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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shankar Dhamodharan, Mathew Maria Rose, Sundaram Reddy Chakkarappan, Karuppiah Vijayamuthuramalingam Umadharshini, Ramalingam Arulmurugan, Shanmugam Subbiah, Ituro Inoue, Arasambattu Kannan Munirajan
Summary: The genetic variant in EGFR-AS1 modulates the expression of EGFR-D and A isoforms, suggesting its potential role in patients with head and neck cancer.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Michael Gekle, Virginie Dubourg, Gerald Schwerdt, Ralf A. Benndorf, Barbara Schreier
Summary: EGFR plays a critical role in the regulation of vascular function and pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases through the interplay with AT1R.
BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Soo Hee Lee, Seong-Chun Kwon, Seong-Ho Ok, Seung Hyun Ahn, Sung Il Bae, Ji-Yoon Kim, Yeran Hwang, Kyeong-Eon Park, Mingu Kim, Ju-Tae Sohn
Summary: In this study, the researchers investigated the involvement of aortic contraction induced by dexmedetomidine in the transactivation of EGFR in endothelium-denuded rat aortas. They found that the activation of alpha-2 adrenoceptor, Src kinase, and matrix metalloproteinase mediated the contraction and subsequent JNK phosphorylation and increased calcium levels. These findings provide insights into the cellular mechanisms underlying dexmedetomidine-induced effects on aortic contraction and EGFR transactivation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Yuhong Jiang, Junxian Lim, Kai-Chen Wu, Weijun Xu, Jacky Y. Suen, David P. Fairlie
Summary: This study reveals a novel shared signalling cascade involving Gα(q/11), Gα(12/13), and beta-arrestin1/2 for PAR2-induced ovarian cancer cell migration and invasion, resulting in downstream serial activation of Src kinases, transactivation of EGFR, and subsequent MEK-ERK1/2-FOS/MYC/STAT3-COX2 signalling, which is not dependent on a single G protein or beta-arrestin-mediated pathway.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Esraa Haji, Saeed Al Mahri, Yumna Aloraij, Shuja Shafi Malik, Sameer Mohammad
Summary: ADR beta(3) is a crucial receptor involved in lipid metabolism regulation, with a genetic variant W64R linked to diabetes and obesity, showing no significant functional differences compared to the wild-type counterpart.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Cell Biology
Yan Zou, Le Pan, Yi Shen, Xiang Wang, Chenxing Huang, Hao Wang, Xuejuan Jin, Chao Yin, Ying Wang, Jianguo Jia, Juying Qian, Yunzeng Zou, Hui Gong, Junbo Ge
Summary: Progressive cardiac fibrosis is accelerated by elevated serum levels of Wnt5a and Wnt11 in hypertension patients, leading to diastolic dysfunction. Pressure overload increases the secretion of Wnt5a and Wnt11 from cardiomyocytes and cardiac fibroblasts, promoting cardiac fibrosis through the activation of FZD5 and EGFR crosstalk.
CELL DEATH & DISEASE
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
James P. Farmer, Shailesh N. Mistry, Charles A. Laughton, Nicholas D. Holliday
Summary: This study developed fluorescent-labeled peptides as novel binding and activation biosensors for the GPCR-IAM site, allowing the assessment of the affinity of unlabeled ligands for the receptor and providing a new method for screening IAMs. Moreover, this method can be used to investigate the efficacy of orthosteric agonists and the dynamics of receptor activation.
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Sahika Guner, Tamila Akhayeva, Charles D. Nichols, Hakan Gurdal
Summary: The interaction between serotonin receptors and epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR) was investigated in this study, with a focus on their role in vascular constriction. It was found that EGFR, Src, and PI3K play a role in serotonin-induced vasoconstriction, especially in the mesenteric artery. The upstream mediators of EGFR transactivation by serotonin were identified as Ca2+/CaM, Src, and PI3K, with Erk1/2 and Akt activation playing a partial role. Furthermore, different subtypes of serotonin receptors (5-HT2A and 5-HT1B) have varying effects on EGFR transactivation through Src and/or PI3K, with 5-HT2A having a greater impact than 5-HT1B receptors.
BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Mariela Mitre, Khalil Saadipour, Kevin Williams, Latika Khatri, Robert C. Froemke, Moses V. Chao
Summary: The study shows that oxytocin can enhance the activity of BDNF in neurons by transactivating the TrkB receptor. This finding is important for understanding the mechanism of oxytocin and its relationship with neural development and social behaviors.
FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Dermatology
Musin Kelel, Ruey-Bing Yang, Tsen-Fang Tsai, Pi-Hui Liang, Fu-Yu Wu, Yu-Tien Huang, Ming-Fong Yang, Yu-Ping Hsiao, Li-Fang Wang, Chen-Fen Tu, Fu-Tong Liu, Yungling L. Lee
Summary: The study reveals that FUT8 remodeling of EGFR plays a critical role in the development of psoriasis phenotypes and is associated with disease severity. FUT8 gain of function promotes cell proliferation, while short hairpin FUT8 reduces proliferation and alters the cell cycle.
JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Oncology
Sarah Sayed Hassanein, Ahmed Lotfy Abdel-Mawgood, Sherif Abdelaziz Ibrahim
Summary: Lung cancer, divided into non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC), is mainly influenced by driver mutations and extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions with signaling molecules like epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Understanding the crosstalk between EGFR and ECM in NSCLC can provide insights into disease pathobiology and therapeutic strategies, especially in developing resistance to EGFR inhibition.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Wei-Jyun Hua, Hsin Yeh, Zhi-Hu Lin, Ai-Jung Tseng, Li-Chen Huang, Wei-Lun Qiu, Tsung-Hsi Tu, Ding-Han Wang, Wei-Hung Hsu, Wei-Lun Hwang, Tung-Yi Lin
Summary: GMI, an immunomodulatory protein from Ganoderma microsporum, inhibits the phosphorylation of EGFR and suppresses tumor growth by inhibiting EGFR dimerization and eliminating EGFR-mediated signaling.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xianlong Gao, Garrett A. Enten, Anthony J. DeSantis, Matthias Majetschak
Summary: This study utilized various biotechniques to confirm that chemokine receptor 4, atypical chemokine receptor 3, alpha(1a)-adrenoceptor, and arginine vasopressin receptor 1A can form hetero-oligomers composed of 2-4 different protomers, with ligand binding and hetero-oligomerization regulating agonist-induced signaling transduction. These findings suggest that receptor hetero-oligomers have unique signaling properties different from individual protomers, providing a mechanism for context-dependent receptor function.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Juliana C. C. Dallagnol, Mikhail Volkovich, David Chatenet, Bruce G. Allen, Terence E. Hebert
Summary: This study investigates cellular responses mediated by intracellular angiotensin II receptors (iATR) using caged peptides. An optimized synthetic strategy was employed to simplify the synthesis process and reduce costs. Initial validation showed that different biased ligands induce distinct cellular responses.
ACS CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yaqiong Yang, Yu Sun, Rong Hu, Jia Yan, Ziheng Wang, Wenlong Li, Hong Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the regulatory mechanism of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on microglial activation induced by morphine in BV-2 cells. The results showed that morphine treatment increased CD11b expression, EGFR phosphorylation, ERK1/2 activation, cell migration, and production of proinflammatory cytokines, which were inhibited by blocking the EGFR signaling pathway with AG1478. These findings suggest that the EGFR/ERK signaling pathway could be a novel pharmacological strategy to attenuate morphine tolerance by suppressing microglial activation.
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
William R. Wolowich, Robert Greif, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney, Werner Bernhard, Lorenz Theiler
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DRUG METABOLISM AND PHARMACOKINETICS
(2019)
Letter
Pediatrics
Maren Kleine-Brueggeney, Andrew Nyman, Paul James
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
(2020)
Letter
Anesthesiology
Laura Reviriego-Agudo, Pedro Charco-Mora, Robert Greif, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Anesthesiology
Markus Goetschi, Michael Kemper, Mital H. Dave, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney, Georg Henze, Markus Weiss
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
(2020)
Article
Anesthesiology
Lorenz Theiler, Robert Greif, Lukas Buetikofer, Kristopher Arheart, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney
BMC ANESTHESIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Anesthesiology
Markus Goetschi, Michael Kemper, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney, Mital H. Dave, Markus Weiss
Summary: Background Balloon-tipped bronchial blocker catheters are widely used in pediatric thoracic anesthesia for single-lung ventilation. This study compared inflation characteristics of Fogarty arterial embolectomy catheters and Arndt endobronchial blockers, finding that Fogarty balloons demonstrate high-pressure characteristics while Arndt balloons have some advantages but also require caution.
