Nuclear-localized HKDC1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma through phosphorylating RBBP5 to upregulate H3K4me3 by Ling Ye, Shengqi Shen, Qiankun Mao, Hui Lu, Haiying Liu, Pinggen Zhang, Zetan Jiang, Wenhao Ma, Yuchen Sun, Yiyang Chu, Zilong Zhou, Rui Liu, Jian Li, Shi-ting Li, Ping Gao, Huafeng Zhang

“…Hexokinase domain-containing protein 1 (HKDC1) functions beyond glucose metabolism, but its underlying mechanisms in tumorigenesis are not fully understood. Here, we demonstrate that nuclear-localized HKDC1 acts as a protein kinase to promote hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell proliferation. …”
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Ultrasound May Suppress Tumor Growth, Inhibit Inflammation, and Establish Tolerogenesis by Remodeling Innatome via Pathways of ROS, Immune Checkpoints, Cytokines, and Trained Immun... by Qian Yang, Ruijing Zhang, Peng Tang, Yu Sun, Candice Johnson, Jason Saredy, Susu Wu, Jiwei Wang, Yifan Lu, Fatma Saaoud, Ying Shao, Charles Drummer, Keman Xu, Daohai Yu, Rongshan Li, Shuping Ge, Xiaohua Jiang, Hong Wang, Xiaofeng Yang

“…The immune mechanisms underlying low-intensity ultrasound- (LIUS-) mediated suppression of inflammation and tumorigenesis remain poorly determined. Methods. We used microarray datasets from the NCBI GEO DataSet repository and conducted comprehensive data-mining analyses, where we examined the gene expression of 1376 innate immune regulators (innatome genes (IGs) in cells treated with LIUS. …”
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Gut microbiota drives colon cancer risk associated with diet: a comparative analysis of meat-based and pesco-vegetarian diets by Carlotta De Filippo, Sofia Chioccioli, Niccolò Meriggi, Antonio Dario Troise, Francesco Vitali, Mariela Mejia Monroy, Serdar Özsezen, Katia Tortora, Aurélie Balvay, Claire Maudet, Nathalie Naud, Edwin Fouché, Charline Buisson, Jacques Dupuy, Valérie Bézirard, Sylvie Chevolleau, Valérie Tondereau, Vassilia Theodorou, Claire Maslo, Perrine Aubry, Camille Etienne, Lisa Giovannelli, Vincenzo Longo, Andrea Scaloni, Duccio Cavalieri, Jildau Bouwman, Fabrice Pierre, Philippe Gérard, Françoise Guéraud, Giovanna Caderni

“…Results In both animal models, the PVD group exhibited significantly lower colon tumorigenesis than the MBD ones, consistent with various CRC biomarkers. …”
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ENO1 promotes PDAC progression by inhibiting CD8+ T cell infiltration through upregulating PD-L1 expression via HIF-1α signaling by Aziguli Tulamaiti, Shu-Yu Xiao, Yan Yang, Musitaba Mutailifu, Xia-Qing Li, Shi-Qi Yin, Hong-Tai Ma, Hong-Fei Yao, Lin-Li Yao, Li-Peng Hu, Jun Li, Shu-Heng Jiang, Zhi-Gang Zhang, Yan-Miao Huo, Dong-Xue Li, Xue-Li Zhang

“…In vitro, Eno1 knockdown resulted in reduced PDAC cell proliferation and colony formation, along with enhanced apoptosis in PDAC cells. In vivo, tumorigenesis was suppressed in mouse PDAC models by Eno1 knockdown. …”
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Effect of integrin α5 on NLRP3 expression in periodontal ligament fibroblasts within an inflammatory microenvironment by DAI Jingyi, CAI Hongxuan, SI Weixing, ZHANG Zan, WANG Zhurui, LI Mengsen, TIAN Ya guang

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CD36 enrichment in HER2-positive mesenchymal stem cells drives therapy refractoriness in breast cancer by Lorenzo Castagnoli, Alma Franceschini, Valeria Cancila, Matteo Dugo, Martina Bigliardi, Claudia Chiodoni, Paolo Toneguzzo, Viola Regondi, Paola A. Corsetto, Filippo Pietrantonio, Serena Mazzucchelli, Fabio Corsi, Antonio Belfiore, Antonio Vingiani, Giancarlo Pruneri, Francesca Ligorio, Mario P. Colombo, Elda Tagliabue, Claudio Tripodo, Claudio Vernieri, Tiziana Triulzi, Serenella M. Pupa

