Messenger RNA in differentiating muscle cells—my experience in François Gros’ lab in the 1970s and 80s by Buckingham, Margaret

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Lung transplantation for pulmonary chronic graft-versus-host disease: a missed opportunity? by Andrea Zajacova, MD, Hélène Schoemans, MD, PhD, Mark Greer, MD, MRCP, Hildegard Greinix, MD, Peter Jaksch, MD, Osnat Shtraichman, MD, Rayid Abdulqawi, MD, PhD, Are M. Holm, MD, PhD, Robin Vos, MD, PhD, Saskia Bos, MD, PhD

“…Chronic graft-versus-host disease is a common complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, with pulmonary chronic graft-versus-host disease (PcGvHD) particularly associated with a dismal prognosis. …”
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Sex-specific influences of APOEε4 genotype on hippocampal neurogenesis and progenitor cells in middle-aged rats by Bonnie H. Lee, Melike Cevizci, Stephanie E. Lieblich, Liisa A. M. Galea

“…Compared to healthy controls, male rats with hAPOEε4 genotype showed reduced neural stem cell-like cells and new adult-born brain cells and increased microglia (marker of inflammation in the brain) at middle age. …”
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Merck Open Global Health Library in vitro screening against Schistosoma mansoni identified two new substances with antischistosomal activities for further development by Monique Evelyn Ueberall, Martina Berchthold, Cécile Häberli, Sven Lindemann, Thomas Spangenberg, Jennifer Keiser, Christoph G. Grevelding

“…The effects of the two lead structures were investigated in more detail by confocal laser scanning microscopy and 5-ethynyl 2´-deoxyuridine (EdU) assays to assess morphological effects and stem cell effects. Both substances showed negative effects on stem cell proliferation in S. mansoni but no further morphological changes. …”
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A platform for Bioengineering Tissue Membranes from cell spheroids by Quang Bach Le, Hariharan Ezhilarasu, Weng Wan Chan, Alok Tanala Patra, Priya Murugan, Shashaank Abhinav Venkatesh, Yean Kai Tay, Shin Ru Lim, Ahmad Amirul Abdul Rahim, Jia Sheng Zach Lee, Xuezhi Bi, Deepak Choudhury

“…We demonstrated this method by producing cartilage tissue membranes from human mesenchymal stem cell spheroids undergoing chondrogenic differentiation, evaluating spheroid sizes, assembly timing, fusion process and membrane thickness. …”
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Nanobody-thioesterase chimeras to specifically target protein palmitoylation by Chien-Wen Kuo, Caglar Gök, Hannah Fulton, Eleanor Dickson-Murray, Samuel Adu, Emily K. Gallen, Sheon Mary, Alan D. Robertson, Fiona Jordan, Emma Dunning, William Mullen, Godfrey L. Smith, William Fuller

“…Using a thioesterase fused to a nanobody directed against the Ca(v)1.2 beta subunit we reduce palmitoylation of the Ca(v)1.2 alpha subunit, modifying the channel’s voltage dependence and arrhythmia susceptibility in stem cell derived cardiac myocytes. We conclude that nanobody enzyme chimeras represent an approach to specifically manipulate PTMs, with applications in both the laboratory and the clinic.…”
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Proteomic profiling of iPSC and tissue-derived MSC secretomes reveal a global signature of inflammatory licensing by Margeaux Hodgson-Garms, Matthew J. Moore, Mikaël M. Martino, Kilian Kelly, Jessica E. Frith

“…This study analysed the secretomes of bone-marrow (BM.MSCs), umbilical-cord (UC.MSCs), adipose-tissue (AT.MSCs) and clinical/commercial-grade induced pluripotent stem cell-derived MSCs (iMSCs), under resting and inflammatory licenced conditions. iMSCs recapitulated the inflammatory licensing process, validating their comparability to tissue-derived MSCs. …”
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Host factor PLAC8 is required for pancreas infection by SARS-CoV-2 by Lesly Ibargüen-González, Sandra Heller, Darío López-García, Hanna Dietenberger, Thomas FE Barth, Patricia Gallego, Israel Fernández-Cadenas, Sayoa Alzate-Piñol, Catalina Crespí, Julieth A. Mena-Guerrero, Eugenia Cisneros-Barroso, Alejandro P. Ugalde, Gabriel Bretones, Charlotte Steenblock, Alexander Kleger, Marta L. DeDiego, Carles Barceló

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Implications of intratumoral microbiota in tumor metastasis: a special perspective of microorganisms in tumorigenesis and clinical therapeutics by Lei Zhang, Xichu Duan, Yanhua Zhao, Dejiu Zhang, Yuan Zhang