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
(2021)
Article
Anesthesiology
Tina H. Pedersen, Florian Ueltschi, Tobias Hornshaw, Robert Greif, Lorenz Theiler, Markus Huber, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney
Summary: The study found that implementing changes to departmental strategies for airway management significantly reduced the incidence of events related to airway management. Analyzing events and implementing strategies that specifically target identified issues may be key to improving airway management.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
(2021)
Article
Anesthesiology
Michael Kemper, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney, Berthold Moser, Christian P. Both, Markus Weiss
Summary: There is a lack of data on the dimensional compatibility of cricothyroidotomy equipment with adult airway anatomy. Many devices currently available are found to have oversized outer diameters for adult airway anatomy, especially for females. Anatomical data suggest that cricothyroidotomy devices with outer tube diameters of <7 mm for males and <6 mm for females should be preferred for front-of-neck access in emergencies.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
(2021)
Article
Anesthesiology
Berthold Moser, Michael Kemper, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney, Lukas Gasteiger, Markus Weiss
Summary: This study demonstrates that clinically relevant combinations of adult-size TTs and SGAs can be incompatible, making flexible bronchoscope-guided tracheal intubation through an SGA impossible. Additional limitations exist regarding the removal of the SGA and the maneuverability of the flexible bronchoscope.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE
(2021)
Article
Anesthesiology
A. Fuchs, S. Frick, M. Huber, T. Riva, L. Theiler, M. Kleine-Brueggeney, T. H. Pedersen, J. Berger-Estilita, R. Greif
Summary: Despite improvements in patient safety related to airway management, there are still life-threatening events. This audit investigated adherence to an airway checklist at an institution from 2016 to 2021. Over the 5 years, there was an increase in adherence to the checklist, although areas for improvement were identified.
Review
Anesthesiology
Maren Kleine-Brueggeney, Mareike Grosshauser, Robert Greif
Summary: Apneic oxygenation is increasingly being used in pediatric anesthesia to increase safe apnea time, but does not lead to increased CO2 elimination. Studies on airway pressures and adverse effects like atelectasis formation, oxidative stress, and aerosol generation in pediatric anesthesia are limited. It is mainly used during standard and difficult airway management, highlighting the use of high flow nasal oxygen in spontaneously breathing children for airway interventions.
CURRENT OPINION IN ANESTHESIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Anesthesiology
Markus Huber, Robert Greif, Tina H. Pedersen, Lorenz Theiler, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney
Summary: This study aimed to determine the impact of changes in airway management strategies on minor adverse airway events and identified event sequences and risk patterns. The results showed that targeted changes to airway management strategies can reduce the risk of initial events and alter the likelihood of certain event sequences. This study provides a clinically relevant perspective on airway incidents.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
(2022)
Article
Anesthesiology
Markus Weiss, Pedro David Wendel-Garcia, Beate Grass, Philipp Karl Buehler, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different vertical heights of syringe pump positioning on start-up fluid delivery. The findings showed that positioning the pump before connecting it to the central venous catheter resulted in better start-up performance. However, connecting the pump first and then positioning it led to significant backflow. Therefore, it is recommended to position the syringe pump prior to connection when administering highly concentrated vasoactive drugs at low flow rates.
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
(2023)
Article
Anesthesiology
Markus Weiss, Pedro David Wendel-Garcia, Vincenzo Cannizzaro, Philipp K. Buehler, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney
Summary: This study demonstrates the impact of central venous pressure on fluid delivery during the start-up of syringe infusion pumps. A central venous pressure of 0 mmHg results in significant antegrade fluid delivery, while central venous pressure levels of 10 and 20 mmHg result in retrograde flows. This has important implications for clinical practice and calls for further research on improving start-up performance.
