AKT

[Cell Death & Disease] Researchers showed that conditional knockout of the demethylase Alkbh5 in bone marrow MSCs strengthened bone mass in mice.

[Developmental Cell] The authors observed waves of extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and AKT serine/threonine kinase (Akt) activity pulses that originate from apoptotic cells and propagate radially to healthy surrounding cells. This requires epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and matrix metalloproteinase signaling.

[Cell Death & Disease] Scientists clarified the role of KLHL38 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). KLHL38 expression was evaluated in tumor and adjacent normal tissues from 241 patients with NSCLC using immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR, and its association with clinicopathological parameters was analyzed.

[integrative Biology] The clustering of integrin α5ß1 at the plasma membrane of colorectal cancer-derived epithelial cells modulated their ability to respond to stimulation by receptor tyrosine kinase-activating growth factors EGF, NRG and HGF, through GSK3-mediated suppression of Akt pathway.

[Cancer Gene Therapy] Investigators found that elevation of GIGYF2 expression impaired cell migration and enhanced temozolomide sensitivity of human glioma cells.

[Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids] The upregulated gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) expression in GT1-7 GnRH neuronal cells induced by the 5-HT receptor 1A (HTR1A) antagonist WAY-100635 maleate was observed in vitro.