CPK1 activates CNGCs through phosphorylation for Ca2+ signaling to promote root hair growth in Arabidopsis by Meijun Zhu, Bo-Ya Du, Yan-Qiu Tan, Yang Yang, Yang Zhang, Yong-Fei Wang

“…We report here that calcium dependent protein kinase 1 (CPK1) directly activates CNGC5/6/9 to promote Arabidopsis RH growth. …”
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H3K79me3T80ph is a Novel Histone Dual Modification and a Mitotic Indicator in Melanoma by Danielle R. Martinez, Hunter W. Richards, Qiushi Lin, Carlos A. Torres-Cabala, Victor G. Prieto, Jonathan L. Curry, Estela E. Medrano

“…In addition, we find that Aurora kinase activity is necessary for the catalysis of H3K79me3T80ph in vivo. …”
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Mechanisms of muscle repair after peripheral nerve injury by electrical stimulation combined with blood flow restriction training by Xiaolei Chu, Jiaojiao Sun, Jiajia Liang, Wenjie Liu, Zheng Xing, Qi Li, Qingwen Li

“…Additionally, it influences muscle protein synthesis and degradation through specific signaling pathways such as protein kinase B/mechanistic target of rapamycin (Akt/mTOR), as well as via autophagy and the ubiquitin-proteasome system, thereby effectively maintaining muscle mass. …”
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Severe central nervous system injury in 9 children with COVID-19 by Peipei Zhang, Meiyun Xin, Yingge Bai, Xueyun Ren, Na Li

“…Most of the children had elevated interleukin-6 (100%), lactic acid (100%), alanine transaminase (87.5%), aspartate transaminase (87.5%), creatine kinase MB (87.5%), and lactate dehydrogenase (85.7%) levels. …”
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Carcass Traits, Physicochemical Characteristics, Fatty Acid, and Protein Profile of Khiew Phalee, Pradu Hang Dam and Broiler Chicken Meat by S. Phromnoi, W. Chumngoen, T. Puangmalee, W. Nuchchanart

“…Protein profile analysis found three different protein bands based on SDS-PAGE and LC-MS/MS analysis between three different chicken breeds, including 70 kDa proteins (heat shock 70 kDa and albumin OS) and 110 kDa protein (pyruvate kinase PKM) in KP and PHD with higher intensity than CBR. …”
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PARP inhibition-associated heterochromatin confers increased DNA replication stress and vulnerability to ATR inhibition in SMARCA4-deficient cells by Kimiyoshi Yano, Megumi Kato, Syoju Endo, Taichi Igarashi, Ryoga Wada, Takashi Kohno, Astrid Zimmermann, Heike Dahmen, Frank T. Zenke, Bunsyo Shiotani

“…Elevated RS levels increase the vulnerability of cancer cells to ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related kinase inhibitors (ATRis). Here, we screened for DNA damage response inhibitors that enhance ATRi-induced cytotoxicity using SWI/SNF complex-deficient cells and identified a potent synergy between ATRi and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi), particularly in SMARCA4-deficient cells. …”
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Synthesis of Some Metal Complexes with New Heterocyclic Ligand (5-(((2-(3-(1<i>H</i>-indol-3-yl)acryloyl)phenyl)amino)methylene)-2-thiooxodihydropyrimidine-4,6(1<i>H</i>,5<i>H</i>)... by Thanaa Abdul Ameer Hilal, Ibtihal Kadhim Kareem

“…This indicates that the [Au(L1)Cl]Cl2 complex has a strong affinity for the protein kinase (1HK7). Significant antiproliferative activity was seen in it against human breast cancer (MCF-7) and normal cell lines (MCF-10), as evidenced by the IC50 and selective indices (SI) values. …”
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Ginsenoside Rh2 regulates triple-negative breast cancer proliferation and apoptosis via the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway by Rumeng Ding, Quancheng Kan, Ting Wang, Ran Xiao, Yanan Song, Duolu Li

“…The ability of ginsenoside Rh2 to inhibit TNBC cell proliferation was further confirmed by attenuating the activation of the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 apoptosis pathway and reducing the expression of protein kinases AMPK-α1 and PKA-Cα.ConclusionBased on network analysis and experimental validation, our findings demonstrate that ginsenoside Rh2 regulates TNBC proliferation and apoptosis through suppression of the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 pathway, both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Exendin-4 Protects MIN6 Cells from t-BHP-Induced Apoptosis via IRE1-JNK-Caspase-3 Signaling by Wen-Jia Chen, Lin-Xi Wang, Yan-Ping Wang, Zhou Chen, Xiao-Ying Liu, Xiao-Hong Liu, Li-Bin Liu

“…Expression of P-IRE1α, IRE1α, C-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), P-JNK, C-JUN, and P-C-JUN was detected by western blotting. …”
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Plasma Inflammatory Biomarkers Indicative of Aging and Overweight in Brazilian Women by Débora Nonato Miranda de Toledo, Priscilla Vilela dos Santos, Nathalia Sernizon Guimarães, Alessandra de Paula Carli, Patrícia Regina Soares de Souza, Luiza Oliveira Perucci, Caio César de Souza Alves, André Talvani

“…This study aimed to evaluate the concentration of obesity-related plasma biomarkers (creatine kinase (CK), CXCL16, IL-33, leptin, and resistin) in clinically stable women of different ages and weights. …”
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Usefulness of Low-Dose Splenic Irradiation prior to Reduced-Intensity Conditioning Regimen for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Myelofibrosis by Etsuko Matsubara, Jun Yamanouchi, Riko Kitazawa, Taichi Azuma, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Takaaki Hato, Masaki Yasukawa

