BiochimiePub Date : 2024-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.007
Abel Vieira de Melo Bisneto , Amanda Silva Fernandes , Lívia do Carmo Silva , Luana Santos Silva , Diego Pereira de Araújo , Ivan Cerqueira dos Santos , Marcella da Rocha Melo , Romério Rodrigues dos Santos Silva , Leonardo Pereira Franchi , Clever Gomes Cardoso , Elisangela de Paula Silveira-Lacerda , Cristiene Costa Carneiro , Claudener Souza Teixeira , Lee Chen-Chen
{"title":"Dioclea violacea lectin inhibits tumorigenesis and tumor angiogenesis in vivo","authors":"Abel Vieira de Melo Bisneto , Amanda Silva Fernandes , Lívia do Carmo Silva , Luana Santos Silva , Diego Pereira de Araújo , Ivan Cerqueira dos Santos , Marcella da Rocha Melo , Romério Rodrigues dos Santos Silva , Leonardo Pereira Franchi , Clever Gomes Cardoso , Elisangela de Paula Silveira-Lacerda , Cristiene Costa Carneiro , Claudener Souza Teixeira , Lee Chen-Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Dioclea violacea</em> seed mannose-binding lectin (DvL) has attracted considerable attention because of its interesting biological activities, including antitumor, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities. This study evaluated the cytotoxic effect of DvL on tumor and normal cells using the mitochondrial activity reduction (MTT) assay, the carcinogenic and anti-carcinogenic activity by the epithelial tumor test (ETT) in <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em>, and the anti-angiogenic effect by the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. Data demonstrated that DvL promoted strong selective cytotoxicity against tumor cell lines, especially A549 and S180 cells, whereas normal cell lines were weakly affected. Furthermore, DvL did not promote carcinogenesis in <em>D. melanogaster</em> at any concentration tested, but modulated DXR-induced carcinogenesis at the highest concentrations tested. In the CAM and immunohistochemical assays, DvL inhibited sarcoma 180-induced angiogenesis and promoted the reduction of VEGF and TGF-β levels at all concentrations tested. Therefore, our results demonstrated that DvL is a potent anticancer, anti-angiogenic, and selective cytotoxic agent for tumor cells, suggesting its potential application as a prototype molecule for the development of new drugs with chemoprotective and/or antitumor effects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":251,"journal":{"name":"Biochimie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139941311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiochimiePub Date : 2024-02-17DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(24)00008-7
{"title":"Inside front cover-EDB","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0300-9084(24)00008-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0300-9084(24)00008-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":251,"journal":{"name":"Biochimie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300908424000087/pdfft?md5=74fb7d8af71ed3820dde06ec7dc4ac14&pid=1-s2.0-S0300908424000087-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139898682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The cellular SFPQ protein as a positive factor in the HIV-1 integration","authors":"Тatiana Kikhai , Yulia Agapkina , Maria Silkina , Tatiana Prikazchikova , Marina Gottikh","doi":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The cellular SFPQ protein is involved in several stages of the HIV-1 life cycle, but the detailed mechanism of its involvement is not yet fully understood. Here, the role of SFPQ in the early stages of HIV-1 replication has been studied. It is found that changes in the intracellular level of SFPQ affect the integration of viral DNA, but not reverse transcription, and SFPQ is a positive factor of integration. A study of the SFPQ interaction with HIV-1 integrase (IN) has revealed two diRGGX<sub>1-4</sub> motifs in the N-terminal region of SFPQ, which are involved in IN binding. Substitution of a single amino acid residue in any of these regions led to a decrease in binding efficiency, while mutations in both motifs almost completely disrupted the SFPQ interaction with IN. The effect of the SFPQ mutants with impaired ability to bind IN on viral replication has been analyzed. Unlike the wild-type protein, the SFPQ mutants did not affect viral integration. This confirms that SFPQ influences the integration stage through direct interaction with IN. Our results indicate that the SFPQ/IN complex can be considered as a potential therapeutic target for the development of new inhibitors of HIV replication.