KIT polymorphisms were associated with the risk for head and neck squamous carcinoma in Chinese population.

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：:The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the nuclear accident at Chernobyl raised the question of prenatal sensitivity to ionizing radiation-induced cancer. In this study, mice were exposed to single doses of gamma-radiation (0.2-2.0 Gy) at different embryonic stages. The tumor incidence increased with dose fr...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Lumniczky K,Antal S,Unger E,Wunderlich L,Hidvégi EJ,Sáfrány G

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angelica gigas Nakai (AGN) root ethanol extract exerts anti-cancer activity in several allograft and xenograft models. Here we examined its chemopreventive efficacy through gavage administration against primary carcinogenesis in the transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate (TRAMP) model. Male C57BL/6 TRAMP mice and...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Zhang J,Wang L,Zhang Y,Li L,Tang S,Xing C,Kim SH,Jiang C,Lü J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) plays a critical role in the development, progression, and metastasis of a variety of cancers, including non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The objective of the current study is to unravel the upstream signaling of AEG-1. A cohort of 28 NSCLC tissues and 30 normal tissues were collec...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Li YH,Xu CL,He CJ,Pu HH,Liu JL,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human p53 gene, a putative tumor suppressor gene, has a polymorphism in amino acid residue 72. We recently developed a method of detecting codon 72 polymorphism in this gene by digestion of polymerase chain reaction-amplified DNA using an allele-specific restriction endonuclease. This polymorphism allows the ident...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Oka K,Ishikawa J,Bruner JM,Takahashi R,Saya H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The WW domain-containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) gene is an identified tumor suppressor gene, of which several single nucleotide polymorphisms have been reported to contribute to cancer susceptibility. We hypothesized that genetic variations in WWOX are associated with lung cancer risk. In two independent case-control s...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Huang D,Qiu F,Yang L,Li Y,Cheng M,Wang H,Ma G,Wang Y,Hu M,Ji W,Zhou Y,Lu J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have shown that aberrant microRNA (miRNA) expression is associated with the development and progression of various types of human cancer and serum miRNAs are potential biomarkers. This study examined whether some commonly deregulated miRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are presented in serum of p...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Xu J,Wu C,Che X,Wang L,Yu D,Zhang T,Huang L,Li H,Tan W,Wang C,Lin D

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human lung cancers, alterations of both a dominant oncogene (ras) and a tumor suppressor gene (p53) have been identified. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of mRNA was used to amplify the c-Ki-ras-2 and p53 genes from Syrian golden hamsters. The PCR products were confirmed by predicted-size analysis, probing...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Oreffo VI,Lin HW,Gumerlock PH,Kraegel SA,Witschi H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of G4 DNA may occur in the course of replication and transcription, and contribute to genomic instability. We have quantitated abundance of G4 motifs and potential for G4 DNA formation of the nontemplate strand of 5' exons and introns of transcripts of human genes. We find that, for all human genes, G4 motif...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Eddy J,Maizels N

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein EPHB4 plays a vital role in various tumor types. However, few studies into the function of circ-EPHB4 (hsa_circ_0001730) in tumors have been conducted. This study aimed to investigate the functions of circ-EPHB4 and the underlying mechanism of circ-EPHB4 in regulating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The ex...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Tan Y,Du B,Zhan Y,Wang K,Wang X,Chen B,Wei X,Xiao J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is recognized as one of the malignant tumors with poor prognosis. UAP1L1 (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-1-like-1) affects numerous biological processes, which is a key regulator of the development of malignant tumors. The biological function and molecular mechanism of UAP1L1 in ESCC...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Xiao X,Jiang L,Hu H,Huang Y,Yang L,Jiao Y,Wei G

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A model of neoplastic transformation by the combination of SV40 large T antigen (LT), SV40 small T antigen (ST), oncogenic Ras, and human telomerase reverse trasncriptase subunit (hTERT) has become established and replicated in primary human fibroblasts, however, there is no report on human hepatocytes. Here we use ce...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Sun B,Chen M,Hawks C,Hornsby PJ,Wang X

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth hormone receptor (GHR) and growth hormone-binding protein (GH-BP) expression were characterized in liver nodules and hepatomas from male Wistar rats. The mRNA levels of GHR and GH-BP, studied by northern blot analysis and solution hybridization, were 35-50% (in nodules) and 2-6% (in hepatomas) of the level ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Levinovitz A,Husman B,Eriksson LC,Norstedt G,Andersson G

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene amplification contributes to carcinogenesis by enhancing proto-oncogene activity and causing chromosomal instability. The ease of detecting amplified tumor-virus sequences has encouraged use of this system as a surrogate for studying the molecular events involved in endogenous gene amplification. We report here a...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Rossman TG,Wolosin D

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common malignant tumor with poor prognosis. And different individuals respond to the same drug differently. Increasing evidence has confirmed that metabolism reprogramming was involved in the drug sensitivity of tumor cells. However, the potential molecular mechanism of 5...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Cui Y,Yang D,Wang W,Zhang L,Liu H,Ma S,Guo W,Yao M,Zhang K,Li W,Zhang Y,Guan F

