MicroRNA 218 acts as a tumor
suppressor by targeting multiple cancer phenotype - associated genes in medulloblastoma.
On the other hand, aberrant expression of miR - 7 was observed in glioblastomas, and it has been characterized as a putative tumor
suppressor by targeting EGFR and AKT (23, 24).
Not exact matches
The integral
suppressor seal has a one - piece design to provide a seal against compression leakage and improve the spark plug's lifespan
by metering energy.
Furthermore, the team found that ONA inhibited the pro-tumor functions of myeloid derived
suppressor cells (MDSC), which are closely associated with the suppression of the anti-tumor immune response of host lymphocytes,
by using preclinical sarcoma model.
Looking to target a key pathway in order to interfere with the processes that lead to tumor spread, a research team led
by Irwin H. Gelman, Ph.D., of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has identified a new
suppressor of cancer metastasis that may point the way toward development of more effective treatments for prostate cancers and other malignant solid tumors.
Using a genome - wide genetic screen, Dr. Gelman and colleagues identified a previously unknown metastasis
suppressor — the FOXO4 protein, which belongs to a family of genes that are produced
by all human cells.
Onion A increases anti-tumor immune response
by inhibiting the immune suppression actions of macrophage and myeloid derived
suppressor cells (MDSC).
Working with colleagues at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Martin identified two individuals who had the characteristics of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, which is usually caused
by a mutation that inactivates one of a person's two copies of the tumor
suppressor gene MLH1, but who showed no signs of mutation.
Finding drugs that reactivate the tumour
suppressor protein p16 silenced
by methylation would also be a boon.
Now, in a provocative study that raises unsettling questions about the widespread use of vitamin supplements, Swedish researchers have showed that relatively low doses of antioxidants spur the growth of early lung tumors in cancer - prone mice, perhaps
by hindering a well - known tumor
suppressor gene.
Along with finding that the tumor
suppressor protein SIRT6 is inactive in around 30 percent of cases of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the team identified the precise pathway
by which SIRT6 suppresses PDAC development, a mechanism different from the way it suppresses colorectal cancer.
A study in this week's Neuron provides key evidence that DNA methylation — also known to occur as cancerous cells divide, when tumor
suppressor genes are silenced — occurs in adult brains and can be triggered
by environmental cues.
In their research on young mice, for instance, all the subjects died when they were infected with the Nodamura virus, but when Ding's researchers removed the
suppressor protein called B2 from the virus, the infected mice began producing huge armies of the virus - attacking siRNAs and lived, unaffected
by the otherwise lethal infection.
A study published in Molecular Cancer Research reveals that a tumor
suppressor gene p16 is turned off
by a histone mutation (H3.3 K27M), which is found in up to 70 percent of childhood brain tumors called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
A neuro - oncology research team at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center, led
by the Director Mark A. Israel, MD with first author Gilbert J. Rahme, PhD, recently identified the transcription factor Id4 as a
suppressor of tumor cell invasion in glioblastoma.
The researchers further found that miR - 486 is itself regulated
by the tumor -
suppressor gene p53, the most frequently altered gene in human cancers, and that activity of miR - 486 is partially dependent upon functional p53.
The tumor
suppressor p53 does all it can to prevent oncogenes from transforming normal cells into tumor cells
by killing defective cells or causing them to become inactive.
This paracrine effect was brought about
by the tumor
suppressor Par - 4, which specifically kills cancer cells.
By searching for gene deletion patterns in cancer through a concept the investigators call «synthetic essentiality,» the team identified a synthetic essential gene known as chromatin helicase DNA - binding factor (CHD1) as a therapeutic target for prostate and breast cancers lacking a tumor
suppressor gene called phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN).
A new study led
by University of Kentucky researchers suggests that activating the tumor
suppressor p53 in normal cells causes them to secrete Par - 4, another potent tumor
suppressor protein that induces cell death in cancer cells.
RUNX3 is a tumour
suppressor gene that prevents the formation of tumours
by binding to DNA.
These effects are partly mediated
by tumor
suppressor p53, which is frequently mutated in human cancers.
After the KRAS mutation was induced
by the researchers, other mutations in what are known as tumor
suppressor genes developed.
A significant finding
by the team was that either the mutant KRAS gene or another cancer gene is amplified, depending on which tumor
suppressor gene is affected and to what degree its function is impaired.
«This function for BAI1 may have implications for cancer biology, since MDM2 can function as an oncogene
by degrading important tumor
suppressors like p53.»
Now, results of a new study
by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists suggests a powerful role for the protein in normal breast cells, acting as a tumor
suppressor that halts abnormal cell growth.
