[HTML][HTML] The metabolic fates of pyruvate in normal and neoplastic cells

EV Prochownik, H Wang - Cells, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Pyruvate occupies a central metabolic node by virtue of its position at the crossroads of
glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and its production and fate being governed …

Regulation of normal and neoplastic proliferation and metabolism by the extended Myc network

EV Prochownik - Cells, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The Myc Network, comprising a small assemblage of bHLH-ZIP transcription factors,
regulates many hundreds to thousands of genes involved in proliferation, energy …

Premature aging and reduced cancer incidence associated with near-complete body-wide Myc inactivation

H Wang, J Lu, T Stevens, A Roberts, J Mandel, R Avula… - Cell reports, 2023‏ - cell.com
MYC proto-oncogene dysregulation alters metabolism, translation, and other functions in
ways that support tumor induction and maintenance. Although Myc+/− mice are healthier …

Glucose-induced and ChREBP: MLX-mediated lipogenic program promotes hepatocellular carcinoma development

A Yu, P Yu, Y Zhu, R Zhu, R Sun, D Ye, FX Yu - Oncogene, 2023‏ - nature.com
Abstract The Carbohydrate Response Element (ChoRE) Binding Protein (ChREBP) and its
binding partner Max-like protein X (MLX) mediate transcription of lipogenic genes under …

AIM2 sensors mediate immunity to Plasmodium infection in hepatocytes

C Marques-da-Silva, B Poudel, RP Baptista… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - pnas.org
Malaria, caused by Plasmodium parasites is a severe disease affecting millions of people
around the world. Plasmodium undergoes obligatory development and replication in the …

HGFAC is a ChREBP-regulated hepatokine that enhances glucose and lipid homeostasis

A Sargsyan, L Doridot, SA Hannou, W Tong… - JCI …, 2023‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Carbohydrate response element–binding protein (ChREBP) is a carbohydrate-sensing
transcription factor that regulates both adaptive and maladaptive genomic responses in …

Inherently reduced expression of ASC restricts caspase-1 processing in hepatocytes and promotes Plasmodium infection

C Marques-da-Silva, C Schmidt-Silva… - The Journal of …, 2024‏ - journals.aai.org
Inflammasome-mediated caspase-1 activation facilitates innate immune control of
Plasmodium in the liver, thereby limiting the incidence and severity of clinical malaria …

RNA-Seq transcriptome profiling in three liver regeneration models in rats: comparative analysis of partial hepatectomy, ALLPS, and PVL

D Colak, O Al-Harazi, OM Mustafa, F Meng, AM Assiri… - Scientific reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
The liver is a unique organ that has a phenomenal capacity to regenerate after injury.
Different surgical procedures, including partial hepatectomy (PH), intraoperative portal vein …

Lessons in aging from Myc knockout mouse models

EV Prochownik, H Wang - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Despite MYC being among the most intensively studied oncogenes, its role in normal
development has not been determined as Myc−/− mice do not survival beyond mid …

[HTML][HTML] Coordinated cross-talk between the myc and mlx networks in liver regeneration and neoplasia

H Wang, J Lu, F Alencastro, A Roberts, J Fiedor… - Cellular and molecular …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Background & Aims The c-Myc (Myc) Basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLH-ZIP)
transcription factor is deregulated in most cancers. In association with Max, Myc controls …