Pancreatic Cell News Volume 12.15 | Apr 20 2021

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    Pancreatic Cell News Volume 12.15 | Apr 20 2021


    Pancreatic Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 12.15 – 20 April, 2021
    TOP STORY

    Suppression
    of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Growth and Metastasis by Fibrillar Collagens Produced Selectively by Tumor Cells

    Scientists showed that the enzyme responsible for procollagen C-proteinase activity, bone morphogenetic protein1, selectively suppressed tumor growth and metastasis in cells expressing high levels of COL1A1.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Microscopy images of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) and PSC-derived cells for the #StemCellfie contest.
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    DIABETES & PANCREATITIS

    Pancreastatin
    Induces Islet Amyloid Peptide Aggregation in the Pancreas, Liver, and Skeletal Muscle: An Implication for Type II Diabetes

    Researchers investigated whether pancreastatin induced islet amyloid peptide aggregation in the pancreas, liver, and skeletal muscles.
    [International Journal of Biological Macromolecules]

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    Integrin
    αvβ5 Heterodimer Is a Specific Marker of Human Pancreatic Beta Cells

    Scientists identified specific integrin subunits, integrin αv and integrin β5, that were expressed in beta cells. This finding was further elaborated using immunofluorescence analysis of histological sections derived from donor human pancreas.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    ILDR2
    Stabilization Is Regulated by Its Interaction with GRP78

    Researchers identified ILDR2-interacting proteins to further elucidate the molecular mechanisms underpinning ILDR2 function in pancreatic β-cells.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Neuromedin U Uses Gαi2
    and Gαo to Suppress Glucose-Stimulated Ca2+ Signaling and Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic β Cells

    The authors explored the molecular mechanism driving impairment of insulin secretion in β cells by the Neuromedin U (NMU)–NMU receptor 1 axis.
    [PLoS One]

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    PANCREATIC CANCER

    Pancreatic
    Cancer Cells-Derived Exosomal Long Non-Coding RNA CCAT1/microRNA-138-5p/HMGA1 Axis Promotes Tumor Angiogenesis

    The research was implemented to figure out the concrete role of pancreatic cancer (PC) cells-derived exosomal long non-coding RNA colon cancer-associated transcript-1 (CCAT1) in PC with its regulation on microRNA-138-5p/high mobility group A1 (miR-138-5p/HMGA1) axis.
    [Life Sciences]

    Abstract

    Stomatin-Like
    Protein 2 Induces Metastasis by Regulating the Expression of a Rate-Limiting Enzyme of the Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway in Pancreatic Cancer

    Stomatin‑like protein 2 is associated with poor prognosis in several types of cancer, including pancreatic cancer (PC); however, the molecular mechanism of its involvement remains elusive. The study aimed to elucidate the role of this protein in the development of PC.
    [Oncology Reports]

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    CDK14/β-Catenin/TCF4/miR-26b
    Positive Feedback Regulation Modulating Pancreatic Cancer Cell Phenotypes In Vitro and Tumor Growth in Mice Model In Vivo

    Researchers investigated whether miR‐26b regulated CDK14 expression to affect the phenotype of pancreatic cancer cells.
    [Journal of Gene Medicine]

    Abstract

    Kaempferol
    Induces ROS-Dependent Apoptosis in Pancreatic Cancer Cells via TGM2-Mediated Akt/mTOR Signaling

    Scientists investigated whether kaempferol effectively suppressed pancreatic cancer through upregulation of reactive oxygen species, and explored the underlying molecular mechanism.
    [BMC Cancer]

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    REVIEWS

    PPARγ
    and Diabetes: Beyond the Genome and Towards Personalized Medicine

    The authors discuss the association between PPARG genetic variants and drug efficacy, as well as the role of alternative splicing and post-translational modifications as contributors to the complexity of PPARγ signaling and to the effects of synthetic PPARγ ligands.
    [Current Diabetes Reports]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    ERYTECH
    Announces Completion of First Cohort in a Phase I Investigator Sponsored Trial of Eryaspase in First-Line Pancreatic Cancer

    ERYTECH Pharma announced the completion of enrollment of the first treatment cohort and the escalation to the next and potentially final dose level in a Phase I investigator sponsored clinical trial, named rESPECT, of its lead product candidate eryaspase for the first-line treatment of pancreatic cancer.
    [Erytech, Inc.]

    Press Release

    Genprex to Receive Inaugural “License of the Year” Award from University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute in Recognition of Advances Made with Gene Therapy Program in Diabetes

    Genprex, Inc. announced that the Company has been selected to receive the inaugural “License of the Year” award from the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute in recognition of the advances made with its license from University of Pittsburgh toward progressing the development of its gene therapy for diabetes.
    [Genprex, Inc.]

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES

    Director
    – Oncology, Diabetes

    Baylor Scott and White Research Institute – Dallas, Texas, United States

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

    Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital – St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

    Postdoctoral Research Scientist Positions – Gastrointestinal Oncology

    Columbia University Medical Center – New York, New York, United States

    Researcher Positions – Glucose Homeostasis

    Rutgers University – New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

    Postdoctoral Fellow – Pancreatic Liver Metastasis

    Karolinska Institutet – Huddinge, Sweden

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