Review
Cell Biology
Maria Gonzalez-Santamarta, Corentin Bouvier, Manuel S. Rodriguez, Wendy Xolalpa
Summary: The cell uses posttranslational modifications (PTMs) to control the localization, association with partners, stability, and activity of protein targets, and one of the most dynamic proteins involved in PTMs is Ubiquitin (Ub). Ub and other Ubiquitin-like (UbL) proteins can rebuild the architecture of a protein in a few minutes, changing its properties efficiently. The formation and remodeling of Ub chains are regulated by conjugating and deconjugating enzymes, and occur in response to physiologic and pathologic stimuli.
SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Lin Huang, Yuan Cheng, Shuyu Han, Mingzhu Liu, Qing Yu, Hongling Wei, Jinzhao He, Pengfei Li
Summary: This study cloned and investigated the role of interferon-stimulated gene product 15 (ISG15) in response to viral and bacterial infections in golden pompano. The results showed that ISG15 plays an important role in the immune response to microbial infection.
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biology
Sara Scinicariello, Adrian Soderholm, Markus Schaefer, Alexandra Shulkina, Irene Schwartz, Kathrin Hacker, Rebeca Gogova, Robert Kalis, Kimon Froussios, Valentina Budroni, Annika Bestehorn, Tim Clausen, Pavel Kovarik, Johannes Zuber, Gijs A. Versteeg
Summary: Tristetraprolin (TTP) stability is controlled by factors including lysine-ubiquitination and phosphorylation. The E3 ligase HUWE1 was identified as a regulator of TTP stability, indirectly controlling its phosphorylation. This study provides new insights into the regulation of TTP and its impact on immune response.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Brandon Chen, Nupur K. Das, Indrani Talukder, Rashi Singhal, Cristina Castillo, Anthony Andren, Joseph D. Mancias, Costas A. Lyssiotis, Yatrik M. Shah
Summary: PINK1 plays a positive role in colorectal cancer by promoting tumor survival and growth through regulating mitophagy and ferritinophagy pathways, which regulate intracellular iron availability and stability.
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ting Ren, Mengran Xu, Shuo Zhou, Jing Ren, Bo Li, Peng Jiang, Hui Li, Wei Wu, Changbao Chen, Meiling Fan, Lili Jiao
Summary: Ginseng berry pectin (GBPA) has a hypolipidaemic effect and can improve lipid disorders in obese rats. The mechanism involves regulating intestinal flora and activating the AMP-activated protein kinase pathway. GBPA has the potential to be used as a health food or medicine for obesity prevention in the future.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Haoming Luo, Mingxing Li, Fang Wang, Yifei Yang, Qin Wang, Yueshui Zhao, Fukuan Du, Yu Chen, Jing Shen, Qianyun Zhao, Jiuping Zeng, Shengpeng Wang, Meijuan Chen, Xiaobing Li, Wanping Li, Yuhong Sun, Li Gu, Qinglian Wen, Zhangang Xiao, Xu Wu
Summary: This article reviews the interplay between intestinal stem cells and gut microbiota in their local environment, and discusses the progress and future directions of intestinal organoid culture.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Physiology
Laura J. Krause, Maria G. Herrera, Konstanze F. Winklhofer
Summary: This article provides an overview of stress granule formation, function, and its significance in neurodegenerative diseases.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Dan Wang, Fengjuan Lu, Ye Lu, Tielong Cheng, Jisen Shi, Jinhui Chen, Zhaodong Hao
Summary: The study identified the regulatory function of LhmiR397a in callus growth and development in Liriodendron by targeting LhLAC11. Overexpression of LhMIR397a might retard callus proliferation, while overexpression of LhLAC11 or mLhLAC11 could promote proliferation.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yunfei Ma, Takeshi Yoshida, Kazutaka Matoba, Katsuhiko Kida, Rito Shintani, Yingshi Piao, Jingchun Jin, Taito Nishino, Rikinari Hanayama
Summary: A highly sensitive detection system for EVs was developed, leading to the identification of four compounds that can regulate the bioactivity of EVs.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Biology
Sabrina Sailer, Markus A. Keller, Ernst R. Werner, Katrin Watschinger
Summary: AGMO is the only known enzyme capable of catalyzing the breakdown of alkylglycerols and lyso-alkylglycerophospholipids, potentially contributing to various human pathologies. Its absence impacts lipid composition and may play a role in immunity, energy homeostasis, and development.
Article
Cell Biology
Neha Sarodaya, Apoorvi Tyagi, Hyun-Jin Kim, Jencia Carminha Colaco, Ju-Seop Kang, Woo Jin Kim, Kye-Seong Kim, Suresh Ramakrishna
Summary: This study identified the role of USP19 in regulating PAH protein stability and promoting its metabolic activity.
