Calcium and activity-dependent signaling in the developing cerebral cortex

A Arjun McKinney, R Petrova… - Development, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Calcium influx can be stimulated by various intra-and extracellular signals to set coordinated
gene expression programs into motion. As such, the precise regulation of intracellular …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing diversity in the tumor-immune microenvironment of distinct subclasses of gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas

S Derks, LK De Klerk, X Xu, T Fleitas, KX Liu, Y Liu… - Annals of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas (GEAs) are heterogeneous cancers
where immune checkpoint inhibitors have robust efficacy in heavily inflamed microsatellite …

RNA helicases as shadow modulators of cell cycle progression

O Sergeeva, T Zatsepin - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The progress of the cell cycle is directly regulated by modulation of cyclins and cyclin-
dependent kinases. However, many proteins that control DNA replication, RNA transcription …

Interferon-α-mediated therapeutic resistance in early rheumatoid arthritis implicates epigenetic reprogramming

FAH Cooles, J Tarn, DW Lendrem… - Annals of the …, 2022 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives An interferon (IFN) gene signature (IGS) is present in approximately 50% of early,
treatment naive rheumatoid arthritis (eRA) patients where it has been shown to negatively …

Genetic parameters and associated genomic regions for global immunocompetence and other health-related traits in pigs

M Ballester, Y Ramayo-Caldas… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The inclusion of health-related traits, or functionally associated genetic markers, in pig
breeding programs could contribute to produce more robust and disease resistant animals …

Human complete NFAT1 deficiency causes a triad of joint contractures, osteochondromas, and B-cell malignancy

M Sharma, MP Fu, HY Lu, AA Sharma… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
The discovery of humans with monogenic disorders has a rich history of generating new
insights into biology. Here we report the first human identified with complete deficiency of …

The role of NFAT in the pathogenesis and targeted therapy of hematological malignancies

R Gao, Y Zhang, C Zeng, Y Li - European Journal of Pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
The nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) family is well known for the survival of
hemopoietic cells and plays an important role in the immune response. In recent decades …

SALL2 represses cyclins D1 and E1 expression and restrains G1/S cell cycle transition and cancer‐related phenotypes

V E. Hermosilla, G Salgado, E Riffo… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
SALL2 is a poorly characterized transcription factor that belongs to the Spalt‐like family
involved in development. Mutations on SALL2 have been associated with ocular coloboma …

The alpha-synuclein oligomers activate nuclear factor of activated T-cell (NFAT) modulating synaptic homeostasis and apoptosis

R Sant'Anna, BK Robbs, JA de Freitas… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Soluble oligomeric forms of alpha-synuclein (aSyn-O) are believed to be one of
the main toxic species in Parkinson's disease (PD) leading to degeneration. aSyn-O can …

Genetic deficiency of the transcription factor NFAT1 confers protection against fibrogenic responses independent of immune influx

R Vittal, NM Walker, AP McLinden… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is marked by unremitting matrix deposition and
architectural distortion. Multiple profibrotic pathways contribute to the persistent activation of …