Myeloid-derived suppressor cells: an emerging target for anticancer immunotherapy

Y Wu, M Yi, M Niu, Q Mei, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
The clinical responses observed following treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors
(ICIs) support immunotherapy as a potential anticancer treatment. However, a large …

RNA modifications in physiology and disease: towards clinical applications

S Delaunay, M Helm, M Frye - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
The ability of chemical modifications of single nucleotides to alter the electrostatic charge,
hydrophobic surface and base pairing of RNA molecules is exploited for the clinical use of …

Clinical application and detection techniques of liquid biopsy in gastric cancer

S Ma, M Zhou, Y Xu, X Gu, M Zou, G Abudushalamu… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common tumors worldwide and the leading cause of
tumor-related mortality. Endoscopy and serological tumor marker testing are currently the …

Emerging role of tumor-related functional peptides encoded by lncRNA and circRNA

P Wu, Y Mo, M Peng, T Tang, Y Zhong, X Deng… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Non-coding RNAs do not encode proteins and regulate various oncological processes. They
are also important potential cancer diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. Bioinformatics …

[HTML][HTML] A guide to understanding endoplasmic reticulum stress in metabolic disorders

IL Lemmer, N Willemsen, N Hilal, A Bartelt - Molecular metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The global rise of metabolic disorders, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and
cardiovascular disease, demands a thorough molecular understanding of the cellular …

Arginine-dependent immune responses

AA Martí i Líndez, W Reith - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
A growing body of evidence indicates that, over the course of evolution of the immune
system, arginine has been selected as a node for the regulation of immune responses. An …

[HTML][HTML] Circ-ZNF609 is a circular RNA that can be translated and functions in myogenesis

I Legnini, G Di Timoteo, F Rossi, M Morlando, F Briganti… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) constitute a family of transcripts with unique structures and still
largely unknown functions. Their biogenesis, which proceeds via a back-splicing reaction, is …

Functional 5′ UTR mRNA structures in eukaryotic translation regulation and how to find them

K Leppek, R Das, M Barna - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
RNA molecules can fold into intricate shapes that can provide an additional layer of control
of gene expression beyond that of their sequence. In this Review, we discuss the current …

[HTML][HTML] 5′ UTR m6A promotes cap-independent translation

KD Meyer, DP Patil, J Zhou, A Zinoviev, MA Skabkin… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Protein translation typically begins with the recruitment of the 43S ribosomal complex to the
5′ cap of mRNAs by a cap-binding complex. However, some transcripts are translated in a …

Arginase: a multifaceted enzyme important in health and disease

RW Caldwell, PC Rodriguez, HA Toque… - Physiological …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The arginase enzyme developed in early life forms and was maintained during evolution. As
the last step in the urea cycle, arginase cleaves l-arginine to form urea and l-ornithine. The …