Pancreatic Cell News Volume 14.10 | Mar 14 2023

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    2023-03-14 | PACN 14.10


    Pancreatic Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 14.10 – 14 March, 2023
    TOP STORY

    A TEAD2-Driven Endothelial-Like Program Shapes Basal-Like Differentiation and Metastasis of Pancreatic Cancer

    Investigators developed an experimental model that enforced the transition of PDAC cells toward a basal-like subtype.
    [Gastroenterology]

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    Methylation of Histone H3 Lysine 4 Is Required for Maintenance of Beta Cell Function in Adult Mice

    Researchers investigated whether methylation of histone H3 lysine 4, a marker of gene promoters with unresolved functional importance, was necessary for the maintenance of mature beta cell function.
    [Diabetologia]

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    ISL1 Controls Pancreatic Alpha Cell Fate and Beta Cell Maturation

    The authors unraveled the molecular mode of action of ISL1 in controlling α cell fate and the formation of functional ß cells in the pancreas.
    [Cell & Bioscience]

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    The Chd4 Helicase Regulates Chromatin Accessibility and Gene Expression Critical for β-Cell Function In Vivo

    To identify how loss of Chd4 impacts glucose homeostasis and gene expression programs in β-cells in vivo, researchers generated an inducible-β-cell-specific Chd4 knockout mouse model.
    [Diabetes]

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    Pax4-Ghrelin Mediates the Conversion of Pancreatic Ɛ-Cells to β-Cells after Extreme β-Cell Loss in Zebrafish

    Using a zebrafish nitroreductase-mediated β-cells ablation model, scientists uncovered that ghrelin-positive ɛ-cells in the pancreas acted as contributors to neogenic β-cells after extreme β-cell loss.
    [Development]

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    MafB-Dependent Neurotransmitter Signaling Promotes β Cell Migration in the Developing Pancreas

    The authors reported that MafB deficiency impaired β cell clustering and islet formation, but also coincided with loss of neurotransmitter and axon guidance receptor gene expression.
    [Development]

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    Morphology-Guided Transcriptomic Analysis of Human Pancreatic Cancer Organoids Reveals Microenvironmental Signals That Enhance Invasion

    Using an experimental pipeline enabling PDAC organoid isolation and collection based on invasive phenotype, scientists assessed the transcriptomic programs associated with invasion in their organoid model.
    [Journal Of Clinical Investigation]

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    Hypoxia Potentiates the Inflammatory Fibroblast Phenotype Promoted by Pancreatic Cancer Cell-Derived Cytokines

    In vivo, researchers found that inflammatory cancer-associated fibroblasts displayed a hypoxic gene expression and biochemical profile and were enriched in hypoxic regions of PDAC tumors.
    [Cancer Research]

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    STOML2 Restricts Mitophagy and Increases Chemosensitivity in Pancreatic Cancer through Stabilizing PARL-Induced PINK1 Degradation

    Using a tissue microarray, scientists found that high stomatin-like protein 2 (STOML2) expression was correlated with higher survival of patients with pancreatic cancer.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    UBE2K Regulated by IGF2BP3 Promotes Cell Proliferation and Stemness in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Investigators discovered that ubiquitin‑conjugating enzyme E2K (UBE2K) was expressed at high levels and indicated the poor prognosis of patients with PDAC.
    [International Journal of Oncology]

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    REVIEWS

    Iron Metabolism and Ferroptosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Complications: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities

    Scientists summarize the connection between the metabolic pathways and molecular mechanisms of iron metabolism and ferroptosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Two Columbia Scientists Receive Hirschl Trust Research Awards

    Iok In Christine Chio, PhD, and Oliver Clarke, PhD, both early-career investigators at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, were awarded 2023 Hirschl Trust Research Awards by the Irma T. Hirschl Trust Research Scientist Program.
    [Columbia University]

    Press Release

    Transformational Gift Furthers PanCAN’s Pioneering Research Initiatives to Detect and Treat Pancreatic Cancer

    PanCAN has received a transformational gift of $25 million that will accelerate the organization’s pioneering research initiatives to improve the detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer.
    [AAPG Bulletin]

    Press Release
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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES

    Faculty Position – Diabetes Center

    UCSF Diabetes Center – San Francisco, California, United States

    Postdoctoral Fellow – Jak-Stat Signaling in Prostate and Pancreatic Cancer

    Medical College of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis

    Moffitt Cancer Center – Tampa, Florida, United States

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Biology of Pancreatic Cancer

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Postdoctoral Fellow – Translational Cancer Immunology and Biology

    University of Missouri – Columbia, Missouri, United States

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