Papers of the Week

July 27 - August 3, 2020

Hyperoside ameliorates periodontitis in rats by promoting osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs via activation of the NF-κB pathway.

Xu T, Wu X, Zhou Z, Ye Y, Yan C, Zhuge N, Yu J. Hyperoside ameliorates periodontitis in rats by promoting osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs via activation of the NF-κB pathway. FEBS Open Bio. 2020.

Mathematical modeling of plant cell fate transitions controlled by hormonal signals.

Klawe FZ, Stiehl T, Bastian P, Gaillochet C, Lohmann JU, Marciniak-Czochra A. Mathematical modeling of plant cell fate transitions controlled by hormonal signals. PLoS Comput Biol. 2020;16(7):e1007523.

Heart Regeneration by Endogenous Stem Cells and Cardiomyocyte Proliferation: Controversy, Fallacy, and Progress.

He L, Nguyen NB, Ardehali R, Zhou B. Heart Regeneration by Endogenous Stem Cells and Cardiomyocyte Proliferation: Controversy, Fallacy, and Progress. Circulation. 2020;142(3):275-291.

Nanoclay-based drug delivery systems and their therapeutic potentials.

Khatoon N, Chu MQuan, Zhou CHui. Nanoclay-based drug delivery systems and their therapeutic potentials. J Mater Chem B. 2020.

Mesenchymal Niche-Derived Neuregulin-1 Drives Intestinal Stem Cell Proliferation and Regeneration of Damaged Epithelium.

Jardé T, Chan WHei, Rossello FJ, Kahlon TKaur, Theocharous M, Arackal TKurian, Flores T, Giraud M, Richards E, Chan E, et al. Mesenchymal Niche-Derived Neuregulin-1 Drives Intestinal Stem Cell Proliferation and Regeneration of Damaged Epithelium. Cell Stem Cell. 2020.

Investigating developmental and disease mechanisms of the cerebellum with pluripotent stem cells.

Tamada A, Watanabe S, Muguruma K. Investigating developmental and disease mechanisms of the cerebellum with pluripotent stem cells. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2020:103530.

Retinal proteomics of experimental glaucoma model reveal intraocular pressure-induced mediators of neurodegenerative changes.

Mirzaei M, Gupta VK, Chitranshi N, Deng L, Pushpitha K, Abbasi M, Chick JM, Rajput R, Wu Y, McKay MJ, et al. Retinal proteomics of experimental glaucoma model reveal intraocular pressure-induced mediators of neurodegenerative changes. J Cell Biochem. 2020.

Pluripotent stem cells are insensitive to the cytotoxicity of TNFα and IFNγ.

Chen B, Gurung C, Guo J, Kwon C, Guo Y-L. Pluripotent stem cells are insensitive to the cytotoxicity of TNFα and IFNγ. Reproduction. 2020.

Calorie Restriction Increases the Number of Competing Stem Cells and Decreases Mutation Retention in the Intestine.

Bruens L, Ellenbroek SInge Johan, Suijkerbuijk SJacoba Eli, Azkanaz M, Hale AJames, Toonen P, Flanagan DJames, Sansom OJames, Snippert HJohannes, van Rheenen J. Calorie Restriction Increases the Number of Competing Stem Cells and Decreases Mutation Retention in the Intestine. Cell Rep. 2020;32(3):107937.

Pseudo-RNA-Binding Domains Mediate RNA Structure Specificity in Upstream of N-Ras.

Hollmann NMerret, Jagtap PKumar Anku, Masiewicz P, Guitart T, Simon B, Provaznik J, Stein F, Haberkant P, Sweetapple LJayne, Villacorta L, et al. Pseudo-RNA-Binding Domains Mediate RNA Structure Specificity in Upstream of N-Ras. Cell Rep. 2020;32(3):107930.