HAN NIU^1,#, XIN CHEN^1,#, XUEQI FU¹, JINGTIAN ZHANG¹, GUODONG LI⁴, YUXIANG WANG¹, JIAYUE SONG¹, XUETING MA¹, CHEN HU⁵, XUEMIN XU³, FUQIANG ZHANG^2,*, LINLIN ZENG^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 963-970, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.015297 - 22 April 2021

Abstract Amyotrophic lateral syndrome (ALS) is a progressive degenerative disorder characterized by motor neuron death and axon degeneration. Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a key role in the pathogenesis of ALS, the mechanism of which remains poorly understood. The B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) family of proteins that control and mediate mitochondrial function and apoptosis, including the pro-apoptotic members Bcl2-Associated X (Bax), are involved in ALS development. The death receptor 6 (DR6) regulates motor neuron death in ALS, and DR6 antibodies can prevent axon degeneration and motor neuron damage by blocking DR6. Previous studies demonstrated that PSAP localized to mitochondria More >

Xiaohe Guo^*, Lanfang Zhang^*, Yingying Fan^*, Dezhong Zhang^†, Lei Qin^*, Shuping Dong^*, Guangyan Li^*

Oncology Research, Vol.25, No.5, pp. 799-808, 2017, DOI:10.3727/096504016X14783691306605

Abstract Gastric cancer (GC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Oxysterol-binding proteinrelated protein 8 (ORP8) functions as a sterol sensor that regulates a number of cellular functions. We showed that ORP8 expression was significantly lower in GC tissues and cells. Overexpression of ORP8 significantly inhibited GC cell proliferation in several GC cells. The formation of colonies in AGS cells was inhibited by the overexpression of ORP8. Moreover, overexpression of ORP8 significantly decreased implanted tumor growth in nude mice. Overexpression of ORP8 resulted in a significant increase in CHOP and GRP78 expression and the… More >