Rho GTPases as key molecular players within intestinal mucosa and GI diseases

R Pradhan, PA Ngo, LC Martínez-Sánchez… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rho proteins operate as key regulators of the cytoskeleton, cell morphology and trafficking.
Acting as molecular switches, the function of Rho GTPases is determined by guanosine …

Programmable human histone phosphorylation and gene activation using a CRISPR/Cas9-based chromatin kinase

J Li, B Mahata, M Escobar, J Goell, K Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Histone phosphorylation is a ubiquitous post-translational modification that allows
eukaryotic cells to rapidly respond to environmental stimuli. Despite correlative evidence …

[HTML][HTML] BST2 induced macrophage M2 polarization to promote the progression of colorectal cancer

X He, H Chen, X Zhong, Y Wang, Z Hu… - … Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are one of the most prominent tumor-
infiltrating immune cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of CRC and play a vital role in …

[HTML][HTML] The human batokine EPDR1 regulates β-cell metabolism and function

LR Cataldo, Q Gao, L Argemi-Muntadas, O Hodek… - Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Ependymin-Related Protein 1 (EPDR1) was recently identified as a
secreted human batokine regulating mitochondrial respiration linked to thermogenesis in …

Exploration of methylation-driven genes for monitoring and prognosis of patients with lung adenocarcinoma

C Gao, J Zhuang, H Li, C Liu, C Zhou, L Liu… - Cancer cell …, 2018 - Springer
Background As one of the most common malignant tumors in humans, lung cancer has
experienced a gradual increase in morbidity and mortality. This study examined prognosis …

Bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2: Tumor biology, signaling pathway and therapeutic targeting

H Yu, Q Bian, X Wang, X Wang, L Lai… - Oncology …, 2024 - spandidos-publications.com
Bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2 (BST2) is a type II transmembrane protein that serves
critical roles in antiretroviral defense in the innate immune response. In addition, it has been …

EPDR1 up-regulation in human colorectal cancer is related to staging and favours cell proliferation and invasiveness

F Gimeno-Valiente, AL Riffo-Campos, G Ayala… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The finding of novel molecular markers for prediction or prognosis of invasiveness in
colorectal cancer (CRC) constitutes an appealing challenge. Here we show the up …

EPDR1 levels and tumor budding predict and affect the prognosis of bladder carcinoma

Y Yang, H Xu, H Zhu, D Yuan, H Zhang, Z Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Bladder carcinoma is a common malignancy of the urinary system. The
previous study showed that EPDR1 expression was significantly related to the …

Large-scale external validation and meta-analysis of gene methylation biomarkers in tumor tissue for colorectal cancer prognosis

T Yuan, D Wankhede, D Edelmann, JN Kather… - …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background DNA methylation biomarkers in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissue hold potential as
prognostic indicators. However, individual studies have yielded heterogeneous results, and …

EPDR1, Which Is Negatively Regulated by miR-429, Suppresses Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Progression via PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway

Z Zhao, Z Wang, P Wang, S Liu, Y Li, X Yang - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the main pathological type of ovarian cancer. In this study,
we found that ependymin-related 1 (EPDR1) was remarkably downregulated in EOC …