Clinical role of endothelial dysfunction and hemostasis gene allelic variants in hepatitis C virus-associated cryoglobulinemia by M. V. Sokolova, Ye. Ye. Starostina, T. N. Krasnova, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. P. Rozina, V. G. Avdeyev, M. G. Artemova, Ye. B. Yarovaya, N. A. Mukhin

“…Multivariate assay revealed the number of mutant alleles («total score») of NOS3 894 G/T, ITGA2 807 C/T and ITGB3 1565 T/C genes as independent risk factor. …”
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Surgical Resection with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locoregionally Recurrent Appendiceal Cancer Invading the External Iliac Vessels by Jun Takahashi, Shingo Tsujinaka, Nao Kakizawa, Noriya Takayama, Erika Machida, Kazuki Iseya, Fumi Hasegawa, Rina Kikugawa, Yasuyuki Miyakura, Koichi Suzuki, Toshiki Rikiyama

“…The pathological evaluation revealed KRAS-mutant adenocarcinoma with the final stage of T4bN1M0. …”
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ERK1/2 mitogen‐activated protein kinase dimerization is essential for the regulation of cell motility by Dalia de laFuente‐Vivas, Vincenzo Cappitelli, Rocío García‐Gómez, Sara Valero‐Díaz, Camilla Amato, Javier Rodriguéz, Santiago Duro‐Sánchez, Alexander vonKriegsheim, Michael Grusch, José Lozano, Joaquín Arribas, Berta Casar, Piero Crespo

“…We also show that a constitutively dimeric ERK mutant can drive cell motility per se, demonstrating that ERK dimerization is both necessary and sufficient for inducing cellular migration. …”
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Functional characterization of endocytic signals in the SynDIG/PRRT family members SynDIG1 and SynDIG4 in heterologous cells and neurons by David J. Speca, Chun-Wei He, Christina M. Meyer, Erin C. Scott, Erin C. Scott, Elva Díaz

“…We also show that SynDIG4 mutants lacking an endocytic signal co-localize with GluA1 but less so with GluA2 on the surface of heterologous cells. …”
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Positively charged cytoplasmic residues in corin prevent signal peptidase cleavage and endoplasmic reticulum retention by Hui Li, Shijin Sun, Wenjun Guo, Lina Wang, Zihao Zhang, Yue Zhang, Ce Zhang, Meng Liu, Shengnan Zhang, Yayan Niu, Ningzheng Dong, Qingyu Wu

“…In signal peptidase-deficient cells, the mutant corin proteins were not secreted but retained in the ER. …”
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Effect of KRAS mutation status on clinicopathological characteristics and overall survival in patients with rectal cancer by Shengbin Zheng, Zhijie You, Guodon Guo, Zhijing Lin, Siming Wang, Guohua Yang

“…The patients were categorized into two groups according to their KRAS status: wild-type KRAS (wKRAS) and mutant KRAS (mKRAS), with performing research on mKRAS G12D and mKRAS G13D mutation. …”
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Functional and structural characterization of mouse Factor H-related B protein unveils a novel dimerization domain shared by FHR-B and FH by Adrián Martín-Ambrosio Doménech, Silvia González Sanz, Bárbara Márquez Tirado, Lucia Juana-López, Elena Goicoechea de Jorge, Santiago Rodríguez de Córdoba, Héctor Martín Merinero

“…Using purified plasma proteins and recombinant mutants, FHR-B was found to form dimers and bind strongly to C3, C3b, iC3b, and C3dg. …”
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Manipulation of seed coat content for increasing oil content via modulating BnaMYB52 in Brassica napus by Jiang Ye, Xiaowei Wu, Xiang Li, Yuting Zhang, Yuqing Li, Hui Zhang, Jie Chen, Yuyan Xiang, Yefan Xia, Hu Zhao, Zengdong Tan, Liang Guo, Xuan Yao

