Characterization of the Merkel Cell Carcinoma miRNome by Matthew S. Ning, Annette S. Kim, Nripesh Prasad, Shawn E. Levy, Huiqiu Zhang, Thomas Andl

“…MicroRNAs have been implicated in various skin cancers, including melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma; however, the expression of microRNAs and their role in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) have yet to be explored in depth. …”
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TREM2 promotes the formation of a tumor-supportive microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma by Hanrui Guo, Meiling Wang, Caiya Ni, Chun Yang, Chunxue Fu, Xiaoman Zhang, Xueling Chen, Xiangwei Wu, Jun Hou, Lianghai Wang

“…Abstract Background Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2), a surface receptor predominantly expressed on myeloid cells, is a major hub gene in pathology-induced immune signaling. …”
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Isolation and Characterisation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Rat Bone Marrow and the Endosteal Niche: A Comparative Study by Norhayati Yusop, Paul Battersby, Amr Alraies, Alastair J. Sloan, Ryan Moseley, Rachel J. Waddington

“…CB-MSCs and BM-MSCs both expressed MSC (CD73/CD90/CD105); embryonic (Nanog) and osteogenic markers (Runx2, osteocalcin) but no hematopoietic markers (CD45). …”
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Identifying MTHFD1 and LGALS4 as Potential Therapeutic Targets in Prostate Cancer Through Multi-Omics Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Huan Han, Hanwen Su, Zhihua Lv, Chengliang Zhu, Jingtao Huang

“…Candidate genes were further verified through TCGA-based gene expression profile, survival analysis, and immune microenvironment evaluations. …”
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Melanoma Development and Progression Are Associated with Rad6 Upregulation and β-Catenin Relocation to the Cell Membrane by Karli Rosner, Darius R. Mehregan, Evangelia Kirou, Judith Abrams, Seongho Kim, Michelle Campbell, Jillian Frieder, Kelsey Lawrence, Brittany Haynes, Malathy P. V. Shekhar

“…We have previously demonstrated that Rad6 and β-catenin enhance each other's expression through a positive feedback loop to promote breast cancer development/progression. …”
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Clinical Feature of Intrahepatic B-Lymphocytes in Chronic Hepatitis B by Ashraf Mohamadkhani, Elnaz Naderi, Masoud Sotoudeh, Aezam Katoonizadeh, Ghodratollah Montazeri, Hossein Poustchi

“…In this study, fifty seven hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive and HBeAg negative patients were studied to determine the expression of CD20, a cell surface marker expressed on B-cells, in liver biopsy sections using immunohistochemistry. …”
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Crucial Genes in Aortic Dissection Identified by Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis by Hongliang Zhang, Tingting Chen, Yunyan Zhang, Jiangbo Lin, Wenjun Zhao, Yangyang Shi, Huichong Lau, Yang Zhang, Minjun Yang, Cheng Xu, Lijiang Tang, Baohui Xu, Jianjun Jiang, Xiaofeng Chen

“…Specifically, gene expression profiling helps illustrate the potential mechanism of aortic dissection in terms of gene regulation and its modification by risk factors. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Transcriptome Sequencing Data in the Lung Tissues of COPD Subjects by Woo Jin Kim, Jae Hyun Lim, Jae Seung Lee, Sang-Do Lee, Ju Han Kim, Yeon-Mok Oh

“…A total of 2312 genes were differentially expressed between the lung tissues of COPD and control subjects (false discovery rate corrected q<0.01). …”
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lnc-MRGPRF-6:1 Promotes ox-LDL-Induced Macrophage Ferroptosis via Suppressing GPX4 by Zhihuan You, Xiaotian Ye, Meihua Jiang, Ning Gu, Caihong Liang

“…Eventually, lnc-MRGPRF-6:1 was highly expressed in the monocyte-derived macrophages of CAD patients and was negatively correlated with the expression of GPX4. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis Revealed the Molecular Mechanism of Acetic Acid Increasing <i>Monascus</i> Pigment Production in <i>Monascus ruber</i> CICC41233 by Yan Wang, Weiwei Wu, Xiaoshu Wu, Weiyu Li, Jingjing Cui, Chuannan Long

