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Biomolecules, Volume 14, Issue 3

March 2024 - 139 articles

Cover Story: Orphan nuclear receptor 4A1 (NR4A1, Nur77) and NR4A2 (Nurr1) are pro-oncogenic factors in solid tumors. A recent study reported that a series of 1,1-bis(3′-indoly)-1-(3,5-disubstitutedphenyl)methane (DIM-3,5) analogs were potent inhibitors of mammary tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model. The potency of these compounds coupled with >60% similarity of the ligand binding domains of NR4A1 and NR4A2 suggested that DIM-3,5 compounds may also bind and activate NR4A2. This study demonstrates that DIM-3,5 analogs bind both receptors as novel dual NR4A1/NR4A2 ligands that act as inverse NR4A1/2 agonists in cancer cell lines. These compounds will be used to target tumors and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. View this paper
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Articles (139)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,342 Views
18 Pages

The Effects of the Steroids 5-Androstenediol and Dehydroepiandrosterone and Their Synthetic Derivatives on the Viability of K562, HeLa, and Wi-38 Cells and the Luminol-Stimulated Chemiluminescence of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Healthy Volunteers

  • Mikhail N. Sokolov,
  • Vladimir V. Rozhkov,
  • Maria E. Uspenskaya,
  • Darya N. Ulchenko,
  • Vladimir I. Shmygarev,
  • Vladimir M. Trukhan,
  • Andrei V. Churakov,
  • Nikolay L. Shimanovsky and
  • Tatiana A. Fedotcheva

19 March 2024

In order to evaluate the role of substituents at 3-C and 17-C in the cytotoxic and cytoprotective actions of DHEA and 5-AED molecules, their derivatives were synthesized by esterification using the corresponding acid anhydrides or acid chlorides. As...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,000 Views
17 Pages

Enhancing the Spermidine Synthase-Based Polyamine Biosynthetic Pathway to Boost Rapid Growth in Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

  • Hung-Yun Lin,
  • Chung-Hsiao Liu,
  • Yong-Ting Kang,
  • Sin-Wei Lin,
  • Hsin-Yun Liu,
  • Chun-Ting Lee,
  • Yu-Chen Liu,
  • Man-Chun Hsu,
  • Ya-Yun Chien and
  • Shao-Ming Hong
  • + 3 authors

19 March 2024

Diatoms, efficient carbon capture organisms, contribute to 20% of global carbon fixation and 40% of ocean primary productivity, garnering significant attention to their growth. Despite their significance, the synthesis mechanism of polyamines (PAs),...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,077 Views
12 Pages

Dissecting the Long-Term Effect of Stress Early in Life on FKBP5: The Role of miR-20b-5p and miR-29c-3p

  • Nadia Cattane,
  • Maria Grazia Di Benedetto,
  • Ilari D’Aprile,
  • Marco Andrea Riva and
  • Annamaria Cattaneo

19 March 2024

Exposure to early-life stress (ELS) has been related to an increased susceptibility to psychiatric disorders later in life. Although the molecular mechanisms underlying this association are still under investigation, glucocorticoid signaling has been...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,116 Views
25 Pages

19 March 2024

(1) Background: Valproic acid (VPA) is one of the frequently prescribed antiepileptic drugs and is generally considered well tolerated. However, VPA neurologic adverse effects in the absence of liver failure are fairly common, suggesting that in the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,764 Views
22 Pages

Evaluation of Antibiotic Biodegradation by a Versatile and Highly Active Recombinant Laccase from the Thermoalkaliphilic Bacterium Bacillus sp. FNT

  • Jorge Sánchez-SanMartín,
  • Sebastián L. Márquez,
  • Giannina Espina,
  • Rodrigo Cortés-Antiquera,
  • Junsong Sun and
  • Jenny M. Blamey

19 March 2024

Laccases are industrially relevant enzymes that have gained great biotechnological importance. To date, most are of fungal and mesophilic origin; however, enzymes from extremophiles possess an even greater potential to withstand industrial conditions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,106 Views
18 Pages

19 March 2024

In pulpitis, dentinal restorative processes are considerably associated with undifferentiated mesenchymal cells in the pulp. This study aimed to investigate strategies to improve the odonto/osteogenic differentiation of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,505 Views
20 Pages

Towards Uncovering the Role of Incomplete Penetrance in Maculopathies through Sequencing of 105 Disease-Associated Genes

  • Rebekkah J. Hitti-Malin,
  • Daan M. Panneman,
  • Zelia Corradi,
  • Erica G. M. Boonen,
  • Galuh Astuti,
  • Claire-Marie Dhaenens,
  • Heidi Stöhr,
  • Bernhard H. F. Weber,
  • Dror Sharon and
  • Eyal Banin
  • + 50 authors

19 March 2024

Inherited macular dystrophies (iMDs) are a group of genetic disorders, which affect the central region of the retina. To investigate the genetic basis of iMDs, we used single-molecule Molecular Inversion Probes to sequence 105 maculopathy-associated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,494 Views
14 Pages

19 March 2024

A hybrid material, consisting of commercially available nitrocellulose (NC) membrane non-covalently modified with amino-polyethylene glycol functionalized reduced graphene oxide (NH2-PEG-rGO) nanoparticles, was successfully synthesized for oligonucle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,222 Views
15 Pages

In Silico Investigation of Parkin-Activating Mutations Using Simulations and Network Modeling

  • Naeyma N. Islam,
  • Caleb A. Weber,
  • Matt Coban,
  • Liam T. Cocker,
  • Fabienne C. Fiesel,
  • Wolfdieter Springer and
  • Thomas R. Caulfield

19 March 2024

Complete loss-of-function mutations in the PRKN gene are a major cause of early-onset Parkinson’s disease (PD). PRKN encodes the Parkin protein, an E3 ubiquitin ligase that works in conjunction with the ubiquitin kinase PINK1 in a distinct qual...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,824 Views
16 Pages

19 March 2024

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the most lethal type of cancer; it has the lowest 5-year survival rate among all other types of cancers. More than half of PC cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage due to PC’s insidious and non-specific symptoms. Su...

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