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Picosecond ultrasonics for elasticity-based imaging and characterization of biological cells (2020)
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Pérez-Cota, F., Fuentes-Domínguez, R., La Cavera III, S., Hardiman, W., Yao, M., Setchfield, K., …Clark, M. (2020). Picosecond ultrasonics for elasticity-based imaging and characterization of biological cells. Journal of Applied Physics, 128(16), Article 160902. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0023744

© 2020 Author(s). Characterization of the elasticity of biological cells is growing as a new way to gain insight into cell biology. Cell mechanics are related to most aspects of cellular behavior, and applications in research and medicine are broad.... Read More about Picosecond ultrasonics for elasticity-based imaging and characterization of biological cells.

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated generation and analysis of N terminus polymorphic models of β2AR in isogenic hPSC-derived cardiomyocytes (2020)
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Kondrashov, A., Mohd Yusof, N. A., Hasan, A., Goulding, J., Kodagoda, T., Hoang, D. M., …Denning, C. (2021). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated generation and analysis of N terminus polymorphic models of β2AR in isogenic hPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. Molecular Therapy - Methods and Clinical Development, 20, 39-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omtm.2020.10.019

© 2020 During normal- and patho-physiological situations, the behavior of the beta2-adrenoreceptor (β2AR) is influenced by polymorphic variants. The functional impact of such polymorphisms has been suggested from data derived from genetic association... Read More about CRISPR/Cas9-mediated generation and analysis of N terminus polymorphic models of β2AR in isogenic hPSC-derived cardiomyocytes.

Scedosporium apiospermum brain abscesses in a patient receiving ibrutinib and venetoclax (2020)
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Figueroa, R., Martinez‐Calle, N., Prescott, K., & Bishton, M. (2020). Scedosporium apiospermum brain abscesses in a patient receiving ibrutinib and venetoclax. eJHaem, 1(2), 418-419. https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.121

An 80-year-old male, with relapsed mantle cell lymphoma was treated on a trial with the combination of the bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, ibrutinib, and BH3-mimetic, venetoclax, and achieved complete remission by both Computerized Tomography... Read More about Scedosporium apiospermum brain abscesses in a patient receiving ibrutinib and venetoclax.

Effect of varying the Mg with Ca content in highly porous phosphate-based glass microspheres (2020)
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Islam, M. T., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., Hossain, K. M. Z., Sottile, V., & Ahmed, I. (2021). Effect of varying the Mg with Ca content in highly porous phosphate-based glass microspheres. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 120, Article 111668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111668

Natural ventilation is a low energy strategy used in many building types. Design approaches are mature but are dependent on variables with high uncertainty, such as the aerodynamic behaviour of purpose provided openings (PPOs), which need improved ch... Read More about Effect of varying the Mg with Ca content in highly porous phosphate-based glass microspheres.

The prognostic significance of Interferon Stimulated Gene 15 (ISG15) in invasive breast cancer (2020)
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Kariri, Y., Alsaleem, M., Joseph, C., Alsaeed, S., Aljohani, A., Shiino, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2021). The prognostic significance of Interferon Stimulated Gene 15 (ISG15) in invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 185(2), 293–305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05955-1

Background Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a prognostic factor in early-stage invasive breast cancer (BC). Through bioinformatics, data analyses of multiple BC cohorts revealed the positive association between interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15... Read More about The prognostic significance of Interferon Stimulated Gene 15 (ISG15) in invasive breast cancer.

Effects of Polymer 3D Architecture, Size, and Chemistry on Biological Transport and Drug Delivery In Vitro and in Orthotopic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Models (2020)
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Anane‐Adjei, A. B., Pearce, A. K., Anane-Adjei, A. B., Cavanagh, R. J., Monteiro, P. F., Bennett, T. M., …Alexander, C. (2020). Effects of Polymer 3D Architecture, Size, and Chemistry on Biological Transport and Drug Delivery In Vitro and in Orthotopic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Models. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 9(22), Article 2000892. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202000892

© 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH The size, shape, and underlying chemistries of drug delivery particles are key parameters which govern their ultimate performance in vivo. Responsive particles are desirable for triggered drug delivery, achievable through archit... Read More about Effects of Polymer 3D Architecture, Size, and Chemistry on Biological Transport and Drug Delivery In Vitro and in Orthotopic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Models.

Etoposide and olaparib polymer-coated nanoparticles within a bioadhesive sprayable hydrogel for post-surgical localised delivery to brain tumours (2020)
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McCrorie, P., Mistry, J., Taresco, V., Lovato, T., Fay, M., Ward, I., …Rahman, R. (2020). Etoposide and olaparib polymer-coated nanoparticles within a bioadhesive sprayable hydrogel for post-surgical localised delivery to brain tumours. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 157, 108-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2020.10.005

Glioblastoma is a malignant brain tumour with a median survival of 14.6 months from diagnosis. Despite maximal surgical resection and concurrent chemoradiotherapy, reoccurrence is inevitable. To try combating the disease at a stage of low residual tu... Read More about Etoposide and olaparib polymer-coated nanoparticles within a bioadhesive sprayable hydrogel for post-surgical localised delivery to brain tumours.

