Pancreatic Cell News Volume 12.01 | Jan 12 2021

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    Vol. 12.01 – 12 January, 2021
    TOP STORY

    Zinc Dependent Regulation of ZEB1 and YAP1 Co-Activation Promotes EMT Plasticity and Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer

    Scientists demonstrated that ZIP4 activated ZEB1 and YAP1 through distinct mechanisms. The ZIP4-miR-373-LATS2-ZEB1/YAP1-ITGA3 signaling axis has a significant impact on pancreatic cancer metastasis and EMT plasticity.
    [Gastroenterology]

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    DIABETES & PANCREATITIS

    MiR-10b-5p Rescues Diabetes and Gastrointestinal Dysmotility

    The authors performed miRNA-seq analysis from isolated Interstitial cells of Cajal in diabetic mice and plasma from patients with idiopathic and diabetic gastroparesis.
    [Gastroenterology]

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    High-Fat Diet-Induced Upregulation of Exosomal Phosphatidylcholine Contributes to Insulin Resistance

    Researchers showed that lean mice became insulin resistant after being administered exosomes isolated from the feces of obese mice fed a high-fat diet or from patients with type II diabetes.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Engineering Human Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Organoids from Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Investigators describe a protocol for the continuous patterning of hepatic, biliary, and pancreatic structures from a 3D culture of human pluripotent stem cells.
    [Nature Protocols]

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    Mitochondrial Gene Expression in Single Cells Shape Pancreatic Beta Cells’ Sub-Populations and Explain Variation in Insulin Pathway

    Cluster analysis revealed two distinct human beta cell populations, which diverged by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA-encoded oxidative phosphorylation gene expression in healthy and diabetic individuals, and in the newborn but not in adult mice.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Establishment of a Long-Term Stable β-Cell Line and Its Application To Analyze the Effect of Gcg Expression on Insulin Secretion

    Scientists developed a stable β-cell line that retains the characteristics of mature β-cells.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    PANCREATIC CANCER

    CC Chemokine Receptor 2-Targeting Copper Nanoparticles for Positron Emission Tomography-Guided Delivery of Gemcitabine for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Scientists engineered CC chemokine receptor 2-targeting ultrasmall copper nanoparticles as nanovehicles not only for targeted positron emission tomography imaging by intrinsic radiolabeling with 64Cu but also for loading and delivery of the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine to PDAC.
    [ACS Nano]

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    Identification of a Subset of Immunosuppressive P2RX1-Negative Neutrophils in Pancreatic Cancer Liver Metastasis

    RNA sequencing of murine PDAC liver metastasis-infiltrated neutrophils showed that P2RX1-deficient neutrophils express increased levels of immunosuppressive molecules, including PD-L1, and have enhanced mitochondrial metabolism.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Targeting STAT3 by a Small Molecule Suppresses Pancreatic Cancer Progression

    Researchers report a new small-molecule inhibitor with potent antitumor bioactivity, which inhibited multiple oncogenic processes in pancreatic cancer.
    [Oncogene]

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    The EGFR-HSF1 Axis Accelerates the Tumorigenesis of Pancreatic Cancer

    Investigators clarified the mechanisms on early activation of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) and its role in pancreatic cancer tumorigenesis.
    [Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research]

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    ABCA8-Mediated Efflux of Taurocholic Acid Contributes to Gemcitabine Insensitivity in Human Pancreatic Cancer via the S1PR2-ERK Pathway

    Researchers found that the expression of ABCA8, a member of ABCA subfamily transporters, was significantly increased in human pancreatic cancer (PC) cells after gemcitabine (GEM) treatment, as well as in established GEM-resistant PC cells.
    [Cell Death Discovery]

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    REVIEWS

    Metabolic Messengers: Glucagon-Like Peptide 1

    Scientists provide a concise overview of the core physiology of glucagon like peptide-1 secretion and action, and the role of the peptide in human health, disease, and therapeutics.
    [Nature Metabolism]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    REMD Biotherapeutics Completes Enrollment and Announces Top-Line Results of a Phase II Clinical Study of Volagidemab (REMD-477) in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes

    REMD Biotherapeutics, Inc., together with its subsidiary, Beijing CoSci-REMD Bio Med-Tech Co, Ltd., announced they have completed enrollment and have top-line results in a Phase II study of REMD-477 in patients with type 1 diabetes.
    [REMD Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Business Wire, Inc.)]

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    Adocia Files Patent on a Hydrogel Scaffold for Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes

    Adocia announced it has developed a hydrogel scaffold that hosts and protects pancreatic β cells for replacement of the missing cells of people with type 1 diabetes.
    [Adocia]

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