简介：AbstractCell-cell communication is the basis of physiological processes and cell signals. The disease occurs when the cells do not adequately communicate and the messages are blocked. With ligand-receptor interaction databases and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) databases, we can detect intercellular signaling and reconstruct the cell-cell communications among different cell types. This review summarized the computational approaches for analyzing the cell-cell communication based on scRNA-seq data and discussed its applications in carcinogenesis and COVID-19. We believe that this review will accelerate the scRNA-seq data deciphering and facilitate the cell-cell communication studies for complex physiological processes, such as carcinogenesis and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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简介：Amonolithichybridfuelcell(MHFC)withanovelconfigurationwasproposedinanefforttoimprovethefuelcellperformanceduringinstantaneouspowerchanges.Amodifieddirectmethanolfuelcell(DMFC)withalayerofhydrousrutheniumdioxide(RuO2·xH2O)sandwichedbetweentheanodecatalystlayerandmembranewasusedtodemonstratetheprincipleoftheMHFC.ExperimentalresultsindicatethattheRuO2·xH2Olayerisequivalenttoaresistor-capacitortransmissionlineandfunctionssimilartoacapacitorinparallelwiththeanodeelectrode.TheimprovementindynamicresponseoftheMHFCwasexperimentallyconfirmedunderstepcurrentchangeandsquarecurrentpulseoperating.TheionicconductivityoftheRuO2·xH2Olayerwasalsoobtained.

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简介：CellResearchispublishedmonthlybyNaturePublishingGroupinpartnershipwithShanghaiInstitutesforBiologicalSciences(SIBS),ChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS).CellResearch,whichpublishesexclusivelyinEnglish,isChina'sleadingjournalinthelifescienceswithacurrentImpactFactorof3.426(Thomson-ISI,PA,USA2007).Thejournalisindexed/abstractedinIndexMedicus/Medline/PubMed,ScienceCitationlndex,CurrentContents-lifeSciences,SciSearchandISIWebofScience,ChemistryAbstracts,BIOSIS,VINITI,Cbinainfo(CD&Web),CJFD(CD&Web),CJCDandCEPS,etc.ScopeCellResearchisaninternationaljournalpublishingpeer-reviewedoriginalarticles,invitedreviews,commentaries,andshortcommunications.Thejournalhasaninternationalauthorshipandabroadscopeinbasicresearchofcellbiology,molecularcellbiology,includingcellgrowthanddifferentia-tion,signaltransduction,apoptosis,stemcells,development,immunology,neurosciences,plantcellbiology,chromatinmodulation,epigeneticsandtranscription.EditorialManuscriptsshouldbesubmittedonlineathttp://www.nature.com/crorhttp://www.cell-research.com.Howeverifyouhaveproblems,pleasecontactEditorialOfficeatcellres@sibs.ac.cn.DetailedInstructionsforAuthorsarealsoavailableattheabovewebsites.PublisherExceptforcompaniesbasedinmainlandChina,allbusinesscorrespondenceandenquiriesaboutsupplementpublication,sponsorshipopportunitiesandadvertisingshouldbeaddressedtoNaturePublishingGroup(NPG).NickCampbell,AssociatePublisher,ExecutiveEditor:NPGNatureAsia-Pacific,MacmillanPublishers,LockedBag1,PrahranVIC3181,Australia.Tel:+61(0)398251028;Fax:+61(0)398251010.E-mail:n.campbell@natureasia.com

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简介：GelatinaseA(MMP-2)isconsideredtoplayacriticalroleincellmigrationandinvasion.Theproteinaseiscercetedfromthecellasaninactivezymogen.InvivoitispostulatedthatactivationofprogelationaseA(proMMP-2)takesplaceonthecellsurfacemediatedbymembrane-typematrixmetalloproteinases(MT-MMPs).RecentstudieshavedemonstratedthatproMMP-2isrecruitedtothecellsurfacebyinteractingwithtissueinhibitorofmetalloproteinases-2(TIMP-2)boundtoMT1-MMPbyformingaternarycomplex.FreeMT1-MMPcloselylocatedtotheternarycomplexthenactivatesproMMP-2onthecellsurface.MT1-MMPisfoundinculturedinvasivecancercellsattheinvadopodia.TheMT-MMP/TIMP-2/MMP-2systemthusprovideslocalizedexpressionofproteolysisoftheextracellularmatrixrequiredforcellmigration.