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge about the role of calcium-regulated pathways in cancer cell growth and differentiation could be useful for the development of new therapeutic approaches to diminish its mortality. The ATP2A genes encode for SERCA pumps, which modulate cytosolic Ca2+ concentration, regulating various cellular processes in...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Meneses-Morales I,Izquierdo-Torres E,Flores-Peredo L,Rodríguez G,Hernández-Oliveras A,Zarain-Herzberg Á

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DPC4/SMAD4 is a candidate tumor suppressor gene with a strikingly high frequency of gene alterations in pancreatic cancer that suggests a discrete role for DPC4 in these tumors. DPC4 tumor-suppressive function has been implicated to mediate the transforming growth factor-beta (TGFbeta)-suppressive pathway; however, in...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Dai JL,Schutte M,Bansal RK,Wilentz RE,Sugar AY,Kern SE

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBA)-induced rat esophageal tumorigenesis is an important model for squamous cell carcinoma of the human esophagus. In this model, previous studies have shown that the GGA-->GAA Ha-ras codon 12 mutation is present in the majority of papillomas. No other Ha-ras mutation has been identified....

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Liston BW,Gupta A,Nines R,Carlton PS,Kresty LA,Harris GK,Stoner GD

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) can function as both an autocrine and a paracrine growth factor and may therefore play a role in ovarian tumor progression. TNF alpha initiates multiple cellular responses, many of which are mediated through the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways, which transduce signals ...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Yazlovitskaya EM,Pelling JC,Persons DL

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diet-derived butyrate, a histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDI), decreases proliferation and increases apoptosis in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells via epigenetic changes in gene expression. Other HDIs such as suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) and trichostatin A (TSA) have similar effects. This study examined the role...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Humphreys KJ,Cobiac L,Le Leu RK,Van der Hoek MB,Michael MZ

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:The Ron receptor tyrosine kinase is overexpressed in approximately half of all human colon cancers. Increased Ron expression positively correlates with tumor progression, and reduction of Ron levels in human colon adenocarcinoma cells reverses their tumorigenic properties. Nearly all colon tumors demonstrate loss of t...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Meyer SE,Waltz SE,Goss KH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice with conditional gene deletions have been extremely valuable in allowing investigators to study the genes of interest in a tissue-specific manner. The Cre-loxP recombination system provides a powerful tool to produce targeted rearrangements of particular genes. The keratin 5-Cre recombinase (K5Cre) transgenic mou...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Chan EL,Peace BE,Toney K,Kader SA,Pathrose P,Collins MH,Waltz SE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary heterocyclic aromatic amines (HCA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are both believed to play a role in colon carcinogenesis, and are both substrate for the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX). In HCA-7 cells, highly expressing isoform COX-2, we investigated the effects of PUFA on prostaglandin synthesis and DNA...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Moonen HJ,Dommels YE,van Zwam M,van Herwijnen MH,Kleinjans JC,Alink GM,de Kok TM

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies show that elevated insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) levels are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer; however, mechanisms through which IGF-1 promotes mammary tumorigenesis in vivo have not been fully elucidated. To assess the possible involvement of COX-2 signaling in the pro-tumorigenic effe...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Tian J,Lambertz I,Berton TR,Rundhaug JE,Kiguchi K,Shirley SH,Digiovanni J,Conti CJ,Fischer SM,Fuchs-Young R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase activity is suppressed in normal human somatic tissues but is activated in cancer cells and immortal cell lines. The reverse transcriptase (RT) subunit human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) is the key regulator of telomerase activity. The hTERT promoter contains E-box elements and may allow upstrea...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Chang JT,Yang HT,Wang TC,Cheng AJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Centchroman (CC), a female oral contraceptive, has been shown to possess breast anti-cancer activities. Recently, we have shown CC-mediated antimetastatic effect through reversal of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer. The loss of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) has been shown to promote EMT in b...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Khan S,Shukla S,Sinha S,Meeran SM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canonical Wnt signaling is altered in most cases of colorectal cancer. Experimental evidence indicates that protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) may play either positive or negative roles in Wnt signaling but its precise in vivo functions remain elusive. In this work, using colon cultured cell lines we showed that basal PP2A...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Carmen Figueroa-Aldariz M,Castañeda-Patlán MC,Santoyo-Ramos P,Zentella A,Robles-Flores M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the importance of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in bladder carcinogenesis, we determined the status of the expression of the MDM-2 and p53 genes and genetic alterations in the p53 gene in five bladder carcinoma cell lines and one kidney urothelial carcinoma cell line. Overexpression of MDM-2 mRNA...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Cheng YT,Li YL,Wu JD,Long SB,Tzai TS,Tzeng CC,Lai MD

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression profile of adenoma induced by 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) in A/J mice was compared with that of normal lung tissue by suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH). The mRNAs of surfactant-associated protein A (SP-A) and lysozyme showed characteristically higher transcription in t...

journal_title：Molecular carcinogenesis

authors： Okubo C,Morishita Y,Minami Y,Ishiyama T,Kano J,Iijima T,Noguchi M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00