Publications by authors named "J R Marszalek"

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  • Exploiting TRAILR2 activation could improve cancer treatments, but past therapies faced issues like low effectiveness and liver damage.
  • The new TR2/CDH3 BAB antibody targets both CDH3 and TRAILR2, enhancing apoptosis specifically in tumor cells expressing CDH3, showcasing effectiveness in various cancers and CRISPR-engineered models.
  • In pancreatic cancer, where current treatments are lacking, TR2/CDH3 BAB shows promise, especially when used with other chemotherapy drugs, indicating potential for effective cancer therapy with a good safety profile.
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Lowering passenger vehicle weight is a major contributor to improving fuel consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. One fundamental method to achieving lighter cars is to replace heavy materials with lighter ones while still ensuring the required strength, durability, and ride comfort. Currently, there is increasing interest in hybrid structures obtained through adhesive bonding of high-performance fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) to high-strength steel sheets.

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Composite polymer membranes were obtained using the so-called dry phase inversion and were used for desalination of diluted saline water solutions by pervaporation (PV) method. The tests used a two-layer backing, porous, ultrafiltration commercial membrane (PS20), which consisted of a supporting polyester layer and an active polysulfone layer. The active layer of PV membranes was obtained in an aqueous environment, in the presence of a surfactant, by cross-linking a 5 wt.

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  • Protein factors, specifically the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC), bind to ribosomes to aid in protein trafficking and folding in eukaryotes, particularly in yeast like Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  • The NAC consists of two beta subunits, Nacβ1 and a minor Nacβ2, with Nacβ2 playing a crucial role in regulating the messenger RNA (mRNA) of ribosomal protein Rpl4 during translation by interacting with the CCR4-Not complex.
  • Research indicates that specific Nacβ2 residues are crucial for its interaction with Caf130, and modifying these residues can significantly impact cell growth, suggesting that the positioning of Nacβ2 is vital for effective mRNA degradation
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Combination approaches are needed to strengthen and extend the clinical response to KRAS inhibitors (KRASi). Here, we assessed the antitumor responses of KRAS mutant lung and colorectal cancer models to combination treatment with a SOS1 inhibitor (SOS1i), BI-3406, plus the KRAS inhibitor, adagrasib. We found that responses to BI-3406 plus adagrasib were stronger than to adagrasib alone, comparable to adagrasib with SHP2 (SHP2i) or EGFR inhibitors and correlated with stronger suppression of RAS-MAPK signaling.

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