Blog of Signaling Pathways

A novel sgRNA selection system for CRISPR-Cas9 in mammalian cells

2688 views | Aug 14 2017

Zhang H et al. provided a potential application to optimize the sgRNAs in different species and to generate a powerful CRISPR-Cas9 genome-wide screening system with minimum amounts of sgRNAs. [Read the Full Post]

Translationally controlled tumour protein TCTP is induced early in human colorectal tumours and contributes to the resistance of HCT116 colon cancer cells to 5-FU and oxaliplatin

1052 views | Aug 13 2017

Wu J et al. indicated that TCTP might be suitable as a biomarker and that combinatorial treatment using 5-FU/oxaliplatin, together with mTOR kinase inhibitors, could be a route to preventing the development of resistance to these drugs. [Read the Full Post]

Preclinical evaluation of potential therapeutic targets in dedifferentiated liposarcoma

1420 views | Aug 13 2017

Hanes R et al. indicated that FGFR inhibitors have therapeutic potential in the treatment of DDLPS with amplified FRS2. [Read the Full Post]

Lenalidomide, Thalidomide, and Pomalidomide Reactivate the Epstein-Barr Virus Lytic Cycle through Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Signaling and Ikaros Expression

0 views | Aug 12 2017

Jones RJ et al. concluded LTP may reactivate EBV-positive resting memory B cells thereby enhancing EBV lytic cycle and host immune suppression [Read the Full Post]

mTOR inhibition sensitizes human hepatocellular carcinoma cells to resminostat.

0 views | Aug 12 2017

Peng X et al. suggested that mTOR could be a primary resistance factor of resminostat. [Read the Full Post]

Assessment of the chemotherapeutic potential of a new camptothecin derivative, ZBH-1205

0 views | Aug 11 2017

Wu D, et al. found that ZBH-1205 is a promising chemotherapeutic agent to be further assessed in large-scale clinical trials. [Read the Full Post]

PI3K Inhibitors Synergize with FGFR Inhibitors to Enhance Antitumor Responses in FGFR2mutant Endometrial Cancers

0 views | Aug 10 2017

Packer L et al. provided evidence that subtherapeutic doses of PI3K inhibitors enhance the efficacy of anti-FGFR therapies, and a combination therapy may represent a superior therapeutic treatment in patients with FGFR2mutant endometrial cancer. [Read the Full Post]

ZFX Facilitates Cell Proliferation and Imatinib Resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cells

1510 views | Aug 10 2017

Jingjing Wu et al. suggested that ZFX is a novel oncogene promoting cell proliferation and inducing imatinib resistance via PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. ZFX may represent a potential therapeutic target in CML. [Read the Full Post]

THZ1 targeting CDK7 suppresses STAT transcriptional activity and sensitizes T-cell lymphomas to BCL2 inhibitors

2028 views | Aug 09 2017

Cayrol F et al. indicated the combination of THZ1 and the BH3 mimetic obatoclax improves lymphoma growth control in a primary PTCL ex vivo culture and in two STAT3-mutant PTCL xenografts, delineating a potential targeted agent-based therapeutic option for these patients. [Read the Full Post]

BRG1 targeting STAT3/VEGFC signaling regulates lymphangiogenesis in colorectal cancer

1565 views | Aug 09 2017

Zhu X et al. demonstration of the important roles of the BRG1/STAT3/VEGFC in tumor-associated lymphangiogenesis might lead to the discovery of novel therapeutic targets in the treatment of cancers with BRG1 loss of function. [Read the Full Post]

EZH2 promotes cell migration and invasion but not alters cell proliferation by suppressing E-cadherin, partly through association with MALAT-1 in pancreatic cancer

875 views | Aug 08 2017

Han T et al. suggested that EZH2 is recruited to the E-cadherin promoter by the long non-coding RNA, MALAT-1 (metastasis associated in lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1), where it represses E-cadherin expression. Our results show that EZH2-based therapies may be an option for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. [Read the Full Post]

Analysis of a cAMP regulated coactivator family reveals an alternative phosphorylation motif for AMPK family members

1620 views | Aug 08 2017

Sonntag T et al. suggested that the regulation of cellular targets by AMPK family members is more extensive than previously appreciated. [Read the Full Post]

Niacin receptor GPR109A inhibits insulin secretion and is down-regulated in type 2 diabetic islet beta-cells

1839 views | Aug 07 2017

Wang N et al. demonstrated that GPR109A is functionally expressed in both human and murine islet beta-cells. However, the role of GPR109A in the prevention of diabetes or insulinoma needs further study. [Read the Full Post]

TGF-β1 promotes Staphylococcus aureus adhesion to and invasion into bovine mammary fibroblasts via the ERK pathway

2605 views | Aug 07 2017

Zhao S et al. indicated that TGF-β1 could promote S. aureus adhesion to and invasion into BMFBs by increasing Collagen I and α-SMA expression and may provide a novel target for controlling bovine mastitis. [Read the Full Post]

Targeting of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway to inhibit T cell activation and prevent graft-versus-host disease development

975 views | Aug 06 2017

Herrero-Sánchez MC et al. support the use of PI3K inhibitors to control T cell responses and show the potential utility of the dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor BEZ235 in GvHD prophylaxis. [Read the Full Post]

Exogenous HGF Prevents Cardiomyocytes from Apoptosis after Hypoxia via Up-Regulating Cell Autophagy

0 views | Aug 05 2017

Wang Y et al. revealed a potential mechanism in which exogenous HGF prevented NRVMs from apoptosis after hypoxia. [Read the Full Post]

Antiviral activity of micafungin against enterovirus 71

0 views | Aug 05 2017

Kim C et al. identified micafungin, an echinocandin antifungal drug, as a novel inhibitor of EV71. [Read the Full Post]

Substitution scanning identifies a novel, catalytically active ibrutinib-resistant BTK cysteine 481 to threonine (C481T) variant

0 views | Aug 04 2017

Hamasy A et al. identified three potential ibrutinib resistance scenarios for cysteine 481 replacement. [Read the Full Post]

HOXC10 Expression Supports the Development of Chemotherapy Resistance by Fine Tuning DNA Repair in Breast Cancer Cells

0 views | Aug 04 2017

Sadik H et al. showed that HOXC10 facilitates, but is not directly involved in DNA damage repair mediated by HR. [Read the Full Post]

Bcl-2 phosphorylation confers resistance on chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells to the BH3 mimetics ABT-737, ABT-263 and ABT-199 by impeding direct binding

1664 views | Aug 03 2017

Song T et al. suggested that a structural alteration in the BH3-binding groove was induced by phosphorylation of Bcl-2. Our data also provided a framework to overcome resistance of CLL cells to the ABT compounds by combining pBcl-2 kinase inhibitors with the ABT compounds. [Read the Full Post]