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Cells, Volume 14, Issue 12

June-2 2025 - 87 articles

Cover Story: Sensory hair cells in the mammalian cochlea are essential for hearing and require precise developmental patterning. In this study, we demonstrate that Wnt4 and the Wnt antagonist sFRP2 jointly regulate inner hair cell boundary formation and differentiation through a non-canonical Wnt/Calcium/PKC pathway. Genetic and pharmacological analyses reveal that Wnt4 pathway activation inhibits proper hair cell formation, while its inhibition induces the formation of ectopic inner hair cells. We further identify Atoh1 as a downstream effector, as a mutation in one of its putative PKC target sites diminishes hair cell induction. This work reveals a novel Wnt4/Calcium/PKC pathway that controls cochlear boundary formation and hair cell specification. View this paper
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Articles (87)

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,390 Views
18 Pages

18 June 2025

Bile acids (BAs), essential for lipid metabolism and fat-soluble vitamin absorption, also act as signaling molecules that regulate immune homeostasis. This review focuses on the roles of four key BA-activated receptors, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), G...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,755 Views
29 Pages

18 June 2025

The central nervous system (CNS) is highly susceptible to damage due to its limited ability to regenerate. Injuries to the CNS, whether from trauma, ischemia, or neurodegenerative diseases, disrupt both cellular and vascular structures, leading to im...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,599 Views
17 Pages

Reduced mtDNA Copy Number Links to Vascular Calcification and Restores After Transplantation

  • Angelina Schwarz,
  • Abdul Rashid Qureshi,
  • Leah Hernandez,
  • Lars Wennberg,
  • Annika Wernerson,
  • Karolina Kublickiene,
  • Paul G. Shiels,
  • Roberta Filograna,
  • Peter Stenvinkel and
  • Anna Witasp

18 June 2025

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face an increased risk of early vascular aging, progressive vascular calcification, and premature death. With increasing age, mitochondrial function and mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-cn) decline. This...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,735 Views
18 Pages

Molecular Insights into Outer Dynein Arm Defects in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Involvement of ZMYND10 and GRP78

  • İlker Levent Erdem,
  • Zeynep Bengisu Kaya,
  • Pergin Atilla,
  • Nagehan Emiralioğlu,
  • Cemil Can Eylem,
  • Emirhan Nemutlu,
  • Uğur Özçelik,
  • Halime Nayır Büyükşahin,
  • Ayşenur Daniş and
  • Elif Karakoç

17 June 2025

Background: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by recurrent sinopulmonary infections due to motile cilia defects. The disease is genetically heterogeneous, with abnormalities in structural ciliary proteins. Zinc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,095 Views
18 Pages

Exome Study of Single Nucleotide Variations in Patients with Syndromic and Non-Syndromic Autism Reveals Potential Candidate Genes for Diagnostics and Novel Single Nucleotide Variants

  • Lyudmila Belenska-Todorova,
  • Milen Zamfirov,
  • Tihomir Todorov,
  • Slavena Atemin,
  • Mila Sleptsova,
  • Zornitsa Pavlova,
  • Tanya Kadiyska,
  • Ales Maver,
  • Borut Peterlin and
  • Albena Todorova

17 June 2025

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental impairment that occurs due to mutations related to the formation of the nervous system, combined with the impact of various epigenetic and environmental factors. This necessitates the identificat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
887 Views
21 Pages

Microfungus Podosphaera fusca and the Fungus-like Organism Peronospora ficariae as Potential Inhalant Allergens in a Mouse Model of Asthma

  • Piotr Wlaź,
  • Katarzyna Socała,
  • Marta Palusińska-Szysz,
  • Urszula Świderska,
  • Dominika Szczypior,
  • Magdalena Krasowska and
  • Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska

17 June 2025

Allergic conditions have surged to unprecedented levels globally, affecting approximately 30% of the population. Fungi are among the major sources of allergens, accounting for about 6% of respiratory issues. Identifying the causes of respiratory alle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,841 Views
20 Pages

Downregulated ALDH2 Contributes to Tumor Progression and Targeted Therapy Resistance in Human Metastatic Melanoma Cells

  • Zili Zhai,
  • Takeshi Yamauchi,
  • Karenna Sandoval,
  • Kira Villarreal,
  • Man Wai Charlotte Kwong,
  • Emily J. Swanson,
  • Aik Choon Tan and
  • Mayumi Fujita

17 June 2025

Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is a crucial detoxifying enzyme that eliminates toxic aldehydes. ALDH2 deficiency has been linked to various human diseases, including certain cancers. We have previously reported ALDH2 downregulation in human melanom...

  • Article
  • Open Access
801 Views
19 Pages

16 June 2025

Chronic exposure to arsenic via drinking water can induce bladder cancer in humans. Nevertheless, there is little knowledge about the precise mechanisms of this. Abnormal elevations in cell proliferation and migration have repeatedly been identified...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,216 Views
26 Pages

Autophagy and Alzheimer’s Disease: Mechanisms and Impact Beyond the Brain

  • Zaw Myo Hein,
  • Thirupathirao Vishnumukkala,
  • Barani Karikalan,
  • Aisyah Alkatiri,
  • Farida Hussan,
  • Saravanan Jagadeesan,
  • Mohd Amir Kamaruzzaman,
  • Muhammad Danial Che Ramli,
  • Che Mohd Nasril Che Mohd Nassir and
  • Prarthana Kalerammana Gopalakrishna

16 June 2025

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder marked by neuronal loss, cognitive decline, and pathological hallmarks such as amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles. Recent evidence highlights autop...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,515 Views
42 Pages

A Comprehensive Review of the Pathophysiology of Neonatal Stroke and a Critique of Current and Future Therapeutic Strategies

  • Victor Mondal,
  • Emily Ross-Munro,
  • Gayathri K. Balasuriya,
  • Ritu Kumari,
  • Md. Munnaf Hossen,
  • Mohammed Ageeli,
  • Kate Firipis,
  • David R. Nisbet,
  • Glenn F. King and
  • Richard J. Williams
  • + 6 authors

16 June 2025

Within the first 28 days after birth, more than 1 in every 2500 newborns will suffer a stroke. The weekly-adjusted risk of stroke for a term-born infant is threefold higher than for a male smoker aged 50 to 59 years with hypertension and diabetes. Ne...

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