is a validated driver of tumorigenesis and chemotherapeutic resistance, there are c...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Baird L,Suzuki T,Takahashi Y,Hishinuma E,Saigusa D,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA and protein complex known as chromatin is subject to posttranslational modifications (PTMs) that regulate cellular functions such that PTM dysregulation can lead to disease, including cancer. One critical PTM is acetylation/deacetylation, which is being investigated as a means to develop targeted cancer therap...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Singh M,Bacolla A,Chaudhary S,Hunt CR,Pandita S,Chauhan R,Gupta A,Tainer JA,Pandita TK

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The extensive array of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors and their combinations as dimers underpin the diversity of molecular function required for cell type specification during embryogenesis. The bHLH factor TWIST1 plays pleiotropic roles during development. However, which combinations of TWIST1 di...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Fan X,Waardenberg AJ,Demuth M,Osteil P,Sun JQJ,Loebel DAF,Graham M,Tam PPL,Fossat N

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtubule-associated serine/threonine kinase like (MASTL), also known as Greatwall (Gwl) kinase, has an important role in the regulation of mitosis. By inhibiting protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), it plays a crucial role in activating one of the most important mitotic kinases, known as cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1)....

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Reshi I,Nisa MU,Farooq U,Gillani SQ,Bhat SA,Sarwar Z,Nabi N,Fazili KM,Andrabi S

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:During aging, cellular plasticity and senescence play important roles in tissue regeneration and the pathogenesis of different diseases, including cancer. We have recently shown that senescent breast luminal cells can activate their adjacent stromal fibroblasts. In the present report, we present clear evidence that th...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Al-Khalaf HH,Ghebeh H,Wakil SM,Al-Mohanna F,Aboussekhra A

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Although an F-box protein, Mdm30, is found to regulate ubiquitylation of the Sub2 component of TREX (transcription-export) complex for proteasomal degradation in stimulation of mRNA export, it remains unknown whether such ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) regulation of Sub2 occurs cotranscriptionally via its interacti...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Ferdoush J,Sen R,Durairaj G,Barman P,Kaja A,Guha S,Bhaumik SR

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advancements in genetic and proteomic technologies have revealed that more of the genome encodes proteins than originally thought possible. Specifically, some putative long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been misannotated as noncoding. Numerous lncRNAs have been found to contain short open reading frames (sORFs)...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Hartford CCR,Lal A

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:TRIF is an essential adaptor for Toll-like receptor 3/4 (TLR3/4) signaling to activate transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF-3). We examined the molecular mechanism of TLR3 signaling and found that TLR3 stimulation by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces phosphorylation of TRIF at Ser210 and is requi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Abe H,Satoh J,Shirasaka Y,Kogure A,Kato H,Ito S,Fujita T

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:SMYD lysine methyltransferases target histones and nonhistone proteins for methylation and are critical regulators of muscle development and implicated in neoplastic transformation. They are characterized by a split catalytic SET domain and an intervening MYND zinc finger domain, as well as an extended C-terminal doma...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Jaiswal D,Turniansky R,Moresco JJ,Ikram S,Ramaprasad G,Akinwole A,Wolf J,Yates JR 3rd,Green EM

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:TIN2 is an important regulator of telomere length, and mutations in TINF2, the gene encoding TIN2, cause short-telomere syndromes. While the genetics underscore the importance of TIN2, the mechanism through which TIN2 regulates telomere length remains unclear. Here, we tested the effects of human TIN2 on telomerase ac...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Pike AM,Strong MA,Ouyang JPT,Greider CW

更新日期：2019-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptozotocin (STZ) is widely used to induce diabetic rodent models. It is specifically toxic to pancreatic beta cells and causes severe destruction and dysfunction. We investigated the effect of 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-acetyl-rac-glycerol (PLAG) on an STZ-induced diabetic mouse model. PLAG attenuated the glucose i...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Kim J,Kim JH,Sohn KY,Yoon SY,Kim JW

