mTORC2–NDRG1–CDC42 axis couples fasting to mitochondrial fission

N Martinez-Lopez, P Mattar, M Toledo, H Bains… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Fasting triggers diverse physiological adaptations including increases in circulating fatty
acids and mitochondrial respiration to facilitate organismal survival. The mechanisms driving …

CRISPR screening uncovers a central requirement for HHEX in pancreatic lineage commitment and plasticity restriction

D Yang, H Cho, Z Tayyebi, A Shukla, R Luo… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
The pancreas and liver arise from a common pool of progenitors. However, the underlying
mechanisms that drive their lineage diversification from the foregut endoderm are not fully …

Functional contribution and clinical implication of cancer-associated fibroblasts in glioblastoma

PM Galbo Jr, AT Madsen, Y Liu, M Peng, Y Wei… - Clinical Cancer …, 2024 - AACR
Purpose: The abundance and biological contribution of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF)
in glioblastoma (GBM) are poorly understood. Here, we aim to uncover its molecular …

DPP4 inhibition impairs senohemostasis to improve plaque stability in atherosclerotic mice

AB Herman, D Tsitsipatis, C Anerillas… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Senescent vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) accumulate in the vasculature with age
and tissue damage and secrete factors that promote atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability and …

IDR-targeting compounds suppress HPV genome replication via disruption of phospho-BRD4 association with DNA damage response factors

SY Wu, HT Lai, NS Banerjee, Z Ma, JF Santana, S Wei… - Molecular cell, 2024 - cell.com
Compounds binding to the bromodomains of bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) family
proteins, particularly BRD4, are promising anticancer agents. Nevertheless, side effects and …

Prophylactic effect of chronic immunosuppression in a mouse model of CSF‐1 receptor‐related leukoencephalopathy

V Chitu, F Biundo, J Oppong‐Asare, Ş Gökhan… - Glia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mutations leading to colony‐stimulating factor‐1 receptor (CSF‐1R) loss‐of‐function or
haploinsufficiency cause CSF1R‐related leukoencephalopathy (CRL), an adult‐onset …

Negative regulation of MurZ and MurA underlies the essentiality of GpsB‐ and StkP‐mediated protein phosphorylation in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39

HCT Tsui, M Joseph, JJ Zheng, AJ Perez… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
GpsB links peptidoglycan synthases to other proteins that determine the shape of the
respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus; Spn) and other low‐GC …

Type I and II PRMTs inversely regulate post-transcriptional intron detention through Sm and CHTOP methylation

MI Maron, AD Casill, V Gupta, JS Roth, S Sidoli… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) are required for the regulation of RNA
processing factors. Type I PRMT enzymes catalyze mono-and asymmetric dimethylation; …

Physiology of γ-aminobutyric acid production by Akkermansia muciniphila

P Konstanti, K Ligthart, C Fryganas… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gut bacteria hold the potential to produce a broad range of metabolites that can modulate
human functions, including molecules with neuroactive potential. One such molecule is γ …

Intrinsically disordered domain of transcription factor TCF-1 is required for T cell developmental fidelity

N Goldman, A Chandra, I Johnson, MA Sullivan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In development, pioneer transcription factors access silent chromatin to reveal lineage-
specific gene programs. The structured DNA-binding domains of pioneer factors have been …