Uridine-cytidine kinase 2 is correlated with immune, DNA damage repair and promotion of cancer stemness in pan-cancer by Jinlong Tian, Yanlei Li, Yu Tong, Yuan Zhang, Tingxiao Zhao, Yao Kang, Qing Bi

“…The correlations of UCK2 with prognosis, genetic instability, DNA repair, cancer stem cell characteristics, and immune cell infiltration were investigated. …”
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Nestin Forms a Flexible Cytoskeleton by Means of a Huge Tail Domain That Is Reversibly Stretched and Contracted by Weak Forces by Ayana Yamagishi, Rina Tokuoka, Kazuki Imai, Mei Mizusawa, Moe Susaki, Koki Uchida, Saku T. Kijima, Akira Nagasaki, Daijiro Takeshita, Chiaki Yoshikawa, Taro Q. P. Uyeda, Chikashi Nakamura

“…Nestin is a type VI intermediate filament protein and a well-known neural stem cell marker. It is also expressed in high-grade cancer cells, forming copolymerized filaments with vimentin. …”
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Deep imaging of LepR+ stromal cells in optically cleared murine bone hemisections by Yuehan Ni, Jiamiao Wu, Fengqi Liu, Yating Yi, Xiangjiao Meng, Xiang Gao, Luyi Xiao, Weiwei Zhou, Zexi Chen, Peng Chu, Dan Xing, Ye Yuan, Donghui Ding, Ge Shen, Min Yang, Ronjie Wu, Ling Wang, Luiza Martins Nascentes Melo, Sien Lin, Xiaoguang Cheng, Gang Li, Alpaslan Tasdogan, Jessalyn M. Ubellacker, Hu Zhao, Shentong Fang, Bo Shen

“…Deciphering the spatial interaction of leptin receptor-expressing (LepR+) stromal cells with other compartments in the bone marrow is crucial for a deeper understanding of the stem cell niche and the skeletal tissue. In this study, we introduce an optimized protocol for the 3D analysis of skeletal tissues, enabling the visualization of hematopoietic and stromal cells, especially LepR+ stromal cells, within optically cleared bone hemisections. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of the top 100 most cited articles on corticospinal tract regeneration from 2004 to 2024 by Saijilafu, Saijilafu, Ling-Chen Ye, Huanyi Li, Haokun Li, Xinyi Lin, Kehui Hu, Zekai Huang, Chimedragchaa Chimedtseren, Linjun Fang, Saijilahu, Ren-Jie Xu

“…Building on this analysis, the clinical application of CST regeneration should be optimized through interdisciplinary collaboration, enabling the exploration and validation of a variety of therapeutic approaches, including the use of neurotrophic factors, stem cell therapies, biomaterials, and electrical stimulation. …”
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Cellular senescence induced by cholesterol accumulation is mediated by lysosomal ABCA1 in APOE4 and AD by Shaowei Wang, Boyang Li, Jie Li, Zhiheng Cai, Cristelle Hugo, Yi Sun, Lu Qian, Julia TCW, Helena C. Chui, Dante Dikeman, Isaac Asante, Stan G. Louie, David A. Bennett, Zoe Arvanitakis, Alan T. Remaley, Bilal E. Kerman, Hussein N. Yassine

“…Additionally, we used APOE4-TR mice and induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models to explore cholesterol-ABCA1-senescence pathways. …”
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Germline Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism <i>GFI1-36N</i> Causes Alterations in Mitochondrial Metabolism and Leads to Increased ROS-Mediated DNA Damage in a Murine Model of Human Acu... by Jan Vorwerk, Longlong Liu, Theresa Helene Stadler, Daria Frank, Helal Mohammed Mohammed Ahmed, Pradeep Kumar Patnana, Maxim Kebenko, Eva Dazert, Bertram Opalka, Nikolas von Bubnoff, Cyrus Khandanpour

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m6A Reader PRRC2A Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression via CK1ε‐Mediated Activation of WNT and YAP Signaling Pathways by Xi Wu, Shiyang Wang, Yuwei Pan, Mengzhen Li, Manyu Song, Hanfu Zhang, Min Deng, Xu Yang, Jiuzhi Xu, Shuo Zhang, Jinhua Zhang, Fengchao Wang, Maksim V. Plikus, Cong Lv, Lu Yu, Zhengquan Yu