更新日期：2019-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcineurin (Cn) is a calcium-activated serine/threonine protein phosphatase that is broadly implicated in diverse cellular processes, including the regulation of gene expression. During skeletal muscle differentiation, Cn activates the nuclear factor of activated T-cell (NFAT) transcription factor but also promotes d...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Witwicka H,Nogami J,Syed SA,Maehara K,Padilla-Benavides T,Ohkawa Y,Imbalzano AN

更新日期：2019-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of inosine at the wobble position of eukaryotic tRNAs is an essential modification catalyzed by the ADAT2/ADAT3 complex. In humans, a valine-to-methionine mutation (V144M) in ADAT3 that originated ∼1,600 years ago is the most common cause of autosomal recessive intellectual disability (ID) in Arabia. Whi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Ramos J,Han L,Li Y,Hagelskamp F,Kellner SM,Alkuraya FS,Phizicky EM,Fu D

更新日期：2019-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis requires the action of approximately 200 trans-acting factors and the incorporation of 79 ribosomal proteins (RPs). The delivery of RPs to preribosomes is a major challenge for the cell because RPs are often highly basic and contain intrinsically disordered regions prone to nonspecific i...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Black JJ,Musalgaonkar S,Johnson AW

更新日期：2019-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The pancreatic-islet-enriched transcription factors MafA and MafB have unique expression patterns in β cells in rodents. MafA is specifically expressed in β cells and is a key regulatory factor for maintaining adult β-cell function, whereas MafB plays an essential role in β-cell development during embryogenesis, and i...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Xiafukaiti G,Maimaiti S,Ogata K,Kuno A,Kudo T,Shawki HH,Oishi H,Takahashi S

更新日期：2019-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is considered an adaptive mechanism against hyperosmotic stress. Although the process has been reported to be triggered by the inhibition of mTORC1, the precise downstream mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate that hyperosmotic-stress-induced autophagy is different from conventional macroautophagy ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Tamura N,Kageyama S,Komatsu M,Waguri S

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth factor independence 1B (GFI1B) coordinates assembly of transcriptional repressor complexes comprised of corepressors and histone-modifying enzymes to control gene expression programs governing lineage allocation in hematopoiesis. Enforced expression of GFI1B in K562 erythroleukemia cells favors erythroid over m...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： McClellan D,Casey MJ,Bareyan D,Lucente H,Ours C,Velinder M,Singer J,Lone MD,Sun W,Coria Y,Mason CC,Engel ME

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The retrotransposon LINE-1 (L1) is a significant source of endogenous mutagenesis in humans. In each individual genome, a few retrotransposition-competent L1s (RC-L1s) can generate new heritable L1 insertions in the early embryo, primordial germ line, and germ cells. L1 retrotransposition can also occur in the neurona...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Salvador-Palomeque C,Sanchez-Luque FJ,Fortuna PRJ,Ewing AD,Wolvetang EJ,Richardson SR,Faulkner GJ

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA 155 (miR-155) is an oncomir, generated as a noncoding RNA from the BIC gene whose promoter activity is mainly controlled via activation protein 1 (AP-1) and NF-κB transcription factors. We found that the expression levels of miR-155 and programmed cell death 4 (Pdcd4) exhibit inverse relationships in tongue c...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Zargar S,Tomar V,Shyamsundar V,Vijayalakshmi R,Somasundaram K,Karunagaran D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are unipotent germ cells that are at the foundation of spermatogenesis and male fertility. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms governing SSC stemness and growth properties remain elusive. We have recently identified chromodomain helicase/ATPase DNA binding protein 1-like (Chd1...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Liu SS,Maguire EM,Bai YS,Huang L,Liu Y,Xu L,Fauzi I,Zhang SQ,Xiao Q,Ma NF

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Welander distal myopathy (WDM) is a muscle dystrophy characterized by adult-onset distal muscle weakness, prevalently impacting the distal long extensors of the hands and feet. WDM is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by a missense mutation (c.1362G>A; p.E384K) in the TIA1 (T-cell intracellular antigen 1) gene, wh...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Carrascoso I,Sánchez-Jiménez C,Silion E,Alcalde J,Izquierdo JM

