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[iScience] Researchers investigated Smurf1 expression in various glioblastoma (GB) cell lines and patient tissues and found Smurf1 loss elevated PTEN levels that interrupted the epidermal growth factor receptor pathway activity.

[Applied Materials Today] Scientists showed that MSCs cultured in hPL displayed a reduced cell size and cell spreading, but an improved proliferation and osteogenic capability compared with cells maintained in fetal bovine serum.

[Cell Death & Disease] Scientists demonstrated that stiffness contributed to mechanosignal transduction in hepatic stellate cells, which promoted hepatocellular carcinoma cells growth and metastasis through secretion of FGF2.

[Aging] The tumor-suppressive effects of puerarin were determined by both in vitro and in vivo assays. The effects of puerarin on the proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion of pancreatic cancer cells, and tumor growth and metastasis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma xenograft mouse model were performed.

[Bioengineered] Investigators showed that hsa_circ_0030586 was significantly upregulated in prostate cancer (PCa) cells. Interfering with hsa_circ_0030586 in PC3 cells inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion.

[Bioengineered] Researchers found high TSPAN1 expression in breast cancer tumor samples and cell lines which was confirmed by bioinformation analysis. The ablation of TSPAN1 suppressed the growth, and motility of breast cancer cells and affected the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer cells.