THE ROLE OF THE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RBPJ IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DORSAL ROOT GANGLIA



Influence of genetic copy number variants of the human GLUT3 glucose transporter gene SLC2A3 on protein expression, glycolysis and rheumatoid arthritis risk: A genetic replication study

Objectives: The gene encoding glucose transporter 3 (GLUT3, SLC2A3) is present in the human population at variable copy number.An overt disease phenotype of SLC2A3 copy number variants has not been reported; however, deletion of SLC2A3 has been previously reported to protect carriers from rheumatoid arthritis, implicating GLUT3 as a therapeutic tar

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Overexpression of protein regulator of cytokinesis 1 facilitates tumor growth and indicates unfavorable prognosis of patients with colon cancer

Abstract Background Protein regulator of cytokinesis 1 (PRC1) has been reported to play important role in the pathogenesis of various cancers.However, its role in colon cancer has not been studied.Here, we aimed to investigate the biological functions and potential mechanism of PRC1 in colon cancer.Methods The expression level of PRC1 in colon canc

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A conceptual replication of the Psychological Typhoon Eye effect in the aftermath of the Petrinja earthquake in Croatia

Background The Psychological Typhoon Eye (PTE) effect refers to the observation that those living in the epicenters of natural disasters or public emergencies exhibit lower levels of psychological distress than those living further away.The effect has been described in the aftermath of multiple public emergencies, including the 2008 Wenchuan earthq

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