CELL BIOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qian Chen, Ruijun Liu, Yaorong Wu, Shaowei Wei, Qian Wang, Yunna Zheng, Ran Xia, Xiaoling Shang, Feifei Yu, Xiaoyuan Yang, Lijing Liu, Xiahe Huang, Yingchun Wang, Qi Xie
Summary: The study demonstrates that the ERAD component UBC32 positively regulates drought tolerance in plants by degrading aquaporins, and suggests potential strategies for improving drought tolerance in crops.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Fengyu Ma, Shangdie Luo, Chunting Lu, Xinrong Jiang, Kexiao Chen, Jianwen Deng, Shuyuan Ma, Zejian Li
Summary: This paper analyzes the mechanism of action of the nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway in the treatment of periodontitis and its regulation of oxidative stress.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Immunology
Zhuoyue Li, Kayleen J. McCafferty, Robert L. Judd
Summary: HCA(2) is a vital receptor for sensing metabolic intermediates and regulating anti-inflammatory effects, serving as a therapeutic target for inflammation-associated diseases. It plays a key role in maintaining intestinal homeostasis, predominantly expressed in immune cells and intestinal epithelial cells to regulate the communication network between diet, microbiota, and immune cells.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Ran He, Qian Zhang, Luyang Xu, Maochuan Guo, Xiaobin Gu, Yue Xie, Jing Xu, Zhaoli Shen
Summary: This study demonstrates the role of SsGalectins in the pathogenesis of S. scabiei. S. scabiei infection causes macrophage infiltration in scabies skin, and injection of SsGalcectins increases macrophage infiltration and inflammation in mouse skin. The study also reveals that S. scabiei can secrete SsGalectins into the infected skin.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Samuel A. Stoner, Katherine Tin Heng Liu, Elizabeth T. Andrews, Mengdan Liu, Kei-Ichiro Arimoto, Ming Yan, Amanda G. Davis, Stephanie Weng, Michelle Dow, Su Xian, Russell C. DeKelver, Hannah Carter, Dong-Er Zhang
BLOOD CANCER JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Oncology
Jun-Bao Fan, Sayuri Miyauchi, Hui-Zhong Xu, Dan Liu, Leo J. Y. Kim, Christoph Burkart, Hua Cheng, Kei-ichiro Arimoto, Ming Yan, Yu Zhou, Balazs Gyorffy, Klaus-Peter Knobeloch, Jeremy N. Rich, Hu Cang, Xiang-Dong Fu, Dong-Er Zhang
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yingying Lin, Fajin Li, Linlu Huang, Christine Polte, Haoran Duan, Jianhuo Fang, Li Sun, Xudong Xing, Guiyou Tian, Yabin Cheng, Zoya Ignatova, Xuerui Yang, Dieter A. Wolf
Article
Cell Biology
Jing Wang, Dawadschargal Dubiel, Yanmeng Wu, Yabin Cheng, Dieter A. Wolf, Wolfgang Dubiel
Summary: CSN7A and CSN7B have overlapping functions in deneddylation, but CSN7B plays a unique role in DNA damage sensing and affects DNA repair pathway choice; knockout of CSN7B leads to resistance to DNA damage and a switch in DNA repair pathway.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Guiyou Tian, Cheng Hu, Yun Yun, Wensheng Yang, Wolfgang Dubiel, Yabin Cheng, Dieter A. Wolf
Summary: The study reveals the selective upregulation of HSP70-family chaperone HSPA1 and its co-factors, HSPH1 and DNAJB1, in breast cancer cells acquiring thermotolerance. HSPA1 plays dual roles in heat stress response, promoting protein degradation and synthesis during acute stress, and maintaining newly synthesized proteins in a soluble state during thermotolerance. Deletion of HSPH1 impedes thermotolerance and esophageal tumor growth in mice, suggesting a potential therapeutic target for cancer.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Florentine Scharf, Rafaela Magalhaes Leal Silva, Monika Morak, Alex Hastie, Julia M. A. Pickl, Kai Sendelbach, Christian Gebhard, Melanie Locher, Andreas Laner, Verena Steinke-Lange, Udo Koehler, Elke Holinski-Feder, Dieter A. Wolf
Summary: This study utilized multidimensional genomic analysis to decode a patient with unsolved FAP, identifying a complex chromosomal rearrangement leading to downregulation of APC gene expression, potentially explaining the patient's clinical phenotype. The comprehensive genomic analysis proposes that constitutional chromothripsis, possibly modified by disruptions in the APC-Axin-GSK3B-beta-catenin pathway, underlies the patient's condition, demonstrating a powerful tool set for deciphering unsolved familial polyposis and other genetic diseases.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS
(2022)
Letter
Clinical Neurology
Florian Schoeberl, Angela Abicht, Clemens Kuepper, Stefanie Voelk, Stefan Sonnenfeld, Matthias Tonon, Annalisa Schaub, Veronika Scholz, Stephanie Kleinle, Hannes Erdmann, Dieter A. Wolf, Peter Reilich
