pancreatic cancer

[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America] Researchers showed that the phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) lipid transport proteins, ORP5 and ORP8, which are essential for maintaining plasma membrane (PM) PtdSer levels and hence KRAS PM localization, were required for KRAS oncogenesis.

[Cancer Biology & Therapy] C-Myc overexpression is a common finding in pancreatic cancer and predicts the aggressive behavior of cancer cells. It binds to the promoter of different genes, thereby regulating their transcription.

[International Journal of Oncology] The expression and effect of miR‑1291 in colorectal cancer cells (CRC) was investigated. It was identified that miR‑1291 significantly suppressed the proliferation, invasion, cell mobility and colony formation of CRC cells.

[Journal of Cellular Biochemistry] MiR-1290 was discovered for the first time in human embryonic stem cells, and under typical physiological situations, plays an essential role in neuronal differentiation and neural stem cell proliferation.

[Cancer Cell International] Investigators characterized the function of eukaryotic translation initiation factors (eIFs) in epithelial-mesenchymal-transition (EMT) and metastasis in pancreatic cancer cells to investigate whether eIFs and downstream c-MYC affect EMT and metastasis by joint interference.

[Cell Death Discovery] Synaptotagmin-8 (SYT8) is a membrane protein that regulates hormone secretion and neurotransmission, and its expression is positively regulated by the promoter of the insulin gene in pancreatic islet cells. Researchers identified a previously unknown role of SYT8 in altering tumor characteristics in pancreatic cancer.