2025-03-20 2025, Volume 15 Issue 3

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  • LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
    Teng Pan , Zaoqu Liu , Xue Feng , Deyu zhang , Lifeng Li , Yu Song , Qi Luo , Xiaojin Luo , Xiaohang Chen , Yao Yao , Guanglin Zhou , Jose M Vicencio , Weilong Zhang , Mingzhu Yin , Dan Wang , Jinhai Deng , Xuerui Tan , Fengxiang Wei
    2025, 15(3): e70077. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70077
  • REVIEW
    Bhaskar Roy , Anuj K. Verma , Yu Funahashi , Yogesh Dwivedi
    2025, 15(3): e70135. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70135

    •Brain-centric lncRNAs regulate gene networks, and their disruption is linked to MDD.

    •In MDD, altered lncRNAs disrupt gene regulation by changing chromatin looping or modifying chromatin accessibility.

    •These changes lead to neuronal dysfunction, affecting neural circuitry and synaptic plasticity.

    •The result is impaired brain function, contributing to the symptoms of MDD.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Shen Zhong , Yvonne Börgeling , Patrick Zardo , Danny Jonigk , Jürgen Borlak
    2025, 15(3): e70177. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70177

    Background: Basic research identified oncogenic driver mutations in lung cancer (LC). However, <10% of patients carry driver mutations. Thus, most patients are not recommended for first-line kinase inhibitor (KI)–based therapies. Through enabling technologies and bioinformatics, we gained deep insight into patient-specific signalling networks which permitted novel KI-based treatment options in LC.

    Methods: We performed molecular pathology, transcriptomics and miRNA profiling across 95 well-characterized LC patients. We confirmed results based on cross-linked immunoprecipitation-sequencing data, and used N = 524 adeno- and 497 squamous cell carcinomas as validation sets. We employed the PamGene platform to identify aberrant kinases, validated the results by evaluating independent siRNA and CRISPR-mediated mRNA knockdown studies in human LC cell lines.

    Results: Transcriptomics revealed 439, 1240, 383 and 320 significantly upregulated genes, respectively, for adeno-, squamous, neuroendocrine and metastatic cases, and there are 1092, 1477, 609 and 1267 downregulated DEGs. Based on gene enrichment analysis and experimentally validated miRNA–gene interactions, we constructed regulatory networks specific for adeno-, squamous, neuroendocrine and metastatic LC. Molecular profiling discovered 137 significantly upregulated kinases (range 2–26-fold) of which 65 and 72, respectively, are tyrosine and serine-threonine kinases while 6 kinases carry driver mutations. Meanwhile, there are 21 kinases commonly upregulated irrespective of the histological type of LC. Bioinformatics decoded networks in which kinases function as master regulators. Typically, the networks consisted of 14, 9, 16 and 19 highly regulated kinases in adeno-, squamous, neuroendocrine and metastatic LC. Inhibition of kinases which function as master regulators disrupted the signalling networks, and their gene knock-down studies confirmed inhibition of cell proliferation in a panel of human LC cell lines. Additionally, the proposed molecular profiling enables KI-based therapies in patients with acquired drug resistance.

    Conclusions: Our study broadens the perspective of KI-based therapies in LC, and we propose a framework to overcome acquired drug resistance.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Vanessa L. Schumacher , Solen Pichereau , Juliana Bessa , Juergen Bachl , Sylvia Herter , Felix C. Weber , Johannes Auer , Anja Kipar , Michael Winter , Martina Stirn , Michael B. Otteneder , Kevin Brady , Anne Eichinger-Chapelon , Adrian Roth , Nadine Stokar-Regenscheit , Nicole Clemann , Shanon Seger , Claudia Senn , Juliane Hönig , Cordula Jany , Elisa Di Lenarda , Alain C. Tissot , Christian Klein , H.-Christian von Büdingen , Robert Mader , Mohammed Ullah , Niels Janssen , Eduard Urich
    2025, 15(3): e70178. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70178

    •The BBB hinders mAb-based brain disorder therapies

    •A brain-targeted B-cell-depleting mAb for MS that efficiently crosses the BBB via hTfR1 was developed using Brainshuttle technology (1a and 1b)

    •The Brainshuttle-CD20 mAb was well tolerated (2a and 2b) and displayed B-cell-killing properties (1c), paving the way for future development and clinical translation of TfR1-targetingtherapies for increased brain penetration

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Xuyun Xia , Qin Zhang , Xia Fang , Ling Li , Gangyi Yang , Xiaohui Xu , Mengliu Yang
    2025, 15(3): e70233. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70233

    •MAFLD is associated with increased hepatocytes NRF2 expression.

