Search Results - "Hammer, Robert"
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Lin28b Is Sufficient to Drive Liver Cancer and Necessary for Its Maintenance in Murine Models
Published in Cancer cell (11-08-2014)“…Lin28a/b are RNA-binding proteins that influence stem cell maintenance, metabolism, and oncogenesis. Poorly differentiated, aggressive cancers often…”
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Acetate Dependence of Tumors
Published in Cell (18-12-2014)“…Acetyl-CoA represents a central node of carbon metabolism that plays a key role in bioenergetics, cell proliferation, and the regulation of gene expression…”
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Hepatic ribosomal protein S6 (Rps6) insufficiency results in failed bile duct development and loss of hepatocyte viability; a ribosomopathy-like phenotype that is partially p53-dependent
Published in PLoS genetics (01-01-2023)“…Defective ribosome biogenesis (RiBi) underlies a group of clinically diverse human diseases collectively known as the ribosomopathies, core manifestations of…”
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Interplay between ChREBP and SREBP-1c coordinates postprandial glycolysis and lipogenesis in livers of mice[S]
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-03-2018)“…Lipogenesis in liver is highest in the postprandial state; insulin activates SREBP-1c, which transcriptionally activates genes involved in FA synthesis,…”
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Acss2/HIF-2 signaling facilitates colon cancer growth and metastasis
Published in PloS one (02-03-2023)“…The microenvironment of solid tumors is characterized by oxygen and glucose deprivation. Acss2/HIF-2 signaling coordinates essential genetic regulators…”
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White Fat Progenitor Cells Reside in the Adipose Vasculature
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (24-10-2008)“…White adipose (fat) tissues regulate metabolism, reproduction, and life span. Adipocytes form throughout life, with the most marked expansion of the lineage…”
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Insulin stimulation of SREBP-1c processing in transgenic rat hepatocytes requires p70 S6-kinase
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (02-10-2012)“…Insulin activates sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) in liver, thereby increasing fatty acid and triglyceride synthesis. We created a line…”
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Effects of the gut microbiota on host adiposity are modulated by the short-chain fatty-acid binding G protein-coupled receptor, Gpr41
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (28-10-2008)“…The distal human intestine harbors trillions of microbes that allow us to extract calories from otherwise indigestible dietary polysaccharides. The products of…”
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A Neuroligin-3 Mutation Implicated in Autism Increases Inhibitory Synaptic Transmission in Mice
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (05-10-2007)“…Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are characterized by impairments in social behaviors that are sometimes coupled to specialized cognitive abilities. A small…”
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miR-26 suppresses adipocyte progenitor differentiation and fat production by targeting Fbxl19
Published in Genes & development (01-10-2019)“…Fat storage in adult mammals is a highly regulated process that involves the mobilization of adipocyte progenitor cells (APCs) that differentiate to produce…”
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p53 genes function to restrain mobile elements
Published in Genes & development (01-01-2016)“…Throughout the animal kingdom, p53 genes govern stress response networks by specifying adaptive transcriptional responses. The human member of this gene family…”
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Modeling Renal Cell Carcinoma in Mice: Bap1 and Pbrm1 Inactivation Drive Tumor Grade
Published in Cancer discovery (01-08-2017)“…Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is characterized by and mutations, which are associated with tumors of different grade and prognosis. However, whether…”
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Deletion of ELOVL5 leads to fatty liver through activation of SREBP-1c in mice
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-03-2009)“…Elongation of very long chain fatty acids (ELOVL)5 is one of seven mammalian fatty acid condensing enzymes involved in microsomal fatty acid elongation. To…”
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FGF21 counteracts alcohol intoxication by activating the noradrenergic nervous system
Published in Cell metabolism (07-03-2023)“…Animals that consume fermenting fruit and nectar are at risk of exposure to ethanol and the detrimental effects of inebriation. In this report, we show that…”
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A substitution mutation in a conserved domain of mammalian acetate-dependent acetyl CoA synthetase 2 results in destabilized protein and impaired HIF-2 signaling
Published in PloS one (14-11-2019)“…The response to environmental stresses by eukaryotic organisms includes activation of protective biological mechanisms, orchestrated in part by transcriptional…”
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LRP1 integrates murine macrophage cholesterol homeostasis and inflammatory responses in atherosclerosis
Published in eLife (16-11-2017)“…Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) is a multifunctional cell surface receptor with diverse physiological roles, ranging from cellular…”
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Bap1 is essential for kidney function and cooperates with Vhl in renal tumorigenesis
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-11-2014)“…Why different species are predisposed to different tumor spectra is not well understood. In particular, whether the physical location of tumor suppressor genes…”
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Target-directed microRNA degradation regulates developmental microRNA expression and embryonic growth in mammals
Published in Genes & development (01-07-2023)“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression that play critical roles in development and disease. Target-directed miRNA…”
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Dependence of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells on Threonine Catabolism
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (24-07-2009)“…Measurements of the abundance of common metabolites in cultured embryonic stem (ES) cells revealed an unusual state with respect to one-carbon metabolism…”
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Unconventional mechanism of action and resistance to rapalogs in renal cancer
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (18-06-2024)“…mTORC1 is aberrantly activated in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and is targeted by rapalogs. As for other targeted therapies, rapalogs clinical utility is limited…”
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