iNOS Promotes the Development of Osteosarcoma via Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway by Wei Chu, Lirong Cao, Gui Daokun, Jiali Zhao

“…In addition, tumor formation, iNOS expression, and β-catenin expression were inhibited in mice transplanted with iNOS knockout OS cells. These results indicated that iNOS might be a potential therapeutic target for OS.…”
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Endotoxin Triggers Tumor Initiation Events in Nontumorigenic Breast Epithelial Cells and Enhances Invasion-Related Phenotype in Pretumorigenic and Tumorigenic Breast Epithelial Cel... by Farah Yassine, Sabreen F. Fostok, Nataly Naser Al Deen, Rabih S. Talhouk

“…Both short- and long-term ET exposures preferentially enhanced the invasion of pretumorigenic S1-connexin 43 knockout (Cx43-KO S1) cells compared to their nontumorigenic S1 counterparts. …”
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Dose and strain dependent lethality of Usutu virus in an Ifnar−/− mouse model by Johanna M. Duyvestyn, Eleanor M. Marshall, Peter J. Bredenbeek, Barry Rockx, Martijn J. van Hemert, Marjolein Kikkert

“…In this study we inoculated interferon α/β receptor knockout (Ifnar−/−) mice with decreasing doses of USUV, monitoring symptoms and survival to determine a less lethal dose, and we directly compared isolates from three different viral lineages. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of TSPAN32 Regulatory Networks and Their Role in Immune Cell Biology by Grazia Scuderi, Katia Mangano, Maria Cristina Petralia, Maria Sofia Basile, Francesco Di Raimondo, Paolo Fagone, Ferdinando Nicoletti

“…Moreover, the modulation of biological processes following TSPAN32 knockout further supports its critical role in regulating immune cell physiology and responses. …”
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Diacylglycerol kinase alpha regulates post-hepatectomy liver regeneration by Hiroki Nakamoto, Shunsuke Shichi, Chisato Shirakawa, Takuto Suzuki, Hidemitsu Kitamura, Akinobu Taketomi

“…Here, we provide a detailed examination of C57BL/6 wild-type and DGKα knockout (KO) mice subjected to 70% partial hepatectomy (70% PH) modeling, including survival rates, hematological marker and gene expression levels, and histological analyses of factors related to liver regeneration. …”
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AMEND 2.0: module identification and multi-omic data integration with multiplex-heterogeneous graphs by Samuel S. Boyd, Chad Slawson, Jeffrey A. Thompson

“…AMEND was applied to two real-world multi-omic datasets: renal cell carcinoma data from The cancer genome atlas and an O-GlcNAc Transferase knockout study. Additional analyses investigate the performance of various subroutines of AMEND on tasks of node ranking and degree bias adjustment. …”
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Neuronal subset-specific Pten-deficient mice do not exhibit deficits in sensorimotor gating processes [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Matthew S. Binder, Joaquin N. Lugo, Suzanne O. Nolan

“…However, this behavior has not been examined in the neuronal subset-specific (NS)-Pten knockout (KO) model of ASD. NS-Pten KO mice exhibit hyperactivity of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway which is implicated in the onset of autistic deficits. …”
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Curcumin Improves Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by Inhibiting Pyroptosis through AKT/Nrf2/ARE Pathway by Zhang Wei, Kang pinfang, Zhou jing, Yao zhuoya, Qian Shaohuan, Shi Chao

“…Whether curcumin can promote the transfer of Nrf2 into the nucleus through AKT pathway regulation was assessed by western blotting and immunofluorescence. The Nrf2 knockout vector and ml385 were used to block the Nrf2 pathway, and the differences between the different groups in the expression of pyroptosis protein, cell activity, and incidence of apoptosis were evaluated to verify the relationship between the effect of curcumin on pyroptosis inhibition and the Nrf2 pathway. …”
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Isoliquiritigenin Inhibits Atherosclerosis by Blocking TRPC5 Channel Expression by Jie Qi, Jianguo Cui, Baobin Mi, Xiaohong Yan, Wenwen Xu, Hui Ma, Qingtan Zhang, Fang Xu

“…In this study, we used apolipoprotein E (ApoE) knockout mouse model and angiotensin II- (Ang II-) stimulated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) to elucidate the pharmacological mechanism of ISL to inhibit atherosclerosis. …”
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Ablation of lipocalin-2 reduces neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Krabbe disease by Jacob Favret, Malabika Maulik, Rayan Masoom, Meghana Kushwaha, Devin Thompson, Richard Browne, Daesung Shin

“…To further understand if the elevated LCN2 is critical for KD progression, we globally deleted Lcn2 in the Galc-knockout (KO) mouse model. Interestingly, the Galc and Lcn2 double KO mice showed dramatically reduced neuroinflammation including gliosis. …”
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Using DIMet for Differential Analysis of Labeled Metabolomics Data: A Step-by-step Guide Showcasing the Glioblastoma Metabolism by Johanna Galvis, Joris Guyon, Thomas Daubon, Macha Nikolski

“…To showcase DIMet's capabilities, we analyzed LDHA/B knockout glioblastoma cell lines compared to controls. …”
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Macrophage MST1 protects against schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis by promoting the PPARγ-CD36 pathway and suppressing NF-κB signaling. by Jianyang Li, Xinyuan Cai, Yan Yang, Yulin Mao, Lin Ding, Qian Xue, Xunhao Hu, Yan Huang, Cong Sui, Yuxia Zhang

