The Multifaceted p21 (Cip1/Waf1/CDKN1A) in Cell Differentiation, Migration and Cancer Therapy

NN Kreis, F Louwen, J Yuan - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Loss of cell cycle control is characteristic of tumorigenesis. The protein p21 is the founding
member of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors and an important versatile cell cycle protein …

Mitogen signaling strength and duration can control cell cycle decisions

R Nussinov, W Zhang, Y Liu, H Jang - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Decades ago, mitogen-promoted signaling duration and strength were observed to be
sensed by the cell and to be critical for its decisions: to proliferate or differentiate. Landmark …

Tumor immunoevasion by the conversion of effector NK cells into type 1 innate lymphoid cells

Y Gao, F Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, T Bald… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Avoiding destruction by immune cells is a hallmark of cancer, yet how tumors ultimately
evade control by natural killer (NK) cells remains incompletely defined. Using global …

AMPK/FIS1-mediated mitophagy is required for self-renewal of human AML stem cells

S Pei, M Minhajuddin, B Adane, N Khan, BM Stevens… - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Leukemia stem cells (LSCs) are thought to drive the genesis of acute myeloid leukemia
(AML) as well as relapse following chemotherapy. Because of their unique biology …

Cell cycle transcription control: DREAM/MuvB and RB-E2F complexes

M Fischer, GA Müller - Critical reviews in biochemistry and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The precise timing of cell cycle gene expression is critical for the control of cell proliferation;
de-regulation of this timing promotes the formation of cancer and leads to defects during …

Gold nanoparticle-integrated scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

M Yadid, R Feiner, T Dvir - Nano letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
The development of scaffolding materials that recapitulate the cellular microenvironment
and provide cells with physicochemical cues is crucial for successfully engineering …

A single-cell survey of Drosophila blood

SG Tattikota, B Cho, Y Liu, Y Hu, V Barrera… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Drosophila blood cells, called hemocytes, are classified into plasmatocytes, crystal cells,
and lamellocytes based on the expression of a few marker genes and cell morphologies …

The novel dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitor BAY 2402234 triggers differentiation and is effective in the treatment of myeloid malignancies

S Christian, C Merz, L Evans, S Gradl, H Seidel… - Leukemia, 2019 - nature.com
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a devastating disease, with the majority of patients dying
within a year of diagnosis. For patients with relapsed/refractory AML, the prognosis is …

Effects and mechanisms of kaempferol in the management of cancers through modulation of inflammation and signal transduction pathways

A Almatroudi, KS Allemailem, WM Alwanian… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is the principal cause of death and its incidence is increasing continuously
worldwide. Various treatment approaches are in practice to treat cancer, but these treatment …

Functionalized BaTiO3 enhances piezoelectric effect towards cell response of bone scaffold

C Shuai, G Liu, Y Yang, W Yang, C He, G Wang… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Piezoelectric effect of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) plays a crucial role in restoring the
endogenous electrical microenvironment of bone tissue, whereas more β phase in PVDF …