Publications by authors named "Xue-Zhen Zeng"

Background: Necroptosis, a recently identified mechanism of programmed cell death, exerts significant influence on various aspects of cancer biology, including tumor cell proliferation, stemness, metastasis, and immunosuppression. However, the role of necroptosis-related genes (NRGs) in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) remains elusive.

Methods: In this study, we assessed the mutation signature, copy number variation, and expression of 37 NRGs in HCC using the TCGA-LIHC dataset.

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Background: Pyroptosis is a novel form of programmed cell death in cancers, which regulates tumor cell invasion, proliferation, and metastasis, thereby affecting the prognosis of cancer patients. However, the role of Pyroptosis-Related Genes (PGs) in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear.

Methods: Somatic mutation, copy number variation, and expression of 41 PGs were assessed in HCC and normal liver from the TCGA dataset.

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Article Synopsis
  • Complex RNA-RNA interactions are crucial for biological processes, but many remain unknown due to limitations in current mapping methods that mainly capture intramolecular structures.
  • A new method called Capture Interacting RNA and Deep Sequencing (CIRDES) was developed to efficiently identify these interactions by capturing RNA and its partners more effectively.
  • With CIRDES, researchers successfully detected known and novel RNA interactions, confirming its reliability and potential for comprehensive RNA interactome analysis.
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