Extracellular Matrix Cell News Volume 11.30 | Aug 6 2020

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    ECM Volume 11.30 | Aug 6 2020


    Extracellular Matrix News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 11.30 – 6 August, 2020
    TOP STORY

    Adoptive T Cell Therapy Targeting Different Gene Products Reveals Diverse and Context-Dependent Immune Evasion in Melanoma

    Researchers examined how regulation and function of gene products that provide the target epitopes for CD8+ T cell anti-tumor immunity influence therapeutic efficacy and resistance.
    [Immunity]

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    Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Progression Is Restrained by Stromal Matrix

    Experimentally manipulating stromal matrix with an anti– lysyl oxidase like-2 antibody in syngeneic orthotopic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma mouse models significantly decreased matrix content, led to lower tissue stiffness, lower contrast retention on computed tomography, and accelerated tumor growth, resulting in diminished overall survival.
    [Journal of Clinical Investigation]

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    Amyloid Aggregates Accumulate in Melanoma Metastasis Modulating YAP Activity

    Using secretome analyses, the authors revealed the extracellular accumulation of amyloidogenic proteins, i.e. premelanosome protein, in metastatic melanoma, together with proteins that assist amyloid maturation into fibrils.
    [EMBO Reports]

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    Temperature-Regulated Heterogeneous Extracellular Matrix Gene Expression Defines Biofilm Morphology in Clostridium perfringens

    Researchers found that the temperature-regulated production of extracellular polymeric substance was necessary for morphological changes in biofilms.
    [npj Biofilms and Microbiomes]

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    Pulp Regeneration with Hemostatic Matrices as a Scaffold in an Immature Tooth Minipig Model

    Scientists investigated the effects of using gelatin- and fibrin-based hemostatic hydrogels as a scaffold on pulp regeneration in a minipig model.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    β1 Integrin, ILK and mTOR Regulate Collagen Synthesis in Mechanically Loaded Tendon Cells

    Researchers discovered that mechanical stimulation of integrin β1 led to the phosphorylation of AKT, an event which required the presence of integrin-linked kinase.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Cell Spheroid Fusion: Beyond Liquid Drops Model

    Scientists analyzed the fusion process in connection with structure and mechanical properties of the spheroids from human somatic cells of different phenotypes: mesenchymal stem cells from the limbal eye stroma and epithelial cells from retinal pigment epithelium.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Functional Characterization of Three-Dimensional Cortical Cultures for In Vitro Modeling of Brain Networks

    Investigators present an experimental system based on 3D scaffold-based cortical neuron cultures in which they expressed the genetically encoded calcium indicator GCaMP6f to record neuronal activity at the millimeter-scale.
    [iScience]

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    REVIEWS

    The Mesenchymal Context in Inflammation, Immunity and Cancer

    The authors provide a concise overview of the contextual contribution of fibroblastic mesenchymal cells in physiology and disease and bring into focus emerging evidence for both their heterogeneity at the single-cell level and their tissue-specific, spatiotemporal functional diversity.
    [Nature Immunology]

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    The Immunology of Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Renal cell carcinoma is considered to be an immunogenic tumor but is known to mediate immune dysfunction in large part by eliciting the infiltration of immune-inhibitory cells, such as regulatory T cells and myeloid-derived suppressor cells, into the tumor microenvironment.
    [Nature Reviews Nephrology]

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    3D Bioprinting for Reconstituting the Cancer Microenvironment

    Scientists discuss the applications of 3D bioprinting in mimicking cancer microenvironment, their use in immunotherapy as prescreening tools, and overview of current bioprinted cancer models.
    [npj Precision Oncology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Cytovia Therapeutics Acquires Worldwide Rights to CytoImmune Therapeutics’ First-In-Class EGFR Dual-Targeting CAR for NK Cell Treatment of Glioblastoma & Other Solid Tumors

    Cytovia Therapeutics, Inc announced that it has acquired worldwide rights from CytoImmune Therapeutics for its novel EGFR dual-targeting CAR to be used for NK cell therapy.
    [Cytovia Therapeutics, Inc. (GlobeNewswire, Inc.)]

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