Pancreatic Cell News Volume 12.34 | Aug 31 2021

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    Vol. 12.34 – 31 August, 2021
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    Genome-Wide Synthetic Lethal Screen Unveils Novel CAIX-NFS1/xCT Axis as a Targetable Vulnerability in Hypoxic Solid Tumors

    The authors identified a redox homeostasis network containing the iron-sulfur cluster enzyme, NFS1. Depletion of NFS1 or blocking cyst(e)ine availability by inhibiting xCT, while targeting carbonic anhydrase IX, enhanced ferroptosis and significantly inhibited tumor growth.
    [Science Advances]

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    Find antibodies targeting cell markers relevant in neural research
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    Modeling HNF1B-Associated Monogenic Diabetes Using Human iPSCs Reveals an Early Stage Impairment of the Pancreatic Developmental Program

    Investigators used a well-controlled human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) pancreatic differentiation model to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying HNF1B-associated diabetes.
    [Stem Cell Reports]

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    Regulation and Function of AP-1 in Insulinoma Cells and Pancreatic β-Cells

    Scientists investigated the intracellular signaling pathway following stimulation of Cav1.2 Ca2+ channels and addressed the function of the transcription factor activator protein-1 in pancreatic β-cells of transgenic mice.
    [Biochemical Pharmacology]

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    GSK2126458 Has the Potential to Inhibit the Proliferation of Pancreatic Cancer Uncovered by Bioinformatics Analysis and Pharmacological Experiments

    Researchers identified key genes and pathways in the development of pancreatic cancer and provide targets for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
    [Journal of Translational Medicine]

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    The Smac Mimetic BV6 Cooperates with STING to Induce Necroptosis in Apoptosis-Resistant Pancreatic Carcinoma Cells

    Scientists demonstrated that the prototypical Smac mimetic BV6 cooperated with the stimulator of interferon genes ligand 2′,3′-cyclic guanosine monophosphate–adenosine monophosphate to trigger necroptosis in apoptosis-deficient pancreatic cancer cells
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    Signaling Profiles in HEK 293T Cells Co-Expressing GLP-1 and GIP Receptors

    Researchers showed that when the GLP-1R and GIPR receptors were co-expressed in HEK 293T cells with comparable receptor ratio to pancreatic cancer cells, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) predominately induced cAMP accumulation while Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) was biased towards β-arrestin 2 recruitment.
    [Acta Pharmacologica Sinica]

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    Inhibition of Acid Ceramidase Elicits Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Pancreatic Cancer Cells

    The effects of gene therapy using small interfering RNA and short hairpin RNA for acid ceramidase inhibition with its mechanisms for pancreatic cancer were investigated.
    [Cancer Science]

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    Long Non-Coding RNA KTN1-AS1 Promotes Progression in Pancreatic Cancer through Regulating microRNA-23b-3p/High-Mobility Group Box 2 Axis

    The expression of antisense of KTN1 (KTN1-AS1) in tissues and cells was detected by qRT-PCR, and the relationship between KTN1-AS1 and clinicopathological data of patients with pancreatic cancer was analyzed.
    [Aging-Us]

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    Long Non-Coding RNA LINC00261 Upregulates ITIH5 to Impair Tumorigenic Ability of Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells

    The authors investigated the mechanism by which lncRNA LINC00261 affected the biological functions of cancer stem cells during the progression of pancreatic cancer.
    [Cell Death Discovery]

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    Loss of the Ciliary Protein Chibby1 in Mice Leads to Exocrine Pancreatic Degeneration and Pancreatitis

    Investigators reported that Chibby(Cby)1-knockout (KO) mice developed severe exocrine pancreatic atrophy with dilated ducts during early postnatal development. A significant reduction in the number and length of cilia was observed in Cby1-KO pancreta.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Tumor Microenvironment and Metabolic Remodeling in Gemcitabine-Based Chemoresistance of Pancreatic Cancer

    Scientists discuss the main cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the involvement of the extracellular matrix, immune cells, and metabolic remodeling in the induction of gemcitabine resistance.
    [Cancer Letters]

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    The Role of Microbiome in Pancreatic Cancer

    Recent studies of the human microbiome have offered new insights into how the microbiome can impact cancer development and treatment. Specifically, in PDAC, the microbiota has been shown to modulate PDAC risk, contribute to tumorigenesis, impact the tumor microenvironment, and alter treatment response.
    [Cancer and Metastasis Reviews]

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    The Potential Targeted Drugs for Fusion Genes including NRG1 in Pancreatic Cancer

    Pancreatic cancer (PC) remains an incurable disease with few treatment options. Recently, promising targets have been identified and novel therapeutic drugs are currently under development in KRAS wild-type PC.
    [Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Adhera Therapeutics Signs Exclusive License Agreement with Melior Pharmaceuticals I for New Type 1 Diabetes Drug Candidate

    Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the company has executed an exclusive license agreement with Melior Pharmaceuticals I, Inc. defining the terms and conditions for which Adhera will license MLR-1023 from Melior Pharma 1 for the purpose of developing a novel therapeutic for Type 1 diabetes.
    [Adhera Therapeutics, Inc.]

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    With a Focus on Skin Cells, U of T’s Michael Sefton Seeks ‘Huge Step Forward’ in Diabetes Treatment

    Can dendritic cells found in the skin be an important piece of the puzzle of enabling stem cell transplants for diabetes? Michael Sefton, a renowned University of Toronto (U of T) tissue engineer, is confident enough about the possibility that – with support from the type 1 diabetes non-profit JDRF – he is about to launch a major new chapter in his research.
    [University of Torontot]

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