2023
APOBEC-1 deletion enhances cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury
Guo X, Blanc V, Davidson N, Velazquez H, Chen T, Moledina D, Moeckel G, Safirstein R, Desir G. APOBEC-1 deletion enhances cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 22255. PMID: 38097707, PMCID: PMC10721635, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49575-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Inhibition of renalase drives tumour rejection by promoting T cell activation
Guo X, Jessel S, Qu R, Kluger Y, Chen TM, Hollander L, Safirstein R, Nelson B, Cha C, Bosenberg M, Jilaveanu LB, Rimm D, Rothlin CV, Kluger HM, Desir GV. Inhibition of renalase drives tumour rejection by promoting T cell activation. European Journal Of Cancer 2022, 165: 81-96. PMID: 35219026, PMCID: PMC8940682, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPD-1 inhibitorsMurine melanoma modelMelanoma-bearing miceMelanoma modelTumor microenvironmentTumor rejectionCell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitorsAnti-PD-1 activityEnhanced T cell infiltrationT cell-dependent fashionMelanoma cellsMelanoma tumor regressionPreclinical melanoma modelsT cell infiltrationNatural killer cellsForkhead box P3Expression of IFNγWild-type miceProtein 1 inhibitorT cell activationTumor cell contentWild-type melanoma cellsCD4 cellsAdvanced melanomaAntibody treatment
2004
Translational autoregulation of thymidylate synthase and dihydrofolate reductase.
Tai N, Schmitz JC, Liu J, Lin X, Bailly M, Chen TM, Chu E. Translational autoregulation of thymidylate synthase and dihydrofolate reductase. Frontiers In Bioscience-Landmark 2004, 9: 2521-6. PMID: 15353304, DOI: 10.2741/1413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific RNA-protein interactionsRNA-protein interactionsVivo experimental model systemsAutoregulatory feedback mechanismFolate-dependent enzymesTranslational repressionTranslational autoregulationCognate mRNADNA repairMolecular basisExperimental model systemTS proteinDHFR mRNAMolecular elementsCellular drug resistanceNucleotide precursorsFunctional consequencesDihydrofolate reductaseDHFR expressionAutoregulatory controlDNA synthesisEssential roleEnzyme catalysisThymidylate synthaseModel system