Evidence that mutational activation of the ras genes may not be involved in aflatoxin B(1)-induced human hepatocarcinogenesis, based on sequence analysis of the ras and p53 genes.

abstract：:Sprouty (SPRY) appears to act as a tumor suppressor in cancer, whereas we reported that SPRY2 functions as a putative oncogene in colorectal cancer (CRC) [Oncogene, 2010, 29: 5241-5253]. In general, various studies established inhibition of cell proliferation by SPRY in cancer. The mechanisms by which SPRY regulates c...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Zhang Q,Shim K,Wright K,Jurkevich A,Khare S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both EGFR and HER2 are important mediators of tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Despite their best-characterized roles as plasma membrane-bound receptors, both receptors undergo nuclear translocation though the impact of this process remains unclear. In this study, we provide evidence showing that EGFR upregulates ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Han W,Carpenter RL,Cao X,Lo HW

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsatellite instability (MI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) were examined in mammary tumors induced in Sprague-Dawley x F344 F1 female rats by 2-amino-l-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP). Examination of 62 microsatellite loci revealed MI in nine of 15 (60%) PhIP-induced mammary tumors, and five of thes...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Toyota M,Ushijima T,Weisburger JH,Hosoya Y,Canzian F,Rivenson A,Imai K,Sugimura T,Nagao M

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and pattern of mutations of the ras oncogenes and the p53 tumor suppressor gene have been shown to differ among different cancer types and even among the same cancer types with different etiological backgrounds. For example, in a previous study we showed that not only the etiology but also the incidence ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Kiba T,Tsuda H,Pairojkul C,Inoue S,Sugimura T,Hirohashi S

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB) is a central participant in the metastasis and chemoresistance of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, it is not fully understood to what extent NFkappaB contributes to induction of the metastasis-associated matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9) gene and sensitivity to the commonly used chemo...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Fukuyama R,Ng KP,Cicek M,Kelleher C,Niculaita R,Casey G,Sizemore N

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic is a known human carcinogen. However, the mechanism of how arsenic induces cell transformation remains unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that long-term exposure to sodium arsenite at low-dose (2 µM) increases cell proliferation and neoplastic transformation in a mouse epidermal cell model, JB6 promotion-...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Zhang Y,Wang Q,Guo X,Miller R,Guo Y,Yang HS

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C>T substitutions at dipyrimidine sites dominate the melanoma genome. We recently analyzed the exomes of spontaneous and neonatal UVR-induced murine melanomas, noting a dramatic change in the genomic footprint at C>T substitutions in the latter. Here we re-analyzed published exome-wide footprints in human melanomas st...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Mukhopadhyay P,Roberts JA,Walker GJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MAP1S (originally named C19ORF5) is a widely distributed homolog of neuronal-specific MAP1A and MAP1B, and bridges autophagic components with microtubules and mitochondria to affect autophagosomal biogenesis and degradation. Mitochondrion-associated protein LRPPRC functions as an inhibitor for autophagy initiation to ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Jiang X,Zhong W,Huang H,He H,Jiang F,Chen Y,Yue F,Zou J,Li X,He Y,You P,Yang W,Lai Y,Wang F,Liu L

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BCL2L10 is an apoptosis-related member of the BCL-2 protein family. The role of BCL2L10 in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is poorly understood. This study was aimed to investigate the function and underlying mechanisms of BCL2L10 in HCC. BCL2L10 expression in human HCC and corresponding adjacent no...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Bai Y,Wang J,Han J,Xie XL,Ji CG,Yin J,Chen L,Wang CK,Jiang XY,Qi W,Jiang HQ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Betanin, also called beetroot red, has been extensively used as a food colorant. In this study, the chemopreventive activity of betanin by oral consumption was investigated in two mouse lung tumor models. Vinyl carbamate (VC) and benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) were used to induce lung tumors, and female A/J mice were treated ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Zhang Q,Pan J,Wang Y,Lubet R,You M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Withaferin A (WA) exhibits cancer chemopreventive efficacy in preclinical models representative of two different subtypes of breast cancer. However, the mechanism(s) underlying breast cancer chemoprevention by WA is not fully elucidated. We performed RNA-seq analyses using a non-tumorigenic mammary epithelial cell lin...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Hahm ER,Kim SH,Singh KB,Singh SV

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), a member of the tumor necrosis factor family, induces apoptosis in a variety of cancer cells. However, gastric cancer (GC) cells are insensitive to TRAIL usually. In the previous study, we showed that Periplocin could induce apoptosis in GC cells via the...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Zhao LM,Li L,Huang Y,Han LJ,Li D,Huo BJ,Dai SL,Xu LY,Zhan Q,Shan BE

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of obesity, an established risk and progression factor for postmenopausal breast cancer, remains high in US women. Activation of Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling plays a key role in the obesity-breast cancer link. However, the impact of weight normalization in obese postmenopausal wome...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： De Angel RE,Conti CJ,Wheatley KE,Brenner AJ,Otto G,Degraffenried LA,Hursting SD

