Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer stemness and heterogeneity: updated

K Mortezaee, J Majidpoor, E Kharazinejad - Medical Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) as a trans-differentiation program and a key
process in tumor progression is linked positively with increased expansion of cancer stem …

Chromatin accessibility: biological functions, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic application

Y Chen, R Liang, Y Li, L Jiang, D Ma, Q Luo… - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The dynamic regulation of chromatin accessibility is one of the prominent characteristics of
eukaryotic genome. The inaccessible regions are mainly located in heterochromatin, which …

The interface stiffness and topographic feature dictate interfacial invasiveness of cancer spheroids

BH Mao, KMN Thi, MJ Tang, RD Kamm, TY Tu - Biofabrication, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
During cancer metastasis, tumor cells likely navigate, in a collective manner, discrete tissue
spaces comprising inherently heterogeneous extracellular matrix microstructures where …

Prediction of protein-RNA interactions from single-cell transcriptomic data

J Fiorentino, A Armaos, A Colantoni… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Proteins are crucial in regulating every aspect of RNA life, yet understanding their
interactions with coding and noncoding RNAs remains limited. Experimental studies are …

A novel prognostic model for hepatocellular carcinoma based on pyruvate metabolism-related genes

Q Shi, C Xue, Y Zeng, X Gu, J Wang, L Li - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prevalent form of primary liver cancer,
accounting for over 90% of cases. As pyruvate metabolic pathways are often dysregulated in …

Dissecting intratumor heterogeneity in HCC: new research strategies and clinical implications

S Behrens, XW Wang - Carcinogenesis, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for the majority of liver cancers and is driven by a
multitude of viral, metabolic, and lifestyle factors initiating liver injury that subsequently …

Computer-vision-based dielectrophoresis mobility tracking for characterization of single-cell biophysical properties

S Chen, S Zhang, R Zhu - Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fast and precise measurements of live single-cell biophysical properties is significant in
disease diagnosis, cytopathologic analysis, etc. Existing methods still suffer from unsatisfied …

Microfluidic Sampling of Undissolved Components from Subcellular Regions of Living Single Cells for Mass Spectrometry Analysis

Q Zhang, L Lin, X Yi, T Xie, G Xing, Y Li… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Precise sampling of undissolved chemical components from subcellular regions of living
single cells is a prerequisite for their in-depth analysis, which could promote understanding …

Berberine potentiates liver inflammation and fibrosis in the PI* Z hAAT transgenic murine model

Y Lu, NS Mohammad, J Lee, AM Aranyos, KA Serban… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an inherited disease, the common
variant caused by a Pi* Z mutation in the SERPINA1 gene. Pi* Z AAT increases the risk of …

Single-cell Technologies Provide Novel Insights into Liver Physiology and Pathology

G Chen, W Xu, Z Long, Y Chong… - Journal of Clinical and …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The liver is the largest glandular organ in the body and has a unique distribution of cells and
biomolecules. However, the treatment outcome of end-stage liver disease is extremely poor …