Pancreatic Cell News Volume 13.25 | Jun 28 2022

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    Pancreatic Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 13.25 – 28 June, 2022
    TOP STORY

    Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Enhanced Lipid Metabolism in Pancreatic Stellate Cells Promotes Pancreatic Fibrosis

    Single-cell RNA sequencing revealed the heterogeneity of pancreatic stellate cell (PSCs) and identified very-low-density lipoprotein receptor+ PSCs that were characterized by a higher lipid metabolism.
    [Immunity]

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    Dopamine Negatively Regulates Insulin Secretion Through Activation of D1-D2 Receptor Heteromer

    Using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, scientists monitored insulin granule exocytosis in primary islet cells to dissect the effect of dopamine.
    [Diabetes]

    AbstractPress Release

    Methionine Oxidation Activates Pyruvate Kinase M2 To Promote Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis

    Researchers reported that methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MSRA) expression was decreased in the metastatic tumors of PDAC patients, whereas MSRA loss in primary PDA cells promoted migration and invasion.
    [Molecular Cell]

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    Occult Polyclonality of Preclinical Pancreatic Cancer Models Drives In Vitro Evolution

    Scientists applied single-cell sequencing technologies to reveal inherent heterogeneity in assumptively monoclonal pancreatic cancer cell lines and patient-derived organoids.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter Drives Metastasis and Confers a Targetable Cystine Dependency in Pancreatic Cancer

    The authors reported that in patient-derived organoid models in vitro and patient-derived xenograft models in vivo, mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU)-high PDAC demonstrated increased sensitivity to SLC7A11 inhibition compared with MCU-low tumors.
    [Cancer Research]

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    ACLP Promotes Activation of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts and Tumor Metastasis via ACLP-PPARγ-ACLP Feedback Loop in Pancreatic Cancer

    Researchers reported that aortic carboxypeptidase–like protein (ACLP) was mainly expressed in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) but not in cancer cells and highly expressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tissues.
    [Cancer Letters]

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    S100A11 Activates the Pentose Phosphate Pathway To Induce Malignant Biological Behavior of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Investigators reported that S100A11 expression was increased in PDAC and significantly associated with worse prognosis and disease progression.
    [Cell Death & Disease]

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    Aberrant APOBEC3C Expression Induces Characteristic Genomic Instability in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide-like (APOBEC3C)-overexpressing cell lines were generated to substantiate the effects of APOBEC3C on the PDAC genome, including alterations in single-nucleotide variant classes and the formation of kataegis regions.
    [Oncogenesis]

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    Transcription Factor p8 Regulates Autophagy in Response to Disulfiram via PI3K/mTOR/p70S6K Signaling Pathway in Pancreatic Cancer Cells

    Scientists reported that disulfiram formed potent complexes with copper, inhibited cell proliferation, and induced apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells, which was detected by flow cytometry and western blotting.
    [Human Cell]

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    β2-Adrenergic Receptor Drives the Metastasis and Invasion of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Through Activating Cdc42 Signaling Pathway

    Researchers reported that β2-adrenergic receptor recruited Cdc42 in response to isoproterenol exposure in PDAC cells.
    [Journal of Molecular Histology]

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    REVIEWS

    Cellular Metabolism in Pancreatic Cancer as a Tool for Prognosis and Treatment

    Investigators discuss the metabolic pathways utilized by pancreatic cancer cells and stromal cells, providing examples of how they could present novel targets for therapeutic interventions and elaborating on how interactions between the various cell types affect their metabolism.
    [International Journal of Oncology]

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    Association Between MicroRNAs and Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer; Current Knowledge, New Insights, and Forthcoming Perspectives

    The authors classify miRNAs and signaling pathways related to pancreatic cancer (PC) chemoresistance, suggesting new therapeutic approaches to overcome PC chemoresistance.
    [Pathology Research and Practice]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Panavance Therapeutics Announces Orphan Drug Designation for GP-2250 for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

    Panavance Therapeutics, Inc. announced the US FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation to GP-2250 for the treatment of all forms of pancreatic cancer.
    [Panavance Therapeutics, Inc.]

    Press Release

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