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ROS-induced cytosolic release of mitochondrial PGAM5 promotes colorectal cancer progression by interacting with MST3 by Shiyang Wang, Xi Wu, Wenxin Bi, Jiuzhi Xu, Liyuan Hou, Guilin Li, Yuwei Pan, Hanfu Zhang, Mengzhen Li, Sujuan Du, Mingxin Zhang, Di Liu, Shuiling Jin, Xiaojing Shi, Yuhua Tian, Jianwei Shuai, Maksim V. Plikus, Moshi Song, Zhaocai Zhou, Lu Yu, Cong Lv, Zhengquan Yu

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Psychometric properties and meaningful change thresholds for the QOL-E instrument in patients with myelodysplastic neoplasms by Esther Natalie Oliva, Shien Guo, Jennifer Lord-Bessen, Aylin Yucel, Roberto Latagliata, Massimo Breccia, Giuseppe A. Palumbo, Grazia Sanpaolo, Marta Riva, Valeria Santini, Uwe Platzbecker, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Pierre Fenaux, Christopher G. Pelligra

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Amyloidogenic immunoglobulin light chains disturb contractile function and calcium transients in a human cardiac spheroid model of light chain (AL) amyloidosis by Mélanie Bézard, Jean-Sébastien Vartanian-Grimaldi, Julien Henri, Denisa Calin, Amira Zaroui, Mounira Kharoubi, Thibaud Damy, Onnik Agbulut, Ekaterini Kordeli

“…To mimic the disease in a reconstituted system, soluble amyloidogenic LCs purified from urine of AL-CA patients were added to a mixture of induced pluripotent stem cell-issued human cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CM) and human primary cardiac fibroblasts, which resulted in formation of spheroids within 7 days. …”
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Venetoclax-based salvage therapy as a bridge to transplant is feasible and effective in patients with relapsed/refractory AML by Julia M. Unglaub, Richard F. Schlenk, Jan Moritz Middeke, Stefan W. Krause, Sabrina Kraus, Hermann Einsele, Michael Kramer, Sven Zukunft, Joseph Kauer, Simon Renders, Elena Katelari, Christoph Schliemann, Caroline Pabst, Thomas Luft, Peter Dreger, Christoph Röllig, Martin Bornhäuser, Carsten Müller-Tidow, Tim Sauer

“…Using propensity score matching (PSM), we compared 37 patients with R/R AML, who received VEN-based salvage therapy as bridge to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT), with 90 patients from the German Study Alliance Leukemia AML registry, who were treated with non–VEN-containing salvage therapy according to their treating physician’s choice (TPC). …”
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Olutasidenib in combination with azacitidine induces durable complete remissions in patients with relapsed or refractory mIDH1 acute myeloid leukemia: a multicohort open-label phas... by Jorge E. Cortes, Gail J. Roboz, Maria R. Baer, Brian A. Jonas, Gary J. Schiller, Karen Yee, P. Brent Ferrell, Jay Yang, Eunice S. Wang, William G. Blum, Alice Mims, Hua Tian, Aaron Sheppard, Stéphane de Botton, Pau Montesinos, Antonio Curti, Justin M. Watts, the Olutasidenib Combination Therapy Study Group

“…Most patients (83%) had 2 + prior regimens, including a hypomethylating agent in 40%, IDH1 inhibitor therapy in 31% (olutasidenib in 24%), and hematopoietic stem cell transplant in 10%. Cytogenetic risk was intermediate in 72%, poor in 18% and unknown in 10%. …”
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Vaccine-induced T cell receptor T cell therapy targeting a glioblastoma stemness antigen by Yu-Chan Chih, Amelie C. Dietsch, Philipp Koopmann, Xiujian Ma, Dennis A. Agardy, Binghao Zhao, Alice De Roia, Alexandros Kourtesakis, Michael Kilian, Christopher Krämer, Abigail K. Suwala, Miriam Stenzinger, Halvard Boenig, Agnieszka Blum, Victor Murcia Pienkowski, Kuralay Aman, Jonas P. Becker, Henrike Feldmann, Theresa Bunse, Richard Harbottle, Angelika B. Riemer, Hai-Kun Liu, Nima Etminan, Felix Sahm, Miriam Ratliff, Wolfgang Wick, Michael Platten, Edward W. Green, Lukas Bunse

“…PTPRZ1-TCR-T maintain stem cell memory phenotype in vitro and in vivo and lyse all examined HLA-A*02+ primary glioblastoma cell lines with a preference for GSCs and astrocyte-like cells. …”
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NPRL2 gene therapy induces effective antitumor immunity in KRAS/STK11 mutant anti-PD1 resistant metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a humanized mouse model by Ismail M Meraz, Mourad Majidi, Renduo Song, Feng Meng, Lihui Gao, Qi Wang, Jing Wang, Elizabeth J Shpall, Jack A Roth