“…Mice with macrophages-specific Mst1 knockout (termed Mst1△M/△M) mice developed exacerbated liver pathology, characterized by larger egg-induced granulomas, and increased fibrosis post infection. …”
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CD40-TRAF6 inhibition suppresses cardiovascular inflammation, oxidative stress and functional complications in a mouse model of arterial hypertension by Lea Strohm, Henning Ubbens, Dominika Mihalikova, Alexander Czarnowski, Paul Stamm, Michael Molitor, Stefanie Finger, Matthias Oelze, Dorothee Atzler, Philip Wenzel, Philipp Lurz, Thomas Münzel, Christian Weber, Esther Lutgens, Andreas Daiber, Steffen Daub

“…The hypertensive cell type-specific CD40(L) knockout animals showed only a minor effect on endothelial function, blood pressure, and oxidative stress. …”
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Bridging animal models and humans: neuroimaging as intermediate phenotypes linking genetic or stress factors to anhedonia by Huiling Guo, Yao Xiao, Shuai Dong, Jingyu Yang, Pengfei Zhao, Tongtong Zhao, Aoling Cai, Lili Tang, Juan Liu, Hui Wang, Ruifang Hua, Rongxun Liu, Yange Wei, Dandan Sun, Zhongchun Liu, Mingrui Xia, Yong He, Yankun Wu, Tianmei Si, Fay Y. Womer, Fuqiang Xu, Yanqing Tang, Jie Wang, Weixiong Zhang, Xizhe Zhang, Fei Wang

“…The rodent studies included a genetic model (P11 knockout) and an environmental stress model (chronic unpredictable mild stress), while the human data comprised 748 participants from three cohorts. …”
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Therapeutic role of miR-26a on cardiorenal injury in a mice model of angiotensin-II induced chronic kidney disease through inhibition of LIMS1/ILK pathway by Weijie Ni, Yajie Zhao, Jinxin Shen, Qing Yin, Yao Wang, Zuolin Li, Taotao Tang, Yi Wen, Yilin Zhang, Wei Jiang, Liangyunzi Jiang, Jinxuan Wei, Weihua Gan, Aiqing Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhou, Bin Wang, Bi-Cheng Liu, Yuanyuan Ji

“…We generated an microRNA (miR)-26a knockout (KO) mouse model to investigate the role of miR-26a in angiotensin (Ang)-II-induced cardiac and renal injury. …”
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Involvement of the intracellular β-glucosidase BGL1B from Aspergillus niger in the regulation of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes’ synthesis by Zhen Zhang, Hua Li, Feiyu Dong, Hui Lin, Yanan Li, Kun Cheng, Hongge Chen

“…Results In this study, by investigating the production of lignocellulose-degrading enzymes of bgl1B knockout strain (Δbgl1B) and overexpression strain (OE::bgl1B), it was found that BGL1B exhibited a repressive role on the expression of lignocellulose-degrading enzyme genes through carbon catabolite repression (CCR) way. …”
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PDK1/mTOR Signaling in Myeloid Cells Differentially Regulates the Early and Late Stages of Sepsis by Juan Du, Guoli Li, Mingxi Hua, Junyan Han, Yu Hao, Hui Zeng, Ang Li, Yaxian Kong

“…Moreover, PDK1 deletion attenuated the inflammation induced by LPS in the late stage on CLP mice, which was exacerbated in mTORC1 and mTORC2 knockout mice. Both PDK1 and mTORC1/2 could not only regulate the cellular metabolism but also play important roles on the myeloid cells in the secondary stimulation of sepsis. …”
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The ERK1/2 Inhibitor U0126 Attenuates Diabetes-Induced Upregulation of MMP-9 and Biomarkers of Inflammation in the Retina by Ghulam Mohammad, Mohammad Mairaj Siddiquei, Mohammad Imtiaz Nawaz, Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar

“…Intravitreal administration of the ERK1/2 inhibitor U0126 prior to induction of diabetes decreased ERK1/2 activation, attenuated diabetes-induced upregulation of MMP-9, iNOS, IL-6, and TNF-α and upregulated TIMP-1 expression. In MMP-9 knockout mice, diabetes had no effect on retinal iNOS expression and its level remained unchanged. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Putative Virulence Determinants in Burkholderia pseudomallei by Suat Moi Puah, S. D. Puthucheary, Jin Town Wang, Yi Jiun Pan, Kek Heng Chua

“…Through a reverse genetic approach, single-gene knockout mutants were successfully constructed by using site-specific insertion mutagenesis and were confirmed by PCR. …”
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CSE-8, a filamentous fungus-specific Shr3-like chaperone, facilitates endoplasmic reticulum exit of chitin synthase CHS-3 (class I) in Neurospora crassa by Samantha Verónica González-Téllez, Meritxell Riquelme

“…In this study, CSE-8 was identified as an export protein for CHS-3 (class I). In the Δcse-8 knockout strain of N. crassa, CHS-3-GFP fluorescence was absent from the SPK or septa, indicating that CSE-8 is required for the exit of CHS-3 from the ER. …”
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