Across phyla, organisms have evolved signaling mechanisms to cope with cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic stressors. The integrated stress response (ISR) is a prime example of such a mechanism and has well-defined roles from yeast to humans in d…
Terminal nucleotidyltransferase 5C (TENT5C) is a noncanonical poly(A) polymerase that promotes cancer suppression. TENT5C has been proposed to mediate the susceptibility of multiple myeloma to treatment with dexamethasone, a steroid hormone…
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological syndrome characterized by endometrial cell invasion of the extra-uterine milieu, pelvic pain and infertility. Treatment relies on either symptomatic drugs or hormonal therapies, even though the mecha…
Angiogenin is a 14 kDa protein originally identified as an angiogenic protein. Recent development has shown that angiogenin acts on both endothelial cells and neuronal cells. Loss-of-function mutations in the coding region of the ANG gene h…