Molecular determinants regulating the plasticity of the MHC class II immunopeptidome

L Santambrogio - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the last few years, advancement in the analysis of the MHC class II (MHC-II) ligandome in
several mouse and human haplotypes has increased our understanding of the molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted drug conjugate systems for ovarian cancer chemotherapy

OD Ogundipe, O Olajubutu, SK Adesina - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer is a highly lethal disease that affects women. Early diagnosis and treatment
of women with early-stage disease improve the probability of survival. Unfortunately, the …

SerpinB3 drives cancer stem cell survival in glioblastoma

A Lauko, J Volovetz, SM Turaga, D Bayik, DJ Silver… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Despite therapeutic interventions for glioblastoma (GBM), cancer stem cells (CSCs) drive
recurrence. The precise mechanisms underlying CSC resistance, namely inhibition of cell …

The Role of Cysteine Protease cathepsins B, H, C, and X/Z in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer

V Stoka, O Vasiljeva, H Nakanishi, V Turk - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Papain-like cysteine proteases are composed of 11 human cysteine cathepsins, originally
located in the lysosomes. They exhibit broad specificity and act as endopeptidases and/or …

A lysosomal regulatory circuit essential for the development and function of microglia

H Iyer, K Shen, AM Meireles, WS Talbot - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
As the primary phagocytic cells of the central nervous system, microglia exquisitely regulate
their lysosomal activity to facilitate brain development and homeostasis. However …

Lysosomes in acute myeloid leukemia: potential therapeutic targets?

S Rafiq, SL McKenna, S Muller, MP Tschan, M Humbert - Leukemia, 2021 - nature.com
Lysosomes, since their discovery, have been primarily known for degrading cellular
macromolecules. However, in recent studies, they have begun to emerge as crucial …

Spatial localization of cathepsins: Implications in immune activation and resolution during infections

E Anes, D Pires, M Mandal… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cathepsins were first described, as endolysosomal proteolytic enzymes in reference to the
organelles where they degrade the bulk of endogenous and exogenous substrates in a …

Deep learning-derived cardiovascular age shares a genetic basis with other cardiac phenotypes

J Libiseller-Egger, JE Phelan, ZI Attia, ED Benavente… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based approaches can now use electrocardiograms (ECGs) to
provide expert-level performance in detecting heart abnormalities and diagnosing disease …

Cathepsins in bacteria-macrophage interaction: defenders or victims of circumstance?

L Szulc-Dąbrowska, M Bossowska-Nowicka… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are the first encounters of invading bacteria and are responsible for engulfing
and digesting pathogens through phagocytosis leading to initiation of the innate …

Cathepsin V regulates cell cycle progression and histone stability in the nucleus of breast cancer cells

N Sereesongsaeng, JF Burrows, CJ Scott… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: We previously identified that Cathepsin V (CTSV) expression is associated with
poor prognosis in ER+ breast cancer, particularly within the Luminal A subtype. Examination …