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Mitochondrial dysfunction is driven by imbalanced fission and fusion of mitochondria in myofibrillar myopathy type 5. 5型肌原纤维肌病的线粒体功能障碍是由线粒体分裂和融合不平衡引起的。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf051
Wenjing Wu, Xiaoqing Lv, Yifei Feng, Mengqi Yang, Guiguan Yang, Dandan Zhao, Chuanzhu Yan, Pengfei Lin
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Genome-wide association study for lung cancer in 6531 African Americans reveals new susceptibility loci. 6531例非裔美国人肺癌全基因组关联研究揭示新的易感位点
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf059
Jinyoung Byun, Younghun Han, Jiyeon Choi, Ryan Sun, Vikram R Shaw, Catherine Zhu, Xiangjun Xiao, Christine Lusk, Hoda Badr, Hyun-Sung Lee, Hee-Jin Jang, Yafang Li, Hyeyeun Lim, Erping Long, Yanhong Liu, Linda Kachuri, Kyle M Walsh, John K Wiencke, Demetrius Albanes, Stephen Lam, Adonina Tardon, Marian L Neuhouser, Matt J Barnett, Chu Chen, Stig Bojesen, Hermann Brenner, Maria Teresa Landi, Mattias Johansson, Angela Risch, H-Erich Wichmann, Heike Bickeböller, David C Christiani, Gad Rennert, Susanne Arnold, John K Field, Sanjay Shete, Loic Le Marchand, Geoffrey Liu, Angeline S Andrew, Shanbeh Zienolddiny, Kjell Grankvist, Mikael Johansson, Neil Caporaso, Fiona Taylor, Philip Lazarus, Matthew B Schabath, Melinda C Aldrich, Alpa Patel, Xihong Lin, Krista A Zanetti, Curtis C Harris, Stephen Chanock, James McKay, Ann G Schwartz, Rayjean J Hung, Christopher I Amos
{"title":"Genome-wide association study for lung cancer in 6531 African Americans reveals new susceptibility loci.","authors":"Jinyoung Byun, Younghun Han, Jiyeon Choi, Ryan Sun, Vikram R Shaw, Catherine Zhu, Xiangjun Xiao, Christine Lusk, Hoda Badr, Hyun-Sung Lee, Hee-Jin Jang, Yafang Li, Hyeyeun Lim, Erping Long, Yanhong Liu, Linda Kachuri, Kyle M Walsh, John K Wiencke, Demetrius Albanes, Stephen Lam, Adonina Tardon, Marian L Neuhouser, Matt J Barnett, Chu Chen, Stig Bojesen, Hermann Brenner, Maria Teresa Landi, Mattias Johansson, Angela Risch, H-Erich Wichmann, Heike Bickeböller, David C Christiani, Gad Rennert, Susanne Arnold, John K Field, Sanjay Shete, Loic Le Marchand, Geoffrey Liu, Angeline S Andrew, Shanbeh Zienolddiny, Kjell Grankvist, Mikael Johansson, Neil Caporaso, Fiona Taylor, Philip Lazarus, Matthew B Schabath, Melinda C Aldrich, Alpa Patel, Xihong Lin, Krista A Zanetti, Curtis C Harris, Stephen Chanock, James McKay, Ann G Schwartz, Rayjean J Hung, Christopher I Amos","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf059","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite lung cancer affecting all races and ethnicities, disparities are observed in incidence and mortality rates among different ethnic groups in the United States. Non-Hispanic African Americans had a high incidence rate of lung cancer at 55.8 per 100 000 people, as well as the highest death rate at 37.2 per 100 000 people from 2016 to 2020. While previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified over 45 susceptibility risk loci that influence lung cancer development, few GWAS have investigated the etiology of lung cancer in African Americans. To address this gap in knowledge, we conducted GWAS of lung cancer focused on studying African Americans, comprising 2267 lung cancer cases and 4264 controls. We identified three loci associated with lung cancer, one with lung adenocarcinoma, and four with lung squamous cell carcinoma in this population at the genomic-wide significance level. Among them, three novel loci were identified near VWF at 12p13.31 for overall lung cancer and GACAT3 at 2p24.3 and LMAN1L at 15q24.1 for lung squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, we confirmed previously reported risk loci with known or new lead variants near CHRNA5 at 15q25.1 and CYP2A6 at 19q13.2 associated with lung cancer and TRIP13 at 5p15.33 and ERC1 at 12p13.33 associated with lung squamous cell carcinoma. Further multi-step functional analyses shed light on biological mechanisms underlying these associations of lung cancer in this population. Our study highlights the importance of ancestry-specific studies for the potential alleviation of lung cancer burden in African Americans.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":"1227-1237"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143989807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Rare DCM associated variants in pre-miR-208a disrupt miRNA maturation and function. pre-miR-208a中罕见的DCM相关变异会破坏miRNA的成熟和功能。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf069
Yolan J Reckman, Jan Haas, Ingeborg van der Made, Simon G Williams, Iria Gomez Diaz, Mohammed Akhtar, Jens Mogensen, Torsten B Rasmussen, Eric Villard, Philippe Charron, Perry Elliott, Bernard D Keavney, Lorenzo Monserrat, Yigal M Pinto, Benjamin Meder, Anke J Tijsen