    •NRF2 alleviates MAFLD by suppressing pyroptosis.

    •NRF2 directly inhibits GSDMD expression to regulate pyroptosis.

    •Targeting the NRF2–pyroptosis (GSDMD) axis offers a potential therapeutic strategy for MAFLD.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Long Peng , Suhua Li , Qiang Huang , Yuxiang Sun , Juan Sun , Ting Luo , Yanlin Wang , Zhaoyong Hu , Weiyan Lai , Hui Peng
    2025, 15(3): e70235. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70235

    •Irisin mediated muscle-kidney crosstalk mitigated tubular injury and inflammation.

    •Irisin inhibited the cGAS-STING signalling activation via integrin αV/β5 in tubular epithelial cells.

    •Irisin was a predictive biomarker and a promising candidate for CI-AKI.

  • REVIEW
    Linhui Zhang , Yuelong Li , Liqing Li , Fei Yao , Maoping Cai , Dingwei Ye , Yuanyuan Qu
    2025, 15(3): e70239. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70239

    •m5C modifications are dynamically regulated by writers, readers, and erasers, influencing cancer progression, metastasis, and immune evasion.

    •Distinct m5C regulatory networks exist across cancers, modulating oncogenic pathways and therapy responses.

    •m5C signatures serve as biomarkers for cancer prognosis and treatment stratification, highlighting their role in precision oncology.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Haoyang Sun , Jinlin Miao , Kui Zhang , Peiyan Zhang , Haomiao Shen , Jiawei Wang , Bei Zhang , Junfeng Jia , Zhaohui Zheng , Ping Zhu
    2025, 15(3): e70242. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70242

    •Pro-inflammatory cytokines are significantly upregulated in the synovial fluid T cells in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

    •The expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine interferon-γ (IFN-γ) positively correlates with the high expression of inhibitor of differentiation 2 (Id2).

    •The inhibition or ablation of Id2 can effectively suppress IFN-γ production and the onset and progression of arthritis.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Yangjun Wu , Yu Zeng , Yong Wu , Xinyu Ha , Zheng Feng , Chaohua Liu , Ziqi Liu , Jiajia Wang , Xingzhu Ju , Shenglin Huang , Linhui Liang , Bin Zheng , Lulu Yang , Jun Wang , Xiaohua Wu , Shengli Li , Hao Wen
    2025, 15(3): e70244. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70244

    •LINC02776 promotes OC cell proliferation by regulating DNA damage and apoptosis signaling pathways.

    •LINC02776 binds PARP1 to promote DNA damage-triggered PARylation in OC cells.

    •LINC02776 mediates cisplatin and olaparib resistance in OC cells by enhancing PARP1-mediated PARylation activity and regulating the PARP1-mediated HR pathway.

    •The high expression of LINC02776 is induced by HIF-1α in platinum-resistant OC cells and tissues.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Yichen Yang , Zhihe Xue , Jiayong Lai , Jinglan Zhang , Changmiao Pang , Jinglin Zhong , Zhanpeng Kuang , Baojuan Zou , Yaqing Liu , Liangzhong Sun
    2025, 15(3): e70245. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70245

    •Canonical Hippo pathway activated in nphp1-deficient disease models and patients.

    •Kibra was a key upstream molecule in regulating the activation of canonical Hippo pathway in nphp1-deficient disease models and patients and closely related to renal cyst formation and fibrosis in nphp1KO mice.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Zi-Wen Duan , Wei-Ting Wang , Yan Wang , Rong Wang , Wei Hua , Chun-Yu Shang , Rui Gao , Hao-Rui Shen , Yue Li , Jia-Zhu Wu , Hua Yin , Li Wang , Jian-Yong Li , Wei Xu , Jin-Hua Liang
    2025, 15(3): e70246. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70246

    •Elevated SH3GL1 expression in DLBCL patients was associated with a negative prognosis.

    •SH3GL1 plays a crucial role in promoting DLBCL cell survival through the regulation of FTH1-mediated ferroptosis and doxorubicin resistance.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Mingyu Zhang , Xiaoxiang Guan , Zheng Dong , Chenxu Yang , Chao Xiong , Wenzheng Cheng , Aijing Shang , Yaru Liu , Xiaofei Guo , Bowen Zhang , Bo Zhang , Saidi Jin , Wenyi Qi , Berezhnova Tatjana Alexandrovna , Yuan Jiang , Zhimin Du , Chaoqian Xu
    2025, 15(3): e70247. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70247

    •Zfp36 was initially demonstrated to attenuate cardiac hypertrophy through the inhibition of ferroptosis in cardiomyocytes, providing a new target for therapeutic strategies targeting ferroptosis.