The scientists are planning further study of HOXA5's role in breast cancer, following up on this work and a study published
by Sukumar's lab in 2000 that showed a connection between low levels of HOXA5 and the well - known tumor
suppressor protein p53.
About three - fourths of renal cell carcinoma cases are marked
by a missing VHL tumor -
suppressor gene, which keeps healthy cells from developing into tumors.
Since 1971, the standard tumor
suppressor model has held that cancer is caused
by a «two - hit» cascade in which first one copy and then the second copy of a gene becomes mutated.
In this study, published in the journal Cell Reports, and led
by Dr. Esteban Ballestar (IDIBELL), the comparison of the epigenetic profiles between dendritic cells and myeloid - derived
suppressor cells has allowed them to identify the existence of specific epigenetic alterations that associated with the development of myeloid - derived
suppressor cells as a result of exposure to prostaglandin E2.
Dr. Shawn Li, PhD, and his team at Western's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, identified that a protein called Numb functions to promote the death of cancer cells
by binding to and stabilizing a tumor
suppressor protein called p53 - a master regulator of cell death.
Importantly, about 70 percent of LFS families have a mutation in their version of the gene TP53, which is the blueprint for protein p53, well known
by the nickname «the tumor
suppressor.»
In fact, KLF4 blocks senescence and apoptosis
by repressing transcription of P53, whereas it can activate P21 - dependent cell - cycle arrest, and therefore, KLF4 can function both as a tumor
suppressor and an oncogene (33, 34).
Synthetic lethality - based strategy has been developed to identify therapeutic targets in cancer harboring tumor
suppressor gene mutations, as exemplified
by the effectiveness of PARP inhibitors in BRCA1 / 2 - mutated tumors.
It has been known for a number of years that PREX2 is a GTP / GDP exchange factor that inhibits a tumor
suppressor protein called PTEN, and that this process can promote tumorigenesis
by activating the PI3K signaling pathway (Fine et al., 2009; Hodakoski et al., 2014; Figure 1A).
In breast cancer, miR - 7 was shown to block invasiveness and tumorigenic potential
by targeting PAK, which is consistent with the idea of tumor
suppressor function of miR - 7 (25).
Loss of tumor
suppressor p53 decreases PTEN expression and enhances signaling pathways leading to activation of activator protein 1 and nuclear factor kappaB induced
by UV radiation.
Exchange protein activated
by cyclic AMP (Epac)- mediated induction of
suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS - 3) in vascular endothelial cells.
Inactivation of the tumor
suppressor gene RASSF1A
by promoter hypermethylation represents a key event underlying the initiation and progression of lung cancer.
The product of the p53 tumor
suppressor gene is discovered independently
by several groups: Lionel Crawford and David Lane; Albert Deleo and Lloyd Old; and Arnold Levine.
We demonstrate that the alpha2 beta1 integrin is a metastasis
suppressor of breast cancer and we identify key mechanistic steps in the metastatic cascade enhanced
by loss of alpha2 beta1 integrin expression.
Although persistent loss of IGF - 1R expression ultimately induced cell stasis and death, both of these processes are regulated
by the tumor
suppressor gene p53 that is commonly mutated in human prostate cancers.
TRB3 is stimulated in diabetic kidneys, regulated
by the ER stress marker CHOP, and is a
suppressor of podocyte MCP - 1.
These results suggest that MSC mediate allogeneic tolerance
by directing APC towards a
suppressor or inhibitory phenotype that results in an attenuated or regulatory T cell response.
The suppression of LCMV - specific CTL responses
by carrier spleen cells is not mediated
by a
suppressor cell, but is due to the presence of genetic variants of LCMV in spleens of carrier mice.
LKB1, originally identified as a tumor
suppressor protein, is currently thought as a critical regulator of cellular metabolism and growth
by controlling the activity of AMP - activated protein kinase (AMPK) and also 12 other kinases that are closely related to AMPK.
This is unusual for a tumor
suppressor: most will reduce life span
by inhibiting regeneration and tissue maintenance at higher levels.
Identification of
Suppressors of mbk - 2 / DYRK
by Whole - Genome Sequencing.
P53: The protein p53 plays the role of tumor
suppressor, but creating a general increase in p53 levels will, in addition to reducing cancer incidence, also accelerate aging
by reducing tissue maintenance through the creation of new cells.
This is also shown
by Beyth et al 117 who suggest that human MSC converted APC into an inhibitory or
suppressor phenotype via cell - to - cell contact, thus locking DC into a semi-mature state and thereby inducing peripheral tolerance.