Pancreatic Cell News Volume 13.28 | Jul 19 2022

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    2022-07-19 | PACN 13.28


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    Vol. 13.28 – 19 July, 2022
    TOP STORY

    N6-Methyladenosine Modification-Mediated mRNA Metabolism Is Essential for Human Pancreatic Lineage Specification and Islet Organogenesis

    Using knockout human pluripotent stem cells lines of the major m6A demethylase ALKBH5, the authors demonstrated that ALKBH5 played significant regulatory roles in pancreatic organogenesis.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Dr. Sylvia Boj discusses how organoids are revolutionizing drug screening for cystic fibrosis in this webinar
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    DIABETES & PANCREATITIS

    ZnT8 Loss-of-Function Accelerates Functional Maturation of hESC-Derived β Cells and Resists Metabolic Stress in Diabetes

    Transplantation of stem cell-derived β cells with ZnT8 loss of function into mice with preexisting diabetes significantly improved glycemia restoration and glucose tolerance.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Dual Pancreatic Adrenergic and Dopaminergic Signaling as a Therapeutic Target of Bromocriptine

    Scientists employed bromocriptine as a tool to elucidate roles of catecholamine signaling in regulating pancreatic hormone secretion.
    [iScience]

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    PANCREATIC CANCER

    Antibody-Mediated Blockade for Galectin-3 Binding Protein in Tumor Secretome Abrogates PDAC Metastasis

    Knockdown and exogenous treatment of Galectin-3 binding protein showed that it was required for PDAC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion.
    [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]

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    Establishment of Patient-Derived Pancreatic Cancer Organoids From Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsies

    Researchers used endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration to collect pancreatic cancer tissues from patients with advanced pancreatic cancer to create organoids, and evaluated their utility in pancreatic cancer research.
    [Gut and Liver]

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    KIF24 Depletion Induces Clustering of Supernumerary Centrosomes in PDAC Cells

    The authors reported that KIF24 depletion suppressed multipolar spindle formation by clustering centrosomes in PDAC harboring supernumerary centrosomes.
    [Life Science Alliance]

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    Periplocin Induces Apoptosis of Pancreatic Cancer Cells through Autophagy via the AMPK/mTOR Pathway

    Pancreatic cancer cells were treated with different concentrations of Periplocin, and real-time cell analysis, colony formation assay, and Ki67 immunofluorescence detection were used to determine cell proliferation.
    [Journal of Oncology]

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    Conditioned Media of Pancreatic Cancer Cells and Pancreatic Stellate Cells Induce Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Differentiation and Lymphocytes Suppression

    Scientists investigated the role of conditioned medium derived from pancreatic cancer cells and pancreatic stellate cells co-culture on the viability of lymphocytes.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    REVIEWS

    Moving the Needle on Precision Medicine in Pancreatic Cancer

    Investigators discuss how precision medicine in PDAC is moving the needle on survival and explore future opportunities.
    [Journal of Clinical Oncology]

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    Stem Cells Differentiation Into Insulin-Producing Cells (IPCs): Recent Advances and Current Challenges

    The authors provide an overview of the current approaches and achievements in obtaining stem cell-derived β-cells and the numerous challenges, which still need to be overcome to achieve this goal.
    [Stem Cell Research & Therapy]

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    LncRNAs As Epigenetic Regulators of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Pancreatic Cancer

    Scientists provide insights into long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) as promising biomarkers for tumor metastasis and potential therapeutic strategies for pancreatic cancer.
    [Discover Oncology]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Israel and UAE to Collaborate on Cancer and Diabetes Research

    Israel and the UAE have signed an agreement to promote cancer and diabetes research, in addition to a joint study on mass vitamin D deficiency in the region.
    [Middle East Monitor]

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