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Ping Wang, Natalie M. Clark, Trevor M. Nolan, Gaoyuan Song, Olivia G. Whitham, Ching-Yi Liao, Christian Montes-Serey, Diane C. Bassham, Justin W. Walley, Yanhai Yin, Hongqing Guo
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FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Aishwarya Rengarajan, Jason L. Austin, Aleksandar K. Stanic, Manish S. Patankar, Derek S. Boeldt
Summary: Endothelial Ca2+ signaling plays a crucial role in maintaining vasodilation during pregnancy. Inflammatory cytokines inhibit ATP-stimulated Ca2+ signaling and nitric oxide production. However, the impact of immune cell engagement on endothelial Ca2+ signaling remains unclear.
REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
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Cell Biology
Yunzhou Dong, Beibei Wang, Kui Cui, Xiaofeng Cai, Sudarshan Bhattacharjee, Scott Wong, Douglas B. Cowan, Hong Chen
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Chao Hou, Dong Wang, Mingxia Zhao, Petek Ballar, Xinru Zhang, Qiong Mei, Wei Wang, Xiang Li, Qiang Sheng, Jun Liu, Chuansheng Wei, Yujun Shen, Yi Yang, Peng Wang, Juntang Shao, Sa Xu, Fuyan Wang, Yang Sun, Yuxian Shen
Summary: This study reveals that the neurotrophic factor, mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF), is upregulated in fibrotic liver tissues and plays a role in hepatic fibrosis. MANF deficiency worsens hepatic fibrosis, while transfusion of MANF-sufficient macrophages ameliorates fibrosis. Mechanistically, MANF interacts with S100A8 to inhibit TLR4-NF-KB signaling activation. Additionally, recombinant human MANF administration reduces hepatic fibrosis. This study provides insight into the treatment of hepatic fibrosis.
ACTA PHARMACEUTICA SINICA B
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
De Peng Yuan, Shuo Yang, Lu Feng, Jin Chu, Hai Dong, Jian Sun, Huan Chen, Zhuo Li, Naoki Yamamoto, Aiping Zheng, Shuang Li, Hong Chan Yoon, Jingsheng Chen, Dianrong Ma, Yuan Hu Xuan
Summary: Phytochrome-mediated light signaling negatively regulates rice resistance to sheath blight disease (ShB) through PhyB's inhibition of the BZR1-NAC028-CAD8B pathway.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hanyang Dong, Yujie Zhao, Changfen Bi, Yue Han, Jianji Zhang, Xue Bai, Guijin Zhai, Hui Zhang, Shanshan Tian, Deqing Hu, Liyan Xu, Kai Zhang
Summary: Protein lysine 2-hydroxyisobutyrylation (Khib) plays a critical role in the regulation of cellular processes, and the RNA acetyltransferase TmcA acts as a Khib transferase in transcription regulation in prokaryotes. TmcA catalyzes Khib to modulate bacterial acid resistance gene transcription and enhance E. coli survival under acid stress.
NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Charys Palmer, Fabio A. Facchini, Richard P. O. Jones, Frank Neumann, Francesco Peri, Grisha Pirianov
Summary: This study investigated the effects of novel synthetic glycolipid compounds FP7 and its derivative FP12 on TLR4 signaling pathways. The results showed that these compounds could inhibit pro-inflammatory signaling and interfere with TRIF-dependent TLR4 signaling pathway through down-regulation of IFN-beta. This research suggests potential therapeutic applications of these novel TLR4 antagonists in inflammatory diseases.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xiao Han, Mengyi Kui, Tingting Xu, Jingwen Ye, Jiancan Du, Milian Yang, Yanjuan Jiang, Yanru Hu
Summary: The study reveals the important role of CONSTANS (CO) in mediating physiological responses other than flowering and explains the mechanism of its interaction with jasmonate signaling.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fei Qin, Baoshan Cai, Jian Zhao, Lei Zhang, Yi Zheng, Bingyu Liu, Chengjiang Gao
Summary: MAVS mRNA undergoes m(6)A modification through METTL14, affecting its stability and immune response to RNA viruses. Deficiency of METTL14 increases MAVS mRNA stability, leading to enhanced response to RNA virus infection.
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Cell Biology
Bolin Cai, Manting Ma, Jing Zhang, Shaofen Kong, Zhen Zhou, Zhenhui Li, Bahareldin Ali Abdalla, Haiping Xu, Xiquan Zhang, Raman Akinyanju Lawal, Qinghua Nie
Summary: This study discovers a long non-coding RNA called ZFP36L2-AS that plays a crucial role in regulating muscle metabolism. It promotes myoblast differentiation while inhibiting myoblast proliferation, and also contributes to intramuscular fat deposition and muscle atrophy.
CELL DEATH & DISEASE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Chaoyang Mo, Zhenhui Jiang, Pengfei Chen, Hao Cui, Jingping Yang
Summary: This study found that microbial metabolic efficiency (MME) regulates the rhizosphere priming effects (RPE) in plant-soil systems through microbial C: N imbalance (MIC:N). A lower MME due to higher MIC:N resulted in a greater RPE at the big trumpet stage, while a higher MME due to lower MIC:N led to lower or negative RPE at the blooming and mature stages.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Cell Biology
Kana Fujibayashi, Joji Mima
Summary: Arf-family small GTPases play crucial roles in membrane trafficking and tethering processes. Arf6 can act as a membrane tether by physically linking distinct lipid bilayers, while Arf1 exhibits weaker membrane tethering capability under current experimental conditions.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Cell & Tissue Engineering
Rachel E. Niec, Tinyi Chu, Marina Schernthanner, Shiri Gur-Cohen, Lynette Hidalgo, Hilda Amalia Pasolli, Kathleen A. Luckett, Zhong Wang, Sohni R. Bhalla, Francesco Cambuli, Raghu P. Kataru, Karuna Ganesh, Babak J. Mehrara, Dana Pe'er, Elaine Fuchs
Summary: This study reveals a lymphatic network associated with intestinal stem cells (ISCs) in the small and large intestines. The crypt lymphatics maintain ISCs and prevent their premature differentiation. Using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, lymphatics are identified as a central signaling hub for the crypt and ISCs.
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Cell Biology
Wuming Gong, Satyabrata Das, Javier E. Sierra-Pagan, Erik Skie, Nikita Dsouza, Thijs A. Larson, Mary G. Garry, Edgar Luzete-Monteiro, Kenneth S. Zaret, Daniel J. Garry
Summary: Gong et al. report that ETV2 functions as a pioneer factor in regulating endothelial genes and remodeling chromatin, which provides potential therapeutic applications for cardiovascular diseases and solid tumors.
NATURE CELL BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jinfei Li, Wei Wang, Yuan Yuan, Xiaobing Cui, Huimin Bian, Hongmei Wen, Xingde Zhang, Hongli Yu, Hao Wu
Summary: Pinellia ternata, a traditional Chinese medicine, contains a strong mucosal irritant called Pinellia ternata lectin (PTL). This study found that PTL activates the PI3K/Akt/mTOR and NF-kappa B pathways, leading to inflammation by releasing proinflammatory cytokines. PTL was shown to bind Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and mediate inflammation through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway.