Crucial role of the transcription factors family activator protein 2 in cancer: current clue and views

C **, Y Luo, Z Liang, X Li, D Kołat, L Zhao… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
The transcription factor family activator protein 2 (TFAP2) is vital for regulating both
embryonic and oncogenic development. The TFAP2 family consists of five DNA-binding …

Germline stem cells in human

H Cheng, D Shang, R Zhou - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2022 - nature.com
The germline cells are essential for the propagation of human beings, thus essential for the
survival of mankind. The germline stem cells, as a unique cell type, generate various states …

Primate-specific transposable elements shape transcriptional networks during human development

J Pontis, C Pulver, CJ Playfoot, E Planet, D Grun… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The human genome contains more than 4.5 million inserts derived from transposable
elements (TEs), the result of recurrent waves of invasion and internal propagation …

Sequential enhancer state remodelling defines human germline competence and specification

WWC Tang, A Castillo-Venzor, WH Gruhn… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Germline–soma segregation is a fundamental event during mammalian embryonic
development. Here we establish the epigenetic principles of human primordial germ cell …

METTL3 potentiates resistance to cisplatin through m6A modification of TFAP2C in seminoma

J Wei, Y Yin, J Zhou, H Chen, J Peng… - Journal of cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs) rank as the most common malignancy in men aged 20‐
34 years, and seminomas are the most type of TGCTs. As a crucial anti‐tumour agent with …

Origin and segregation of the human germline

A Castillo-Venzor, CA Penfold… - Life Science …, 2023 - life-science-alliance.org
Human germline–soma segregation occurs during weeks 2–3 in gastrulating embryos.
Although direct studies are hindered, here, we investigate the dynamics of human primordial …

SOX17 in cellular reprogramming and cancer

DS Tan, M Holzner, M Weng, Y Srivastava… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2020 - Elsevier
SOX17 is a transcription factor directing the specification and development of the primitive
endoderm, primitive germ cells, definitive endoderm and, subsequently, is involved in the …

A hominoid-specific endogenous retrovirus may have rewired the gene regulatory network shared between primordial germ cells and naïve pluripotent cells

J Ito, Y Seita, S Kojima, NF Parrish, K Sasaki… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Mammalian germ cells stem from primordial germ cells (PGCs). Although the gene
regulatory network controlling the development of germ cells such as PGCs is critical for …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and epigenetic pathogenesis of germ cell tumors

MR Müller, MA Skowron, P Albers… - Asian Journal of Urology, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of germ cell tumors (GCTs) is a unique pathogenesis occurring at an early
developmental stage during specification, migration or colonization of primordial germ cells …

PIM1 promotes hepatic conversion by suppressing reprogramming-induced ferroptosis and cell cycle arrest

Y Yuan, C Wang, X Zhuang, S Lin, M Luo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Protein kinase-mediated phosphorylation plays a critical role in many biological processes.
However, the identification of key regulatory kinases is still a great challenge. Here, we …