GADD45 proteins: central players in tumorigenesis

RE Tamura, JF de Vasconcellos… - Current molecular …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The Growth Arrest and DNA Damage-inducible 45 (GADD45) proteins have been implicated
in regulation of many cellular functions including DNA repair, cell cycle control, senescence …

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic developments

Q Tao, ATC Chan - Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2007 - cambridge.org
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a prevalent tumour in southern China and southeast
Asia, particularly in the Cantonese population, where its incidence has remained high for …

A novel function of the proneural factor Ascl1 in progenitor proliferation identified by genome-wide characterization of its targets

DS Castro, B Martynoga, C Parras… - Genes & …, 2011 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Proneural genes such as Ascl1 are known to promote cell cycle exit and neuronal
differentiation when expressed in neural progenitor cells. The mechanisms by which …

microRNA miR-196a-2 and breast cancer: a genetic and epigenetic association study and functional analysis

AE Hoffman, T Zheng, C Yi, D Leaderer, J Weidhaas… - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
Increasing evidence has suggested that microRNAs (miRNA) play an important role in
tumorigenesis. As transcriptional regulators, altered miRNA expression may affect many …

The long noncoding RNA LUCAT1 promotes tumorigenesis by controlling ubiquitination and stability of DNA methyltransferase 1 in esophageal squamous cell …

JH Yoon, BH You, CH Park, YJ Kim, JW Nam, SK Lee - Cancer letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Available targeted therapies for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) are limited;
thus, further genetic and epigenetic studies are needed. Recently, many long noncoding …

Single-cell analyses reveal early thymic progenitors and pre-B cells in zebrafish

SA Rubin, CS Baron, C Pessoa Rodrigues… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
The zebrafish has proven to be a valuable model organism for studying hematopoiesis, but
relatively little is known about zebrafish immune cell development and functional diversity …

Altered microRNA expression in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia

J Lian, X Zhang, H Tian, N Liang, Y Wang… - Reproductive biology …, 2009 - Springer
Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small non-coding RNA molecules, are
indicated to play essential roles in spermatogenesis. However, little is known about the …

BDNF is a negative modulator of morphine action

JW Koo, MS Mazei-Robison, D Chaudhury, B Juarez… - science, 2012 - science.org
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a key positive regulator of neural plasticity,
promoting, for example, the actions of stimulant drugs of abuse such as cocaine. We …

Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta: can it be a target for oral cancer

R Mishra - Molecular cancer, 2010 - Springer
Despite progress in treatment approaches for oral cancer, there has been only modest
improvement in patient outcomes in the past three decades. The frequent treatment failure is …

WNT5A Exhibits Tumor-Suppressive Activity through Antagonizing the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling, and Is Frequently Methylated in Colorectal Cancer

J Ying, H Li, J Yu, KM Ng, FF Poon, SCC Wong… - Clinical cancer …, 2008 - AACR
Purpose: Aberrant activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is associated with
multiple tumors including colorectal cancer (CRC). WNT5A is a member of the …