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Cells, Volume 13, Issue 12

June-2 2024 - 80 articles

Cover Story: The cell-penetrating peptide Dpep targets transcription factors ATF5, CEBPB and CEBPD to kill a wide range of cancer (but not normal) cells in vitro and in vivo. We find that Dpep compromises glucose uptake and glycolysis in a tumor cell context-dependent manner. These actions are dependent on the induction of the tumor suppressor TXNIP (thioredoxin-interacting protein) mRNA and protein, contributing to cancer cell apoptotic death. Given Dpep’s inhibitory actions on glucose uptake and glycolysis, we assessed its cytotoxicity on tumor cells in combination with the clinically approved drugs metformin and atovaquone, which inhibit oxidative phosphorylation. The combinations proved to have additive to synergistic activities on all of the lines tested. These findings extend our understanding of Dpep’s apoptotic mechanism and support its use in cancer therapies. View this paper
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Articles (80)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,579 Views
16 Pages

ScRNA-Seq Analyses Define the Role of GATA3 in iNKT Cell Effector Lineage Differentiation

  • Tzong-Shyuan Tai,
  • Huang-Yu Yang,
  • Wan-Chu Chuang,
  • Yu-Wen Huang,
  • I-Cheng Ho,
  • Ching-Chung Tsai and
  • Ya-Ting Chuang

20 June 2024

While the transcription factor GATA-3 is well-established for its crucial role in T cell development, its specific influence on invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells remains relatively unexplored. Using flow cytometry and single-cell transcriptomic...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,157 Views
39 Pages

Tumor-Agnostic Therapy—The Final Step Forward in the Cure for Human Neoplasms?

  • Mohamed Mahmoud El-Sayed,
  • Julia Raffaella Bianco,
  • YiJing Li and
  • Zsolt Fabian

20 June 2024

Cancer accounted for 10 million deaths in 2020, nearly one in every six deaths annually. Despite advancements, the contemporary clinical management of human neoplasms faces a number of challenges. Surgical removal of tumor tissues is often not possib...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,417 Views
17 Pages

Alkaptonuria: From Molecular Insights to a Dedicated Digital Platform

  • Maria Serena Milella,
  • Michela Geminiani,
  • Alfonso Trezza,
  • Anna Visibelli,
  • Daniela Braconi and
  • Annalisa Santucci

20 June 2024

Alkaptonuria (AKU) is a genetic disorder that affects connective tissues of several body compartments causing cartilage degeneration, tendon calcification, heart problems, and an invalidating, early-onset form of osteoarthritis. The molecular mechani...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,340 Views
16 Pages

Use of FRET-Sensor ‘Mermaid’ to Detect Subtle Changes in Membrane Potential of Primary Mouse PASMCs

  • Ruth C. Dartsch,
  • Simone Kraut,
  • Tim Mayer,
  • Andreas Gabel,
  • Alexander Dietrich,
  • Norbert Weissmann,
  • Beate Fuchs and
  • Fenja Knoepp

20 June 2024

Subtle changes in the membrane potential of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) are pivotal for controlling pulmonary vascular tone, e.g., for initiating Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction, a vital mechanism of the pulmonary circulation....

  • Communication
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,763 Views
11 Pages

20 June 2024

Resveratrol is a polyphenol known to have metabolic as well as circadian effects. However, there is little information regarding the metabolic and circadian effect of resveratrol on muscle cells. We sought to investigate the metabolic impact of resve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,870 Views
19 Pages

Reduced Retinal Pigment Epithelial Autophagy Due to Loss of Rab12 Prenylation in a Human iPSC-RPE Model of Choroideremia

  • Maide Ö. Raeker,
  • Nirosha D. Perera,
  • Athanasios J. Karoukis,
  • Lisheng Chen,
  • Kecia L. Feathers,
  • Robin R. Ali,
  • Debra A. Thompson and
  • Abigail T. Fahim

19 June 2024

Choroideremia is an X-linked chorioretinal dystrophy caused by mutations in CHM, encoding Rab escort protein 1 (REP-1), leading to under-prenylation of Rab GTPases (Rabs). Despite ubiquitous expression of CHM, the phenotype is limited to degeneration...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,043 Views
17 Pages

Blockade of Sialylation with Decrease in Polysialic Acid Levels Counteracts Transforming Growth Factor β1-Induced Skin Fibroblast-to-Myofibroblast Transition

  • Bianca Saveria Fioretto,
  • Irene Rosa,
  • Alessia Tani,
  • Elena Andreucci,
  • Eloisa Romano,
  • Eleonora Sgambati and
  • Mirko Manetti

19 June 2024

Aberrant sialylation with overexpression of the homopolymeric glycan polysialic acid (polySia) was recently reported in fibroblasts from fibrotic skin lesions. Yet, whether such a rise in polySia levels or sialylation in general may be functionally i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,244 Views
19 Pages

Off-the-Shelf Cord-Blood Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Production, Quality Control, and Clinical Use

  • Tiziana Montemurro,
  • Cristiana Lavazza,
  • Elisa Montelatici,
  • Silvia Budelli,
  • Salvatore La Rosa,
  • Mario Barilani,
  • Cecilia Mei,
  • Paolo Manzini,
  • Ilaria Ratti and
  • Silvia Cimoni
  • + 7 authors

19 June 2024

Background Recently, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have gained recognition for their clinical utility in transplantation to induce tolerance and to improve/replace pharmacological immunosuppression. Cord blood (CB)-derived MSCs are particularly at...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,887 Views
22 Pages

Scaffold Application for Bone Regeneration with Stem Cells in Dentistry: Literature Review

  • Elham Saberian,
  • Andrej Jenča,
  • Yaser Zafari,
  • Andrej Jenča,
  • Adriána Petrášová,
  • Hadi Zare-Zardini and
  • Janka Jenčová

19 June 2024

Bone tissue injuries within oral and dental contexts often present considerable challenges because traditional treatments may not be able to fully restore lost or damaged bone tissue. Novel approaches involving stem cells and targeted 3D scaffolds ha...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,920 Views
24 Pages

19 June 2024

The PI3K signaling pathway plays an essential role in cancer cell proliferation and survival. PI3K pathway inhibitors are now FDA-approved as a single agent treatment or in combination for solid tumors such as renal cell carcinoma or breast cancer. H...

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