Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2025-04-28DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101651
Chen Li , Jiandong Chen , Hao Wu , Songfa Zhang , Na Yu , Zhiang Chen , Bingjian Lu , Santasree Banerjee , Weiguo Lu , Jiale Qin
{"title":"Dissecting trophoblastic heterogeneity in abnormal pregnancy: Insights from comparative analysis of twin-pregnancy with hydatidiform mole and coexisting live fetus","authors":"Chen Li , Jiandong Chen , Hao Wu , Songfa Zhang , Na Yu , Zhiang Chen , Bingjian Lu , Santasree Banerjee , Weiguo Lu , Jiale Qin","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101651","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101651","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"13 1","pages":"Article 101651"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145027514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2025-04-18DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101648
Qihua Duan , Ruixiang Hu , Yan Chen , Henry Wade , Szczepan Kaluzny , Bingrui Zhang , Rongxue Wu , Guangnan Liu , Cunchuan Wang , Edward N. Harris , Qiaozhu Su
{"title":"Elevated miR-34a induced by lipotoxicity and inflammation mediates pathophysiological communication between hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells in liver fibrosis","authors":"Qihua Duan , Ruixiang Hu , Yan Chen , Henry Wade , Szczepan Kaluzny , Bingrui Zhang , Rongxue Wu , Guangnan Liu , Cunchuan Wang , Edward N. Harris , Qiaozhu Su","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101648","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101648","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Increased mortality in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) imposes an urgent need to elucidate the pathogenesis of MASLD so that novel therapeutic strategies may be identified. Here, we delineate the mechanism of microRNA-34a-5p (miR-34a) in the progressive liver injury of MASLD and liver fibrosis. Specifically, liver tissue from patients with obesity-associated hepatic steatosis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), and fibrosis, as well as liver tissues from a human MASLD-like mouse model, were utilized for this study. We found that lipotoxicity resulting from obesity or saturated free fatty acid treatment induced miR-34a expression in human liver tissue or mouse hepatocytes, which was accompanied by dysregulation of lipoprotein metabolism, activation of inflammation, and ballooning degeneration of hepatocytes. Moreover, increased cellular miR-34a induced by treatment with saturated fat, palmitic acid, or transfection of miR-34a mimic was released from injured hepatocytes into the conditional cell culture media, which mediated pathological communications between hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells, activated pro-fibrogenic signaling in hepatic stellate cells, and induced extracellular matrix remodeling. These phenotypes were recapitulated in a human MASLD-like mouse model in which MASLD and liver fibrosis were induced via streptozotocin treatment and high-fat feeding. Elevated expression of miR-34a was found in mouse liver tissues, which conveyed the progressive liver injury from steatosis to MASH and liver fibrosis. Our findings demonstrate that elevated miR-34a induced by lipotoxicity and metabolic inflammation are key driving factors in the progressive liver injury from simple steatosis to MASH and liver fibrosis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"12 6","pages":"Article 101648"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144830430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2025-04-15DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101641
Jingjing Zhao , Nuo Si , Ningbei Yin , Tao Song
{"title":"A novel variant of TFAP2A in a familial case of branchio-oculo-facial syndrome: Insights from structural bioinformatics and molecular dynamics simulation","authors":"Jingjing Zhao , Nuo Si , Ningbei Yin , Tao Song","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101641","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101641","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"12 6","pages":"Article 101641"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144634460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2025-04-14DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101636
Ranmal Avinash Bandara , Zhichang Peter Zhou , Ziyan Rachel Chen , Rongqi Duan , Alan Richard Davidson , Amy P. Wong , Jim Hu
{"title":"A novel method for the detection of Cas9 gRNAs using a fluorophore-labeled DNA oligo","authors":"Ranmal Avinash Bandara , Zhichang Peter Zhou , Ziyan Rachel Chen , Rongqi Duan , Alan Richard Davidson , Amy P. Wong , Jim Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101636","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101636","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"12 6","pages":"Article 101636"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144548914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2025-04-12DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101643
Jinping Liu , Dingyu Du , Yukai Huang , Jie Tian , Xuhui Wang , Longyi Chen , Feng Wang
{"title":"CCDC86-BHLHE40-ATF3 axis promotes aerobic glycolysis and tumor development in glioma","authors":"Jinping Liu , Dingyu Du , Yukai Huang , Jie Tian , Xuhui Wang , Longyi Chen , Feng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101643","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101643","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Glioma, an aggressively malignant brain tumor with a poor prognosis, comprises nearly 50% of all primary malignant brain tumors. Despite its significance in other cancers, the role of coiled-coil domain containing 86(CCDC86) in glioma remains largely unexplored. Our study revealed a significant up-regulation of CCDC86 expression in glioma tissues, correlating notably with patient age, tumor recurrence, and pathological grade. Moreover, elevated CCDC86 level was associated with a worsened prognosis among glioma patients. Functional assays demonstrated that CCDC86 knockdown attenuated glioma cell proliferation and migration while inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest <em>in vitro</em> and inhibited tumorigenesis <em>in vivo</em>. Furthermore, ATF3 emerged as a downstream target gene of CCDC86, as its knockdown could counteract the oncogenic effects induced by CCDC86 overexpression in glioma cells. Mechanistically, CCDC86 promoted the transcriptional regulation of ATF3 by BHLHE40 through interaction with it, stabilizing the expression of ATF3. Additionally, our investigation unveiled a potential mechanism whereby CCDC86 activated the ERK signaling pathway through ATF3, thus influencing glycolysis to drive tumor progression. In conclusion, our study highlights the pivotal role of CCDC86 in glioma progression, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic target for the development of novel glioma treatments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"12 6","pages":"Article 101643"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Genes & DiseasesPub Date : 2025-04-11DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101639
Chunnian Ren , Dawei He , Shulei Fan , Quan Wang
{"title":"Exploring the role of migrasomes in myocardial injury and repair: A novel mechanism of mitochondrial quality control","authors":"Chunnian Ren , Dawei He , Shulei Fan , Quan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101639","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.gendis.2025.101639","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12689,"journal":{"name":"Genes & Diseases","volume":"12 6","pages":"Article 101639"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144548912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}