This week’s articles show how targeting a fatty acid receptor blocks metastasis, reveal the structural basis for the mechanism of action of a potassium channel, and indicate that splicing factor 1 is required for life span extension in worms.
CANCER
Inhibiting metastasis by blocking CD36
Pascual et al. show that cancer cells with a high abundance of the fatty acid receptor CD36 inititate metastasis, which can be inhibited by blockade of the receptor.
STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
Solving the structure of Slo1
Tao et al. and Hite et al. present full-length, high-resolution structures of the calcium-activated potassium channel Slo1.
PHYSIOLOGY
Extending lifespan in worms
Heintz et al. show that splicing factor 1 is required for the extension of life span in Caenorhabditis elegans by dietary restriction and the modulation of TORC1 signaling components.