Immuno-Interface Score to Predict Outcome in Colorectal Cancer Independent of Microsatellite Instability Status (2020)
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Nestarenkaite, A., Fadhil, W., Rasmusson, A., Susanti, S., Hadjimichael, E., Laurinaviciene, A., …Laurinavicius, A. (2020). Immuno-Interface Score to Predict Outcome in Colorectal Cancer Independent of Microsatellite Instability Status. Cancers, 12(10), Article 2902. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12102902

Tumor-associated immune cells have been shown to predict patient outcome in colorectal (CRC) and other cancers. Spatial digital image analysis-based cell quantification increases the informative power delivered by tumor microenvironment features and... Read More about Immuno-Interface Score to Predict Outcome in Colorectal Cancer Independent of Microsatellite Instability Status.

Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Is Induced by Alternative Splicing of hnRNPA2/B1 Through Splicing of Bcl-x, a Mechanism that Can Be Stimulated by an Extract of the South African Medicinal Plant, Cotyledon orbiculata (2020)
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Makhafola, T. J., Mbele, M., Yacqub-Usman, K., Hendren, A., Haigh, D. B., Blackley, Z., …Dlamini, Z. (2020). Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Is Induced by Alternative Splicing of hnRNPA2/B1 Through Splicing of Bcl-x, a Mechanism that Can Be Stimulated by an Extract of the South African Medicinal Plant, Cotyledon orbiculata. Frontiers in Oncology, 10, Article 547392. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.547392

Alternative splicing is deregulated in cancer and alternatively spliced products can be linked to cancer hallmarks. Targeting alternative splicing could offer novel effective cancer treatments. We investigated the effects of the crude extract of a So... Read More about Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Is Induced by Alternative Splicing of hnRNPA2/B1 Through Splicing of Bcl-x, a Mechanism that Can Be Stimulated by an Extract of the South African Medicinal Plant, Cotyledon orbiculata.

Effect of Combining EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Cytotoxic Agents on Cholangiocarcinoma Cells (2020)
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Boonsri, B., Yacqub-Usman, K., Thintharua, P., Myint, K. Z., Sae-Lao, T., Collier, P., …Wongprasert, K. (2020). Effect of Combining EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Cytotoxic Agents on Cholangiocarcinoma Cells. Cancer Research and Treatment, 53(2), 457-470. https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2020.585

Purpose The potential of members of the epidermal growth factor receptor (ErbB) family as drug targets in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) has not been extensively addressed. Although phase III clinical trials showed no survival benefits of erlotinib in pati... Read More about Effect of Combining EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Cytotoxic Agents on Cholangiocarcinoma Cells.

Frequent loss of BTG1 activity and impaired interactions with the Caf1 subunit of the Ccr4–Not deadenylase in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (2020)
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Almasmoum, H., Airhihen, B., Seedhouse, C., & Winkler, G. S. (2020). Frequent loss of BTG1 activity and impaired interactions with the Caf1 subunit of the Ccr4–Not deadenylase in non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Leukemia & Lymphoma, 62(2), 281-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428194.2020.1827243

© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Mutations in the highly similar genes B-cell translocation gene 1 (BTG1) and BTG2 are identified in approximately 10–15% of non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases, which may suggest a direct involve... Read More about Frequent loss of BTG1 activity and impaired interactions with the Caf1 subunit of the Ccr4–Not deadenylase in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Immediate versus delayed short-term integrated palliative care for advanced long-term neurological conditions: the OPTCARE Neuro RCT (2020)
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Hepgul, N., Wilson, R., Yi, D., Evans, C., Bajwah, S., Crosby, V., …Gao, W. (2020). Immediate versus delayed short-term integrated palliative care for advanced long-term neurological conditions: the OPTCARE Neuro RCT. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(36), 1-80. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08360

Background Palliative care is recommended to help meet the needs of patients with progressive non-cancer conditions, such as long-term neurological conditions. However, few trials have tested palliative care in this population. Objectives To det... Read More about Immediate versus delayed short-term integrated palliative care for advanced long-term neurological conditions: the OPTCARE Neuro RCT.

Relationship Between Mammography Readers Real-life Performance and Performance in a Test set Based Assessment Scheme in a National Breast Screening Programme (2020)
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Chen, Y., James, J. J., Cornford, E. J., & Jenkins, J. (2020). Relationship Between Mammography Readers Real-life Performance and Performance in a Test set Based Assessment Scheme in a National Breast Screening Programme. Radiology, 2(5), https://doi.org/10.1148/rycan.2020200016

Purpose To compare an individual’s Personal Performance in Mammographic Screening (PERFORMS) score with their Breast Screening Information System (BSIS) real-life performance data and determine which parameters in the PERFORMS scheme offer the bes... Read More about Relationship Between Mammography Readers Real-life Performance and Performance in a Test set Based Assessment Scheme in a National Breast Screening Programme.