“…Humanized-mice were generated by transplanting fresh human cord blood-derived CD34 stem cells into sub-lethally irradiated NSG mice. Lung-metastases were developed from KRAS/STK11mt/aPD1R A549 cells and treated with NPRL2 w/wo pembrolizumab. …”
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CD94-driven in vitro expansion of highly functional adaptive NKG2C+ NKG2A- CD57+ NK cells from CMV+ healthy donors by Chiara Giordano, Simona Carlomagno, Simona Carlomagno, Michela Falco, Claudia Cantoni, Claudia Cantoni, Massimo Vitale, Ignazio Caruana, Johannes Dirks, Alberto Serio, Letizia Muccio, Giulia Bartalucci, Alessandra Bo, Franco Locatelli, Franco Locatelli, Cristina Bottino, Cristina Bottino, Simona Sivori, Simona Sivori, Mariella Della Chiesa, Mariella Della Chiesa

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Application of lacrimal gland ultrasonography in the evaluation of chronic ocular graft-versus-host-disease by Mingxia Zhong, Siyuan Liu, Jinghan Luo, Qin Zhang, Zhou Yang, Shanshan Zhang

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of lacrimal gland ultrasonography in the assessment of chronic ocular graft-versus-host-disease (oGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) and to establish the correlation between the ocular surface and ultrasonographic results.MethodThe cross-sectional study included 57 participants aged 18 and older, who were at least 100 days after allo-HSCT. …”
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Knockout of <i>dhx38</i> Causes Inner Ear Developmental Defects in Zebrafish by Mengmeng Ren, Xiang Chen, Liyan Dai, Jiayi Tu, Hualei Hu, Xiaohan Sun, Jiong Luo, Pei Li, Yiyang Fu, Yuejie Zhu, Weiqiang Sun, Zhaohui Tang, Mugen Liu, Xiang Ren, Qunwei Lu

“…DHX38, a DEAH box RNA helicase, is integral to pre-mRNA splicing regulation and plays critical roles in development, cell differentiation, and stem cell maintenance. However, its specific role in inner ear development remains undefined. …”
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MicroRNAs Expression Profile in MN1-Altered Astroblastoma by Francesca Gianno, Evelina Miele, Claudia Sabato, Elisabetta Ferretti, Simone Minasi, Francesca Romana Buttarelli, Debora Salerno, Natalia Pediconi, Giuseppe Rubens Pascucci, Francesca Guerrieri, Andrea Ciolfi, Simone Pizzi, Maura Massimino, Veronica Biassoni, Elisabetta Schiavello, Marco Gessi, Sofia Asioli, Angela Mastronuzzi, Antonio d’Amati, Giuseppina Catanzaro, Elisabetta Viscardi, David Capper, Felice Giangaspero, Manila Antonelli

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Mapping naturally presented T cell antigens in medulloblastoma based on integrative multi-omics by Julia Velz, Lena K. Freudenmann, Gioele Medici, Marissa Dubbelaar, Malte Mohme, David R. Ghasemi, Jonas Scheid, Daniel J. Kowalewski, Angelica B. Patterson, Anna M. Zeitlberger, Katrin Lamszus, Manfred Westphal, Matthias Eyrich, Martina Messing-Jünger, Andreas Röhrig, Harald Reinhard, Kévin Beccaria, Rogeiro B. Craveiro, Beat M. Frey, Martin Sill, Sven Nahnsen, Marie Gauder, Konstantina Kapolou, Manuela Silginer, Tobias Weiss, Hans-Georg Wirsching, Patrick Roth, Michael Grotzer, Niklaus Krayenbühl, Oliver Bozinov, Luca Regli, Hans-Georg Rammensee, Elisabeth J. Rushing, Felix Sahm, Juliane S. Walz, Michael Weller, Marian C. Neidert

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Integrating melt electrospinning writing and microfluidics to engineer a human cardiac microenvironment for high-fidelity drug screening by Yu-hong Wang, Ting-ting Liu, Yan-ping Guo, Shuo-ji Zhu, Zi-ming Liao, Jia-mei Song, Xi-ming Zhu, Jia-liang Liang, Moussa Ide Nasser, Nan-bo Liu, De-hua Chang, Ping Zhu, Bin Yao

“…Although human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) and the engineered heart organoid have been used for drug screening and mimicking disease models, they are always limited by the immaturity and lack of functionality of the cardiomyocytes. …”
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