{"title":"Rare DCM associated variants in pre-miR-208a disrupt miRNA maturation and function.","authors":"Yolan J Reckman, Jan Haas, Ingeborg van der Made, Simon G Williams, Iria Gomez Diaz, Mohammed Akhtar, Jens Mogensen, Torsten B Rasmussen, Eric Villard, Philippe Charron, Perry Elliott, Bernard D Keavney, Lorenzo Monserrat, Yigal M Pinto, Benjamin Meder, Anke J Tijsen","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf069","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf069","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a major cause of heart failure (HF) defined by ventricular dilatation and systolic dysfunction. Although microRNAs (miRNAs) are known to affect HF development, little is known about the contribution of genetic variants in miRNAs or their precursors to the susceptibility or pathogenesis of DCM. We screened 1640 DCM cases for variants in cardiac miR-208a and miR-208b and their precursors. We identified four variants in the miR-208a pre-miRNA, which are present at very low frequencies in the general population. Two of these variants (+42G > T and +68G > T) alter a highly conserved nucleotide and the predicted pre-miRNA secondary structure. Both variants result in reduced mature miR-208a levels in overexpression experiments. The variant +42G > T also increased pre-miR-208a levels in these experiments, which indicates a maturation deficiency. Co-transfection of the overexpression constructs with a luciferase construct containing six miRNA binding sites revealed that both variants also impair repression of luciferase expression by miR-208a, indicative of also a loss of miR208a function. Together this indicates that these DCM-associated variants impair formation of mature miR208a. Combined with the role of miR-208a in cardiac contractility this suggests that variants +42G > T and +68G > T in pre-miR-208a may contribute to the DCM phenotype observed in these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":"1216-1226"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12228089/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144063521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Neuromuscular junction transcriptome analysis of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy mice implicates sarcomere gene expression and calcium flux dysregulation in disease pathogenesis. 脊髓和球性肌萎缩小鼠的神经肌肉连接转录组分析暗示了肌节基因表达和钙通量失调在疾病发病机制中的作用。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf074
Anastasia Gromova, Byeonggu Cha, Nhat Nguyen, Diya Garg, Connor Coscolluela, Laura M Strickland, David Luong, Fabiana Longo, Bryce L Sopher, Mai K ElMallah, Albert R La Spada
{"title":"Neuromuscular junction transcriptome analysis of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy mice implicates sarcomere gene expression and calcium flux dysregulation in disease pathogenesis.","authors":"Anastasia Gromova, Byeonggu Cha, Nhat Nguyen, Diya Garg, Connor Coscolluela, Laura M Strickland, David Luong, Fabiana Longo, Bryce L Sopher, Mai K ElMallah, Albert R La Spada","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf074","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>X-linked Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy (SBMA) is a rare, late-onset neuromuscular disease caused by a CAG repeat expansion mutation in the androgen receptor (AR) gene. SBMA is characterized by progressive muscle atrophy of both neurogenic and myopathic etiologies. Previous work has established that mutant AR expression in skeletal muscle could be a significant contributor to neuromuscular decline, yet the mechanisms involved remain ill-defined. As AR is a nuclear hormone receptor transcription factor, we sought to define early changes in gene expression in skeletal muscle of pre-symptomatic SBMA mice, with a focus on transcriptional changes at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). We describe loss of key NMJ-specific genes in synaptic muscle regions of pre-symptomatic SBMA mice, while extrasynaptic muscle features a coordinated loss of sarcomere genes that coincides with ectopic re-expression of certain NMJ genes. Furthermore, SBMA muscle prominently features dysregulated calcium flux, likely stemming from a compensatory response to early atrophy that greatly exacerbates over time. The SERCA activator CDN1163 conferred a mild rescue in function and muscle size in SBMA mice, while genetic deletion of the gene encoding Myf6/MRF4, a negative regulator of sarcomere gene expression and predicted AR interactor, did not ameliorate muscle atrophy. These studies suggest that modulation of calcium flux could be a promising pharmacological target in SBMA.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":"1238-1251"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144077531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Expression of Concern: Hippocampal phosphorylated tau induced cognitive decline, dendritic spine loss and mitochondrial abnormalities in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. 关注表达:海马磷酸化tau诱导阿尔茨海默病小鼠模型的认知能力下降、树突状脊柱丢失和线粒体异常。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf098
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Synaptic defects in adult drosophila motor neurons in a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 肌萎缩侧索硬化症模型中成年果蝇运动神经元的突触缺陷。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-07-03 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf068
