Blog of Signaling Pathways

A Synthetic Cell-Penetrating Dominant-Negative ATF5 Peptide Exerts Anticancer Activity against a Broad Spectrum of Treatment-Resistant Cancers

1487 views | Sep 07 2016

Karpel-Massler G, et al. found that CP-d/n-ATF5-S1, administered as a single reagent or in combination with other drugs, holds promise as an innovative, safe, and efficient antineoplastic agent against treatment-resistant cancers. [Read the Full Post]

Endoplasmic reticulum stress in mouse decidua during early pregnancy

1746 views | Sep 06 2016

Xiao Wei Gu, et al. suggested that the GRP78/Ire1/Xbp1 signaling pathway of ER stress-UPR is activated and involved in mouse decidualization. [Read the Full Post]

Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein L is required for the survival and functional integrity of murine hematopoietic stem cells

2328 views | Sep 06 2016

Gaudreau MC, et al. suggested that hnRNP L is critical for the survival and functional integrity of HSCs by restricting the activation of caspase-dependent death receptor pathways. [Read the Full Post]

Beneficial metabolic actions of a stable GIP agonist following pre-treatment with a SGLT2 inhibitor in high fat fed diabetic mice

1738 views | Sep 05 2016

Millar PJ, et al. demonstrated possibility of a targeted and personalized approach using a GIP agonist and SGLT2 inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. [Read the Full Post]

The cyclic GMP/protein kinase G pathway as a therapeutic target in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

0 views | Sep 04 2016

Tuttle TR, et al. found that several drugs which either activate sGC or inhibit PDE5 are approved for treatment of nonmalignant conditions. These drugs could be repurposed as novel and effective therapeutics in patients with head and neck cancer. [Read the Full Post]

Hydrogen sulfide suppresses endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition through Src pathway

2014 views | Sep 02 2016

Ying R, et al. revealed that H2S could protect against ER stress-induced EndMT through Src pathway, which may be a novel role for the cardioprotection of H2S. [Read the Full Post]

HDAC4 mediates IFN-γ induced disruption of energy expenditure-related gene expression by repressing SIRT1 transcription in skeletal muscle cells

5143 views | Sep 02 2016

Fang M, et al. revealed a role for HDAC4 in regulating cellular energy output and as such provide insights into rationalized design of novel anti-diabetic therapeutics. [Read the Full Post]

Protein Inhibitor of Activated STAT3 Regulates Migration, Invasion, and Activation of Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis

1533 views | Sep 01 2016

Lao M, et al. suggested that PIAS3 suppression may be protective against joint destruction in RA by regulating synoviocyte migration, invasion, and activation. [Read the Full Post]

Insulin-like growth factor I promotes oocyte maturation through increasing the expression and phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor in the zebrafish ovary

1495 views | Sep 01 2016

Xie L, et al. sheded light on the cross-talk between two important growth factors in the zebrafish ovary and the mechanism underlying the IGF-I induction on oocyte maturation. [Read the Full Post]

Activation of the p62-Keap1-NRF2 pathway protects against ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

3225 views | Aug 31 2016

Sun X, et al. demonstrated novel molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways of ferroptosis; the status of NRF2 is a key factor that determines the therapeutic response to ferroptosis-targeted therapies in HCC cells. [Read the Full Post]

Tcfap2c acts as a key factor in mammary tumorigenesis

4987 views | Mar 27 2015

Park et al. conducted a serious experiments to gain greater insight into functions of TFAP2C on mammary tumorigeneisis in MMTV-Neu transgenic female mice. [Read the Full Post]

The role of nuclease FAN1 in DNA crosslink repair in Arabidopsis thaliana

2796 views | Mar 26 2015

Herrmann et al. demonstrated that FAN1 homolog is present in plants and is proved to be involved in Arabidopsis thaliana CL repair. [Read the Full Post]

Linking IFNα to apolipoprotein A-I provides a novel therapy of chronic hepadnavirus infection

2457 views | Mar 25 2015

Berrondo et al. demonstrated a molecule called InterApo (IA) with IFNα links to apolipoprotein A-I, has antiviral and immunostimulatory activities and lacks IFNα-induced hematological toxicity. In this study, they further explore the safety of IA for chronic HBV infection. [Read the Full Post]

The interferon-related developmental regulator 1 is a key factor for human papillomavirus-induced NFкB inhibition

5159 views | Mar 24 2015

Tummers et al. found hrHPV impairs immune response by inhibiting the acetylation of NFкB/RelA K310 in keratinocytes. [Read the Full Post]

Bromodomain and extra-terminal proteins are required in STAT5-mediated transcription

5529 views | Mar 23 2015

Pinz et al. found deacetylase inhibitors lead to the delocalization of the bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) protein Brd2, as well as Brd2-related factor TBP to hyperacetylated chromatin, via the global upregulation of histone acetylation. [Read the Full Post]

GPRC5A directly inhibits EGFR signaling to suppress lung tumorigenesis

6248 views | Mar 20 2015

Zhong et al. revealed that GPRC5A negatively regulates EGFR signaling and its downstream signaling STAT3. [Read the Full Post]

CY190602, a novel DNA/HDAC dual-targeting drug with enhanced anti-cancer potency

9773 views | Mar 19 2015

Liu et al. demonstrated a novel bendamustine-derived drug, CY190602, enhanced anticancer potency. [Read the Full Post]

ERK induces degradation of tumor suppressor FBW7 in pancreatic cancer

7481 views | Mar 18 2015

Ji et al. demonstrated a correlation between low expression of FBW7 and ERK activation in pancreatic cancer. [Read the Full Post]

The anti-inflammatory effect of IL-37-IL-1R8-IL-18Rα complex

2775 views | Mar 17 2015

Nold-Petry et al. identified the endogenous ligand-receptor complex IL-37-IL-1R8-IL-18Rα. [Read the Full Post]

Molecular changes of the transformation of NSCLC to SCLC TKI-resistant EGFR mutant cancers

4863 views | Mar 16 2015

Niederst et al. demonstrated the molecular changes occur in NSCLC to small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) transformed TKI-resistant EGFR mutant cancers. [Read the Full Post]