Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling has a paradoxical role in cancer
progression, and it acts as a tumor suppressor in the early stages but a tumor promoter in …

Cancer has always been covetous to the health of human beings, and countless people die
every year due to cancer. Accurate diagnosis of cancer is an important prerequisite for its …

Lipid droplets are dynamic intracellular lipid storage organelles that respond to the
physiological state of cells. In addition to controlling cell metabolism, they play a protective …

Cancer cells possess remarkable abilities to adapt to adverse environmental conditions.
Their survival during severe nutrient and oxidative stress depends on their capacity to …

Far-red and near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent materials possessing the characteristics of
strong two-photon absorption and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) as well as specific …

Lipid droplets (LDs) are intracellular lipid-rich organelles that regulate the storage of neutral
lipids and were recently found to be involved in many physiological processes, metabolic …

The isolation and biochemical characterization of lipid droplet (LD)-associated mitochondria
revealed the capacity of the cell to produce and maintain distinct mitochondrial populations …

Cytoplasmic lipid droplets are important organelles in nearly every eukaryotic and some
prokaryotic cells. Storing and providing energy is their main function, but they do not work in …

Abstract Background Cancer stem cells (CSCs) or tumor-initiating cells (TICs) represent a
small population of cancer cells with self-renewal and tumor-initiating properties. Unlike the …

Lipids, the basic components of the cell membrane, execute fundamental roles in almost all
the cell activities including cell-cell recognition, signalling transduction and energy supplies …