Complex roles of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase in cancer progression

W Wang, C Yang, T Wang, H Deng - Cell Death & Disease, 2022 - nature.com
Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) is an intracellular methyltransferase, catalyzing
the N-methylation of nicotinamide (NAM) to form 1-methylnicotinamide (1-MNAM), in which …

[HTML][HTML] A novel cuproptosis-related prognostic gene signature and validation of differential expression in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Z Bian, R Fan, L **e - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most prevalent subtype of renal cell
carcinoma, which is characterized by metabolic reprogramming. Cuproptosis, a novel form …

The G protein-coupled receptor GPR34–the past 20 years of a grownup

T Schoeneberg, J Meister, AB Knierim… - Pharmacology & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Research on GPR34, which was discovered in 1999 as an orphan G protein-coupled
receptor of the rhodopsin-like class, disclosed its physiologic relevance only piece by piece …

CENPA promotes clear cell renal cell carcinoma progression and metastasis via Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

Q Wang, J Xu, Z **ong, T Xu, J Liu, Y Liu… - Journal of translational …, 2021 - Springer
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common malignant tumor of the kidney.
New and reliable biomarkers are in urgent need for ccRCC diagnosis and prognosis. The …

VHL Deficiency Drives Enhancer Activation of Oncogenes in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

X Yao, J Tan, KJ Lim, J Koh, WF Ooi, Z Li… - Cancer …, 2017 - aacrjournals.org
Protein-coding mutations in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) have been extensively
characterized, frequently involving inactivation of the von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) tumor …

The glucose and lipid metabolism reprogramming is grade-dependent in clear cell renal cell carcinoma primary cultures and is targetable to modulate cell viability and …

C Bianchi, C Meregalli, S Bombelli, V Di Stefano… - …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) has a poor prognosis despite novel biological
targeted therapies. Tumor aggressiveness and poor survival may correlate with tumor grade …

Genome-wide association study identifies multiple risk loci for renal cell carcinoma

G Scelo, MP Purdue, KM Brown, M Johansson… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified six risk loci for renal cell
carcinoma (RCC). We conducted a meta-analysis of two new scans of 5,198 cases and …

Epigenome-wide association study of alcohol consumption in N = 8161 individuals and relevance to alcohol use disorder pathophysiology: identification of the …

FW Lohoff, TK Clarke, ZA Kaminsky, RM Walker… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Alcohol misuse is common in many societies worldwide and is associated with extensive
morbidity and mortality, often leading to alcohol use disorders (AUD) and alcohol-related …

Cell-type-specific gene programs of the normal human nephron define kidney cancer subtypes

D Lindgren, P Eriksson, K Krawczyk, H Nilsson… - Cell Reports, 2017 - cell.com
Comprehensive transcriptome studies of cancers often rely on corresponding normal tissue
samples to serve as a transcriptional reference. In this study, we performed in-depth …

Upregulation of KIF20A promotes tumor proliferation and invasion in renal clear cell carcinoma and is associated with adverse clinical outcome

X Ren, X Chen, Y Ji, L Li, Y Li, C Qin… - Aging (Albany NY …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Extensive research has revealed the pivotal role of kinesin family member 20A (KIF20A) in
cancer. However, its latent involvement in renal clear cell carcinoma (ccRCC) still remains …