The diversity and breadth of cancer cell fatty acid metabolism

SR Nagarajan, LM Butler, AJ Hoy - Cancer & Metabolism, 2021 - Springer
Tumor cellular metabolism exhibits distinguishing features that collectively enhance
biomass synthesis while maintaining redox balance and cellular homeostasis. These …

Bacterial terpenome

JD Rudolf, TA Alsup, B Xu, Z Li - Natural product reports, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to mid-2020 Terpenoids, also called isoprenoids, are the largest and most
structurally diverse family of natural products. Found in all domains of life, there are over 80 …

Structural basis and regulation of the reductive stress response

AG Manford, EL Mena, KY Shih, CL Gee, R McMinimy… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Although oxidative phosphorylation is best known for producing ATP, it also yields reactive
oxygen species (ROS) as invariant byproducts. Depletion of ROS below their physiological …

The current status of latency reversing agents for HIV-1 remission

A Rodari, G Darcis, CM Van Lint - Annual review of virology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Combinatory antiretroviral therapy (cART) reduces human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) replication but is not curative because cART interruption almost invariably leads to a …

Diacylglycerol-evoked activation of PKC and PKD isoforms in regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism: a review

K Kolczynska, A Loza-Valdes, I Hawro… - Lipids in health and …, 2020 - Springer
Protein kinase C (PKC) and Protein kinase D (PKD) isoforms can sense diacylglycerol
(DAG) generated in the different cellular compartments in various physiological processes …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic lipid turnover in photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium throughout life

D Lewandowski, CL Sander, A Tworak, F Gao… - Progress in retinal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The retinal pigment epithelium-photoreceptor interphase is renewed each day in a stunning
display of cellular interdependence. While photoreceptors use photosensitive pigments to …

Merkel cell polyomavirus and Merkel cell carcinoma

V Pietropaolo, C Prezioso, U Moens - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Viruses are the cause of approximately 15% of all human cancers. Both RNA and DNA
human tumor viruses have been identified, with Merkel cell polyomavirus being the most …

Effects of intestinal microbial–elaborated butyrate on oncogenic signaling pathways

J Chen, KN Zhao, L Vitetta - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The intestinal microbiota is well known to have multiple benefits on human health, including
cancer prevention and treatment. The effects are partially mediated by microbiota-produced …

Unraveling the hidden role of a uORF-encoded peptide as a kinase inhibitor of PKCs

DR Jayaram, S Frost, C Argov, VB Liju… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Approximately 40% of human messenger RNAs (mRNAs) contain upstream open reading
frames (uORFs) in their 5′ untranslated regions. Some of these uORF sequences, thought …

Targeting protein kinase C for cancer therapy

S He, Q Li, Q Huang, J Cheng - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The protein kinase C (PKC) family belongs to serine-threonine kinases
and consists of several subtypes. Increasing evidence suggests that PKCs are critical …