Blog of Signaling Pathways

Novel role of STRAP in progression and metastasis of colorectal cancer through Wnt/β-catenin signaling

0 views | Oct 06 2018

Yuan G et al. suggest that STRAP increases invasion and metastasis of CRC partly through inhibiting ubiquitin-dependent degradation of β-catenin and promoting Wnt/β-catenin signaling. [Read the Full Post]

Modification of tumour cell metabolism modulates sensitivity to Chk1 inhibitor-induced DNA damage

686 views | Oct 05 2018

Massey AJ suggested the expression and activation of Chk1 kinase is associated with cells undergoing active DNA replication. Glutamine starvation rendered tumour cells more resistant to Chk1 inhibitor-induced DNA damage and reversal of the glutamine starvation restored the sensitivity of tumour cells to Chk1 inhibitor-induced DNA damage. Chk1 inhibitors may be a potentially useful therapeutic treatment for patients whose tumours contain a high fraction of replicating cells. [Read the Full Post]

An RNA interference screen identifies new avenues for nephroprotection

974 views | Oct 05 2018

Zynda ER et al. shed new light on the mechanisms of stress response in mammalian cells, and open new avenues to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with renal injury. [Read the Full Post]

Genome-Wide Studies Reveal that H3K4me3 Modification in Bivalent Genes Is Dynamically Regulated during the Pluripotent Cell Cycle and Stabilized upon Differentiation

0 views | Oct 04 2018

Grandy RA et al. established a new dimension of chromatin regulation important in the maintenance of pluripotency. [Read the Full Post]

High-expressing cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator interacts with histone deacetylase 2 to promote the development of Ph+ leukemia through the HDAC2-mediated PTEN pathway

0 views | Oct 04 2018

Yan T et al. provides strong evidence that high-expression CFTR plays an important role in the development of Ph+ leukemia through the HDAC2-mediated PTEN pathway. [Read the Full Post]

ATM induces MacroD2 nuclear export upon DNA damage

1533 views | Oct 03 2018

Golia B et al. identified a novel feedback regulation between two crucial DNA damage-induced signaling pathways: ADP-ribosylation and ATM activation. [Read the Full Post]

WEE1 inhibition targets cell cycle checkpoints for triple negative breast cancers to overcome cisplatin resistance

0 views | Oct 03 2018

Zheng H et al. demonstrated that combined cisplatin treatment and WEE1 inhibition synergistically inhibits xenograft cancer growth accompanied by markedly reduced expression of TNBC signature genes. [Read the Full Post]

AT-101 inhibits hedgehog pathway activity and cancer growth

0 views | Oct 02 2018

Wang J et al. revealed a novel molecular mechanism responsible for the anticancer action of AT-101 and contributes to the further development of AT-101 as an anticancer drug. [Read the Full Post]

TP53 mutated glioblastoma stem-like cell cultures are sensitive to dual mTORC1/2 inhibition while resistance in TP53 wild type cultures can be overcome by combined inhibition of mTORC1/2 and Bcl-2

501 views | Oct 02 2018

Venkatesan S et al. suggested that Bcl-2 confers resistance to mTORC1/2 inhibitors in TP53 wild type GSCs and that combined inhibition of both mTORC1/2 and Bcl-2 is worthwhile to explore further in TP53 wild type glioblastomas, whereas in TP53 mutated glioblastomas dual mTORC1/2 inhibitors should be explored. [Read the Full Post]

Severity-of-pancreatitis‑associated-intestinal-mucosal-barrier-injury-is-reduced-following-treatment-with-the-NADPH-oxidase-inhibitor-apocynin

1668 views | Oct 01 2018

Deng W et al. provided novel insight suggesting that pharmacological inhibition of NOX by apocynin may be considered a novel therapeutic method for the treatment of intestinal injury in SAP. [Read the Full Post]

Cytokine correlation analysis based on drug perturbation

0 views | Oct 01 2018

Wallner FK et al. showed that cytokines are highly co-regulated, which provide valuable information for how a therapeutic drug might affect clusters of cytokines. [Read the Full Post]

Experimental observation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation into rabbit intervertebral discs

1223 views | Sep 30 2018

Tao H et al. indicated that in the sections of specimens removed at 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks post-transplantation, no GFP-positive cells were observed in the control groups, whereas GFP-positive cells were apparent in the nucleus pulposus at all periods in the GFP-labeled human BMSCs group, and the cell density at 6 and 8 weeks was significantly less than that at 1, 2 and 4 weeks post-transplantation (P<0.001). [Read the Full Post]

Efficient extravasation of tumor-repopulating cells depends on cell deformability

771 views | Sep 30 2018

Chen J et al. suggested that tumor cell deformability is a key factor in controlling extravasation dynamics during metastasis. [Read the Full Post]

Angiotensin II induces apoptosis of human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells in acute aortic dissection complicated with lung injury patients through modulating the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1

620 views | Sep 29 2018

Wu Z et al. found that the production of MCP-1 and cellular apoptosis induced by AngII in hPMVECs are closely related to the pathogenesis of AAD complicated with ALI. The association between MCP-1 and AngII is crucial in the apoptosis of hPMVECs. [Read the Full Post]

TGF-β and NF-κB signaling pathway crosstalk potentiates corneal epithelial senescence through an RNA stress response

889 views | Sep 29 2018

Li ZY et al. indicated that TGF-β-driven NF-κB activation contributes to corneal epithelial senescence via RNA metabolism and the inflammation blockade can attenuate TGF-β-induced senescence. [Read the Full Post]

Pre-Osteoblasts Stimulate Migration of Breast Cancer Cells via the HGF/MET Pathway

590 views | Sep 28 2018

Vallet S et al. demonstrated for the first time a role for pre-OBs in mediating HGF/MET- dependent migration of BC cells and strongly support the clinical evaluation of INCB28060 and other MET inhibitors to limit and/or prevent BC-associated bone metastases. [Read the Full Post]

Piceatannol and resveratrol share inhibitory effects on hydrogen peroxide release, monoamine oxidase and lipogenic activities in adipose tissue, but differ in their antilipolytic properties

708 views | Sep 28 2018

Les F et al.found that piceatannol should be useful in limiting the lipotoxicity related to obesity when ingested or administered alone - or might hamper the fat mobilization induced by resveratrol when simultaneously administered with it. [Read the Full Post]

Efficacy of focal adhesion kinase inhibition in non-small cell lung cancer with oncogenically activated MAPK pathways

1016 views | Sep 27 2018

Zhang H, et al. demonstrated efficacy both in vitro and in vivo in lung cancers with either oncogenic RAS or EGFR mutations. In addition, FAK inhibition in combination with inhibitors of Bcl-2 family of anti-apoptotic proteins has synergistic activity in these MAPK-activated non-small cell lung cancer cell line models. [Read the Full Post]

Anti-Invasive and Anti-Proliferative Synergism between Docetaxel and a Polynuclear Pd-Spermine Agent

887 views | Sep 27 2018

Batista de Carvalho AL et al. aimed at the application of these combined strategies towards metastatic breast cancer (or other type of resistant cancers), justifying further studies that include pre-clinical trials. [Read the Full Post]

Targeting the epigenome: Screening bioactive compounds that regulate histone deacetylase activity

864 views | Sep 26 2018

Godoy LD et al. provided the first step in identifying multiple bioactive compound HDAC inhibitors. Taken together, this report sets the stage for future exploration of these bioactive compounds as epigenetic regulators to potentially ameliorate chronic disease. [Read the Full Post]