“…Furthermore, intratumoral microbiota have been shown to directly impact tumor metastasis by regulating cell adhesion, stem cell plasticity and stemness, mechanical stresses and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition. …”
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Ultramodern natural and synthetic polymer hydrogel scaffolds for articular cartilage repair and regeneration by Chun-Sheng Li, Yan Xu, Juan Li, Shu-Hao Qin, Shao-Wen Huang, Xue-Mei Chen, Yi Luo, Cheng-Tao Gao, Jian-Hui Xiao

“…With the rapid increase in the aging population, this disorder has become an increasingly important public health issue. Recently, stem cell-based cartilage tissue engineering has emerged as a promising therapeutic option for treating articular cartilage damage. …”
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Accelerating biopharmaceutical cell line selection with label-free multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy and machine learning by Jindou Shi, Alexander Ho, Corey E. Snyder, Eric J. Chaney, Janet E. Sorrells, Aneesh Alex, Remben Talaban, Darold R. Spillman, Marina Marjanovic, Minh Doan, Gary Finka, Steve R. Hood, Stephen A. Boppart

“…The techniques have potential for broader single-cell characterization applications in stem cell research, immunology, cancer biology and beyond.…”
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Targeting adipocyte ESRRA promotes osteogenesis and vascular formation in adipocyte-rich bone marrow by Tongling Huang, Zhaocheng Lu, Zihui Wang, Lixin Cheng, Lu Gao, Jun Gao, Ning Zhang, Chang-An Geng, Xiaoli Zhao, Huaiyu Wang, Chi-Wai Wong, Kelvin W. K. Yeung, Haobo Pan, William Weijia Lu, Min Guan

“…ESRRA abrogation results in enhanced SPP1 and decreased leptin secretion from both visceral adipocytes and BMAds, concertedly dictating bone marrow stromal stem cell fate commitment and restoring type H vessel formation, constituting a feed-forward loop for bone formation. …”
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The Interplay Between Viral Infection and Cell Death: A Ping-Pong Effect by Alireza Nourazarian, Hadi Yousefi, Cigir Biray Avci, Behrouz Shademan, Emad Behboudi

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Estimating the Burden of Cost in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: A Human Capital Approach by Chris A. Jones, Luca P. Fernandez, Peter Weimersheimer, Neil A. Zakai, Michael Sharf, Oscar A. Mesa, Christian Peters, Antonio di Carlo, Mitchell C. Norotsky

“…With advances in organ matching and preventing acute graft-versus-host-disease (aGvHD), chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has become a focus of transplant-related morbidity and mortality. …”
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Gamma delta T cells in acute myeloid leukemia: biology and emerging therapeutic strategies by Venkata Lokesh Battula, Abhishek Maiti, Adishwar Rao, Akriti Agrawal, Gautam Borthakur

“…Insights from murine models and clinical data in humans show improved overall survival, leukemia-free survival, reduced risk of relapse, enhanced graft-versus-leukemia effect, and decreased graft-versus-host disease in patients with AML who have higher reconstitution of γδ T cells following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Clinical trials leveraging γδ T cell biology have used unmodified and modified allogeneic cells as well as bispecific engagers and monoclonal antibodies. …”
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SPOCK2 controls the proliferation and function of immature pancreatic β-cells through MMP2 by Katarzyna Blaszczyk, Anna P. Jedrzejak, Natalia Ziojla, Ekaterina Shcheglova, Karolina Szarafin, Artur Jankowski, Christine A. Beamish, Jolanta Chmielowiec, Omaima M. Sabek, Ashok Balasubramanyam, Sanjeet Patel, Malgorzata Borowiak

“…Abstract Human pluripotent stem cell-derived β-cells (SC-β-cells) represent an alternative cell source for transplantation in diabetic patients. …”
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Dysbiosis and extraintestinal cancers by Ruishan He, Pingqian Qi, Linzhen Shu, Yidan Ding, Peng Zeng, Guosheng Wen, Ying Xiong, Huan Deng

“…The oncogenic cascade always engages in the disruption of hormonal regulation and inflammatory responses, the induction of genomic instability and mutations, and the dysregulation of adult stem cell proliferation. This review aims to comprehensively summarize the existing evidence that points to the potential role of dysbiosis in the malignant transformation of extraintestinal organs such as the liver, breast, lung, and pancreas. …”
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Machine Learning and Medical Data: Predicting ICU Mortality and Re-admission Risks by Runia Roy, Ulya Bayram

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Plants and fungi metabolites as novel autophagy inducers and senescence inhibitors by Rivka Ofir

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Molecular dynamics simulations reveal key roles of the LIF receptor in the assembly of human LIF signaling complex by Bo Gao, Hanrui Liu, Mengkai Zhu, Shun Zhang, Meiniang Wang, Yijun Ruan, Yue Zheng

“…Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is a critical cytokine involved in various biological processes, including stem cell self-renewal, inflammation, and cancer progression. …”
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