“…BnaA09.MYB52 activates the expression of PMEI14 and BAN. Mutant analyses indicate that the SOC is increased by 4.3%–7.7%, while seed coat thickness shows a 12.9%–22.8% reduction in the ban and pmei14 mutants. …”
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Gcn2 rescues reprogramming in the absence of Hog1/p38 signaling in C. neoformans during thermal stress by David Goich, Amanda L. M. Bloom, Sean R. Duffy, Maritza N. Ventura, John C. Panepinto

“…Using a combination of molecular assays and phenotypic analysis, we show that increased output from the Gcn2 pathway in a Hog1 deletion mutant is associated with rescue of thermal stress adaptation at both molecular and phenotypic scales. …”
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The antidepressant drug sertraline is a novel inhibitor of yeast Pah1 and human lipin 1 phosphatidic acid phosphatases by Geordan J. Stukey, Matthew R. Breuer, Natalie Burchat, Ruta Jog, Kollin Schultz, Gil-Soo Han, Matthew S. Sachs, Harini Sampath, Ronen Marmorstein, George M. Carman

“…That Pah1 is a physiological target of sertraline in S. cerevisiae is supported by the observations that the overexpression of PAH1 rescued the sertraline-mediated inhibition of pah1Δ mutant cell growth, the lethal effect of overexpressing Pah1-CC was rescued by sertraline supplementation, and that a sublethal dose of the drug resulted in a 2-fold decrease in TAG content.…”
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Centrosome amplification and aneuploidy driven by the HIV-1-induced Vpr•VprBP•Plk4 complex in CD4+ T cells by Jung-Eun Park, Tae-Sung Kim, Yan Zeng, Melissa Mikolaj, Jong Il Ahn, Muhammad S. Alam, Christina M. Monnie, Victoria Shi, Ming Zhou, Tae-Wook Chun, Frank Maldarelli, Kedar Narayan, Jinwoo Ahn, Jonathan D. Ashwell, Klaus Strebel, Kyung S. Lee

“…Furthermore, HIV-1 WT, but not its Vpr mutant, induces multiple centrosomes and aneuploidy in human primary CD4+ T cells. …”
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Tousled-like kinase loss confers PARP inhibitor resistance in BRCA1-mutated cancers by impeding non-homologous end joining repair by Min-ah Kim, Banseok Kim, Jihyeon Jeon, Jonghyun Lee, Hyeji Jang, Minjae Baek, Sang-Uk Seo, Dongkwan Shin, Anindya Dutta, Kyung Yong Lee

“…Conclusions We have identified TLK proteins as novel regulators of NHEJ repair and PARPi sensitivity in BRCA1-depleted cells, suggesting that TLK repression may represent a previously unrecognized mechanism by which BRCA1 mutant cancers acquire PARPi resistance.…”
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Anti-proteolytic regulation of KRAS by USP9X/NDRG3 in KRAS-driven cancer development by Han Koo, Kyung Chan Park, Hyun Ahm Sohn, Minho Kang, Dong Joon Kim, Zee-Yong Park, Sehoon Park, Sang Hyun Min, Seong-Hwan Park, Yeon-Mi You, Yohan Han, Bo-Kyung Kim, Chul-Ho Lee, Yeon-Soo Kim, Sang J. Chung, Young Il Yeom, Dong Chul Lee

“…Here, we report that KRAS expression is post-translationally up-regulated through deubiquitination when the scaffolding function of NDRG3 (N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 3) promotes specific interaction between KRAS and a deubiquitinating enzyme, USP9X. In KRAS-mutant cancer cells KRAS protein expression, downstream signaling, and cell growth are highly dependent on NDRG3. …”
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Clinical analysis of molecular typing of 146 cases of endometrial carcinoma by Bo Zhang, Bo Zhang, Dan Zhou, Shuo Zhang, Jinbowen Yan, Qingwei Meng, Qiubo Lv

“…There was a statistically significant difference between the four groups(p=0.006). POLE mutant and MSI-H type patients have higher PFS, while high copy type patients have the lowest.ConclusionsTCGA molecular typing has feasibility and application value in the clinical application of endometrial cancer, and has a certain predictive effect on the prognosis of EC patients. …”
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Mouse ZGRF1 helicase facilitates DNA repair and maintains efficient fertility by Ernest Wee Kiat Lim, Smaragda Kompocholi, André Brannvoll, K. Stine V. Bagge, Jennifer R. Gruhn, Javier Martin-Gonzalez, Eliene Albers, Ian D. Hickson, Andrés López-Contreras, Michael Lisby