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简介：Tostudytheroleofnaturalkiller(NK)cellsinTcellrecruitmentinmurineliverinfectedwithvirus,micewereintravenouslyinjecteddailywithanti-NK1.1^+antibodytodepleteNKcells.Lymphocytesinthelivertissueofmiceinfectedwithtype5adenovirusdepletedintheE1andE3regionswereassessedbyfluorometricactivatedcellsorting(FACS).Ex-pressionofchemokineIP-10anditsreceptorCXCR3mRNAintheliver,hepaticlymphocytesandspleentissuewereexaminedbyreversetranscriptionpolymerasechainreaction(RT-PCR).Serumalmfineaminotransferase(ALT)wasmeasuredasanindicatorofliverinjury.Itwasfoundthatinfectionofadenovimsandanfi-Fasmonoclonalantibody(mAb)intomicecausedliverinjuryandhighexpressionofinterfemn-γinducibleprotein-10(IP-10)mRNAintheliver.Anfi-NK1.1^+mAb,whichwasintraperitoneallyinjectedintothemiceinfectedwithadenovirus,suppressesTcellrecruitmentandexpressionofIP-10mRNAinthehver.Slighterhverinjurywasalsoobserved.Afterviresinfection,expressionofCXCR3mRNAinspleenandhvertissuewasobservedatdifferenttime.TheresultssuggestedthatTcellrecruitmentwasinitiatedbyNKcelldependentchemokineIP-10,whichinducedactivatedTcellspriminginthespleentothehverofthemouse.NKcellsplayedakeyroleinTcellrecruitmentintheliverofmouseinfectedwithadenovims.

简介：Inthepresentstudy,theeffectofelectroacupuncture(EA)onimmunesystemwasobservedintheratbyusingmicro-wholeblooddirectimmunofluoreseenceStainingassaytodetectchangesoftheperipheralbloodTlymphocytesubgroupandemployingredbloodcell(RBC)C3breceptor-yeastrosettetestandredbloodcell-ICrosettetesttoanalyzeerythroeyticimmunefunction.ResultsshowedthatafterEAof“Zusanli”(ST36),CD4^+,RBC-C3bRRandRBC-ICRintheperipheralbloodofthenormalratsincreasedsignificantlywhileCD8^+hadnoanyconsiderablechangesandapositivecorrelationbetweenCD4+andRBC-C3bRRwasfound.Inimmuoosuppressionmodelrats,thevaluesofCD4^+andRBC-C3bRRwereobviouslylowerthanthoseofthenormalcontrolgroupwhileCD8^+hadnoanystrikingchanges;butafterEAtreatment,therewerenoevidentdifferencesbetweenEAgroupandnormalcontrolgroupintheabove-mentionedindexes.Therewerealsonoanysignificantdifferencesbetweennon-acupointgroupandnormalcontrolgroupinthoseindexes.ResultssuggestthatEAof“Zusanli”(ST36)canraiseTcellimmunefunctionandRBCadhesionfunctioninbothnormalratsandimmunosuppressionmodelrats,bothofwhichpresentapositivecorrelation.

简介：AbstractBackground:Circular RNA ciRS-7 has been reported to be involved in the progression of various cancers. However, ciRS-7 expression and its role in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) progression remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effect of ciRS-7 expression on ccRCC and the related signaling pathway.Methods:ciRS-7 expression was analyzed using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in 87 pairs of ccRCC and matched adjacent normal tissues. The role of ciRS-7 in ccRCC cell proliferation and invasion was determined using the cell counting kit-8 and invasion assays, respectively. Potential mechanisms underlying the role of ciRS-7 in promoting ccRCC progression were explored by Western blotting. The relationship between the expression of ciRS-7 and features of ccRCC was analyzed by the Chi-square test and progression-free survival was determined using a Kaplan-Meier plot.Results:ciRS-7 was overexpressed in ccRCC tissues compared with that in matched adjacent normal tissues. In addition, ciRS-7 up-regulation was closely associated with tumor diameter (P = 0.050), clinical stage (P = 0.009), and distant metastasis (P = 0.007). ciRS-7 knockdown in 786O and 769P cells markedly inhibited their proliferative and invasive abilities. In addition, ciRS-7 inhibition reduced phosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptor (p-EGFR) and phosphorylated serine/threonine kinase (p-Akt) levels.Conclusions:ciRS-7 up-regulation could promote ccRCC cell proliferation and invasion, which may be related with the EGFR/Akt signaling pathway. ciRS-7 might be a potential ccRCC therapeutic target.

简介：Thedendriticcellsystemcontainsconventionaldendriticcells(DCs)andplasmacytoidpre-dendriticcells(pDCs).BothDCsandpDCsarebonemarrowderivedcells.AlthoughthecommonfunctionsofDCsareantigen-processingandT-lymphocyteactivation,theydifferinsurfacemarkers,migratorypatterns,andcytokineoutput.ThesedifferencescandeterminethefateoftheTcellstheyactivate.SeveralsubsetsofmatureDCshavebeendescribedinbothmouseandhumanandthedevelopmentalprocessesofthesespecializedDCsubsetshavebeenstudiedextensively.TheoriginalconceptthatallDCswereofmyeloidoriginwasquestionedbyseveralrecentstudies,whichdemonstratedthatinadditiontotheDCsderivedfrommyeloidprecursors,someDCscouldalsobeefficientlygeneratedfromlymphoid-restrictedprecursors.Moreover,ithasbeenshownrecentlythatbothconventionalDCsandpDCscanbegeneratedbytheFlt3expressinghemopoieticprogenitorsregardlessoftheirmyeloid-orlymphoid-origin.ThesefindingssuggestanearlydevelopmentalflexibilityofprecursorsforDCsandpDCs.ThisreviewsummarizessomerecentobservationsonthedevelopmentofDCsysteminbothhumanandmouse.