Lin28B-high breast cancer cells promote immune suppression in the lung pre-metastatic niche via exosomes and support cancer progression.

The formation of pre-metastatic niche is a key step in the metastatic burden. The pluripotent factor Lin28B is frequently expressed in breast tumors and is particularly upregulated in the triple negative breast cancer subtype. Here, we demonstrate that Lin28B promotes lung metastasis of breast cancer by building an immune-suppressive pre-metastatic niche.

Polarity Protein AF6 Controls Hepatic Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Sensitivity by Modulating IRS1/AKT Insulin Pathway in an SHP2-Dependent Manner.

Insulin resistance is a major contributing factor in the development of metabolic disease. Although numerous functions of the polarity protein AF6 (afadin and MLLT4) have been identified, a direct effect on insulin sensitivity has not been previously described. We show that AF6 is elevated in the liver tissues of dietary and genetic mouse models of diabetes.

Long non-coding RNA CUDR promotes malignant phenotypes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma via activating AKT and ERK signaling pathways.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal malignancies, with a marked potential for invasion and metastasis. Emerging evidence has suggested that dysregulation of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) is associated with the development of multiple types of cancer. However, the function of lncRNAs in PDAC is poorly known.

P38 activation induces the dissociation of tristetraprolin from Argonaute 2 to increase ARE-mRNA stabilization.

ARE-mRNAs are actively degraded with tristetraprolin (TTP) in resting cells while they turn into stable messengers in activated cells. P38 plays a crucial role in stabilizing ARE-mRNA. Here we reveal that P38 activation represses the interaction between TTP and Ago2, thus restraining TTP from being targeted into processing bodies and stabilizing ARE-mRNA.

SORBS1 suppresses tumor metastasis and improves the sensitivity of cancer to chemotherapy drug.

Tumor metastasis and invasion are both hallmarks of cancer malignancy and the leading cause of cancer death. Here we show that the adaptor protein SORBS1 (Sorbin and SH3 domain-containing protein 1, also known as CAP/ponsin) is expressed at low levels in clinical cancer samples. In addition, low-level expression of SORBS1 was significantly associated with poor clinical outcomes and the increased tumor cell invasive capacity in breast cancer patients.

Shizukaol D, a Dimeric Sesquiterpene Isolated from Chloranthus serratus, Represses the Growth of Human Liver Cancer Cells by Modulating Wnt Signalling Pathway.

Natural products have become sources of developing new drugs for the treatment of cancer. To seek candidate compounds that inhibit the growth of liver cancer, components of Chloranthus serratus were tested. Here, we report that shizukaol D, a dimeric sesquiterpene from Chloranthus serratus, exerted a growth inhibition effect on liver cancer cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner.

Loss of Scribble Promotes Snail Translation through Translocation of HuR and Enhances Cancer Drug Resistance.

Drug resistance of cancer cells to various therapeutic agents and molecular targets is a major problem facing current cancer research. The tumor suppressor gene Scribble encodes a polarity protein that is conserved between Drosophila and mammals; loss of the locus disrupts cell polarity, inhibits apoptosis, and mediates cancer process. However, the role of Scribble in drug resistance remains unknown.

The phosphoproteome in regenerating protoplasts from Physcomitrella patens protonemata shows changes paralleling postembryonic development in higher plants.

The moss Physcomitrella patens is an ideal model plant to study plant developmental processes. To better understand the mechanism of protoplast regeneration, a phosphoproteome analysis was performed. Protoplasts were prepared from protonemata.

Let7a inhibits the growth of endometrial carcinoma cells by targeting Aurora-B.

MicroRNAs negatively regulate target gene expression at the post-transcriptional level during carcinogenesis. Recent advances revealed that the expression levels of several miRNAs are up- or down-regulated in endometrial carcinoma (EC). Here we identify dysregulated miRNAs in EC and we elucidate the essential role of let-7a.

AU-rich-element-dependent translation repression requires the cooperation of tristetraprolin and RCK/P54.

AU-rich elements (AREs), residing in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of many labile mRNAs, are important cis-acting elements that modulate the stability of these mRNAs by collaborating with trans-acting factors such as tristetraprolin (TTP). AREs also regulate translation, but the underlying mechanism is not fully understood. Here we examined the function and mechanism of TTP in ARE-mRNA translation.

Nuclear receptor Nur77 suppresses inflammatory response dependent on COX-2 in macrophages induced by oxLDL.

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) cross-talks with macrophages, and both play a crucial role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 is potently induced in macrophages by diverse stimuli, suggesting that it may be a key regulator of inflammation in vascular cells. The detailed mechanism of Nur77 activation and subsequent function in macrophages induced by oxLDL remains unclearly.

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a new gene for short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase 9.

We report here the cloning and characterization of a novel human short-chain dehydrogenases/reductase gene SCDR9, isolated from a human liver cDNA library, and mapped to 4q22.1 by browsing the UCSC genomic database. SCDR9 containing an ORF with a length of 900 bp, encoding a protein with a signal peptide sequence and an adh_short domain.

Septin1, a new interaction partner for human serine/threonine kinase aurora-B.

Several families of kinases work together to ensure the rate and precision of mitosis. Aurora-B is an important serine/threonine kinase required for chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. Identification of Aurora-B substrates will help to enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanism of mitosis.

Human aurora-B binds to a proteasome alpha-subunit HC8 and undergoes degradation in a proteasome-dependent manner.

Human Aurora/Ipl1-related kinase 2 (Aurora-B) is a key regulator of mitosis. Here human proteasome alpha-subunit C8 (HC8) was identified to interact with the Aurora-B by yeast two-hybrid screen. This finding was confirmed by GST pull-down assays and immunoprecipitation experiments.