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":251,"journal":{"name":"Biochimie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139907129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Renal ischemia and reperfusion impact the purinergic signaling in a vascular bed distant from the injured site","authors":"Jeferson Stabile , Raquel Silva Neres-Santos , Isabela Dorta Molina Hernandes , Carolina Victória Cruz Junho , Geovane Felippe Alves , Isabella Cardoso Silva , Marcela Sorelli Carneiro-Ramos , Cristina Ribas Fürstenau","doi":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><p>Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a public health problem and represents a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and vascular damage. This study aimed to investigate the impact of AKI on purinergic components in mice aorta. Main methods: The kidney ischemia was achieved by the occlusion of the left kidney pedicle for 60 min, followed by reperfusion for 8 (IR8) and 15 (IR15) days. Renal function was assessed through biochemical assays, while gene expression levels were evaluated by RT-qPCR. Key findings: Analyses of renal parameters showed renal remodeling through mass loss in the left kidney and hypertrophy of the right kidney in the IR15 group. Furthermore, after 15 days, local inflammation was evidenced in the aorta. Moreover, the aorta purinergic components were significantly impacted by the renal ischemia and reperfusion model, with increases in gene expression of the pro-inflammatory purinoceptors P2Y1, P2Y2, P2Y6, and P2X4, potentially contributing to the vessel inflammation. The expression of NTPDase2 and ecto-5′-nucleotidase were also significantly increased in the aorta of the same group. In addition, both ATP and AMP hydrolysis were significantly increased in the aorta from IR15 animals, driving the entire purinergic cascade to the production of the anti-inflammatory adenosine. Significance: In short, this is the first time that inflammation of the aorta due to AKI was shown to have an impact on purinergic signaling components, with emphasis on the adenosinergic pathway. This seems to be closely implicated in the establishment of vascular inflammation in this model of AKI and deserves to be further investigated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":251,"journal":{"name":"Biochimie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300908424000397/pdfft?md5=baca31c66f4512ff8951bd7eaf65f05e&pid=1-s2.0-S0300908424000397-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139742943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiochimiePub Date : 2024-02-05DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.001
Arturo Tozzi , Raffaele Minella
{"title":"Dynamics and metabolic effects of intestinal gases in healthy humans","authors":"Arturo Tozzi , Raffaele Minella","doi":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Many living beings use exogenous and/or endogenous gases to attain evolutionary benefits. We make a comprehensive assessment of one of the major gaseous reservoirs in the human body, i.e., the bowel, providing extensive data that may serve as reference for future studies. We assess the intestinal gases in healthy humans, including their volume, composition, source and local distribution in proximal as well as distal gut. We analyse each one of the most abundant intestinal gases including nitrogen, oxygen, nitric oxide, carbon dioxide, methane, hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide and cyanide. For every gas, we describe diffusive patterns, active <em>trans</em>-barrier transport dynamics, chemical properties, intra-/extra-intestinal metabolic effects mediated by intracellular, extracellular, paracrine and distant actions. Further, we highlight the local and systemic roles of gasotransmitters, i.e., signalling gaseous molecules that can freely diffuse through the intestinal cellular membranes. Yet, we provide testable hypotheses concerning the still unknown effects of some intestinal gases on the myenteric and submucosal neurons.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":251,"journal":{"name":"Biochimie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139688707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiochimiePub Date : 2024-02-03DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.009
Rahisuddin R , Payal Thakur , Narender Kumar, Neha Saini, Shrijta Banerjee, Ravi Pratap Singh, Madhuri Patel, S. Kumaran
{"title":"Multi-oligomeric and catalytically compromised serine acetyltransferase and cysteine regulatory complex of Mycobacterium tuberculosis","authors":"Rahisuddin R , Payal Thakur , Narender Kumar, Neha Saini, Shrijta Banerjee, Ravi Pratap Singh, Madhuri Patel, S. Kumaran","doi":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>l</span>-cysteine, a primary building block of mycothiol, plays an essential role in the defense mechanism of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (<em>Mtb</em>). However, it is unclear how <em>Mtb</em> regulates cysteine biosynthesis as no study has reported the cysteine regulatory complex (CRC) in <em>Mtb</em>. Serine acetyltransferase (SAT) and cysteine synthase (CS) interact to form CRC. Although <em>Mt</em>CS has been characterized well, minimal information is available on <em>Mt</em>SAT, which synthesizes, O-acetylserine (OAS), the precursor of cysteine. This study fills the gap and provides experimental evidence for the presence of <em>Mt</em>CRC and a non-canonical multi-oligomeric <em>Mt</em>SAT. We employed multiple analytical methods to characterize the oligomeric and kinetic properties of <em>Mt</em>SAT and <em>Mt</em>CRC. Results show that <em>Mt</em>SAT, lacking >75 N-terminal amino acids exists in three different assembly states; trimer, hexamer, and dodecamer, compared to the single hexameric state of SAT of other bacteria. While hexamers display the highest catalytic turnover, the trimer is the least active. The predominance of trimers at low physiologically relevant concentrations suggests that <em>Mt</em>SAT displays the lowest catalytic potential known. Further, the catalytic potential of <em>Mt</em>SAT is also significantly reduced in CRC state, in contrast to enhanced activity of SAT in CRC of other organisms. Our study provides insights into multi-oligomeric <em>Mt</em>SAT with reduced catalytic potential and demonstrates that both <em>Mt</em>SAT and <em>Mt</em>CS of <em>Mycobacterium</em> interact to form CRC, although with altered catalytic properties. We discuss our results in light of the altered biochemistry of the last step of canonical sulfate-dependent cysteine biosynthesis of <em>Mycobacterium</em>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":251,"journal":{"name":"Biochimie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139669626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiochimiePub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.017
A. Babayan , A. Vassilian , A. Poladyan , K. Trchounian
{"title":"Role of the Escherichia coli FocA and FocB formate channels in controlling proton/potassium fluxes and hydrogen production during osmotic stress in energy-limited, stationary phase fermenting cells","authors":"A. Babayan , A. Vassilian , A. Poladyan , K. Trchounian","doi":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Escherichia coli</em> FocA and FocB formate channels export formate or import it for further disproportionation by the formate hydrogenlyase (FHL) complex to H<sub>2</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>. Here, we show that under pH and osmotic stress FocA and FocB play important roles in regulating proton and potassium fluxes and couple this with H<sub>2</sub> production in stationary-phase cells. Using whole-cell assays with glucose as electron donor, a <em>focB</em> mutant showed a 50 % decrease in V<sub>H2</sub>, while <em>N’N’</em>-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD) treatment of osmotically stressed cells underlined the role of F<sub>O</sub>F<sub>1</sub> ATPase in H<sub>2</sub> production. At pH 7.5 and under osmotic stress FocB contributed to the proton flux but not to the potassium flux. At pH 5.5 both formate channels contributed to the proton and potassium fluxes. Particulalry, a <em>focA</em> mutant had 40 % lower potassium flux whereas the proton flux increased approximately two-fold. Moreover, at pH 5.5H<sub>2</sub> production was totally inhibited by DCCD in the <em>focA</em> mutant. Taken together, our results suggest that depending on external pH, the formate channels play an important role in osmoregulation by helping to balance proton/potassium fluxes and H<sub>2</sub> production, and thus assist the proton F<sub>O</sub>F<sub>1</sub>-ATPase in maintenance of ion gradients in fermenting stationary-phase cells.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":251,"journal":{"name":"Biochimie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139669255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiochimiePub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.016
Grégorie Lebeau , Mathilde Hoareau , Sébastien Rivière , Daed El Safadi , Christine Robert Da Silva , Pascale Krejbich-Trotot , Wildriss Viranaicken
{"title":"Cell cycle and mitosis progression during ZIKA virus infection: The viral non-structural protein NS5 as a master regulator of the APC/cyclosome?","authors":"Grégorie Lebeau , Mathilde Hoareau , Sébastien Rivière , Daed El Safadi , Christine Robert Da Silva , Pascale Krejbich-Trotot , Wildriss Viranaicken","doi":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Alterations in cell cycle regulation contribute to Zika virus (ZIKV)-associated pathogenesis and may have implications for the development of therapeutic avenues. As a matter of fact, ZIKV alters cell cycle progression at multiple stages, including G1, S, G2, and M phases. During a cell cycle, the progression of mitosis is particularly controlled to avoid any abnormalities in cell division. In this regard, the critical metaphase-anaphase transition is triggered by the activation of anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) by its E3 ubiquitin ligase subunit Cdc20. Cdc20 recognizes substrates by interacting with a destruction box motif (D-box). Recently, the ZIKV nonstructural protein 5 (NS5), one of the most highly conserved flavivirus proteins, has been shown to localize to the centrosome in each pole and to spindle fibers during mitosis. Inducible expression of NS5 reveals an interaction of this viral factor with centrosomal proteins leading to an increase in the time required to complete mitosis. By analyzing the NS5 sequence, we discovered the presence of a D-box. Taken together, these data support the idea that, in addition to its role in viral replication, NS5 plays a critical role in the control of the cell cycle of infected cells and, more specifically, in the regulation of the mitotic spindle. Here we propose that the NS5 protein may interfere with the metaphase-anaphase progression, and thus cause the observed delay in mitosis via the regulation of APC/C.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":251,"journal":{"name":"Biochimie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139669422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiochimiePub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.018
