Lipid metabolism drives cancer progression but is difficult to model using conventional methods. In vivo models provide circulating lipids, but are costly and low throughput, while in vitro models lack sufficient lipid availability in culture media. Here, we evaluate the chick chorioallantoic mem...

Selective autophagy of mitochondria is known to promote survival and progression of cancer cells in various malignancies, including triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Here, we investigate the essential metabolic adaptations that support mitochondrial quality control in cancer cells with the ai...

Bone metastasis is a lethal consequence of breast cancer. AT-rich interaction domain 1A gene (ARID1A), a subunit of the switch/sucrose non-fermentable (SWI/SNF) complex, regulates immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. ARID1A deficient triple negative breast cancer promotes bone metastasis.To ...

Osteocytes could release some small molecules (≤ 1 kDa) through gap junctions and hemichannels to extracellular environment, such as prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), nitric oxide (NO) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which play key roles in transferring signals between bone cells and other tissue cells....

We report identification of 3,6-dihydroxy-1,2-benzisoxazole (DHB) in a screen of Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus, whose symbiotic relationship with eukaryotic nematodes favors secondary metabolites that meet several requirements matching those for clinically useful antibiotics. DHB is produced by Ph...

Cells must continuously adjust metabolic output to maintain homeostasis under changing environmental conditions, yet the mechanisms that enable rapid and reversible control of pathway activity remain largely unknown. The methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway, of bacterial origin and conserved ...

Nitisinone’s mosquitocidal properties hold promise for malaria control

Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) urgently needs effective therapies due to limited targeted options and unfavorable outcomes. We investigated Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim formula granules (TKM) using integrated network pharmacology, metabolomics, and molecular pharmacology to cla...

Ubiquitin-like protein ISG15 (interferon-stimulated gene 15) has been implicated in the regulation of central carbon metabolism, but conflicting findings across experimental systems have limited mechanistic insight. Here, we applied a multi-omics approach in cells ectopically expressing the ISGyl...