Chemotherapeutic drug-triggered AEP-cleaved G3BP1 orchestrates stress granules/nucleoli/mitochondria in osteosarcoma.

Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most frequent primary bone sarcomas with high recurrence and poor prognosis. Emerging evidence indicates that membraneless organelles stress granules (SGs), whose assemblies are driven by scaffold protein G3BP1, are extensively involved in tumor, especially in OS. However, how SGs behave and communicate with organelles, particularly nucleoli and mitochondria, during drug challenges remain unknown.

Identification and Characterization of a Male Sterile Rapeseed () Line for Hybrid Seed Production.

A male sterile mutant, S201, was identified in . Genetic analysis revealed that the male sterility trait was controlled by a recessive nuclear gene, (), which was stably inherited. The results of microscopy showed that the main reason for male sterility was a defect in microspore development, resulting in the absence of typical exine and mature microspores.

OGG1S326C variant frequent in human populations facilitates inflammatory responses due to its extended interaction with DNA substrate.

8-oxoguanine (8-oxoGua) is one of the most frequent forms of oxidative DNA base lesions, repaired by 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 (OGG1) via base excision repair (BER) pathway to maintain genome fidelity. The human allelic variant , prevalent in Caucasians and Asians, has been regarded as a susceptibility factor for various diseases, yet its pathogenic mechanism remains elusive. In this study, we demonstrate that mice exhibit increased and sustained airway inflammation compared with wild-type (WT) mice.

Targeting Active Microglia Alleviates Distal Edge of Proton Radiation-induced Neural Damage.

Purpose: Proton therapy (PT) has distinct advantages in its ability to precisely target tumors while avoiding adjacent normal tissues. However, the distal edge effects of PT constrain its application. This study investigated the brain tissue response in the distal edge regions of protons and compared it with the effect of photons.

Intranasal delivery of AEP inhibitor-loaded neuron-targeted liposome ameliorates radiation-induced brain injury.

Acute exposure to high-dose radiation during head and neck tumors radiotherapy can result in radiation-induced brain injury (RIBI), characterized by neurocognitive deficits, dementia, and epilepsy. Asparagine endopeptidase (AEP), a cysteine proteinase, is effective in preventing neurodegenerative diseases and RIBI. However, the limited permeability of selective AEP inhibitor (AEPI) delivery to the brain reduces its effectiveness in preventing RIBI.

Targeting PGE2 mediated senescent neuron improves tumor therapy.

Background: Recent studies have highlighted bidirectional signaling between tumors and neurons; however, the interactions between tumors and neurons in response to radio-/chemotherapy remain obscure, which hampers the tumor treatment.

Methods: Glioblastoma organoids (GBOs) and primary neuron coculture, targeted metabonomics, RNA pulldown, mass spectrum, co-immunoprecipitation, RNA-sequencing, transcript/protein validations, and multi-electrode arrays were performed to analyze neuron-tumor interaction in response to therapy. In vivo validations were conducted in orthotopic mouse models.

Tumor-nerve interactions in cancer regulation and progression.

Tumor-nerve interactions play a critical role in tumor progression, metastasis, and treatment resistance, redefining our understanding of the tumor microenvironment. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of how the peripheral and central nervous systems contribute to cancer biology, focusing on mechanisms of neural invasion, immune evasion, and tumor adaptation. It has highlighted the emerging potential of repurposing nervous system-targeted drugs originally developed for neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases as innovative cancer therapies.

Generation and banking of patient-derived glioblastoma organoid and its application in cancer neuroscience.

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadly tumor in the central nervous system. Although much has been done to optimize treatment options for GBM, the clinical prognosis is still very poor. The recent development of organoid models are emerging as cutting-edge tools in GBM research.

B-cell-specific signatures reveal novel immunophenotyping and therapeutic targets for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: Immunotherapy presents both promises and challenges in treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) due to its complex immunological microenvironment. The role of B cells, a key part of the immune system, remains uncertain in HCC.

Aim: To identify B-cell-specific signatures and reveal novel immunophenotyping and therapeutic targets for HCC.

FANCI Inhibition Induces PARP1 Redistribution to Enhance the Efficacy of PARP Inhibitors in Breast Cancer.

Breast cancer is a global public health concern with high mortality rates, necessitating the development of innovative treatment strategies. PARP inhibitors have shown efficacy in certain patient populations, but their application is largely limited to cancers with homologous recombination deficiency. Here, we identified the suppression of FANCI as a therapeutic strategy to enhance the efficacy of PARP inhibitors in breast cancer.

Asparagine endopeptidase deficiency mitigates radiation-induced brain injury by suppressing microglia-mediated neuronal senescence.

Mounting evidence supports the role of neuroinflammation in radiation-induced brain injury (RIBI), a chronic disease characterized by delayed and progressive neurological impairment. Asparagine endopeptidase (AEP), also known as legumain (LGMN), participates in multiple malignancies and neurodegenerative diseases and may potentially be involved in RIBI. Here, we found AEP expression was substantially elevated in the cortex and hippocampus of wild-type () mice following whole-brain irradiation.

Oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate regulates anti-tumor immunity.

"Oncometabolite" 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) is an aberrant metabolite found in tumor cells, exerting a pivotal influence on tumor progression. Recent studies have unveiled its impact on the proliferation, activation, and differentiation of anti-tumor T cells. Moreover, 2-HG regulates the function of innate immune components, including macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, and the complement system.

