Moreover, research demonstrates that natural progesterone can play an important
role in tumor reduction.
Because programmed cell death goes awry in leukemias and other cancers, Hu is currently examining lincRNA - EPS's function in normal and diseased human cells in an effort to determine whether it plays
a role in tumor development and growth.
Laboratory research from the University of Chicago Medicine and a genetic study from the University of North Carolina Medical Center both argue that the mu opioid receptor plays an important
role in tumor progression and support a therapeutic role for opioid antagonists.
Epigenetic alterations play a crucial
role in tumor progression.
Cellular senescence is a major contributor to tissue aging and plays a context - dependent
role in tumor development.
These signaling molecules may also play
a role in tumor development in other organs, and are being evaluated in melanoma and other tumor types.
«I am thrilled to have made a difference in the lives of cancer patients and to be recognized by fellow scientists for my part in the discovery of the PD - 1 / PD - L1 and PD - L2 pathway and
its role in tumor immune evasion.
Among the 108 genomes assessed, there were 23 genes harboring non-silent mutations in at least three independent tumors, suggesting an important
role in tumor development or growth.
We conclude that p21 plays a significant
role in tumor suppression, which is more important than that of Bax but weaker than that of p53 or its upstream regulators ATM and p19ARF.
As an assistant professor at the Boston University Medical School, she became interested in the control of cellular senescence and
its role in tumor suppression and aging.
Therefore, mutation (s) in alternate reading frame protein dysregulate p53 function and play
a role in tumor immune evasion.
The researchers discovered a single letter variant located in TP53, a gene known to play a central
role in tumor biology and for accumulating so called somatic mutations, during the development of cancer in patients.
As important mediators of cell adhesive behavior, integrins play a critical
role in tumor progression and metastasis.
«It was surprising to find that LECs can play such an active and significant
role in tumor spread.»
Investigators found that NPTX2 was expressed in all stages of kidney cancer, especially metastasis, which suggests it plays an important
role in tumor development and progression.
This lengthy period of time, compared to a mouse's lifetime, indicates that additional factors play
a role in tumor development.
Although these mutations are thought to initiate colorectal cancer, it has not been clear whether Apc inactivation also plays
a role in tumor growth and survival once cancer has already developed.
Although BRCA1's
role in tumor initiation is well known, the fact that it also seems to be involved in tumor progression comes as a surprise, says Eliot Rosen, a molecular biologist at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
After identifying FAK's
role in tumor development, François started looking for ways to get it in check.
MDSCs are immune cells originating from bone marrow stem cells that possess strong immunosuppressive abilities and are known to play
a role in tumor formation and metastasis.
A form of genetic variation, called differential RNA splicing, may have
a role in tumor aggressiveness and drug resistance in African American men with prostate cancer.
These findings also have implications for treatment of cancer and other disorders, such as obesity, in which M2 macrophage cells play a regulatory
role in tumor growth and fat deposition.
Correspondingly, a large number of genes with no direct
role in tumor progression also are deleted as a result of their proximity to tumor suppressor genes.
Therefore, miRNA network is considered to play critical
roles in tumor initiation and progression.
Not exact matches
He had temporarily stepped down from his CEO
role in November after a
tumor appeared.
Prior to this
role, Derek was a Senior Associate on the Landscape Team within the TechAtlas division of RA Capital, where he mapped competitive landscapes
in the solid
tumor oncology space and performed
in - depth analyses of pharma pipelines.
This observation has implications for understanding the
role of EGFR
in capsaicin - mediated survival of
tumors.
«We also confirmed a
role in PDAC
tumor maintenance as inhibition of PRMT1
in patient - derived mouse models significantly inhibited
tumor growth and extended survival,» said Giuliani.
In this special section of Science, expert contributors retrace the long and tortuous path leading to the mapping and identification of the BRCA1 gene; discuss the ways in which BRCA mutation status has been integrated into the clinical management of patients in high - risk families; and highlight the role of the BRCA proteins in preserving the structural and numerical integrity of chromosomes throughout the cell cycle, a function that may explain their tumor suppressor activit
In this special section of Science, expert contributors retrace the long and tortuous path leading to the mapping and identification of the BRCA1 gene; discuss the ways
in which BRCA mutation status has been integrated into the clinical management of patients in high - risk families; and highlight the role of the BRCA proteins in preserving the structural and numerical integrity of chromosomes throughout the cell cycle, a function that may explain their tumor suppressor activit
in which BRCA mutation status has been integrated into the clinical management of patients
in high - risk families; and highlight the role of the BRCA proteins in preserving the structural and numerical integrity of chromosomes throughout the cell cycle, a function that may explain their tumor suppressor activit
in high - risk families; and highlight the
role of the BRCA proteins
in preserving the structural and numerical integrity of chromosomes throughout the cell cycle, a function that may explain their tumor suppressor activit
in preserving the structural and numerical integrity of chromosomes throughout the cell cycle, a function that may explain their
tumor suppressor activity.
to better understand the
role they have
in tumor progression.
