Extracellular matrix shapes cancer stem cell behavior in breast cancer: a mini review by Lei Li, Lei Li, Yidan Tang, Ling Qiu, Ling Qiu, Zhengrui Li, Ruo Wang, Ruo Wang

“…It occurs when a small number of cells in the body mutate, causing some of them to evade the body’s immune system and proliferate uncontrollably. …”
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Successful Kidney Transplantation for End-Stage Renal Disease in Marfan's Syndrome by Makoto Ryosaka, Kazuya Omoto, Taiji Nozaki, Kazuhiko Yoshida, Yugo Sawada, Hajime Hirano, Tomokazu Shimizu, Hideki Ishida, Kazunari Tanabe

“…Marfan’s syndrome is a systemic disorder of the connective tissue caused by mutations in the extracellular matrix protein fibrillin-1, with aortic dissection and aneurysm being its most life-threatening manifestations. …”
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Quantitative evaluation of the molecular marker using droplet digital PCR by Wonseok Shin, Haneul Kim, Dong-Yep Oh, Dong Hee Kim, Kyudong Han

“…They can be a powerful species-specific marker without regression mutations by the structure variation (SV) at the time of genomic evolution. …”
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Chemical-guided SHAPE sequencing (cgSHAPE-seq) informs the binding site of RNA-degrading chimeras targeting SARS-CoV-2 5’ untranslated region by Zhichao Tang, Shalakha Hegde, Siyuan Hao, Manikandan Selvaraju, Jianming Qiu, Jingxin Wang

“…To locate the binding site, we developed a sequencing-based method namely cgSHAPE-seq, in which an acylating probe was directed to crosslink with the 2’-OH group of ribose at the binding site to create read-through mutations during reverse transcription. cgSHAPE-seq unambiguously determined a bulged G in SL5 as the primary binding site, which was validated through mutagenesis and in vitro binding experiments. …”
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Ego-Motion Estimation for Autonomous Vehicles Based on Genetic Algorithms and CUDA Parallel Processing by Abiel Aguilar-González, Alejandro Medina Santiago

“…By generating an initial seed of random motion candidates and iteratively mutating and selecting the best-performing individuals, we minimize the cost function that measures image similarity between frames. …”
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Latent Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Adipose Tissue by I. S. Stafeev, A. V. Vorotnikov, E. I. Ratner, M. Y. Menshikov, Ye. V. Parfyonova

“…It mostly develops as a result of dysregulated insulin signaling in insulin-sensitive cells, as compared to inactivating mutations in insulin receptor or signaling proteins that occur relatively rare. …”
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Neurotransmitter-bound bestrophin channel structures reveal small molecule drug targeting sites for disease treatment by Aaron P. Owji, Jingyun Dong, Alec Kittredge, Jiali Wang, Yu Zhang, Tingting Yang

“…Extensive analyses were carried out for a potent activator, 4-aminobenzoic acid (PABA): PABA-bound Best1 and Best2 structures are solved and illustrate the same binding site as in GABA-bound Best2; PABA treatment rescues the functional deficiency of patient-derived Best1 mutations. Together, our results demonstrate the mechanism and potential of multiple small molecule candidates as clinically applicable drugs for bestrophin-associated diseases/conditions.…”
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Genomic and Metabolomic Analyses of <i>Streptomyces albulus</i> with Enhanced ε-Poly-<span style="font-variant: small-caps">l</span>-lysine Production Through Adaptive Laboratory E... by Xidong Ren, Xinjie Sun, Yan Chen, Xiangheng Xi, Yunzhe Ma, Xinyue Jiang, Xian Zhang, Chenying Wang, Deqiang Zhu, Xinli Liu

“…Genomic and metabolic analyses revealed that mutations occurred in genes responsible for transcriptional regulation, transporter, cell envelope, energy metabolism, and secondary metabolite synthesis, as well as the enrichment of metabolites involved in the biosynthesis of ε-PL. …”
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Anomalous Coronary Artery Origin in a Young Patient with Marfan Syndrome by S. B. C. P. Duarte, D. O. Beraldo, L. A. M. Cesar, A. P. Mansur, J. Y. Takada

“…Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that affects connective tissue and is caused by mutations in the fibrillin 1 gene present at chromosome 15. …”
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COVID-19 Whole-Genome Resequencing with Redundant Tiling PCR and Subtract-Based Amplicon Normalization Successfully Characterized SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Clinical Specimens by Tatsuki Sugi, Mizanur Rahman, Rummana Rahim, Abu Hasan, Naoko Kawai, Kyoko Hayashida, Junya Yamagishi

“…Here, we propose an additional strategy for tiling PCR for whole-genome resequencing, which can make the pipeline robust for mutations at the primer annealing site by a redundant amplicon scheme. …”
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Insulin/IGF-I and Related Signaling Pathways Regulate Aging in Nondividing Cells: from Yeast to the Mammalian Brain by Edoardo Parrella, Valter D. Longo