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant epigenetic silencing of the tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (TIMP-3) gene that negatively regulates matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) activity has been implicated in the pathogenesis and metastasis of breast cancer. In the present study, we demonstrate that green tea polyphenols (GTP) and its ma...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Deb G,Thakur VS,Limaye AM,Gupta S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequentiation of the human genome, together with the development of high throughput technologies, particularly gene-expression profiling, is giving us the opportunity to describe biological features in a quantitative manner. Here we review the use of global gene expression analyses in cancer research. Microarray a...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： García-Escudero R,Paramio JM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2a (Cdkn2a) locus encodes two distinct tumor suppressors, p16INK4a and p19ARF, whose functions interrelate in the regulation of cell proliferation as key components of the retinoblastoma and p53 pathways, respectively. In many types of cancer, alterations of Cdkn2a abrogate the fu...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Herzog CR,Noh S,Lantry LE,Guan KL,You M

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and sensitive assay was developed to detect CAA-->AAA mutations at codon 61 of Ha-ras. The region surrounding codon 61 was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using one primer containing a mismatch at the second position of codon 60. Using this primer creates an Msel restriction enzyme site if cod...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Shinder GA,Manam S,Nichols WW

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco smoking represents an important known cause of ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Recent data from pooled analyses in consortia involving multiple case-control and cohort studies suggest that heavy (but not moderate or light) alcohol consumption also may increase pancreatic cancer risk. Animal and human evidenc...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Duell EJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex-determining region Y box (SOXs) are expressed in various cells and control cell fate and differentiation in a multitude of physiologic processes. SOX6, a main representative of SOXs, is involved in the regulation of carcinogenesis in various human malignancies. However, the role of SOX6 in clear cell renal cell ca...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Chen L,Xie Y,Ma X,Zhang Y,Li X,Zhang F,Gao Y,Fan Y,Gu L,Wang L,Zhang X,Fu B

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously found that the small GTPase Rheb regulates the cell-cycle inhibitor p27KIP1 (p27) in colon cancer cells by a mTORC1-independent mechanism. However, the biological function of the Rheb/p27 axis in cancer cells remains unknown. Here, we show that siRNA-mediated depletion of Rheb decreases survival of human...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Campos T,Ziehe J,Palma M,Escobar D,Tapia JC,Pincheira R,Castro AF

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is frequently over-expressed in human cancers and is associated with tumorigenesis, and increased tumor proliferation and progression. Also found in breast tumors with high levels is B-Myb, a transcription factor whose expression is activated b...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Hanada N,Lo HW,Day CP,Pan Y,Nakajima Y,Hung MC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Withaferin A (WA), a bioactive constituent of Ayurvedic medicine plant Withania somnifera, is a potent apoptosis inducer in cancer cells but the mechanism of cell death induction is not fully characterized. The present study was undertaken to determine the role of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), including c-...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Hahm ER,Lee J,Singh SV

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone cells are a prime target for the biological function of the fos/jun (activating protein-1 (AP-1)) transcription factor complex. Deregulated expression of c-fos or v-fos in bone cells induces tumorigenicity and the formation of non-metastatic osteosarcomas. In contrast, fos oncogenes transform fibroblasts to an in...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Rupp B,Lorenz U,Schmidt J,Werenskiold AK

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity increases colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and progression. However, the impact of obesity on CRC in women is dependent on ovarian hormone status. The purpose of this study was to determine the interactive roles of obesity and ovarian hormones on serum markers of inflammation, cell signaling, and transplanted colo...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Rondini EA,Harvey AE,Steibel JP,Hursting SD,Fenton JI

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of the present study are to investigate sub-cellular location, differential expression in different cancer stages and functional role of FAM134B in colon cancer development. FAM134B expression was studied and quantified at protein and mRNA levels in cell lines using immunocytochemistry, Western blot and real-...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Islam F,Gopalan V,Wahab R,Smith RA,Qiao B,Lam AK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA hypermethylation is associated with decreased expression of tumor suppressor genes. We previously observed decreased Fhit expression and Fhit promoter region hypermethylation in rodent tumors induced by various carcinogens, and noted that the 5' regulatory regions in the promoter, exon 1, and intron 1 were differe...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Guler G,Iliopoulos D,Han SY,Fong LY,Lubet RA,Grubbs CJ,Huebner K

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patulin (PAT), a present day major contaminant of commercial apple and apple products is reported to be carcinogenic, embryotoxic, and immunotoxic. While oral and inhalation are considered to be the most prevalent routes of exposure to this toxin, exposure through skin is now being extensively investigated. Our previo...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Alam S,Pal A,Kumar R,Dwivedi PD,Das M,Ansari KM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triptolide is an active component from a Chinese herb, Tripterygium wilfordii which has been applied for treating immune-related diseases over centuries. Recently, it was reported that a variety of cancer cell lines could be sensitized to DNA-damage based chemotherapy drugs in combination with Triptolide treatment. In...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Deng Y,Li F,He P,Yang Y,Yang J,Zhang Y,Liu J,Tong Y,Li Q,Mei X,Shu Z,Zhao Q

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, patterns of allelic imbalances (Als) in chemically induced rat mammary, colon, and bladder tumors from (Wistar Furth x Fischer 344)F1 rats are described and compared. Male F1 rats were administered azoxymethane (AOM), and colon tumors were collected at 58 wk after treatment. Female F1 rats were given ei...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Haag JD,Brasic GM,Shepel LA,Newton MA,Grubbs CJ,Lubet RA,Kelloff GJ,Gould MN

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indole-3-carbinol (I3C), an anti-cancer phytochemical derived from cruciferous vegetables, strongly inhibited proliferation and down-regulated protein levels of the melanocyte master regulator micropthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF-M) in oncogenic BRAF-V600E expressing melanoma cells in culture as well as...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Kundu A,Quirit JG,Khouri MG,Firestone GL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00