    •Zfp36 facilitated the degradation of Ythdc2 mRNA by binding to it, subsequently inhibiting Ythdc2-mediated degradation of SLC7A11 mRNA, and maintaining GSH levels. This elucidates a previously unrecognized regulatory pathway in the context of cardiac hypertrophy.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Jie Xu , Yifei Ren , Jiayi Lu , Fengjiang Qin , Dan Yang , Chunyan Tang , Yu Yang , Jing Xu , Tao Liu , Ping Yi
    2025, 15(3): e70249. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70249

    •Genome-wide profiling reveals the redistribution of m6A modification on pseudogene-derived lncRNAs and m6A redistribution-relevant dysregulation of pseudogenes in HGSOC.

    •RPS15AP12, as a representative processed pseudogene, is up-regulated by FTO-mediated demethylation and acts as a miRNA sponge to promote RPS15A expression via competitively binding to miR-96-3p.

    •RPS15AP12/RPS15A axis inhibits MAVS sensors (RIG-I and MDA5) and downstream IFN-β levels in ovarian cancer.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Kaixiang Li , Runjiao Luo , Xindi Yu , Wei Dong , Guoliang Hao , Dan Hu , Ziyou Yu , Minglu Liu , Tingting Lu , Xiangying Wang , Xin Tang , Xinjun Lin , Huijing Wang , Wei Wang , Wei Fu
    2025, 15(3): e70250. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70250

    •ModRNAs-transfected hADSCs exhibit pulsed and transient expression, enabling efficient production of functional VEGFA and bFGF proteins.

    •Intracardiac injection of these engineered hADSCs leads to the enhancement of cardiac function and the improvement of electrical conduction.

    •The hADSCsdual mainly exerts its effect on myocardial infarction by promoting stable vascular regeneration and suppressing cell apoptosis.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Solomon O. Alhassan , Zakaria Y. Abd Elmageed , Youssef Errami , Guangdi Wang , Joe A. Abi-Rached , Emad Kandil , Mourad Zerfaoui
    2025, 15(3): e70251. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70251

    Aims: This study compares the suppression of Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling and early resistance potential between a proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC) and inhibitors targeting BRAFV600E.

    Methods: We performed a detailed in silico analysis of the transcriptomic landscape of the A375 melanoma cell line treated with a PROTAC and BRAFV600E inhibitors from RNA sequencing data. The study assessed gene dysregulation, MAPK and Phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K/AKT) pathway inhibition, and cell survival. Key genes uniquely dysregulated by PROTAC treatment were validated by qPCR. Furthermore, analysis was performed to evaluate dedifferentiation and early resistance signatures to understand melanoma drug-induced plasticity.

    Results: PROTAC-treated cells showed significantly lower MAPK pathway activity, strong cell cycle arrest and elevated apoptotic gene expression compared to inhibitor-treated cells, with no effect on the PI3K/AKT pathway. A high microphtalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF)/Tyrosine-Protein Kinase Receptor (AXL) ratio in PROTAC-treated cells indicated reduced early drug resistance. BRAF degradation induced a melanocytic-transitory phenotype. Although PROTAC and inhibitor treatments caused overlapping transcriptomic changes, key differences were observed. PROTAC treatment enriched processes such as epithelial‒mesenchymal transition, inflammatory responses, and Tumor necrosis factor-Alpha (TNF-α) and IL2/STAT5 signalling.

    Conclusion: PROTAC-targeting BRAFV600E demonstrates enhanced MAPK suppression, reduced early resistance and distinct transcriptional effects compared to traditional inhibitors. It represents a promising strategy for overcoming resistance in melanoma treatment.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Yating Zhang , Yu Liu , Siweier Luo , Hanzhi Liang , Chipeng Guo , Yufei Du , Hongyu Li , Le Wang , Xiaohua Wang , Chun Tang , Yiming Zhou
    2025, 15(3): e70252. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70252

    •TREM2 knockout worsens kidney injury and accelerates AKI–CKD transition.

    •TREM2 is upregulated by hypoxia via HIF1α in AKI–CKD transition.

    •An adoptive cell therapy using TREM2-overexpressing macrophages reduces kidney inflammation and fibrosis.

