[HTML][HTML] Hallmarks of aging: An expanding universe

C López-Otín, MA Blasco, L Partridge, M Serrano… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Aging is driven by hallmarks fulfilling the following three premises:(1) their age-associated
manifestation,(2) the acceleration of aging by experimentally accentuating them, and (3) the …

Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei

G Bastianello, M Foiani - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties of the nucleus influence different cellular and nuclear functions
and have relevant implications for several human diseases. The nucleus protects genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Cis P-tau is a central circulating and placental etiologic driver and therapeutic target of preeclampsia

S Jash, S Banerjee, S Cheng, B Wang, C Qiu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Preeclampsia (PE) is the leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality globally and may
trigger dementia later in life in mothers and their offspring. However, the etiological drivers …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic links between mechanical forces and metabolism shape the tumor milieu

R Bertolio, F Napoletano, G Del Sal - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Cell function relies on the spatiotemporal dynamics of metabolic reactions. In all
physiopathological processes of tissues, mechanical forces impact the structure and function …

TEspeX: consensus-specific quantification of transposable element expression preventing biases from exonized fragments

F Ansaloni, N Gualandi, M Esposito, S Gustincich… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) play key roles in crucial biological pathways. Therefore,
several tools enabling the quantification of their expression were recently developed …

[HTML][HTML] The regulatory role of Pin1 in neuronal death

SC Wang, XM Hu, K Xiong - Neural Regeneration Research, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Regulated cell death predominantly involves apoptosis, autophagy, and regulated necrosis.
It is vital that we understand how key regulatory signals can control the process of cell death …

[HTML][HTML] Transposable element activation promotes neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of Huntington's disease

AM Casale, F Liguori, F Ansaloni, U Cappucci… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant disorder with progressive motor
dysfunction and cognitive decline. The disease is caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of retrotransposon protein L1 ORF1p expression on oncogenic pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma: the role of cytoplasmic PIN1 upregulation

B Zadran, PD Sudhindar, D Wainwright, Y Bury… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Background Molecular characterisation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is central to the
development of novel therapeutic strategies for the disease. We have previously …

Pin1-catalyzed conformational regulation after phosphorylation: A distinct checkpoint in cell signaling and drug discovery

KP Lu, XZ Zhou - Science Signaling, 2024 - science.org
Protein phosphorylation is one of the most common mechanisms regulating cellular
signaling pathways, and many kinases and phosphatases are proven drug targets. Upon …

[HTML][HTML] Nuclear lamina component KAKU4 regulates chromatin states and transcriptional regulation in the Arabidopsis genome

Y Cao, H Yan, M Sheng, Y Liu, X Yu, Z Li, W Xu, Z Su - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
Background The nuclear lamina links the nuclear membrane to chromosomes and plays a
crucial role in regulating chromatin states and gene expression. However, current …