“…The Janus kinase (JAK) 1 and 2 inhibitor, ruxolitinib, was recently approved in Japan and has been effective in many patients with myelofibrosis (MF). …”
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Dysfunctional BCAA degradation triggers neuronal damage through disrupted AMPK-mitochondrial axis due to enhanced PP2Ac interaction by Shih-Cheng Wu, Yan-Jhen Chen, Shih-Han Su, Pai-Hsiang Fang, Rei-Wen Liu, Hui-Ying Tsai, Yen-Jui Chang, Hsing-Han Li, Jian-Chiuan Li, Chun-Hong Chen

“…Our findings reveal a reduction in neuronal AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity, which disrupts autophagy in mutant brain tissues, linking BCAA imbalance to brain dysfunction. …”
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Therapeutic benefit of the dual ALK/FAK inhibitor ESK440 in ALK-driven neuroblastoma by Seema Chugh, Jean C. Tien, Jennifer Hon, Carson Kenum, Rahul Mannan, Yunhui Cheng, Chi Chiang Li, Zainab I. Taher, Andrew D. Delekta, Pushpinder Singh Bawa, Ingrid J. Apel, Stephanie J. Miner, Xuhong Cao, Rohit Mehra, Saravana M. Dhanasekaran, Yuanyuan Qiao, Rajen Mody, Arul M. Chinnaiyan

“…In this study, we analyzed the efficacy of a Phase Ia-cleared, orally bioavailable dual ALK and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitor, ESK440, in multiple preclinical NB models. …”
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CaMKII-dependent non-canonical RIG-I pathway promotes influenza virus propagation in the acute-phase of infection by Shinichiro Hama, Miho Watanabe-Takahashi, Hiroki Nishimura, Jumpei Omi, Masakazu Tamada, Takashi Saitoh, Katsumi Maenaka, Yuta Okuda, Aoi Ikegami, Asami Kitagawa, Koudai Furuta, Kana Izumi, Eiko Shimizu, Takashi Nishizono, Makoto Fujiwara, Tomohiro Miyasaka, Shigeo Takamori, Hiroshi Takayanagi, Keizo Nishikawa, Toshihiko Kobayashi, Noriko Toyama-Sorimachi, Makoto Yamashita, Toshiya Senda, Takatsugu Hirokawa, Haruhiko Bito, Kiyotaka Nishikawa

“…ABSTRACT Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is one of hundreds of host-cell factors involved in the propagation of type A influenza virus (IAV), although its mechanism of action is unknown. …”
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Surfactin alleviated hyperglycaemia in mice with type 2 diabetes induced by a high-fat diet and streptozotocin by Xiaoyu Chen, Hongyuan Zhao, Fanqiang Meng, Libang Zhou, Zhaoxin Lu, Yingjian Lu

“…Furthermore, surfactin also improved hepatic glucose metabolism by activating the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signalling pathway, increasing glycogen synthesis and glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2) protein expression while reducing glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) protein expression. …”
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Potential Effect of Human Platelet Lysate on in vitro Expansion of Human Corneal Endothelial Cells Compared with Y-27632 ROCK Inhibitor by Mohammad Amir Mishan, Sahar Balagholi, Tahereh Chamani, Sepehr Feizi, Zahra-Soheila Soheili, Mozhgan Rezaei Kanavi

“…In this study, we compared the proliferative effect of human platelet lysate (HPL), as a xeno-free medium supplement, with Y-27632 Rho/rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, as a well-known proliferative and adhesive agent for CECs, and fetal bovine serum (FBS) as the control, in the culture medium of human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs). …”
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Mortal consequences of a cooperative action between Takotsubo syndrome and increased intracranial pressure by Gennaro Alfano, Deasy Ciervo, Teresa Migliore, Antonia Sorbo, Manuela Ariello, Andrea Vitale, Mikko O. Laukkanen, Salvatore Del Gaudio

“…The cardiac diagnostic results were (i) the ECG suggested an elevation in the left ventricular systolic function, (ii) the blood test showed neutrophilia, increased creatine and increased troponin I kinase values, and (iii) the coronary angiogram and ECG analysis demonstrated a lack of a myocardial infarction but identified apical akinesia. …”
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A soy glycinin derived octapeptide protects against MCD diet induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice by Peng Ma, Rongrong Huang, Yu Ou

“…The results of Western blotting showed that SGP8 increased expression of Sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) and phosphorylation level of AMP activated protein kinase (AMPK) in hepatocytes. Through activation of SIRT1/AMPK pathway, SGP8 downregulated the expression of sterol regulatory element binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c) and its target genes ACC and FAS expression levels, and increased the phosphorylation level of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC). …”
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Electroacupuncture Increases the Hippocampal Synaptic Transmission Efficiency and Long-Term Plasticity to Improve Vascular Cognitive Impairment by Yaling Dai, Yuhao Zhang, Minguang Yang, Huawei Lin, Yulu Liu, Wenshan Xu, Yanyi Ding, Jing Tao, Weilin Liu

“…In addition, the protein expression and phosphorylation levels of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B, α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate receptor 1, and Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II increased to varying degrees in the hippocampus of VCI model rats. …”
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Liraglutide Attenuates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease through Adjusting Lipid Metabolism via SHP1/AMPK Signaling Pathway by Peng Yu, Xi Xu, Jing Zhang, Xuan Xia, Fen Xu, Jianping Weng, Xiaoyang Lai, Yunfeng Shen

“…Moreover, LR significantly decreased Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase-1 (SHP1) and then increased the expression of phosphorylated-AMP-activated protein kinase (p-AMPK). However, the overexpression of SHP1 mediated by lentivirus vector reversed LR-induced improvement in lipid deposition. …”
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