Brown and beige adipose tissue are emerging as distinct endocrine organs. These tissues are functionally associated with skeletal muscle, adipose tissue metabolism and systemic energy expenditure, suggesting an interorgan signaling network. Using metabolomics, we identify 3-methyl-2-oxovaleric acid,...
Lung cancer (LC) is still one of the most deadly cancers in the world, but there is a lack of non-invasive biomarkers to assist diagnosis and guide treatment. Herein, untargeted serum metabolomics of 57 LC patients and 59 HC people was performed based on gas chromatography-mass spectrography (GC-...
The islet in type 2 diabetes (T2D) is characterized by amyloid deposits derived from islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), a protein co-expressed with insulin by β-cells. In common with amyloidogenic proteins implicated in neurodegeneration, human IAPP (hIAPP) forms membrane permeant toxic oligomers imp...
Insulin receptor (IR) signaling is central to normal metabolic control and is dysregulated in metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes. We report here that IR is incorporated into dynamic clusters at the plasma membrane, in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus of human hepatocytes and adipocytes. Insu...
Nutrient cues shape adipose homeostasis; however, the mechanism by which inorganic signals engage organelle networks to drive white fat browning remains unclear. Here, we identify a nitrate-Sialin2 pathway that converts dietary nitrate into a spatially confined thermogenic program. Sialin2 localizes...
Verma2016 - Ca(2+) Signal Propagation Along Hepatocyte Cords
This model is described in the article:
Computational Modeling of
Spatiotemporal Ca(2+) Signal Propagation Along Hepatocyte
Cords.
Verma A, Makadia H, Hoek JB,
Ogunna...
The absence of a Ca(2+) signal during mouse egg activation can affect parthenogenetic preimplantation development, gene expression patterns, and blastocyst quality. Gene expression pattern of parthenogenetic mouse embryos by cycloheximide or Sr2+. Keywords: development or differentiation design Gene...
In colorectal cancer, p53 is commonly inactivated, associated with chemo-resistance, and marks the transition from non-invasive to invasive disease. Cancers, including colorectal cancer, are thought to be diseases of aberrant stem cell populations, as stem cells are able to self-renew, making them l...
The response of osteoprogenitors to calcium (Ca2+) is of primary interest for both normal bone homeostasis and the clinical field of bone regeneration. The latter makes use of calcium phosphate-based bone void fillers to heal bone defects, but it is currently not known how Ca2+ released from these c...