Development and validation of functional kompetitive allele-specific PCR markers for herbicide resistance in .

Effective weed control in the field is essential for maintaining favorable growing conditions and rapeseed yields. Sulfonylurea herbicides are one kind of most widely used herbicides worldwide, which control weeds by inhibiting acetolactate synthase (ALS). Molecular markers have been designed from polymorphic sites within the sequences of ALS genes, aiding marker-assisted selection in breeding herbicide-resistant rapeseed cultivars.

AEP-cleaved DDX3X induces alternative RNA splicing events to mediate cancer cell adaptation in harsh microenvironments.

Oxygen and nutrient deprivation are common features of solid tumors. Although abnormal alternative splicing (AS) has been found to be an important driving force in tumor pathogenesis and progression, the regulatory mechanisms of AS that underly the adaptation of cancer cells to harsh microenvironments remain unclear. Here, we found that hypoxia- and nutrient deprivation-induced asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) specifically cleaved DDX3X in a HIF1A-dependent manner.

Integrated analysis of transcriptome and metabolome reveals insights for low-temperature germination in hybrid rapeseeds (Brassica napus L.).

Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is an important oil-producing crop in China. However, cold stress in winter can adversely affect rapeseed germination and subsequently result in poor seed yield at the mature stage.

CHRM3 is a novel prognostic factor of poor prognosis and promotes glioblastoma progression via activation of oncogenic invasive growth factors.

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive cancer of the brain and has a high mortality rate due to the lack of effective treatment strategy. Clarification of molecular mechanisms of GBM's characteristic invasive growth is urgently needed to improve the poor prognosis. Single-nuclear sequencing of primary and recurrent GBM samples revealed that levels of M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (CHRM3) were significantly higher in the recurrent samples than in the primary samples.

Eukaryotic initiation factor 4 A-3 promotes glioblastoma growth and invasion through the Notch1-dependent pathway.

Background: As an adult tumor with the most invasion and the highest mortality rate, the inherent heterogeneity of glioblastoma (GBM) is the main factor that causes treatment failure. Therefore, it is important to have a deeper understanding of the pathology of GBM. Some studies have shown that Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4A-3 (EIF4A3) can promote the growth of many people's tumors, and the role of specific molecules in GBM remains unclear.

An inflammatory-related genes signature based model for prognosis prediction in breast cancer.

Background: Breast cancer has become the most common malignant tumor in the world. It is vital to discover novel prognostic biomarkers despite the fact that the majority of breast cancer patients have a good prognosis because of the high heterogeneity of breast cancer, which causes the disparity in prognosis. Recently, inflammatory-related genes have been proven to play an important role in the development and progression of breast cancer, so we set out to investigate the predictive usefulness of inflammatory-related genes in breast malignancies.

A nomogram to predict survival probability of gastric cancer patients undergoing radical surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy.

Gastric cancer (GC) is the third-leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to develop a nomogram that estimates 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year survival probability of GC patients after D2 gastrectomy combined with adjuvant chemotherapy. The results showed that median age is 58 (range: 18-85) years in the training cohort and 59 (range: 32-85) years in the validation cohort.

Case fatality rate of the adult in-patients with COVID-19 and digestive system tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, endoscopic screening for gastrointestinal tumors was suspended or delayed in most countries. Thus, our study aimed to quantify the impact of COVID-19 on the clinical outcomes of patients with digestive system tumors through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: We systematically searched the PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases as of March 7, 2021 to identify the case fatality rate (CFR) of COVID-19 patients diagnosed with digestive system tumors.

Genomic alterations in biliary tract cancer predict prognosis and immunotherapy outcomes.

Background: Recently, immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has shown promising efficacy in biliary tract cancer (BTC), which includes gallbladder cancer (GBC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CHOL). Understanding the association between immunotherapy outcomes and the genomic profile of advanced BTC may further improve the clinical benefits from immunotherapy.

Methods: Genomic tumor DNA was isolated from 98 Chinese patients with advanced BTC and used for targeted next-generation sequencing of 416 cancer-related genes to identify the genomic alterations common to advanced BTC.

Efficacy of Different Preemptive Analgesia on Postoperative Analgesia, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammatory Response after Gynecological Laparoscopic Surgery.

Objective: To observe and compare the analgesic effects of oxycodone, pentazocine, and ketorolac tromethamine pre-emptive analgesia on gynecological laparoscopic patients after operation and the effects on oxidative stress and inflammatory reaction.

Methods: A total of 64 patients who underwent elective gynecological laparoscopic surgery in Yiwu Central Hospital from June 2019 to December 2020 were randomly divided into four groups ( = 16). Before anesthesia induction, oxycodone (group A), pentazocine (group B), ketorolac tromethamine (group C), and normal saline (group D) were, respectively, administered.

L1CAM overexpression promotes tumor progression through recruitment of regulatory T cells in esophageal carcinoma.

Objective: L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) exhibits oncogenic activity in tumors. However, the link between L1CAM and the tumor microenvironment remains poorly understood in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). In this study, we investigated how L1CAM expression in ESCC affects the oncogenic characteristics of tumor cells and the tumor microenvironment.