“…CSC-like properties and tumorigenesis of HER2 + BC cells with or without CD36 depletion were examined by mammosphere forming efficiency assay, flow cytometry, cell sorting, ALDH activity assay and xenograft mouse model. …”
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Outcomes of endometrial cancer prevention strategies in patients with Lynch syndrome: a nationwide cohort study in the NetherlandsResearch in context by Ellis L. Eikenboom, Lotte van Leeuwen, Floris Groenendijk, Jorien M. Woolderink, Anne M. Van Altena, Monique E. Van Leerdam, Manon C.W. Spaander, Helena C. van Doorn, Anja Wagner, M.C. Breijer, A.S. Tjalsma, F. Vork, H.P.M. Smedts, J. van der Velden, M.M.A. Brood-van Zanten, J.E. van de Riet, A.L.M. Oei, H. Kessel, P.M.L.H. Vencken, M.P.L.M. Snijders, R.H.M. Hermans, A. Bouman, H.W. Ünsalan, A.M.G. van de Swaluw, G.M. Plaisier, H.C. van Doorn, K. van den Berg, W. Hofhuis, Y.A.J.M. Dabekausen, P.R. Kolk, H.T.C. Nagel, A.M.L.D. van Haaften-de Jong, A.C. van Hof, M. van den Hende, J. Kaijser, H.H. de Haan, R.A. Smit, M.W.G. Moonen-Delarue, J.J. Beltman, J.E. Martens, R. Kruitwagen, J.M. van der Ploeg, J.M. Woolderink, S.F.P.J. Coppus, M.J. Duk, M.J.A. Apperloo, C.M. Koopmans, C.C.M. Buis, H. van Meurs, E.C. Dul, B.B.J. Hermsen, A.M. van Altena, A. Baalbergen, A.A. van Ginkel-Terng, M. Baas, P. van Greunen, C.M.W.H. Smeets, H. Knipscheer, J.E. Martens, C. Schmeink, M.D. van der Laan, E.J.M. van Es, J.E.W. van Dijk, F.M.F. Rosier-van Dunné, H. Nijman, C.G. Gerestein, D. Boskamp, E.C.A.H. Scheers, M. Verbruggen, L.R. Bartelink, C.B.M. Kruijdenberg, J.M. Briët, B. Visschers, M. Engelen

“…Regardless, research on endometrial carcinoma tumorigenesis is scarce and no uniform, evidence-based gynaecological management guidelines exist. …”
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ERBB4 selectively amplifies TGF-β pro-metastatic responses by Peihong Luo, Huanyu Hong, Baoling Zhang, Jie Li, Shuyi Zhang, Chaomin Yue, Jin Cao, Jia Wang, Yuhan Dai, Qingqing Liao, Pinglong Xu, Bing Yang, Xia Liu, Xia Lin, Yi Yu, Xin-Hua Feng

“…Summary: Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) is well known to play paradoxical roles in tumorigenesis as it has both growth-inhibitory and pro-metastatic effects. …”
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Hybridization-based discovery of novel quinazoline-2-indolinone derivatives as potent and selective PI3Kα inhibitors by Changqun Liu, Yuening Cao, Yi Zuo, Chaozheng Zhang, Senmiao Ren, Xin Zhang, Chuanqi Wang, Yingjie Zeng, Jie Ling, Yilan Liu, Zixian Chen, Xiujun Cao, Zhengzhi Wu, Chuantao Zhang, Jun Lu

“…Introduction: Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3Ks) overexpression can elicit cellular homeostatic dysregulation, which further contributes to tumorigenesis, with PI3Kα emerging as the most prevalent mutant isoform kinase among PI3Ks. …”
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Engineering aortic valves via transdifferentiating fibroblasts into valvular endothelial cells without using viruses or iPS cells by Peng Tang, Fuxiang Wei, Weihua Qiao, Xing Chen, Chenyang Ji, Wanzhi Yang, Xinyu Zhang, Sihan Chen, Yanyan Wu, Mingxing Jiang, Chenyu Ma, Weiqiang Shen, Qi Dong, Hong Cao, Minghui Xie, Ziwen Cai, Li Xu, Jiawei Shi, Nianguo Dong, Junwei Chen, Ning Wang

“…This approach provides possibilities for cell replacement therapies and drug screening, but the potential risk of tumorigenesis hampers its further development and in vivo application. …”
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