IL-12 Drives the Differentiation of Human T Follicular Regulatory Cells

Review on the Study of IL-12 Promoting Human Follicular Regulatory T Cell Differentiation Research Background Follicular helper T cells (Tfh) play a crucial regulatory role in B cell responses to pathogens and vaccines. When not properly controlled, Tfh cells can lead to the production of antibodies against self-antigens or allergens. Follicular re...

Engineered Mini-G Proteins Block the Internalization of Cognate GPCRs and Disrupt Downstream Intracellular Signaling

Mini G Protein Inhibits Internalization of Same GPCR and Disrupts Downstream Intracellular Signaling Introduction G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of transmembrane proteins, regulating cellular responses to external stimuli such as hormones and neurotransmitters. GPCRs transmit signals by coupling with guanine nucleotide-bi...

Targeting T cell plasticity in kidney and gut inflammation by pooled single-cell CRISPR screening

Targeting T cell plasticity in kidney and gut inflammation by pooled single-cell CRISPR screening

Targeting T Cell Plasticity to Treat Inflammation in the Kidney and Gut: A Study Using Pooled Single-cell CRISPR Screening Background of the Study This paper, co-authored by Leon U.B. Enk and others, was published in the June 14, 2024, issue of “Science Immunology” under the title “Targeting T cell plasticity in kidney and gut inflammation by poole...

YAP Represses the TEAD–NF-κB Complex and Inhibits the Growth of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

YAP Inhibits the TEAD-NF-κB Complex and Suppresses the Growth of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Background Conventionally, the Hippo signaling pathway inhibits YAP-TEAD transcriptional complexes by keeping the transcriptional coactivator YAP phosphorylated and retained in the cytoplasm, thereby impeding tumor growth. However, researchers ...

Cytokines Drive the Formation of Memory-Like NK Cell Subsets via Epigenetic Rewiring and Transcriptional Regulation

Cytokines Drive the Formation of Memory-Like NK Cell Subsets via Epigenetic Rewiring and Transcriptional Regulation

In the context of today’s rapid advancement in science and technology, immunotherapy with natural killer (NK) cells has attracted widespread attention in the scientific community for their potential advantages in combating tumors and viral infections. Especially, the discovery of memory-like NK cells has brought new hope for NK cells as an anticanc...

Development of Complemented Comprehensive Networks for Rapid Screening of Repurposable Drugs Applicable to New Emerging Disease Outbreaks

Research on Network Construction and Application of Novel Drug Repositioning Strategies Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and pharmaceutical companies have been dedicated to developing treatments and vaccines. Drug repositioning, due to its shortcut, is considered a rapid and effective response strategy. Drug repositioning attemp...

Immunotherapy Efficacy Prediction for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Multi-View Adaptive Weighted Graph Convolutional Networks

Research Report on Immunotherapy Efficacy Prediction for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Study of Multi-View Adaptive Weighted Graph Convolutional Networks Background Introduction Lung cancer is a highly prevalent and poorly prognostic malignant tumor with a persistently high mortality rate. Among all lung cancer patients, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer ...

Decreased Thalamocortical Connectivity in Resolved Rolandic Epilepsy

Decreased Thalamocortical Connectivity in Resolved Rolandic Epilepsy

Thalamocortical Connectivity Reduction in Rolandic Epilepsy Rolandic Epilepsy (RE), also known as self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SELECTS), is the most common localized developmental epileptic encephalopathy. This type of epilepsy is typically accompanied by transient mild to severe cognitive symptoms, sleep-related rolandic spike...

Salivary Testosterone Levels and Pain Perception Exhibit Sex-Specific Association in Healthy Adults but Not in Patients with Migraine

The Level of Salivary Testosterone and Pain Perception Show Sex-Specific Associations in Healthy Adults, But Not in Migraine Patients Introduction Understanding the complexity of pain and the role gender plays in pain perception is of significant importance in medical research. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with ...

Single-Subject Cortical Morphological Brain Networks: Phenotypic Associations and Neurobiological Substrates

This paper is a study on the phenotypic associations and neurobiological bases of single-subject morphological brain networks. Combining multimodal and multiscale data, this study reveals the differences in morphological brain networks between genders, their potential as individual-specific markers, and their relationships with gene expression, lay...