Fueling cell invasion through extracellular matrix

A Garde, DR Sherwood - Trends in Cell Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Cell invasion through extracellular matrix (ECM) has pivotal roles in cell dispersal during
development, immune cell trafficking, and cancer metastasis. Many elegant studies have …

Cancer cachexia: lessons from Drosophila

Y Liu, P Saavedra, N Perrimon - Disease Models & …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Cachexia, a wasting syndrome that is often associated with cancer, is one of the primary
causes of death in cancer patients. Cancer cachexia occurs largely due to systemic …

Diet-induced glial insulin resistance impairs the clearance of neuronal debris in Drosophila brain

M Alassaf, A Rajan - PLoS Biology, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Obesity significantly increases the risk of developing neurodegenerative disorders, yet the
precise mechanisms underlying this connection remain unclear. Defects in glial phagocytic …

Metabolic reprogramming in cancer: mechanistic insights from Drosophila

KK Lam Wong, EM Verheyen - Disease Models & …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Cancer cells constantly reprogram their metabolism as the disease progresses. However,
our understanding of the metabolic complexity of cancer remains incomplete. Extensive …

A kinase translocation reporter reveals real-time dynamics of ERK activity in Drosophila

AC Yuen, AR Prasad, VM Fernandes… - Biology Open, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) lies downstream of a core signalling cascade
that controls all aspects of development and adult homeostasis. Recent developments have …

Cell biology techniques for studying Drosophila peripheral glial cells

K Clayworth, M Gilbert, V Auld - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2024 - cshprotocols.cshlp.org
Glial cells are essential for the proper development and functioning of the peripheral
nervous system (PNS). The ability to study the biology of glial cells is therefore critical for our …

ATF4-induced warburg metabolism drives over-proliferation in Drosophila

S Sorge, J Theelke, K Yildirim, H Hertenstein… - Cell Reports, 2020 - cell.com
The mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) enables essential metabolic reactions;
nonetheless, the cellular responses to defects in mitochondria and the modulation of …

Gel transformation as a general strategy for fabrication of highly porous multiscale MOF architectures

Z Liu, JL Navas, W Han, MR Ibarra, JKC Kwan… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The structure and chemistry of metal–organic frameworks or MOFs dictate their properties
and functionalities. However, their architecture and form are essential for facilitating the …

Mitochondrial respiration and dynamics of in vivo neural stem cells

S Petridi, D Dubal, R Rikhy… - Development, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Neural stem cells (NSCs) in the developing and adult brain undergo many different
transitions, tightly regulated by extrinsic and intrinsic factors. While the role of signalling …

Metabolic FRET sensors in intact organs: Applying spectral unmixing to acquire reliable signals

L Gándara, L Durrieu, P Wappner - Biology Open, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
In multicellular organisms, metabolic coordination across multiple tissues and cell types is
essential to satisfy regionalized energetic requirements and respond coherently to changing …