Extracellular vesicles as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for cancer

F Urabe, N Kosaka, K Ito, T Kimura… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small lipid membrane vesicles that are secreted from almost
all kinds of cells into the extracellular space. EVs are widely accepted to be involved in …

The role of extracellular histone in organ injury

E Silk, H Zhao, H Weng, D Ma - Cell death & disease, 2017 - nature.com
Histones are intra-nuclear cationic proteins that are present in all eukaryotic cells and are
highly conserved across species. Within the nucleus, they provide structural stability to …

Release and activity of histone in diseases

R Chen, R Kang, XG Fan, D Tang - Cell death & disease, 2014 - nature.com
Histones and their post-translational modifications have key roles in chromatin remodeling
and gene transcription. Besides intranuclear functions, histones act as damage-associated …

YAP and TAZ are transcriptional co-activators of AP-1 proteins and STAT3 during breast cellular transformation

L He, H Pratt, M Gao, F Wei, Z Weng, K Struhl - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
The YAP and TAZ paralogs are transcriptional co-activators recruited to target sites by TEAD
proteins. Here, we show that YAP and TAZ are also recruited by JUNB (a member of the AP …

Cell death and DAMPs in acute pancreatitis

R Kang, MT Lotze, HJ Zeh, TR Billiar, D Tang - Molecular medicine, 2014 - Springer
Cell death and inflammation are key pathologic responses of acute pancreatitis (AP), the
leading cause of hospital admissions for gastrointestinal disorders. It is becoming …

The epigenetic face of systemic lupus erythematosus

E Ballestar, M Esteller, BC Richardson - The Journal of Immunology, 2006 - journals.aai.org
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an archetypical systemic, autoimmune inflammatory
disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies to multiple nuclear Ags. Apoptotic …

Complement in removal of the dead–balancing inflammation

M Martin, AM Blom - Immunological reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Recognition and removal of apoptotic and necrotic cells must be efficient and highly
controlled to avoid excessive inflammation and autoimmune responses to self. The …

DAMPs, ageing, and cancer: The 'DAMP Hypothesis'

J Huang, Y Xie, X Sun, HJ Zeh III, R Kang… - Ageing research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ageing is a complex and multifactorial process characterized by the accumulation of many
forms of damage at the molecular, cellular, and tissue level with advancing age. Ageing …

Nucleosomes are exposed at the cell surface in apoptosis

M Radic, T Marion, M Monestier - The Journal of Immunology, 2004 - journals.aai.org
Apoptotic cells are considered the source of DNA, histones, and nucleoprotein complexes
that drive the production of autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus. However, the …

Circulating histones are major mediators of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in acute critical illnesses

Z Cheng, ST Abrams, Y Alhamdi, J Toh, W Yu… - Critical care …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome is characterized by simultaneous multiple
organ failure, which is the leading cause of death in acute critically ill patients. However …