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
(2023)
Article
Anesthesiology
Markus Weiss, Pedro David Wendel-Garcia, Vincenzo Cannizzaro, Philipp Karl Buehler, Maren Kleine-Brueggeney
Summary: The study aims to investigate the effect of the venting principle on the delivery of drugs through microinfusions using syringe pump assemblies. It was found that although the venting principle led to faster start-up times, it also resulted in higher backflow volumes when opening the three-way stopcock, thus not improving the timely delivery of drugs to the patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MONITORING AND COMPUTING
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Ke Mi, Lizhong Zeng, Yang Chen, Jingya Ning, Siyuan Zhang, Peilin Zhao, Shuanying Yang
Summary: In this study, the researchers explored the role of DHX38 in NSCLC and its underlying molecular mechanism. They found that DHX38 was overexpressed in NSCLC and patients with high DHX38 expression had poor prognosis. DHX38 promoted cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in NSCLC and activated the MAPK pathway. The researchers also identified G3BP1 as a target protein that interacted with DHX38 and showed that DHX38 regulated the expression of G3BP1. Silencing G3BP1 reversed the effects of DHX38 overexpression on tumor cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and inhibited the MAPK pathway activation.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Tiina A. Jokela, Mark A. Dane, Rebecca L. Smith, Kaylyn L. Devlin, Sundus Shalabi, Jennifer C. Lopez, Masaru Miyano, Martha R. Stampfer, James E. Korkola, Joe W. Gray, Laura M. Heiser, Mark A. Labarge
Summary: Microenvironment signals have a significant impact on cell fate and tissue homeostasis. Understanding how different microenvironment factors regulate cellular phenotype has been challenging. In this study, a high-throughput microenvironment microarray was used to identify factors that support the proliferation and maintenance of primary human mammary luminal epithelial cells. Multiple factors that modulate luminal cell number were identified and their effects were confirmed using RNA sequencing and cell-based functional studies. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) was found to be robust to individual variation and played a role in expanding luminal cells. Our approach demonstrates the power of high-dimensional cell-based approaches in dissecting microenvironmental signals.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Chao He, Yongfeng Ding, Yan Yang, Gang Che, Fei Teng, Haohao Wang, Jing Zhang, Donghui Zhou, Yanyan Chen, Zhan Zhou, Haiyong Wang, Lisong Teng
Summary: This study categorized gastric cancer patients into three stemness subtypes, each demonstrating distinct prognoses, components of tumor microenvironment (TME) infiltration, and varying sensitivity or resistance to treatment. A stemness risk model was constructed to predict treatment response and prognosis.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Haile Zhao, Lijuan Feng, Rui Cheng, Man Wu, Xiaozhou Bai, Lifei Fan, Yaping Liu
Summary: miR-29c-3p is overexpressed in benign and malignant ovarian carcinoma and is associated with poor prognosis. Its overexpression modulates tumorigenesis in ovarian cancer cells, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition, proliferation, migration, and invasion, through the regulation of DNMT3A, TET1, and HBP1. miR-29c-3p may serve as a potential biomarker for clinical diagnosis or co-diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Haiyan Zhao, Fangfang Bi, Mengyuan Li, Yuhan Diao, Chen Zhang
Summary: This study confirmed the tumor suppressor effect of RNF180 on ovarian cancer, elucidated the mechanism of the molecule network related to RNF180 and IPO4 in ovarian cancer, and identified a new therapeutic target for ovarian cancer.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Chu Chen, Guanhua Xu, Jiajia Chen, Chunshuai Wu, Jinlong Zhang, Jiawei Jiang, Hongxiang Hong, Zhiming Cui
Summary: This study investigated the role of transcription factor FoxO1 in facet joint osteoarthritis (FJOA) and found that FoxO1 deletion led to severe osteoarthritic changes. Transcriptome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and potential key contributors to FJOA. Additionally, over-expression of certain genes and inhibition of others were shown to counteract the impairments caused by FoxO1 deletion in chondrocyte migration and extracellular matrix synthesis. These findings help unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying FJOA and open up promising therapeutic avenues for its treatment.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Wen Deng, Ru Chen, Situ Xiong, Jianqiang Nie, Hailang Yang, Ming Jiang, Bing Hu, Xiaoqiang Liu, Bin Fu