“…Gene expression analysis showed that the relative expression levels of MP synthesis genes (<i>MpPKS5</i>, <i>MppA</i>, <i>MpFasB</i>, <i>MppB</i>, <i>MppD</i>, and <i>MppR2</i>) were significantly up-regulated under acetic acid conditions. …”
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Deciphering the regulatory programs of RNA binding proteins in rheumatoid arthritis through single-cell transcriptome analysis by Hongbin Luo, Qunya Zheng, Youzheng Zhou, Weipeng Lai, Nanwen Zhang, Peng Chen

“…Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from published datasets were obtained to investigate the expression and dysregulation of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), which are critical for alternative mRNA splicing and translational control in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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“For mine is the bitter, the ale and the lager”: Parodic prayer and the spirituality of humour by A. Houck

“…This article reviews that history, showing that medieval parodic prayers arose from within the Church and often expressed ethical concerns through satire. They could also go further, speaking to the relationship with God that is at the heart of Christian spirituality. …”
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The proneural transcription factor Atoh1 promotes odontogenic differentiation in human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) by Camila Sabatini, Huey-Jiun Lin, Galib Ovik, Richard Hall, Techung Lee

“…Results DPSCs harboring the Atoh1 expression vector exhibited an approximately 3,000-fold increase in the expression of Atoh1 compared to the negative control, leading to increased DPSC proliferation in the growth medium (P < 0.05). …”
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Evaluating H2BC9 as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Lanhua Wu, Liang Li, Mingjing Zhu, Ziyan Zhou, Xuejin Su, Yueming Jiang, Min Kang, Li Jiang

“…Abstract Background Histone H2B is highly expressed in many types of cancers and is involved in cancer development. …”
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The Anti-proliferative Effect of a Novel Glutaminase Inhibitor IN-3 on Prostate Cancer Cells by Ummuhan DEMIR, Ayse Busranur CELIK

“…GLS1 expression was significantly higher than GLS2 expression with p-values lower than 0.001. …”
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Human Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Diabetic Neuropathy via Wnt Signaling Pathway by Songsong Pan, Sushant S. Hada, Yang Liu, Chao Hu, Mengdie Zhou, Shaoqiu Zheng, Minjie Xu, Changsheng Shi, Shiwu Yin, Xiaoyun Xie

“…Bax in the PMSC group expressed less than the control group. In contrast, the expressions of β-catenin and DVL1 were higher compared with that in the control group on the 14th and 28th days. …”
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Molecular Signatures of Human Chronic Atrial Fibrillation in Primary Mitral Regurgitation by Günseli Çubukçuoğlu Deniz, Serkan Durdu, Yeşim Doğan, Esra Erdemli, Hilal Özdağ, Ahmet Ruchan Akar

“…We aimed to compare the gene expression profiles of patients with degenerative MR in AFib and sinus rhythm (SR) for a clearer picture of AFib pathophysiology. …”
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A simple and reliable method for claustrum localization across age in mice by Tarek Shaker, Gwyneth J. Dagpa, Vanessa Cattaud, Brian A. Marriott, Mariam Sultan, Mohammed Almokdad, Jesse Jackson

“…Finally, exposure to environmental novelty enhanced the expression of the neuronal activation marker c-Fos in the claustrum region. …”
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Heme Oxygenase 1/Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Pathway Protects Intimal Hyperplasia and Mitigates Arteriovenous Fistula Dysfunction by Regulating Oxidative Stres... by Tingfei Xie, Yunpeng Xu, Lecai Ji, Xiaolu Sui, Aisha Zhang, Yanzi Zhang, Jihong Chen

“…Additionally, AVF significantly upregulated HO-1 and PPAR-γ and downregulated MMP9, and COPP pretreatment and HO-1 normal expression further upregulated and downregulated their expression. …”
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Identification of KRT16 and ANXA10 as cell cycle regulation genes for lung adenocarcinoma based on self-transcriptome sequencing of surgical samples and TCGA public data mining by Wen-jian Liu, Jia-pan Shen, Ren-quan Zhang, Xiao-yun Fan

“…The expression was validated at mRNA and protein levels, and the gene knockdown was used to examine the impact and underlying mechanisms on lung cancer cells. …”
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