In the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the scientists demonstrate that the protein ZEB1 plays a particularly important role: It limits the production of the binding proteins E-cadherin and Epcam — both in the fish embryo and in the tumor cel
In the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the scientists demonstrate that the protein ZEB1 plays a particularly important
role: It limits the production of the binding proteins E-cadherin and Epcam — both
in the fish embryo and in the tumor cel
in the fish embryo and
in the tumor cel
in the
tumor cell.
Several studies have supported a
role for cancer stem cells
in the aggressive brain
tumors called glioblastoma, but those studies involved inducing human
tumors to grow
in mice, and as such their relevance to cancer
in humans has been questioned.
Potential
role of intratumor bacteria
in mediating
tumor resistance to the chemotherapeutic drug gemcitabine.
«Mus81 really does play a critical
role»
in suppressing
tumors, says Stephen West, a biochemist at Cancer Research UK
in London.
Although normal inflammation plays an important
role in helping to fight off infections, there is mounting evidence that chronic inflammation is linked to increased risk of
tumor development.
DAP12 plays a critical
role in activating the NK cells» cytotoxic pathways; therefore, lower levels of DAP12
in NK cells results
in a reduced ability to target
tumor cells.
A rare - stem like
tumor cell, which plays a critical
role in the spread of breast cancer, is identified with immunostaining for the?
Their study,
in the journal Oncotarget, is the most extensive analysis to date of gene expression's
role in ccRCC
tumor growth and metastasis.
Indeed,
tumors contain a lot of specific macrophages that play a decisive
role in the formation of blood vessels.
Rare stem - like
tumor cells play a critical
role in the spread of breast cancer, but a vulnerability
in the pathway that powers them offers a strategy to target these cells using existing drugs before metastatic disease occurs, report University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center researchers.
In an article titled, «Allergen Induced Pulmonary Inflammation Enhances Mammary Tumor Growth and Metastasis: Role of CH13L1,» featured on the cover of the current issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, this new research suggests inflammation raises the level of a known biomarker of cancer, called «chitinase -3-like-1» or «CHI3L1,» in the inflamed tissue, which leads to increased metastasis and faster cancer growth in that tissu
In an article titled, «Allergen Induced Pulmonary Inflammation Enhances Mammary
Tumor Growth and Metastasis:
Role of CH13L1,» featured on the cover of the current issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, this new research suggests inflammation raises the level of a known biomarker of cancer, called «chitinase -3-like-1» or «CHI3L1,»
in the inflamed tissue, which leads to increased metastasis and faster cancer growth in that tissu
in the inflamed tissue, which leads to increased metastasis and faster cancer growth
in that tissu
in that tissue.
«We conclude that KIF1B - β plays a key
role in the decision between life and death for neural crest cells and
tumors originating from the neural crest,» says Susanne Schlisio.
Cheng and colleagues did experiments using human cells and identified hnRNPM's
role in controlling the processes linked to
tumor metastasis.
In the present study, the researchers take a closer look at the role of Numb in these tumor
In the present study, the researchers take a closer look at the
role of Numb
in these tumor
in these
tumors.
The researchers identified a genetic mutation
in the
tumor cells that plays a
role in both the growth and the death of a cell.
The research team behind the new study previously discovered that genes mutated
in some of the
tumors play a central
role in determining whether neural crest cells live or die.
In a previous study, his team worked with other collaborators to identify the potential
role of extra copies of the
tumor suppressor gene (p53) that increase the elephant's ability to eliminate pre-cancerous cells with DNA damage.
«This is the first time the 3 - D culturing method has been used to predict the effectiveness of different drugs on
tumors from individual patients,» said graduate student Alex Walsh, who has played a key
role in developing the test.
«This is the best example that NF1 is a
tumor suppressor,» says David Viskochil, a geneticist at the University of Utah, although he cautions that the case is not yet closed: There still could be other genes that play a
role in NF
tumor development.
Researchers have identified a group of immune system genes that may play a
role in how long people can live after developing a common type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme, a
tumor of the glial cells
in the brain.