“…We generated a ZGRF1 mutant mouse and find that it is viable and displays normal development. …”
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Tp53 determines the spatial dynamics of M1/M2 tumor-associated macrophages and M1-driven tumoricidal effects by Yi-Jing Hsiao, Min-Shu Hsieh, Gee-Chen Chang, Yin-Chen Hsu, Chia-Yu Wang, Yan-Ming Chen, Yi-Ling Chen, Pan-Chyr Yang, Sung-Liang Yu

“…Additionally, dominance of islet M1 TAMs and M1-signature were significantly associated with improved survival in patients with wtp53 lung adenocarcinoma, unlike in those with mutant TP53. Conditioned medium from M1 macrophages (M1 CM) induced apoptosis in wtp53 cells through increased p53 accumulation. …”
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H-NS controls the susceptibility of Escherichia coli to aminoglycosides by interfering its uptake and efflux by Qiuru Chen, Yulei Liang, Yanbin Dong, Junling Cui, Kun He, Xiaoyuan Ma, Jinfeng Zhao, Jinfeng Zhao, Yajun Zhai, Yajun Zhai, Li Yuan, Li Yuan, Li Yuan, Li Yuan

“…H-NS is a histone-like nucleoid-structuring protein that regulates gene expressions, particularly acquired foreign genes, however, little is known about whether H-NS can modulate bacterial susceptibility by regulating its intrinsic genes. The hns-deleted mutant EΔhns, the hns-complemented strain EΔhns/phns and the hns-overexpressed strain E/phns were derivatives of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, the susceptibility of which were assessed by the broth microdilution method and time-kill curves assays. …”
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Metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveal the pigments biosynthesis pathways in different color fruit peels of Clausena lansium L. Skeels by Zhichang Zhao, Mark Owusu Adjei, Ruixiong Luo, Huaping Yu, Yali Pang, Jian Wang, Yu Zhang, Jun Ma, Aiping Gao

“…Jixin fruit peel is brown (BP), while the mutant cv. Zijin had purple fruit peels (PP). The coloration of the peels was attributed to significant differences in chlorophyll, carotenoid, and anthocyanin content between BP and PP.MethodsThis study investigates the biosynthetic metabolic activities in the brown and purple peels of Clausena lansium L. …”
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Malaria prevalence, transmission potential and efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy in the Kenyan Central highlands: a zone previously characterized as malaria-free by Francis T. Kimani, Kelvin K. Thiongó, Maureen A. Otinga, Lewis K. Mbabu, Mary N. Ombati, Stanley K. Kitur, Sarah A. Ochieng’, Lucy N. Wachira, Damaris K. Matoke-Muhia, Luna Kamau

“…The Pfk13 gene revealed no single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated with suspected artemisinin resistance nor was there any pfmdr1 N86 mutant allele detected. Conclusion The Plasmodium infections positivity rate observed in the study site was very low but significant. …”
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Myosin-based nucleation of actin filaments contributes to stereocilia development critical for hearing by Zane G. Moreland, Fangfang Jiang, Carlos Aguilar, Melanie Barzik, Rui Gong, Ghazaleh Behnammanesh, Jinho Park, Arik Shams, Christian Faaborg-Andersen, Jesse C. Werth, Randall Harley, Daniel C. Sutton, James B. Heidings, Stacey M. Cole, Andrew Parker, Susan Morse, Elizabeth Wilson, Yasuharu Takagi, James R. Sellers, Steve D. M. Brown, Thomas B. Friedman, Gregory M. Alushin, Michael R. Bowl, Jonathan E. Bird

“…Stereocilia fail to elongate correctly in this mutant mouse, providing evidence that MYO15A-driven actin nucleation contributes to hair bundle biogenesis. …”
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