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Daniel T. Johnson, Jiarong Zhou, Ashley Kroll, Ronnie H. Fang, Ming Yan, Crystal Xiao, Xiufen Chen, Justin Kline, Liangfang Zhang, Dong-Er Zhang
Summary: AMCNP vaccine platform, coated with AML cell membrane material, enhances leukemia-specific antigen presentation and T cell responses, demonstrating promising therapeutic benefits against AML challenge and potentially preventing relapse after chemotherapy.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Hannes Erdmann, Florian Schoeberl, Madalina Giurgiu, Rafaela Magalhaes Leal Silva, Veronika Scholz, Florentine Scharf, Martin Wendlandt, Stephanie Kleinle, Marcus Deschauer, Georg Nuebling, Wolfgang Heide, Sait Seymen Babacan, Christine Schneider, Teresa Neuhann, Katrin Hahn, Benedikt Schoser, Elke Holinski-Feder, Dieter A. Wolf, Angela Abicht
Summary: Erdmann et al. developed and validated a method called Clin-CATS for the parallel analysis of repeat loci associated with hereditary ataxias. Using this method, they identified causative repeat expansions in 28 out of 100 undiagnosed patients, including biallelic expansions in RFC1. This amplification-free method allows for more precise and simultaneous analysis of repeat loci, contributing to the diagnosis of phenotypically overlapping repeat expansion disorders.
Article
Hematology
Yi-Jou Huang, Jia-Yu Chen, Ming Yan, Amanda G. Davis, Sayuri Miyauchi, Liang Chen, Yajing Hao, Sigrid Katz, Rafael Bejar, Omar Abdel-Wahab, Xiang-Dong Fu, Dong-Er Zhang
Summary: This study presents a mouse model and a cellular model to demonstrate how alterations in transcription and splicing collectively contribute to the development of MDS in a double mutant.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Vincent Schwenk, Rafaela Magalhaes Leal Silva, Florentine Scharf, Katharina Knaust, Martin Wendlandt, Tanja Hausser, Julia M. A. Pickl, Verena Steinke-Lange, Andreas Laner, Monika Morak, Elke Holinski-Feder, Dieter A. Wolf
Summary: Targeted capture-based enrichment combined with long-read sequencing is an effective method for identifying disease variants in a clinical diagnostic setting. This study successfully identified hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer/Lynch syndrome cases and reclassified variants of uncertain significance. CAPLRseq provides an automatable and adaptable workflow for transcriptome-based identification of disease variants.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kei-ichiro Arimoto, Sayuri Miyauchi, Ty D. Troutman, Yue Zhang, Mengdan Liu, Samuel A. Stoner, Amanda G. Davis, Jun-Bao Fan, Yi-Jou Huang, Ming Yan, Christopher K. Glass, Dong-Er Zhang
Summary: Immunotherapy is an effective cancer treatment, but not for all patients, prompting the need for alternative strategies. Inducing cancer immunogenic cell death (ICD) shows promise in promoting robust immune responses against tumor-associated antigens. Depletion of USP18, a negative regulator of interferon signaling, selectively induces ICD in cancer cells, suggesting targeting USP18 as a potential cancer immunotherapy.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cheng Hu, Weiming Lin, Kemeng Zhao, Guiyou Tian, Xiangquan Kong, Guangcheng Luo, Dieter A. Wolf, Yabin Cheng
Summary: Similar to 30% of ccRCC patients, the presence of metastatic disease at diagnosis results in a low 5-year survival rate of 13%. A study using integrated network analysis has identified NDC80 as a predictor of ccRCC progression. Overexpression of NDC80 promotes tumor growth by enhancing cell cycle progression, glycolysis, and mitochondrial respiration. Immunotherapy is ineffective in NDC80-high ccRCCs, but inhibitors of mitotic kinases PLK1 and AURK show promise as therapeutic options.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shashi Jain, Cheng Hu, Jerome Kluza, Wei Ke, Guiyou Tian, Madalina Giurgiu, Andreas Bleilevens, Alexandre Rosa Campos, Adriana Charbono, Elmar Stickeler, Jochen Maurer, Elke Holinski-Feder, Arkadii Vaisburg, Matthias Bureik, Guangcheng Luo, Philippe Marchetti, Yabin Cheng, Dieter A. Wolf
Summary: SMIP004-7 is a small molecule inhibitor that targets drug-resistant cancer cells with stem-like features by inhibiting mitochondrial respiration complex I. It has a unique mechanism of inhibition and can rapidly disassemble complex I. SMIP004-7 selectively inhibits the growth of triple-negative breast cancer by enhancing immune surveillance.
CELL CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Cell Biology
Dieter A. Wolf, Yingying Lin, Haoran Duan, Yabin Cheng
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
(2020)