Metabolic reprogramming is involved in the pathogenesis of not only cancers but also
neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and infectious diseases. With the …

Protein S‐palmitoylation is a reversible post‐translational modification that alters the
localization, stability, and function of hundreds of proteins in the cell. S‐palmitoylation is …

Selenoprotein K (SELENOK), an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) resident protein, is regulated
by dietary selenium and expressed at a relatively high level in neurons. SELENOK has been …

Skeletal muscle satellite cells (SMSCs), known as muscle stem cells, play an important role
in muscle embryonic development, post-birth growth, and regeneration after injury …

Calcium signaling plays important roles in physiological and pathological conditions,
including cutaneous melanoma, the most lethal type of skin cancer. Intracellular calcium …

Many of the 25 members of the selenoprotein family function as enzymes that utilize their
selenocysteine (Sec) residues to catalyze redox-based reactions. However, some …

Cancer is the second leading cause of death, and incidences are increasing globally.
Simply defined, cancer is the uncontrolled proliferation of a cell, and depending on the …

Selenoprotein P (SELENOP) is a major selenium (Se)-containing protein (selenoprotein) in
human plasma that is mainly synthesized in the liver. SELENOP transports Se to the cells …

The role of the selenoproteome, which is the collection of all proteins containing selenium in
an organism, in cancer development, growth and progression requires further investigation …

Tumors are composed by a heterogeneous population of cells. Among them, a sub-
population of cells, termed cancer stem cells, exhibit stemness features, such as self …