更新日期：2018-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α) is a critical factor for hepatocyte differentiation. HNF4α expression is decreased in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which suggests a role in repression of hepatocyte dedifferentiation. In the present study, hepatic expression of HNF4γ was increased in liver-specific Hnf4a-null mi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Sasaki S,Urabe M,Maeda T,Suzuki J,Irie R,Suzuki M,Tomaru Y,Sakaguchi M,Gonzalez FJ,Inoue Y

更新日期：2018-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a secreted protein with pleotropic functions from the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) family. GDF15 is synthesized as a precursor and undergoes proteolytic cleavage to generate mature GDF15. The strong appetite-suppressing effect of mature GDF15 makes it an attractive t...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Li JJ,Liu J,Lupino K,Liu X,Zhang L,Pei L

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current study, we were interested in exploring the molecular mechanism of circular RNA DLEU2 (circRNA-DLEU2) (hsa_circ_0000488) and microRNA 496 (miR-496), as well as PRKACB, in human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell activities. The RNA expression levels of circRNA-DLEU2, hsa-miR-496, and PRKACB were assessed ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Wu DM,Wen X,Han XR,Wang S,Wang YJ,Shen M,Fan SH,Zhang ZF,Shan Q,Li MQ,Hu B,Chen GQ,Lu J,Zheng YL

更新日期：2018-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragments of the TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP43) are major components of intracellular aggregates associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. A variety of C-terminal fragments (CTFs) exist, with distinct N termini; however, little is known regarding their differences in metabolism and...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Kasu YAT,Alemu S,Lamari A,Loew N,Brower CS

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells often heavily depend on the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) for their growth and survival. Irrespective of their strong dependence on the proteasome activity, cancer cells, except for multiple myeloma, are mostly resistant to proteasome inhibitors. A major cause of this resistance is the proteasome boun...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Sekine H,Okazaki K,Kato K,Alam MM,Shima H,Katsuoka F,Tsujita T,Suzuki N,Kobayashi A,Igarashi K,Yamamoto M,Motohashi H

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:CD133, a widely known marker of cancer stem cells, was recently found in extracellular vesicles. However, the mechanisms underlying CD133 translocation to the extracellular space remain largely unknown. Here we report that CD133 is monoubiquitinated. Ubiquitination occurs primarily on complex glycosylated CD133. The l...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Yang F,Xing Y,Li Y,Chen X,Jiang J,Ai Z,Wei Y

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:DHTKD1, a part of 2-ketoadipic acid dehydrogenase complex, is involved in lysine and tryptophan catabolism. Mutations in DHTKD1 block the metabolic pathway and cause 2-aminoadipic and 2-oxoadipic aciduria (AMOXAD), an autosomal recessive inborn metabolic disorder. In addition, a nonsense mutation in DHTKD1 that we ide...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Xu WY,Zhu H,Shen Y,Wan YH,Tu XD,Wu WT,Tang L,Zhang HX,Lu SY,Jin XL,Fei J,Wang ZG

更新日期：2018-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factor-induced reprogramming of somatic cells to pluripotency is mediated via profound alterations in the epigenetic landscape. The histone variant macroH2A1 (mH2A1) is a barrier to the cellular reprogramming process. We demonstrate here that mH2A1 blocks reprogramming and contributes to the preservation...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Pliatska M,Kapasa M,Kokkalis A,Polyzos A,Thanos D

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of two daughter cells with the same genetic information requires error-free chromosome segregation during mitosis. Chromosome transmission fidelity is dependent on spindle structure/function, which requires Asp1 in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe Asp1 belongs to the diphosphoinositol pentaki...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Pascual-Ortiz M,Saiardi A,Walla E,Jakopec V,Künzel NA,Span I,Vangala A,Fleig U

更新日期：2018-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete replication of the genome is an essential prerequisite for normal cell division, but a variety of factors can block the replisome, triggering replication stress and potentially causing mutation or cell death. The cellular response to replication stress involves recruitment of proteins to stabilize the replica...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Her J,Ray C,Altshuler J,Zheng H,Bunting SF