Tulika Malik, Jessica M Sidisky, Sam Jones, Alexander Winters, Brandon Hocking, Jocelyn Rotay, Ellen N Huhulea, Sara Moran, Bali Connors, Daniel T Babcock
{"title":"Synaptic defects in adult drosophila motor neurons in a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.","authors":"Tulika Malik, Jessica M Sidisky, Sam Jones, Alexander Winters, Brandon Hocking, Jocelyn Rotay, Ellen N Huhulea, Sara Moran, Bali Connors, Daniel T Babcock","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf068","DOIUrl":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Like other neurodegenerative diseases, defects in synaptic integrity are among the earliest hallmarks of ALS. However, the specific impairments to synaptic integrity remain unclear. To better understand synaptic defects in ALS, we expressed either wild-type or mutant Fused in Sarcoma (FUS), an RNA binding protein that is often mis-localized in ALS, in adult motor neurons. Using optogenetic stimulation of the motor neurons innervating the Ventral Abdominal Muscles (VAMs), we found that expression of mutant FUS disrupted the functional integrity of these synapses. This functional deficit was followed by disruption of synaptic gross morphology, localization of pre- and post-synaptic proteins, and cytoskeleton integrity. We found similar synaptic defects using the motor neurons innervating the Dorsal Longitudinal Muscles (DLMs), where expression of mutant FUS resulted in a progressive loss of flight ability along with disruption of active zone distribution. Our findings uncover defects in synaptic function that precede changes in synaptic structure, suggesting that synaptic function is more sensitive to this ALS model. Highlighting the earliest synaptic defects in this disease model should help to identify strategies for preventing later stages of disease progression.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":"1204-1215"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143965179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Familial ALS/FTD-associated RNA-binding deficient TDP-43 mutants cause neuronal and synaptic transcript dysregulation in vitro. 家族性ALS/ ftd相关rna结合缺陷TDP-43突变体在体外引起神经元和突触转录失调。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-06-30 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf111
Molly Magarotto, Richard T Gawne, Gabriele Vilkaite, Marcello Beltrami, Andrew S Mason, Han-Jou Chen
{"title":"Familial ALS/FTD-associated RNA-binding deficient TDP-43 mutants cause neuronal and synaptic transcript dysregulation in vitro.","authors":"Molly Magarotto, Richard T Gawne, Gabriele Vilkaite, Marcello Beltrami, Andrew S Mason, Han-Jou Chen","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>TDP-43 is an RNA-binding protein constituting the pathological inclusions observed in ~ 95% of ALS and ~ 50% of FTD patients. In ALS and FTD, TDP-43 mislocalises to the cytoplasm and forms insoluble, hyperphosphorylated and ubiquitinated aggregates that enhance cytotoxicity and contribute to neurodegeneration. Despite its primary role as an RNA/DNA-binding protein, how RNA-binding deficiencies contribute to disease onset and progression are little understood. Among many identified familial mutations in TDP-43 causing ALS/FTD, only two mutations cause an RNA-binding deficiency, K181E and K263E. In this study, we used CRISPR/Cas9 to knock-in the two disease-linked RNA-binding deficient mutations in SH-SY5Y cells, generating both homozygous and heterozygous versions of the mutant TDP-43 to investigate TDP-43-mediated neuronal disruption. Significant changes were identified in the transcriptomic profiles of these cells, in particular, between K181E homozygous and heterozygous cells, with the most affected genes involved in neuronal differentiation and synaptic pathways. This result was validated in cell studies where the neuronal differentiation efficiency and neurite morphology were compromised in TDP-43 cells compared to unmodified control. Interestingly, divergent neuronal regulation was observed in K181E-TDP-43 homozygous and heterozygous cells, suggesting a more complex signalling network associated with TDP-43 genotypes and expression level which warrants further study. Overall, our data using cell models expressing the ALS/FTD disease-causing RNA-binding deficient TDP-43 mutations at endogenous levels show a robust impact on transcriptomic profiles at the whole gene and transcript isoform level that compromise neuronal differentiation and processing, providing further insights on TDP-43-mediated neurodegeneration.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144527702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A novel splicing variant in TECTA associated with prelingual autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss via dominant-negative effect. 一种新的TECTA剪接变异与语前常染色体显性非综合征性听力损失相关。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-06-30 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf109
Yan Yang, YuanPing Xiong, Hua Lai, Chuanxin Feng, ZhongFa Chen, YaJuan Huang, Zhen Guo, XinYu Li, Laipeng Luo, Feng Zhao, Ping Wu, Haiyan Luo, Yanqiu Liu, Yuhe Liu, Yongyi Zou
