Identifying 4 Novel lncRNAs as Potential Biomarkers for Acute Rejection and Graft Loss of Renal Allograft by Zedan Zhang, Yanlin Tang, Hongkai Zhuang, Enyu Lin, Lu Xie, Xiaoqiang Feng, Jiayi Zeng, Yanjun Liu, Jiumin Liu, Yuming Yu

“…Then, 4 optimal DElncRNAs, ATP1A1-AS1, CTD-3080P12.3, EMX2OS, and LINC00645, were selected from 17 prognostic DElncRNAs to establish the 4-lncRNA risk score model. …”
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Characterizing Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus</i> spp. and Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Cattle by Lisa Abdank, Igor Loncaric, Sascha D. Braun, Elke Müller, Stefan Monecke, Ralf Ehricht, Reinhild Krametter-Frötscher

“…For the milk samples, the first milk jets were milked into a pre-milking cup and then the teats were cleaned and disinfected before the samples were taken. The cows were selected during the veterinary visits to the farms when treatment was necessary due to mastitis. …”
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Establishment and Genetic Profiling of Platinum/Taxane Doublet-Resistant Cells Generated by Hybridizing Single Resistant Cells by Seiji Isonishi, Rika Saito, Noriko Yamaguchi, Saburo Saito

“…The resistant cells were selected through repeated exposure to cisplatin and paclitaxel. …”
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Cystatin B Promotes the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by Dai Zhang, Bao-Ye Sun, Jing-Fang Wu, Zhu-Tao Wang, Su-Su Zheng, Guo-Qiang Sun, Xu-Kang Gao, Jian Zhou, Jia Fan, Bo Hu, Shuang-Jian Qiu, Bo-Heng Zhang

“…<b>Methods</b>: By analyzing transcriptome sequencing data from the FU-iCCA cohort, the iCCA-27 cohort, and three public databases, we identified genes associated with iCCA prognosis and selected CSTB as the subject of our study. The expression of CSTB was examined between tumor tissues and adjacent normal tissues obtained from iCCA patients via Western blot analysis. …”
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Revealing the role of natural killer cells in ankylosing spondylitis: identifying diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets by Yuling Chen, Yan Li, Yuan Xu, Qing Lv, Yuanchun Ye, Jieruo Gu

“…This study integrated bioinformatics methods with experimental validation to explore the role of natural killer (NK) cells in AS.Methods Two microarray datasets, GSE25101 and GSE73754, were selected, and the scRNA-seq data were obtained from GSE194315 and Liu’s research. …”
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Integrative analysis of T cell-mediated tumor killing-related genes reveals KIF11 as a novel therapeutic target in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Xinxin Cheng, Huihui Zhao, Zhangwang Li, Liping Yan, Qingjie Min, Qingnan Wu, Qimin Zhan

“…Abstract Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are emerging promising agents for the treatment of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), however, there are only a small proportion respond to ICI therapy. Therefore, selecting candidate patients who will benefit the most from these drugs is critical. …”
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Profiling of gastric cancer cell-surface markers to achieve tumour–normal discrimination by Henry Yang, Khek Yu Ho, Judith Toh, Michal Marek Hoppe, Teena Thakur, Kar Tong Tan, Brendan Pang, Sharmaine Ho, Rony Roy, Khay Guan Yeoh, Raghav Sundar, Anand Jeyasekharan

“…After validation with TCGA data (n=29 matched tumour and normal pairs), the following proteins were selected for mIHC analysis: CEACAM5, CEACAM6, CLDN4, CLDN7, and EpCAM. …”
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Bioinformatics-based screening and validation of PANoptosis-related biomarkers in periodontitis by Qing Sun, Qing Sun, JinYue Hu, JinYue Hu, RuYue Wang, RuYue Wang, ShuiXiang Guo, ShuiXiang Guo, GeGe Zhang, GeGe Zhang, Ao Lu, Ao Lu, Xue Yang, Xue Yang, LiNa Wang, LiNa Wang

“…Subnetworks were identified using the MCODE plugin. Key genes were selected based on integration with rank-sum test results. …”
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A high-content small molecule screen identifies sensitivity of glioblastoma stem cells to inhibition of polo-like kinase 1. by Davide Danovi, Amos Folarin, Sabine Gogolok, Christine Ender, Ahmed M O Elbatsh, Pär G Engström, Stefan H Stricker, Sladjana Gagrica, Ana Georgian, Ding Yu, Kin Pong U, Kevin J Harvey, Patrizia Ferretti, Patrick J Paddison, Jane E Preston, N Joan Abbott, Paul Bertone, Austin Smith, Steven M Pollard

“…We found that potent and specific Plk1 inhibitors already in clinical development (BI 2536, BI 6727 and GSK 461364) phenocopied J101 and were selective against GNS cells. Using a porcine brain endothelial cell blood-brain barrier model we also observed that these compounds exhibited greater blood-brain barrier permeability in vitro than J101. …”
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Contribution of cuproptosis and immune-related genes to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis disease by Chengji Jin, Jia Li, Qiaoyu Li, Lipeng Zhang, Shaomao Zheng, Qiong Feng, Yongjie Li, Yu Zheng, Qiuli Nie, Jin Liang, Jing Wang, Jing Wang

“…Additionally, multiple bioinformatics analyses were employed to identify immune-related biomarkers associated with the diagnosis of IPF, offering valuable insights for future treatment strategies.MethodsFour microarray datasets were selected from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) collection for screening. …”
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Long read whole genome sequencing-based discovery of structural variants and their role in aetiology of non-syndromic autism spectrum disorder in India by Jhanvi Shah, Debasrija Mondal, Deepika Jain, Priti Mhatre, Ketan Patel, Anand Iyer, Manoj Pandya, Bhargavi Menghani, Gayatri Dave, Jayesh Sheth, Frenny Sheth, Shweta Ramdas, Harsh Sheth

