Integration of androgen hormones in endometrial cancer biology

M Gjorgoska, TL Rizner - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Endometrial cancer (EC) is a gynecological pathology that affects the uterine inner lining. In
recent years, genomic studies revealed continually evolving mutational landscapes of …

Androgens in prostate cancer: A tale that never ends

Z Hou, S Huang, Z Li - Cancer Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Androgens play an essential role in prostate cancer. Clinical treatments that target
steroidogenesis and the androgen receptor (AR) successfully postpone disease …

The structural basis for the phospholipid remodeling by lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 3

Q Zhang, D Yao, B Rao, L Jian, Y Chen, K Hu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
As the major component of cell membranes, phosphatidylcholine (PC) is synthesized de
novo in the Kennedy pathway and then undergoes extensive deacylation-reacylation …

Structural basis for recognition of N-formyl peptides as pathogen-associated molecular patterns

G Chen, X Wang, Q Liao, Y Ge, H Jiao, Q Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) is primarily responsible for detection of short peptides
bearing N-formylated methionine (fMet) that are characteristic of protein synthesis in bacteria …

Active DHEA uptake in the prostate gland correlates with aggressive prostate cancer

X Zhang, Z Wang, S Huang, D He… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Strategies for patient stratification and early intervention are required to improve clinical
benefits for patients with prostate cancer. Here, we found that active DHEA utilization in the …

LPCAT1 overexpression promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma

RQ He, JD Li, XF Du, YW Dang, LJ Yang… - Cancer cell …, 2021 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains one of the most common malignant
neoplasms. Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 (LPCAT1) plays a key role in the …

Inhibiting 3βHSD1 to eliminate the oncogenic effects of progesterone in prostate cancer

Z Hou, S Huang, Z Mei, L Chen, J Guo, Y Gao… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Prostate cancer continuously progresses following deprivation of circulating androgens
originating from the testis and adrenal glands, indicating the existence of oncometabolites …

Structural insights of the elongation factor EF-Tu complexes in protein translation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

B Zhan, Y Gao, W Gao, Y Li, Z Li, Q Qi, X Lan… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the second-deadliest
infectious disease worldwide. Emerging evidence shows that the elongation factor EF-Tu …

[HTML][HTML] A pseudoautosomal glycosylation disorder prompts the revision of dolichol biosynthesis

MP Wilson, T Kentache, CR Althoff, C Schulz… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Dolichol is a lipid critical for N-glycosylation as a carrier for activated sugars and nascent
oligosaccharides. It is commonly thought to be directly produced from polyprenol by the …

Effects on steroid 5-alpha reductase gene expression of Thai rice bran extracts and molecular dynamics study on SRD5A2

C Khantham, W Yooin, K Sringarm, SR Sommano… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the most potent androgen hormone, is an
important aetiologic factor of androgenetic alopecia (AGA), or hair loss. Steroid 5-alpha …