{"title":"A novel splicing variant in TECTA associated with prelingual autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss via dominant-negative effect.","authors":"Yan Yang, YuanPing Xiong, Hua Lai, Chuanxin Feng, ZhongFa Chen, YaJuan Huang, Zhen Guo, XinYu Li, Laipeng Luo, Feng Zhao, Ping Wu, Haiyan Luo, Yanqiu Liu, Yuhe Liu, Yongyi Zou","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf109","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The TECTA gene encodes α-tectorin, the major non-collagenous glycoprotein of the tectorial membrane, and plays a critical role in intracochlear sound transmission. Unsurprisingly, mutations in TECTA underlie hearing loss in both mice and humans. Two forms of hearing loss are linked to TECTA mutations: DFNA8/12 (autosomal dominant) and DFNB21 (autosomal recessive). Using a combination of clinical examination, pedigree analysis, exome sequencing, and functional studies, we identified a novel aberrant splicing variant, c.5999G > A (p.Gly2000Glu), in TECTA as the cause of autosomal dominant hearing loss in five-generation kindred of Chinese descent and provided prenatal diagnosis for the family. To investigate whether the variant acts via a a dominant-negative effect, consistent with pathogenesis observed in mouse models, we performed in vivo RNA analysis. Our data demonstrated that the variant altered RNA splicing, specifically causing aberrant splicing of exon 20 and resulting in two in-frame deletions. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction revealed no significant reduction in mRNA levels in lymphoblasts derived from individuals harboring the TECTA c.5999G > A (p.Gly2000Glu) variant or the TECTA c.5383 + 6 T > A splicing variant, previously shown to result in exon 16 skipping. This study confirms the involvement of an aberrant splicing mutation in TECTA in autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss, expands the mutational landscape of DFNA8/12 to include coding variants that alter RNA splicing, and underscores the importance of investigating splicing effects of coding variants.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144527700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The RNA-binding protein DDX39B promotes colorectal adenocarcinoma progression by stabilizing DCLK1. rna结合蛋白DDX39B通过稳定DCLK1促进结直肠癌的进展。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-06-30 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf110
Shichao Liu, Shoucai Zhang, Hongxi Zhao, Yingjie Liu, Zeyu Zhang, Xueyan Geng, Maopeng Yin, Yongyuan Liang, Guixi Zheng
{"title":"The RNA-binding protein DDX39B promotes colorectal adenocarcinoma progression by stabilizing DCLK1.","authors":"Shichao Liu, Shoucai Zhang, Hongxi Zhao, Yingjie Liu, Zeyu Zhang, Xueyan Geng, Maopeng Yin, Yongyuan Liang, Guixi Zheng","doi":"10.1093/hmg/ddaf110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaf110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>DDX39B, a member of the DEAD-box (DDX) RNA helicase family, plays a pivotal role in the post-transcriptional regulation of diverse pathological processes, including tumor progression, viral replication, and neurodegenerative disorders. In this study, we investigated the functional significance of DDX39B in the proliferation and metastasis of colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) and sought to uncover its underlying molecular mechanism. Our findings revealed that DDX39B was markedly upregulated in COAD tumor tissues, and its elevated expression correlated with poor patient prognosis. Functional assays, both in vitro and in vivo, demonstrated that DDX39B substantially enhanced the proliferative and metastatic potential of COAD cells. Mechanistically, DDX39B expression was positively associated with Ki67 levels and was found to facilitate epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in COAD. As an RNA-binding protein (RBP), DDX39B increased the stability of DCLK1-B mRNA, a variant highly expressed in colorectal cancer known to promote cancer stemness, thereby augmenting its protein expression. Notably, silencing of DCLK1-B effectively abrogated the pro-metastatic effects induced by DDX39B overexpression. Collectively, our results offered novel insights into the oncogenic role of DDX39B and highlighted its potential as a therapeutic target in COAD.</p>","PeriodicalId":13070,"journal":{"name":"Human molecular genetics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144527704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Novel missense variants in CFL2 affect F-actin depolymerisation and expand the disease spectrum of CFL2-related myopathy. 新的CFL2错义变异影响f -肌动蛋白解聚合并扩大CFL2相关肌病的疾病谱。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Human molecular genetics Pub Date : 2025-06-24 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaf102
Lein N H Dofash, Chiara Folland, Jason Dyke, Emna Farhat, Myriam Chaabouni, Najoua Miladi, Merrilee Needham, Phillipa J Lamont, Catherine Ashton, Gianina Ravenscroft
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