Regulation of cellular sterol homeostasis by the oxygen responsive noncoding RNA lincNORS (2020)
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Wu, X., Niculite, C. M., Bogdan Preda, M., Rossi, A., Tebaldi, T., Butoi, E., …Ivan, M. (2020). Regulation of cellular sterol homeostasis by the oxygen responsive noncoding RNA lincNORS. Nature Communications, 11, Article 4755. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18411-x

We hereby provide the initial portrait of lincNORS, a spliced lincRNA generated by the MIR193BHG locus, entirely distinct from the previously described miR-193b-365a tandem. While inducible by low O2 in a variety of cells and associated with hypoxia... Read More about Regulation of cellular sterol homeostasis by the oxygen responsive noncoding RNA lincNORS.

Molecular and structural basis for Lewis glycan recognition by a cancer-targeting antibody (2020)
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Soliman, C., Guy, A. J., Chua, J. X., Vankemmelbeke, M., McIntosh, R. S., Eastwood, S., …Ramsland, P. A. (2020). Molecular and structural basis for Lewis glycan recognition by a cancer-targeting antibody. Biochemical Journal, 477(17), 3219-3235. https://doi.org/10.1042/bcj20200454

Immunotherapy has been successful in treating many tumour types. The development of additional tumour-antigen binding monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) will help expand the range of immunotherapeutic targets. Lewis histo-blood group and related glycans ar... Read More about Molecular and structural basis for Lewis glycan recognition by a cancer-targeting antibody.

Cold-induced beigeing of stem cell-derived adipocytes is not fully reversible after return to normothermia (2020)
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Lugo Leija, H. A., Velickovic, K., Bloor, I., Sacks, H., Symonds, M. E., & Sottile, V. (2020). Cold-induced beigeing of stem cell-derived adipocytes is not fully reversible after return to normothermia. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 24(19), 11434-11444. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.15749

Beige adipocytes possess the morphological and biochemical characteristics of brown adipocytes, including the mitochondrial uncoupling protein (UCP)1. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are somatic multipotent progenitors which differentiate into lipid-la... Read More about Cold-induced beigeing of stem cell-derived adipocytes is not fully reversible after return to normothermia.

Extended follow‐up of CD4 + T cell recovery kinetics in a large cohort of patients with B‐cell lymphoproliferative disease treated with rituximab‐bendamustine (2020)
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Gaiolla, R., Hartley, S., Beech, A., Knight, H., Smith, D., Bishton, M., …Martinez-Calle, N. (2021). Extended follow‐up of CD4 + T cell recovery kinetics in a large cohort of patients with B‐cell lymphoproliferative disease treated with rituximab‐bendamustine. Hematological Oncology, 39(1), 137-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/hon.2797

Redox Post-translational Modifications of Protein Thiols in Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Conditions—Focus on S-Nitrosation (2020)
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Finelli, M. J. (2020). Redox Post-translational Modifications of Protein Thiols in Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Conditions—Focus on S-Nitrosation. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 12, Article 254. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2020.00254

Reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species (RONS) are by-products of aerobic metabolism. RONS trigger a signaling cascade that can be transduced through oxidation-reduction (redox)-based post-translational modifications (redox PTMs) of pro... Read More about Redox Post-translational Modifications of Protein Thiols in Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Conditions—Focus on S-Nitrosation.

The nucleolar related protein Dyskerin pseudouridine 1 synthase 1 (DKC1) predicts poor prognosis in breast cancer (2020)
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Elsharawy, K. A., Mohammed, O. J., Aleskandarany, M. A., Hyder, A., El-Gammal, H. L., -Dobara, A., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). The nucleolar related protein Dyskerin pseudouridine 1 synthase 1 (DKC1) predicts poor prognosis in breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 123, 1543–1552. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-01045-7

Background Hypertrophy of the nucleolus is a distinctive cytological feature of malignant cells and corresponds to aggressive behaviour. This study aimed to identify the key gene associated with nucleolar prominence (NP) in breast cancer (BC) and... Read More about The nucleolar related protein Dyskerin pseudouridine 1 synthase 1 (DKC1) predicts poor prognosis in breast cancer.

Synthesis of Passerini-3CR Polymers and Assembly into Cytocompatible Polymersomes (2020)
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Travanut, A., Monteiro, P. F., Oelmann, S., Howdle, S. M., Grabowska, A. M., Clarke, P. A., …Alexander, C. (2021). Synthesis of Passerini-3CR Polymers and Assembly into Cytocompatible Polymersomes. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 42(6), Article 2000321. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202000321

© 2020 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH GmbH The versatility of the Passerini three component reaction (Passerini-3CR) is herein exploited for the synthesis of an amphiphilic diblock copolymer, which self-assembles into polymersomes. Carboxy-funct... Read More about Synthesis of Passerini-3CR Polymers and Assembly into Cytocompatible Polymersomes.