Intestinal Cell News Volume 8.11 | Mar 25 2022

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    Vol. 8.11 – 25 March, 2022
    TOP STORY

    Intestinal Tuft-2 Cells Exert Antimicrobial Immunity via Sensing Bacterial Metabolite N-Undecanoylglycine

    Investigators identified Sh2d6 as a signature marker for CD45+ Tuft-2 cells. Depletion of Tuft-2 cells resulted in susceptibility to bacterial infection.
    [Immunity]

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    Screening for Modulators of the Cellular Composition of Gut Epithelia via Organoid Models of Intestinal Stem Cell Differentiation

    The authors showed that druggable biological targets and small-molecule regulators of intestinal stem cell differentiation could be identified via multiplexed phenotypic screening using thousands of miniaturized organoid models of intestinal stem cell differentiation into Paneth cells.
    [Nature Biomedical Engineering]

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    PUMILIO Proteins Promote Colorectal Cancer Growth via Suppressing P21

    Researchers reported that pumolio homolog 1 (Pum1) and Pum2 displayed increased expression in human colorectal cancer.
    [Nature Communications]

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    MiR-323a Regulates ErbB3/EGFR and Blocks Gefitinib Resistance Acquisition in Colorectal Cancer

    Scientists detected the receptor tyrosine kinase activity in gefitinib-resistant colorectal cancer cells, pan-erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 3 (ErbB3)/EGFR was significantly activated and provided a potential multi-ErbB treatment target.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    CircTHBS1 Drives Gastric Cancer Progression by Increasing INHBA mRNA Expression and Stability in a CeRNA- and RBP-Dependent Manner

    Transcriptome analysis and self-organizing maps were applied to screen backbone circular RNAs in gastric cancer.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    CAMTA1–PPP3CA–NFATc4 Multi-Protein Complex Mediates the Resistance of Colorectal Cancer to Oxaliplatin

    In functional in vitro experiments, researchers observed that calmodulin-binding transcription activator 1 (Camta1) overexpression significantly decreased the proliferation and invasion capacity of SW620 and SW480 cells.
    [Cell Death Discovery]

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    Probiotics-Loaded Nanoparticles Attenuated Colon Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis in Colitis

    Investigators explored the potential alleviating effects of dietary nano-supplement combined with bacillus strains in a colitis model.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Exosomal CagA from Helicobacter pylori Aggravates Intestinal Epithelium Barrier Dysfunction in Chronic Colitis by Facilitating Claudin-2 Expression

    Chronic colitis models of CagA+ H. pylori-colonized mice treated with 2% Dextran sulphate sodium were established to assess the disease activity and pertinent expression of tight junction proteins closely related to mucosal integrity.
    [Gut Pathogens]

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    THBS2 Promotes Cell Migration and Invasion in Colorectal Cancer via Modulating Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway

    Scientists showed that the upregulation of thrombospondin 2 (THBS2) in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues and CRC cell lines and high expression of THBS2 were correlated with poor overall survival.
    [Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences]

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    HOXB2 Increases the Proliferation and Invasiveness of Colon Cancer Cells through the Upregulation of CCT6A

    A chaperonin containing TCP1 subunit 6A (CCT6A) knockdown colon cancer cell line was established and colony formation, wound healing and Transwell invasion assays were performed to assess proliferation, migration and invasion of the altered colon cancer cells.
    [Molecular Medicine Reports]

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    REVIEWS

    Role of ER Stress Mediated Unfolded Protein Responses and ER Stress Inhibitors in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    The authors provide novel insights into the role of chemical chaperone unfolded protein response modulators to modify endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress levels in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.
    [Digestive Diseases and Sciences]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Tiziana Announces Initiation of Phase Ib Clinical Trial in Crohn’s Disease Patients to Evaluate Oral Capsules of Foralumab, a Fully Human Anti-CD3 Monoclonal Antibody

    Tiziana Life Sciences announced initiation of a Phase Ib clinical trial to evaluate orally administered enteric-coated capsules of foralumab in patients with mild-to-moderate Crohn’s Disease.
    [Tiziana Life Sciences Ltd.]

    Press Release

    Pfizer Announces Positive Top-Line Results for Phase III Trial of Etrasimod in Ulcerative Colitis Patients

    Pfizer, Inc. announced positive topline results from a Phase III study of etrasimod, an investigational, oral, once-a-day, selective sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator in development for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.
    [Pfizer, Inc.]

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES

    Postdoctoral Research Associate – Intestinal Epithelial Barrier

    Princeton University – Princeton, NJ, United States

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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center – Seattle, WA, United States

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    Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute – Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Clinical Professor – Clinical Oncology

    University of Southern Denmark – Odense M, Denmark

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    Columbia University – New York, NY, United States

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