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Mutat Res Genet Toxicol Environ Mutagen
January 2025
Universidad del Cauca, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Patología, Grupo de investigación en Inmunología y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Popayán (Cauca), Colombia. Electronic address:
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) are of interest in biomedical applications, environmental remediation, and agriculture. ZnO-NPs inhibit the growth of phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria. We have evaluated their effects on mitochondrial function and the induction of membrane damage, apoptosis, and DNA damage in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in vitro.
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December 2025
Institute of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) poses a significant challenge in oncology due to its dismal prognosis and limited therapeutic options. In this study, we investigated the role of miR-301a in facilitating crosstalk between the Hedgehog (Hh) and HIPPO/YAP signaling pathways during the progression of PDAC. Our findings revealed that miR-301a served as a central regulatory node, targeting Gli1 within the Hh pathway and STK4 within the HIPPO/YAP pathway.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States.
Interferon (IFN)-γ is a central regulator of cell-mediated immunity in human health and disease, but reduced expression of the target receptors impairs signaling activity and leads to immunotherapy resistance. Although intracellular expression of IFN-γ restores the signaling and downstream functions, we lack the tools to activate the gene instead of cell surface receptors. This paper introduces the design and characterization of an artificial transcription factor (ATF) protein that recognizes the gene with six zinc finger domains, which are dovetailed to a VP64 signaling domain that promotes gene transcription and translation.
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January 2025
College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality in men, exhibits distinct metabolic reprogramming involving zinc and citrate metabolism. This study investigated whether targeting this unique metabolic profile could offer an effective therapeutic approach. A series of novel oxindole derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory effects on transcription factors (TFs) and antiproliferative activity across various cancer cell lines.
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January 2025
College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
Zinc homeostasis contributes significantly to numerous physiological processes. Drosophila ZnT35C protein, a zinc transporter encoded by CG3994, is chiefly located on the cell membrane and facilitates the transport of zinc from the cytoplasm to the extracellular space to sustain zinc homeostasis within the organism. Previous studies about ZnT35C have involved diverse structures such as the Malpighian tubules, adult brain, and sensory nervous system.
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