“…Short read sequencing (SRS) and chromosomal microarray (CMA) are unable to resolve these SVs due to their inherent technological limitations. …”
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Machine learning-based integration identifies plasma cells-related gene signature ST6GAL1 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Fanjie Lin, Ken Lin, Donglei Li, Weiguo Kong, Jiayu Zhuang, Wei He, Xinguang Wei, Tianchi Xiao, Hao Zu, Zili Zhang, Wenju Lu

“…Eventually, ST6GAL1 was selected as the core gene and its localization in the plasma cells as well as its over-expression in the lungs of bleomycin-injured mice was experimentally validated. …”
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Repurposing MDM2 inhibitor RG7388 for TP53-mutant NSCLC: a p53-independent pyroptotic mechanism via ROS/p-p38/NOXA/caspase-3/GSDME axis by Gaoyan Tang, Xuelei Cao, Jiaqi Chen, Fu Hui, Na Xu, Yiqing Jiang, Hongmin Lu, Haifeng Xiao, Xiuming Liang, Mingzhe Ma, Yu Qian, Dongli Liu, Zhenlu Wang, Shuzhen Liu, Guohua Yu, Lei Sun

“…Furthermore, immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis of an NSCLC tissue microarray confirmed a strong positive correlation between p-p38 and NOXA expression. …”
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PODO447: a novel antibody to a tumor-restricted epitope on the cancer antigen podocalyxin by Blake Gilks, Martin Köbel, Diana Canals Hernaez, Michael R Hughes, Pamela Dean, Peter Bergqvist, Ismael Samudio, Ola Blixt, Katharina Wiedemeyer, Yicong Li, Chris Bond, Eric Cruz, Calvin D Roskelley, Kelly M McNagny

“…Since pathways regulating post-translational modifications are frequently perturbed in cancer cells, we sought to produce novel anti-Podxl antibodies (Abs) that selectively recognize tumor-restricted glycoepitopes on the extracellular mucin domain of Podxl.Methods Splenic B cells were isolated from rabbits immunized with a Podxl-expressing human tumor cell line. …”
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Inhibition of SOD1 trimerization is a novel drug target for ALS disease by Tae-Gyun Woo, Jin Han, Yuju Kim, Young jun Hwang, Mua Lee, So-mi Kang, Soyoung Park, Yeongseon Ji, Yeon-Ho Chung, Songyoung Baek, Eunbyeol Shin, Minju-Kim, Hyewon Jang, Yun-Jeong Shin, Yonghoon Kwon, Bae-Hoon Kim, Bum-Joon Park

“…In vitro, PRG-A-04 selectively bound to the mutant form of SOD1, but not the wild type, and efficiently inhibited the aggregation caused by SOD1-G147P (a SOD1 trimer stabilizer). …”
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Improved epigenetic age prediction models by combining sex chromosome and autosomal markers by Zhong Wan, Peter Henneman, Huub C. J. Hoefsloot, Ate D. Kloosterman, Pernette J. Verschure

“…Models constructed using a selected set of 37 X chromosomal and six autosomal DNAm markers exhibited a significantly improved age prediction performance with a minimum RMSE of 2.54 years and MAD of 1.89 years. …”
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Construction of a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Regulatory Network for the Immune Regulation of Lung Adenocarcinoma by Hanyi Li, Xin Jin, Wei Li, Fan Ren, Tong Li, Xuanguang Li, Haochuan Yu, Dianxun Fu, Zuoqing Song, Song Xu

“…Methods and Materials We utilized microarray datasets from the GEO NCBI database (GSE101586) to identify differentially expressed circRNAs (DEcircRNAs) in LUAD. …”
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Study on the mechanisms and functions of lncRNAs in regulating carboplatin resistance in ovarian cancer cells by HONG Yi, CHEN Cuilan, YIN Fuqiang, LIU Xia

“…Based on expression profiling microarrays and RT-qPCR validation, lncRNA DAPK1-IT1, which was significantly down-regulated by more than 4-fold in both two carboplatin-resistant cell lines, was selected for functional verification. …”
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NF1 expression profiling in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma: genomic associations and survival outcomes by Michael Chang, Mohamed Sherief, Maria Ioannou, Viveka Chinnasamy, Lucy Chen, Michael Frost, Michelle Mattson-Hoss, Herb Sarnoff, David O. Kamson, Matthias Holdhoff, Debraj Mukherjee, Chetan Bettegowda, Jordina Rincon-Torroella, Victoria Croog, Peng Huang, Fausto J. Rodriguez, Calixto-Hope G. Lucas, Karisa C. Schreck

“…Methods We assembled a single-institution, retrospective cohort of 542 IDH-wildtype GBM with somatic next generation sequencing to investigate the frequency and nature of detected NF1 alterations. We selected 69 GBMs from which to build a tissue microarray (TMA) of 44 NF1-wildtype and 25 NF1-mutant cases. …”
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Spatially resolved analysis of the T cell immune contexture in lung cancer-associated brain metastases by Richa Gupta, Sarah B Goldberg, Kurt A Schalper, Harriet M Kluger, Lucia B Jilaveanu, Adebowale J Adeniran, Benjamin Y Lu, Adam Aguirre-Ducler, Nicole Gianino, Hailey Wyatt, Matthew Ribeiro, Veronica L Chiang, Joseph N Contessa

“…The signal for each marker was measured in marker-selected tissue compartments, and associations between marker levels, tumor location, and major clinicopathological variables were studied. …”
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