Summary: This study demonstrates that circFSCN1 is upregulated in bladder cancer and associated with cancer-specific survival. CircFSCN1 promotes tumor progression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in bladder cancer through enhancing MDM2-mediated silencing of p53 by sponging miR-145-5p.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Jun Wu, Weibin Hu, Wenhui Yang, Yihao Long, Kaizhao Chen, Fugui Li, Xiaodong Ma, Xun Li
Summary: Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism play critical roles in tumor development and microenvironmental conditions. Squalene Epoxidase (SQLE), the second rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis, is found to be uniquely expressed in various cancers, and its expression level is closely associated with tumor mutation burden and microsatellite instability. SQLE expression is negatively correlated with immune cell infiltration. Inhibition of SQLE alters the immune response in the tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, protein metabolism and translation are identified as main binding factors with SQLE.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Zhihong Zhang, Mingyue Li, Yi Tai, Yue Xing, Hongxiang Zuo, Xuejun Jin, Juan Ma
Summary: ZNF70 plays an important role in colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) by regulating macrophages IL-1 beta secretion to promote HCT116 proliferation. It may serve as a promising target for treating CAC.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Zenghong Wu, Gangping Li, Weijun Wang, Kun Zhang, Mengke Fan, Yu Jin, Rong Lin
Summary: This study comprehensively explored the role of immune checkpoints and tumor microenvironment in gastric cancer patients based on genomic data. It constructed an ICIs signature and ICI score to evaluate patient prognosis and heterogeneity.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Yantong Wan, Jieshu Zhou, Panpan Zhang, Xuemei Lin, Hao Li
Summary: This study found that Rac1 plays a role in astrocyte activation and attenuates chronic inflammatory pain by blocking the phosphorylation of NLRP3 inflammasome and NF-kappa B.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Zhen Wang, Diankun She, Lei Liu, Xianming Hua, Hao Zhu, Lingfeng Yu, Han Wang, Yan Zhu, Gentao Fan, Yicun Wang, Meng Xu, Guangxin Zhou
Summary: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are non-coding RNAs that play a role in the regulation of various cancers, including osteosarcoma (OS). This study identified circSATB2 as a highly expressed circRNA in OS tissues and cell lines, and demonstrated its involvement in promoting OS proliferation and migration. Mechanistically, circSATB2 was found to regulate the progression of OS by sponging miR-661 and FUS to regulate ZNFX1 mRNA. These findings suggest that circSATB2 could serve as a prognostic marker and therapeutic target for osteosarcoma.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Kenichi Ogata, Masafumi Moriyama, Tatsuya Kawado, Hiroki Yoshioka, Aiko Yano, Mayu Matsumura-Kawashima, Seiji Nakamura, Shintaro Kawano
Summary: This study found that extracellular vesicles released by induced pluripotent stem cells can reduce inflammatory cell infiltration, increase saliva volume, and decrease the production of antibodies associated with Sjogren's syndrome in a mouse model. The let-7 family in these vesicles may suppress the expression of TLR4 and NF-kappa B, which leads to the inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokine production through the MAPK pathway.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Mikayla R. Erdelsky, Sarah A. Groves, Charmi Shah, Samantha B. Delios, M. Bibiana Umana, Donald H. Maurice
Summary: Recent evidence suggests that cAMP signaling within the primary cilium plays a crucial role in promoting adipogenic differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. In this study, the researchers identified the specific cAMP phosphodiesterases expressed by these cells and found that inhibition of PDE4 promotes FFAR4-mediated adipogenesis. This work could potentially lead to the discovery of more targeted therapeutic approaches for controlling adipogenesis and differentiation of other stem cells.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Chun-Hui Liu, Jun-Jie Zhang, Qian-Jin Zhang, Yang Dong, Zhen-Duo Shi, Si-Hao Hong, Hou-Guang He, Wei Wu, Cong-Hui Han, Lin Hao
Summary: Bladder cancer, the most common malignant tumor in the urinary system, is associated with significantly up-regulated expression of P3H4, which is regulated by METTL3 and plays a crucial role in the proliferation, metastasis, and EMT progression of bladder cancer. Targeting this METTL3-P3H4 pathway may serve as a potential therapeutic strategy for bladder cancer.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)