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[Cell Death & Disease] Researchers probed the function and potential mechanism of KCNK15-AS1 in pancreatic cancer (PC) cell growth. RT-qPCR and western blot were employed to measure gene expression in PC cells.

[Journal of Biochemistry] Using ectopic plasmid incorporation and siRNA assays, investigators analyzed the circRPPH1-mediated regulation of cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in NSCLC cell lines, using CCK-8, colony forming, scratch wound, and transwell assays, respectively.

[Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids] RNA sequencing, qRT-PCR, and Western blot analysis were used to identify the aberrant expression and signaling of miR-148a-3p within cells, mice, and patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers implicated the miR-148a-3p/p35/PTEN pathway as an essential contributor to tau hyperphosphorylation and feed-forward regulation in AD.

[Aging] The authors investigated the effects of bone morphogenetic protein 9 on osteogenesis and angiogenesis of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSCs) cocultured with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and determined the possible underlying molecular mechanism.

[Journal of Cellular Biochemistry] Scientists used two colon cancer cell lines, HT29 and HCT116 cells, to investigate whether fraxetin could inhibit the capabilities acquired during tumor development. In this study, fraxetin suppressed cell viability and induced apoptotic cell death in HT29 and HCT116 cells.

[Life Sciences] The authors examined the role of platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGFRs) in androgen-independent PC-3 cells and found that PDGFRα was upregulated in androgen-independent PC-3 cells compared with normal prostate epithelial cells.