Alessandro Maria Morelli , Felix Scholkmann
{"title":"Should the standard model of cellular energy metabolism be reconsidered? Possible coupling between the pentose phosphate pathway, glycolysis and extra-mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation","authors":"Alessandro Maria Morelli , Felix Scholkmann","doi":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The process of cellular respiration occurs for energy production through catabolic reactions, generally with glucose as the first process step. In the present work, we introduce a novel concept for understanding this process, based on our conclusion that glucose metabolism is coupled to the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and extra-mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in a closed-loop process. According to the current standard model of glycolysis, glucose is first converted to glucose 6-phosphate (glucose 6-P) and then to fructose 6-phosphate, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and pyruvate, which then enters the Krebs cycle in the mitochondria. However, it is more likely that the pyruvate will be converted to lactate. In the PPP, glucose 6-P is branched off from glycolysis and used to produce NADPH and ribulose 5-phosphate (ribulose 5-P). Ribulose 5-P can be converted to fructose 6-P and glyceraldehyde 3-P. In our view, a circular process can take place in which the ribulose 5-P produced by the PPP enters the glycolysis pathway and is then retrogradely converted to glucose 6-P. This process is repeated several times until the complete degradation of glucose 6-P. The role of mitochondria in this process is to degrade lipids by beta-oxidation and produce acetyl-CoA; the function of producing ATP appears to be only secondary. This proposed new concept of cellular bioenergetics allows the resolution of some previously unresolved controversies related to cellular respiration and provides a deeper understanding of metabolic processes in the cell, including new insights into the Warburg effect.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":251,"journal":{"name":"Biochimie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300908424000361/pdfft?md5=c3fd924a6d74efb403fc49f2ab3630c6&pid=1-s2.0-S0300908424000361-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139669595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiochimiePub Date : 2024-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.015
Carla Borini Etichetti , Evelyn Arel Zalazar , Carolina Di Benedetto , Nabila Cocordano , Sabrina Valente , Silvio Bicciato , Mauricio Menacho-Márquez , María Cecilia Larocca , Javier Girardini
{"title":"Isoprenylcysteine carboxyl methyltransferase (ICMT) promotes invadopodia formation and metastasis in cancer cells","authors":"Carla Borini Etichetti , Evelyn Arel Zalazar , Carolina Di Benedetto , Nabila Cocordano , Sabrina Valente , Silvio Bicciato , Mauricio Menacho-Márquez , María Cecilia Larocca , Javier Girardini","doi":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biochi.2024.01.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Isoprenyl cysteine carboxyl methyltransferase (ICMT) catalyzes the last step of the prenylation pathway. Previously, we found that high ICMT levels enhance tumorigenesis <em>in vivo</em> and that its expression is repressed by the p53 tumor suppressor. Based on evidence suggesting that some ICMT substrates affect invasive traits, we wondered if this enzyme may promote metastasis. In this work, we found that ICMT overexpression enhanced lung metastasis <em>in vivo</em>. Accordingly, ICMT overexpression also promoted cellular functions associated with aggressive phenotypes such as migration and invasion <em>in vitro</em>. Considering that some ICMT substrates are involved in the regulation of actin cytoskeleton, we hypothesized that actin-rich structures, associated with invasion and metastasis, may be affected. Our findings revealed that ICMT enhanced the formation of invadopodia. Additionally, by analyzing cancer patient databases, we found that <em>ICMT</em> is overexpressed in several tumor types. Furthermore, the concurrent expression of <em>ICMT</em> and <em>CTTN</em>, which encodes a crucial component of invadopodia, showed a significant correlation with clinical outcome. In summary, our work identifies ICMT overexpression as a relevant alteration in human cancer that promotes the development of metastatic tumors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":251,"journal":{"name":"Biochimie","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139648757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}