Wnt signaling in triple-negative breast cancer (open access)

Wnt signaling in triple-negative breast cancer

This review summarizes the involvement of dysregulated Wnt signaling in the progression of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and TNBC stem cells, as well as the emerging therapies that are currently under investigation.
Date: January 24, 2017
Creator: Pohl, Sebastian Ă–ther-Gee; Brook, N; Agostino, M.; Arfuso, Frank & Kumar, Alan Prem
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering the Production of Conjugated Fatty Acids in Arabidopsis Thaliana Leaves (open access)

Engineering the Production of Conjugated Fatty Acids in Arabidopsis Thaliana Leaves

This article discusses whether the fatty acid composition of leaf oil could be engineered to accumulate unusual fatty acids.
Date: January 5, 2017
Creator: Yurchenko, Olga P.; Shockey, Jay M.; Gidda, Satinder K.; Silver, Maxwell I.; Chapman, Kent D.; Mullen, Robert T. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A chemical genetic screen uncovers a small molecule enhancer of the N-acylethanolamine degrading enzyme, fatty acid amide hydrolase, in Arabidopsis (open access)

A chemical genetic screen uncovers a small molecule enhancer of the N-acylethanolamine degrading enzyme, fatty acid amide hydrolase, in Arabidopsis

This article demonstrates the feasibility of using an unbiased chemical genetic approach to identify new pharmacological tools for manipulating FAAH- and NAE-mediated physiological processes in plants.
Date: January 23, 2017
Creator: Khan, Bibi Rafeiza; Faure, Lionel; Chapman, Kent D. & Blancaflor, Elison B.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study of traits and recalcitrance reduction of field-grown COMT down-regulated switchgrass (open access)

Study of traits and recalcitrance reduction of field-grown COMT down-regulated switchgrass

This article discusses the fundamental features of why biomass is recalcitrant to conversion without pretreatment.
Date: January 3, 2017
Creator: Li, Mi; Pu, Yunqiao; Yoo, Chang Geun; Gjersing, Erica; Decker, Stephen R.; Doeppke, Crissa et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A novel benzimidazole derivative, MBIC inhibits tumor growth and promotes apoptosis via activation of ROS-dependent JNK signaling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma (open access)

A novel benzimidazole derivative, MBIC inhibits tumor growth and promotes apoptosis via activation of ROS-dependent JNK signaling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

This study further explores a prior screening program carried out using MTT assay that identified a series of novel benzimidazole derivatives, among which Methyl 2-(5-fluoro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-carboxylate (MBIC) showed highest anticancer efficacy compared to that of chemotherapeutic agent, cisplatin. In this article, the authors find that MBIC inhibited cell viability in different hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines without exerting significant cytotoxic effects on normal liver cells. The results of this study demonstrate that MBIC may inhibit cell proliferation via ROS-mediated activation of the JNK signaling cascade in HCC cells.
Date: January 12, 2017
Creator: Dai, Xiaoyun; Wang, Ling Zhi; Deivasigamni, Amudha; Looi, Chung Yeng; Karthikeyan, Chandrabose; Trivedi, Piyush et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library