  • REVIEW
    Xueli Xia , Haisheng Wu , Yuxuan Chen , Huiyong Peng , Shengjun Wang
    2025, 15(3): e70253. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70253

    •Ferroptosis-related mechanisms significantly affect the biology of CD4+ T-cell subsets and are further involved in inflammatory diseases.

    •Crosstalk between CD8+ T cells and tumour cells induces ferroptosis in the tumour microenvironment.

    •Glutathione peroxidase 4 loss promotes regulatory T-cell ferroptosis to enhance anti-tumour immunity.

  • INVITED LETTER
    Laura C. Hinte , Daniel Castellano-Castillo , Ferdinand von Meyenn
    2025, 15(3): e70254. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70254
  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Yuhan Wei , Hewei Ge , Yalong Qi , Cheng Zeng , Xiaoying Sun , Hongnan Mo , Fei Ma
    2025, 15(3): e70255. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70255

    •CD39+ Tregs in peripheral blood are associated with poor response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in advanced breast cancer.

    •Higher frequencies of CCR2+ monocyte-derived dendritic cells correlate with better immunotherapy outcomes.

    •A predictive model based on CD39+ Tregs and monocyte-derived dendritic cells effectively distinguishes patient progression-free survival.

    •Peripheral blood biomarkers offer a non-invasive approach to guide immunotherapy choices.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Zhiqin Fang , Rundong Jiang , Yutong Wang , Wangqing Chen , Xiang Chen , Mingzhu Yin
    2025, 15(3): e70256. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70256

    •Topical TYK2 inhibitor alleviates psoriasis-like dermatitis.

    •Topical TYK2 inhibitor reduces psoriasis progression through restraining the inflammatory responses of keratinocytes.

    •The inhibition of TYK2 regulates the inflammatory response of keratinocytes through AKT-SP1-NGFR-AP1 pathway.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Yujie Zhou , Zhen Zhao , Cheng Jiang , Chuansheng Nie , Dongdong Xiao , Zhipeng Wu , Hao Yu , Jianglin Zheng , Xuan Wang , Xiaobing Jiang
    2025, 15(3): e70257. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70257

    •LINC01088 is transcriptionally upregulated by SP1.

    •LINC01088 acts as a scaffold platform to bind USP7 and HLTF.

    •USP7, as a deubiquitinating enzyme of HLTF, participates in inhibiting the ubiquitin-proteasome degradation of HLTF.

    •HLTF transcriptionally upregates the expression of downstream SLC7A11, and ferroptosis of GBM cells was inhibited.

  • REVIEW
    Rui Zhou , Dagmar Brislinger , Julia Fuchs , Alicia Lyons , Sonja Langthaler , Charlotte A. E. Hauser , Christian Baumgartner
    2025, 15(3): e70258. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70258

    •Comparative analysis: Evaluation of organoids, animal models, and 2D models, highlighting their respective strengths and limitations in replicating physiological conditions and studying disease processes.

    •Vascularisation techniques: Comparative evaluation of vascularised organoid fabrication methods, emphasising their efficiency, scalability and ability to replicate physiological vascular networks.

    •Material selection: Thorough evaluation of materials for vascularised organoid culture system, focusing on those that effectively mimic the extracellular matrix and support vascular network formation.

    •Applications: Overview of organoid applications in basic cancer research and clinical settings, with an emphasis on their potential in drug discovery, disease modelling and exploring complex biological processes.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Shan-Shan Li , Miao Guo , Yao Long , Yuang Cai , Ying Zhao , Shaoyuan Huang , Houzhi Yang , Yonggang Fan , Xu Chen , Xin Jin
    2025, 15(3): e70260. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70260

    Maternal immune activation (MIA) is recognised as a risk factor in the neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the precise molecular pathways through which MIA disrupts neurovascular function remain largely unexplored. Here, we identify a novel MIA-associated brain endothelial piRNA (MIABEPIR) involved in regulating BMEC function and BBB integrity. RNA microarray analysis of foetal brain tissue from MIA-exposed mice revealed significant changes in piRNA expression, including a marked upregulation of MIABEPIR upregulated piRNAs. Immunofluorescence and FISH confirmed that MIABEPIR is localised in the microvascular endothelial cells of the brain. MIABEPIR overexpression enhances BMEC proliferation and angiogenesis but disrupts BBB integrity. In vivo, intracranial administration of lentiviral MIABEPIR in foetal mice resulted in marked BBB disruption. Mechanistically, we identified DAPK2 as a downstream target of MIABEPIR, leading to its downregulation. This suppression of DAPK2 inhibits autophagy in BMECs, suggesting that MIABEPIR modulates endothelial cell autophagy through the DAPK2 pathway. Our findings reveal a novel piRNA-mediated regulatory mechanism in neurovascular function during MIA and highlight MIABEPIR’s role in MIA-induced neurodevelopmental abnormalities. Targeting the MIABEPIR-DAPK2 axis represents a potential therapeutic strategy for addressing neurovascular dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders associated with maternal immune stress.

  • LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
    Yu Liu , Zhenyu Yang , Jingya Jane Pu , Jie Zhong , Ui-Soon Khoo , Yu-Xiong Su , Gao Zhang
    2025, 15(3): e70261. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70261
  • LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
    Zixian Wei , Liqing Bao , Bowen Li , Jinhua Yang , Jijiao Wang , Fangqi Xu , Hubin Wenren , Kunyu Zhang , Shang Shi , Liying Yan , Xin Tao , Tianqi Zhang , Zhiyue Wang , Yang Liu
    2025, 15(3): e70262. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70262
  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Xiaoxi Fan , Zhenfeng Cheng , Ruiyin Shao , Keke Ye , Xudong Chen , Xueli Cai , Shanshan Dai , Zhixuan Tang , Si Shi , Wenyuan Zheng , Weijian Huang , Jibo Han , Bozhi Ye
    2025, 15(3): e70263. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70263

    •We preliminarily confirmed GI-Y2 as a novel inhibitor of GSDMD via structure-based virtual screening and pharmacological validation.

    •GI-Y2 directly interacts with GSDMD and reduces the membrane binding of GSDMD-N via the Arg10 residue.

    •GI-Y2 inhibits the formation of atherosclerotic plaques by targeting GSDMD and GI-Y2 reduces pyroptosis and macrophage infiltration in atherosclerosis.

    •We constructed macrophage membrane-coated GI-Y2 nanoparticles to enhance the targeting of GI-Y2 to macrophages in atheromatous plaques and demonstrated its vascular protective effect in vivo.

  • LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
    Zhaoyun Liu , Xintong Xu , Yihao Wang , Panpan Cao , Jia Song , Kai Ding , Hui Liu , Rong Fu
    2025, 15(3): e70264. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70264
  • LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
    Jacklyn Liu , Helen Bewicke-Copley , Shruti Patel , Oscar Emanuel , Nicholas Counsell , Shachi J. Sharma , Volker Schartinger , Oliver Siefer , Ulrike Wieland , Nora Würdemann , Rocio Garcia-Marin , Jozsef Dudas , Dominic Patel , David Allen , Naomi Guppy , Josep Linares , Adriana Resende-Alves , David J. Howard , Liam Masterson , Francis M. Vaz , Paul O’Flynn , Cillian T. Forde , Luke Williams , Umar Rehman , John A. Hartley , Johannes Haybaeck , Herbert Riechelmann , Amrita Jay , Tim R. Fenton , Martin D. Forster , Oluyori Adegun , Kerry Chester , Jackie McDermott , Ann Sandison , Manuel Rodriguez Justo , Juan P. Rodrigo , Mario Hermsen John A. Tadross , Jens P. Klussmann , Matt Lechner
    2025, 15(3): e70265. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70265
  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Bao Sun , Jin-Gang Yang , Zhe Wang , Zheng Wang , Wei Feng , Xing Li , Sheng-Nan Liu , Jiang Li , Ya-Qin Zhu , Ping Zhang , Wei Wang
    2025, 15(3): e70266. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70266

    •METTL14 controls osteoclast-mediated bone resorption by means of the methylation (4249 A) of the NFATc1 gene during osteoclast differentiation.

    •Exon junction complexes (EJCs) protect the remaining methylation sites of the NFATc1 gene (located in the inner exon fragment of 50–200 nt) from hypermethylation and degradation.

    •The “shield effect” disappears when the exon fragment is extended to 300 nt. Downstream, YTHDF2 induced the degradation of hypermethylation NFATc1 transcripts without site restriction.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Ke Xu , Xinyu Zhang , Kesava Asam , Bryan C. Quach , Grier P. Page , Deborah Konkle-Parker , Claudia Martinez , Cecile D. Lahiri , Elizabeth F. Topper , Mardge H. Cohen , Seble G. Kassaye , Jack DeHovitz , Mark H. Kuniholm , Nancie M. Archin , Amir Valizadeh , Phyllis C. Tien , Vincent C. Marconi , Dana B. Hancock , Eric O. Johnson , Bradley E. Aouizerat
    2025, 15(3): e70267. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70267

    •Study involved 427 women with HIV.

