Prior work has unveiled increased levels of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 (IMPDH2) expression correlating with tumor progression and poor prognosis in several diseases. A team of researchers in China have now aimed to study IMPDH2’s role in hepatoblastoma.
Pregnane X receptor (PXR) is a transcription factor that plays a crucial role in maintaining bile acid homeostasis by regulating major metabolizing enzymes and transporters.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common disease with high morbidity that still lacks effective drug treatments. The death of tubular epithelial cells is the principal basis for AKI. This cell death in AKI does not occur by necrosis but by other cell death mechanisms such as pyroptosis, among others. Recent findings have implicated chromodomain Y-like (CDYL) in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, but its role in AKI has not been established.
Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA), also known as recurrent miscarriage, is a disorder related to pregnancy defined as two or more pregnancy losses during the first trimester. It affects about 2%-5% of couples trying to conceive. Chinese researchers have investigated the potential involvement of Cbl proto-oncogene like 1 (CBLL1) in RSA, since CBLL1 has been reported to vary with the menstrual cycle in the endometrium.
Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University presented data from a study that aimed to assess the role of long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1605 (LINC01605) in the progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Fermitin family homolog 1 (FERMT1), a member of the kindlin family of focal adhesion proteins, plays a pivotal role in mediating integrin-dependent cell adhesion and signaling. Scientists at Fujian Medical University (FJMU) assessed the functional significance of FERMT1 in glioma progression and stemness.
Researchers from Qingdao University and affiliated organizations announced data from a preclinical study using the phosphodiesterase 7 (PDE7) inhibitor BRL-50481 to assess the involvement of PDE7 in the stress-induced behavioral and neuron morphological changes.
Researchers from Shandong University and affiliated organizations have presented data from a study that aimed to assess the role of endosome-associated trafficking regulator 1 (ENTR1) in adipogenesis.
Researchers from Chongqing Medical University and affiliated organizations reported findings from studies they performed to assess the role of zinc-finger protein 334 (ZNF334) in cervical cancer.
Researchers from Shanxi Medical University presented data from a study that aimed to assess the effects of delayed treatment with G protein-coupled receptor 65 (GPR65) agonist BTB-09089 on neurorestoration following ischemic stroke in mice.