更新日期：2018-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A key antioxidant pathway, the Keap1-Nrf2 system, is regulated by p62/Sqstm1 via multiple mechanisms, including gene expression, posttranslational modifications (such as ubiquitination and phosphorylation), and autophagic degradation of p62/Sqstm1 and Keap1. Here we demonstrate a novel mode of regulation of the Keap1-...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Kageyama S,Saito T,Obata M,Koide RH,Ichimura Y,Komatsu M

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of gene promoters by RNA polymerase II is mediated by general transcription factor IID (TFIID), which has been thought to be a static complex and to play a passive role in the regulation of gene expression under the instruction of gene-specific transcription factors. Here we show that transforming growth f...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Nakagawa T,Hosogane M,Nakagawa M,Morohoshi A,Funayama R,Nakayama K

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular response to DNA damage is an intricate mechanism that involves the interplay among several pathways. In this study, we provide evidence of the roles of the polyadenylation factor cleavage stimulation factor 50 (CstF-50) and the ubiquitin (Ub) escort factor p97 as cofactors of BRCA1/BARD1 E3 Ub ligase, fac...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Fonseca D,Baquero J,Murphy MR,Aruggoda G,Varriano S,Sapienza C,Mashadova O,Rahman S,Kleiman FE

更新日期：2018-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Human antigen R (ELAVL1; HuR) is perhaps the best-characterized RNA-binding protein. Through its overexpression in various tumor types, HuR promotes posttranscriptional regulation of target genes in multiple core signaling pathways associated with tumor progression. The role of HuR overexpression in pancreatic tumorig...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Peng W,Furuuchi N,Aslanukova L,Huang YH,Brown SZ,Jiang W,Addya S,Vishwakarma V,Peters E,Brody JR,Dixon DA,Sawicki JA

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Both systemic insulin resistance and tissue-specific insulin resistance have been described in Drosophila and are accompanied by many indicators of metabolic disease. The downstream mediators of insulin-resistant pathophysiology remain unclear. We analyzed insulin signaling in the fat body studying loss and gain of fu...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Musselman LP,Fink JL,Grant AR,Gatto JA,Tuthill BF 2nd,Baranski TJ

更新日期：2017-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:To interrogate genes essential for cell growth, proliferation and survival in human cells, we carried out a genome-wide clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/Cas9 screen in a B-cell lymphoma line using a custom extended-knockout (EKO) library of 278,754 single-guide RNAs (sgRNAs) that targe...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Bertomeu T,Coulombe-Huntington J,Chatr-Aryamontri A,Bourdages KG,Coyaud E,Raught B,Xia Y,Tyers M

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) constitutes the most inherited kidney disease. Mutations in the PKD1 and PKD2 genes, encoding the polycystin 1 and polycystin 2 Ca2+ ion channels, respectively, result in tubular epithelial cell-derived renal cysts. Recent clinical studies demonstrate oxidative stre...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Ishimoto Y,Inagi R,Yoshihara D,Kugita M,Nagao S,Shimizu A,Takeda N,Wake M,Honda K,Zhou J,Nangaku M

更新日期：2017-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamic SCF (Skp1-cullin1-F-box protein) assembly is controlled by cycles of cullin neddylation/deneddylation based on the deneddylation activity of the COP9 signalosome (CSN) and global sequestration of cullins by CAND1. However, acceptance of this prediction was hampered by the results of recent studies, and the...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Liu Q,Zhou Y,Tang R,Wang X,Hu Q,Wang Y,He Q

更新日期：2017-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Three DNA polymerases, polymerases α, δ, and ε (Pol α, Pol δ, and Pol ε), are responsible for eukaryotic genome duplication. When DNA replication stress is encountered, DNA synthesis stalls until the stress is ameliorated. However, it is not known whether there is a difference in the association of each polymerase wit...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Yu C,Gan H,Zhang Z

更新日期：2017-10-13 00:00:00