“…Mutations that reduce glucose or insulin/insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) signaling increase longevity in organisms ranging from yeast to mammals. …”
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Intratumor heterogeneity of EGFR expression mediates targeted therapy resistance and formation of drug tolerant microenvironment by Bassel Alsaed, Linh Lin, Jieun Son, Jiaqi Li, Johannes Smolander, Timothy Lopez, Pinar Ö. Eser, Atsuko Ogino, Chiara Ambrogio, Yoonji Eum, Tran Thai, Haiyun Wang, Eva Sutinen, Hilma Mutanen, Hanna Duàn, Nina Bobik, Kristian Borenius, William W. Feng, Behnam Nabet, Satu Mustjoki, Sanna Laaksonen, Benjamin K. Eschle, Michael J. Poitras, David Barbie, Ilkka Ilonen, Prafulla Gokhale, Pasi A. Jänne, Heidi M. Haikala

“…Abstract Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors are commonly used to treat non-small cell lung cancers with EGFR mutations, but drug resistance often emerges. Intratumor heterogeneity is a known cause of targeted therapy resistance and is considered a major factor in treatment failure. …”
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The Interplay between Defensins and Microbiota in Crohn’s Disease by Lorena Coretti, Alessandro Natale, Mariella Cuomo, Ermanno Florio, Simona Keller, Francesca Lembo, Lorenzo Chiariotti, Raffaela Pero

“…In addition to an immunological basis, the disease is frequently associated with genetic alterations including mutations of NOD2 gene. Several therapeutic strategies to circumvent the dysfunction observed in CD are currently under investigation. …”
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Prion protein promotes copper toxicity in Wilson disease by Raffaella Petruzzelli, Federico Catalano, Roberta Crispino, Elena V. Polishchuk, Mariantonietta Elia, Antonio Masone, Giada Lavigna, Anna Grasso, Maria Battipaglia, Lucia Vittoria Sepe, Banu Akdogan, Quirin Reinold, Eugenio Del Prete, Diego Carrella, Annalaura Torella, Vincenzo Nigro, Enrico Caruso, Nicole Innocenti, Emiliano Biasini, Ludmila V. Puchkova, Alessia Indrieri, Ekaterina Y. Ilyechova, Pasquale Piccolo, Hans Zischka, Roberto Chiesa, Roman S. Polishchuk

“…Dysfunction in key components of this network leads to the disruption of Cu homeostasis, resulting in fatal disorders such as Wilson disease, which is caused by mutations in the hepatic Cu efflux transporter ATP7B. …”
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Virulence Factors of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Linked to Recurrent Infections by Laura Tijerina-Rodríguez, Licet Villarreal-Treviño, Rayo Morfín-Otero, Adrián Camacho-Ortíz, E. Garza-González

“…Several bacterial virulence factors have been associated with RCDI, including the elevated production of toxins A and B, the presence of a binary toxin CDT, and mutations in the negative regulator of toxin expression, tcdC. …”
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Hemoglobin Sunshine Seth: A Case Report of Low-Oxygen-Affinity Hemoglobinopathy by Leah S. Heidenreich, Jennifer L. Oliveira, Peter J. Holmberg, Vilmarie Rodriguez

“…Therefore, it is important to consider alternative, albeit rare, diagnoses, including hemoglobinopathies with abnormal oxygen binding properties. Mutations in the structure of alpha- and beta-globin chains can alter the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen, and changes in oxygen affinity may result in changes in the oxygen saturation detected by pulse oximetry. …”
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Substrate transport and drug interaction of human thiamine transporters SLC19A2/A3 by Peipei Li, Zhini Zhu, Yong Wang, Xuyuan Zhang, Chuanhui Yang, Yalan Zhu, Zixuan Zhou, Yulin Chao, Yonghui Long, Yina Gao, Songqing Liu, Liguo Zhang, Pu Gao, Qianhui Qu

“…In humans, thiamine transporters SLC19A2 and SLC19A3 primarily regulate cellular uptake of both vitamins. Genetic mutations in these transporters, which cause thiamine and pyridoxine deficiency, have been implicated in severe neurometabolic diseases. …”
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CCR5-ligand decorated rilpivirine lipid-based nanoparticles for sustained antiretroviral responses by Milankumar Patel, Sudipta Panja, Lubaba A. Zaman, Pravin Yeapuri, Shaurav Bhattarai, Santhi Gorantla, Linda Chang, Alonso Heredia, Piotr Walczak, Brandon Hanson, Samuel M. Cohen, Bhavesh D. Kevadiya, Howard E. Gendelman

“…However, poor compliance reduces ART effectiveness and leads to immune compromise, viral mutations, and disease co-morbidities. Here we develop a drug formulation in which a lipid-based nanoparticle (LBNP) carrying rilpivirine (RPV) is decorated with the C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) targeting peptide. …”
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Gemcitabine combined with baicalein exerts antiviral activity against PEDV by inhibiting the entry and replication phases by Yingge Zheng, Yanfei Zhang, Fangying Xiong, Dehua Luo, Yuxiang Wang, Yijia Zhang, Dengguo Wei

“…Abstract Cocktail therapy significantly reduces the development of resistance to individual medications due to viral mutations. However, for effective inhibition of a particular virus, a customized approach to combination pharmacotherapy may be essential. …”
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Association between Cysticercosis and Neoplasia: A Study Based on Autopsy Findings by Camila Lourencini Cavellani, Aline Cristina Souza da Silva, Grace Kelly Naves de Aquino Ribeiro, Lívia Ferreira Oliveira, Mara Lúcia Fonseca Ferraz, Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira

“…The cells with genetic mutations proliferate in a disorganized manner, leading to the development of neoplasia. …”
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