    •Identified 245 aberrant DNA methylation sites and 85 methylation regions in CD4+ T cells linked to the HIV-1 reservoir.

    •Highlighted genes are involved in viral replication, immune defence, and host genome integration.

    •Findings suggest potential molecular targets for eradication strategies.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Ouwen Li , Ke An , Han Wang , Xianbin Li , Yueqin Wang , Lan Huang , Yue Du , Nuo Qin , Jiasheng Dong , Jingyao Wei , Ranran Sun , Yong Shi , Yanjia Guo , Xiangyi Sun , Ying Yang , Yun-Gui Yang , Quancheng Kan , Xin Tian
    2025, 15(3): e70270. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70270

    •YBX1 inhibits ferroptosis in HCC by regulating the RNF115-DHODH axis.

    •RNF115, an E3 ligase, mediates K27 ubiquitination and autophagic degradation of DHODH.

    •YBX1 binds to the m5C sites of RNF115 mRNA 3′-UTR and interacts with EIF4A1 to bridge the 5′-UTR, promoting mRNA circularisation and translation.

    •High expression of YBX1/RNF115 predicts the poor overall survival in HCC.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Junjing Zhang , Tongguan Tian , Xinxing Li , Kai Xu , Yao Lu , Xia Li , Xinyu Zhao , Ziyi Cui , Zhenxiang Wang , Yuefan Zhou , Yixin Xu , Hongchen Li , Yan Zhang , Yu Du , Lei Lv , Yanping Xu
    2025, 15(3): e70271. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70271

    •OTUD5 mediates GPX4 deubiquitination to regulate its stability.

    •Deletion of OTUD5 promotes ferroptosis and inhibits tumor growth.

    •Wild type p53 inhibits OTUD5 transcription, thereby promoting GPX4 degradation and inhibiting the development of gastric cancer.

    •OTUD5, GPX4 expression and p53 activity are highly correlated and correlates with clinical progression in STAD.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Zeyu Wang , Hao Wu , Zhaoxing Li , Zhukai Chen , Anqi Feng , Yuan Chu , Kang Fang , Zehua Zhang , Ziying Zhao , Zhuyun Leng , Shihan Zhang , Xiaoyuan Wang , Lingnan He , Tao Chen , Meidong Xu
    2025, 15(3): e70272. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70272

    •The role of citrullinization in cisplatin resistance of OSCC.

    •PADI4 citrullinate of PRMT2 and stabilize PRMT2.

    •PADI4 citrullinate of PRMT2 promoting the transcription of IDs family (ID1, ID2 and ID3) via histone arginine methylation.

    •PADI4 citrullinated PRMT2 affected the combination of PRMT2 and USP7.

    •PADI4 citrullinate of PRMT2 at R312 site.

    •PADI4 inhibitor GSK484 can affect the stemness of OSCC and cisplatin resistance.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLE
    Feng Zhao , Rui An , Yilei Ma , Shaobo Yu , Yuzhen Gao , Yanzhong Wang , Haitao Yu , Xinyou Xie , Jun Zhang
    2025, 15(3): e70273. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70273

    •Intratumoral Fusobacterium nucleatum exhibits significant spatial heterogeneity within breast cancer tissues.

    F. nucleatum colonization alters the expression of key proteins involved in tumour progression and migration.

    •The MAPK signalling pathway is a critical mediator of F. nucleatum-induced breast cancer cell proliferation and migration.

    •VEGFD and PAK1 are potential therapeutic targets to mitigate F. nucleatum-induced tumour progression.

  • LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
    Ksenija Nesic , Katherine Rybinski , Gayanie Ratnayake , Gwo-Yaw Ho , Ratana Lim , Marc Radke , Chloe Neagle , Elizabeth M. Swisher , Matthew J. Wakefield , Holly E. Barker , Keiji Furuuchi , Clare L. Scott , Cassandra J. Vandenberg
    2025, 15(3): e70274. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70274
  • LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
    Yufeng Liu , Chun Yan , Yushan Li , Ruoxing Zhou , Xiaoyu Lin , Qiong Meng , Sitao Li , Limei Zhong , Yanfang Tan , Wangkai Liu
    2025, 15(3): e70276. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.70276