Blog of Signaling Pathways

A simple, fast, label-free colorimetric method for detection of telomerase activity in urine by using hemin-graphene conjugates

993 views | Feb 28 2018

Xu X et al. found a colorimetric approach affords simplicity, sensitivity and reliability in telomerase activity detection. [Read the Full Post]

Tsc1 expression by dendritic cells is required to preserve T-cell homeostasis and response

1753 views | Feb 27 2018

Luo Y et al. identified Tsc1 as a crucial signaling checkpoint in DCs essential for preserving T-cell homeostasis and response. [Read the Full Post]

The Correlation Between PARP1 and BRCA1 in AR Positive Triple-negative Breast Cancer

706 views | Feb 26 2018

Luo J et al. suggested that the combination of bicalutamide and PARP inhibitor may be a potential strategy for TNBC patients and merits further evaluation. [Read the Full Post]

The Correlation Between PARP1 and BRCA1 in AR Positive Triple-negative Breast Cancer

0 views | Feb 26 2018

Luo J et al. suggested that the combination of bicalutamide and PARP inhibitor may be a potential strategy for TNBC patients and merits further evaluation. [Read the Full Post]

Phosphorylation-mediated activation of LDHA promotes cancer cell invasion and tumour metastasis

755 views | Feb 26 2018

Jin L et al. demonstrated that LDHA phosphorylation and activation provide pro-invasive, anti-anoikis and pro-metastatic advantages to cancer cells, suggesting that Y10 phosphorylation of LDHA may represent a promising therapeutic target and a prognostic marker for metastatic human cancers. [Read the Full Post]

Strain- and host species-specific inflammasome activation, IL-1β release, and cell death in macrophages infected with uropathogenic Escherichia coli

3222 views | Feb 26 2018

Schaale K et al. indicated in mouse macrophages, CFT073-triggered inflammasome responses are completely NLRP3-dependent, and largely α-hemolysin-dependent. In contrast, UPEC activates an NLRP3-independent cell death pathway and an α-hemolysin-independent IL-1β secretion pathway in human macrophages. This has important implications for understanding UTI in [Read the Full Post]

Role of protein S in castration-resistant prostate cancer-like cells

707 views | Feb 25 2018

Ning P et al. suggested that PROS may facilitate cell proliferation and promote castration resistance in human castration-resistant PCa-like cells via its apoptosis-regulating property. Future study emphasizing on delineating how PROS regulate cellular processes controlling transformation during the development of castration resistance should open new doors for the development of novel therapeutic targets for CRPC. [Read the Full Post]

CX4945 suppresses the growth of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells by reducing AR-V7 expression

786 views | Feb 25 2018

Deng C et al. presented a potential option for the treatment of prostate cancer, especially CRPC. [Read the Full Post]

Derivation of Pluripotent Stem Cells with In Vivo Embryonic and Extraembryonic Potency

1173 views | Feb 24 2018

Yang Y et al. found a first step toward capturing pluripotent stem cells with extraembryonic developmental potentials in culture and open new avenues for basic and translational research. VIDEO ABSTRACT. [Read the Full Post]

Chromatin Architecture Emerges during Zygotic Genome Activation Independent of Transcription

890 views | Feb 24 2018

Hug CB et al. offered insight into when spatial organization of the genome emerges and identify a key factor that helps trigger this architecture. [Read the Full Post]

Rare cell variability and drug-induced reprogramming as a mode of cancer drug resistance

711 views | Feb 23 2018

Shaffer SM et al. found that other cell types also exhibit sporadic expression of many of these same marker genes, suggesting the existence of a general program in which expression is displayed in rare subpopulations of cells. [Read the Full Post]

Anticancer sulfonamides target splicing by inducing RBM39 degradation via recruitment to DCAF15

0 views | Feb 23 2018

Han T et al. proposed that DCAF15 expression may be a useful biomarker to guide clinical trials of this class of drugs, which we refer to as SPLAMs [Read the Full Post]

TRAF2 and OTUD7B govern a ubiquitin-dependent switch that regulates mTORC2 signalling

728 views | Feb 22 2018

Wang B et al. revealed a GβL-ubiquitination-dependent switch that fine-tunes the dynamic organization and activation of the mTORC2 kinase under both physiological and pathological conditions. [Read the Full Post]

Principles of early human development and germ cell program from conserved model systems

1216 views | Feb 22 2018

Kobayashi T et al. used human, porcine and monkey in vivo and in vitro models provides synthetic insights into early human development. [Read the Full Post]

Pharmacological inhibition of Bcl-xL sensitizes osteosarcoma to doxorubicin

765 views | Feb 21 2018

Baranski Z et al. identified Bcl-xL as a candidate drug target for sensitization to chemotherapy in patients with osteosarcoma. [Read the Full Post]

Effective combinatorial immunotherapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer

1732 views | Feb 21 2018

Xin Lu et al. illuminated a clinical path hypothesis for combining immune checkpoint blockade with MDSC-targeted therapies in the treatment of mCRPC. [Read the Full Post]

Triggering of Suicidal Erythrocyte Death by Exemestane

829 views | Feb 20 2018

Exemestane triggers phospholipid scrambling of the erythrocyte cell membrane, an effect paralleled by enhanced [Ca2+]i, oxidative stress, and increased ceramide abundance. [Read the Full Post]

The effect of increased lipoproteins levels on the disposition of vincristine in rat

1350 views | Feb 20 2018

Khalil HA et al. found that HL can potentiate another drug-drug or drug-disease interaction involving VCR warrants further studying and monitoring to ensure therapeutic safety and efficiency. [Read the Full Post]

Loss-of-function screens of druggable targetome against cancer stem-like cells

1545 views | Feb 19 2018

Song M, et al. provided a useful resource that can be exploited for the selective elimination of CSLCs. [Read the Full Post]

E-cadherin expression is correlated with focal adhesion kinase inhibitor resistance in Merlin-negative malignant mesothelioma cells

1297 views | Feb 19 2018

Kato T et al. suggested that E-cadherin serves as a predictive biomarker for molecular target therapy with FAK inhibitors for patients with mesothelioma and that its expression endows MM cells with resistance to FAK inhibitors. [Read the Full Post]