The lncRNA MACC1-AS1 promotes gastric cancer cell metabolic plasticity via AMPK/Lin28 mediated mRNA stability of MACC1.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recognition of pathogens by immune receptors leads to activation of macrophages, dendritic cells, and lymphocytes. Signals are communicated to enhance expression of target molecules such as cytokines and adhesion molecules, depending on activation of various inducible transcription factors, among which the f...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Kracklauer MP,Schmidt C

更新日期：2003-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In previously published studies, oncolytic adenovirus-mediated gene therapy has produced good results in targeting cancer cells. However, safety and efficacy, the two most important aspects in cancer therapy, remain serious challenges. The specific expression or deletion of replication related genes in an ad...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Xu HN,Huang WD,Cai Y,Ding M,Gu JF,Wei N,Sun LY,Cao X,Li HG,Zhang KJ,Liu XR,Liu XY

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To test if the expression of Smad1-8 mRNAs were predictive of survival in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:We analyzed, prospectively, the expression of Smad1-8, by means of Ribonuclease Protection Assay in 48 primary, operable, oral SCC. In addition, 21 larynx, 10 orop...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Mangone FR,Walder F,Maistro S,Pasini FS,Lehn CN,Carvalho MB,Brentani MM,Snitcovsky I,Federico MH

更新日期：2010-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antisense (AS) induced down-regulation of uPAR in ACCS adenoid-cyctic carcinoma cells decreased the cellular adhesion and invasion on various extracellular matrices. Additionally, ACCS-AS cells showed an increased EGFR expression and other behavioral similarities to NA-SCC, a typical highly proliferative but...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Abu-Ali S,Fotovati A,Shirasuna K

更新日期：2008-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor metabolism is a thrilling discipline that focuses on mechanisms used by cancer cells to earn crucial building blocks and energy to preserve growth and overcome resistance to various treatment modalities. At the same time, therapies directed specifically against aberrant signalling pathways driven by protein tyro...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Poliaková M,Aebersold DM,Zimmer Y,Medová M

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survivin is a dual function protein. It inhibits the apoptosis of cells by inhibiting caspases, and also promotes cell growth by stabilizing microtubules during mitosis. Over-expression of survivin has been demonstrated to induce drug-resistance to various chemo-therapeutic agents such as cisplatin (DNA dama...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Cheung CH,Chen HH,Kuo CC,Chang CY,Coumar MS,Hsieh HP,Chang JY

更新日期：2009-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Darpp-32 and t-Darpp are expressed in several forms of breast cancer. Both are transcribed from the gene PPP1R1B via alternative promoters. In humans, Darpp-32 is expressed in both normal and malignant breast tissue, whereas t-Darpp has only been found in malignant breast tissue. The exact biological functio...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Christenson JL,Kane SE

更新日期：2014-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For long, natural killer (NK) cells have been suspected to play a critical role in suppressing the development of spontaneous metastases in cancer patients. Despite a wide range of studies it remains unclear so far to what extent primary tumor growth together with formation of distant metastases and NK cell ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Brodbeck T,Nehmann N,Bethge A,Wedemann G,Schumacher U

更新日期：2014-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nilotinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor with high target specificity. Here, we characterized the effects of nilotinib for the first time on CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) which regulate anti-tumor/leukemia immune responses. DESIGN AND METHODS:Carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl ester (CFSE) and...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Fei F,Yu Y,Schmitt A,Rojewski MT,Chen B,Greiner J,Götz M,Bunjes D,Schmitt M

更新日期：2010-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Taurine upregulated gene1 (TUG1) as a 7.1-kb lncRNA, has been shown to play an oncogenic role in various cancers. However, the biological functions of lncRNA TUG1 in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) remain unknown. The aim of this study is to explore the roles of TUG1 in cell growth and chemoresistance of SCLC ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Niu Y,Ma F,Huang W,Fang S,Li M,Wei T,Guo L

更新日期：2017-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously reported that expression of the Wnt antagonist genes SFRP1 and SFRP5 is frequently silenced by promoter hypermethylation in breast cancer. SFRP2 is a further Wnt inhibitor whose expression was recently found being downregulated in various malignancies. Here we investigated whether SFRP2 is...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Veeck J,Noetzel E,Bektas N,Jost E,Hartmann A,Knüchel R,Dahl E

更新日期：2008-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD44 is considered as 'a' metastasis associated gene, despite the fact that it is an umbrella term for a group of molecules produced from a single gene by alternative splicing. However, little consideration is given to the above in the literature of colorectal carcinomas as well as other tumour types, leadin...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Bánky B,Rásó-Barnett L,Barbai T,Tímár J,Becságh P,Rásó E

更新日期：2012-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among women worldwide, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Improved understanding of breast tumourigenesis may facilitate the development of more effective therapies. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)γ is a transcription ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Apostoli AJ,Roche JM,Schneider MM,SenGupta SK,Di Lena MA,Rubino RE,Peterson NT,Nicol CJ

更新日期：2015-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular RNAs (CircRNAs) are single-stranded, covalently closed RNA molecules that are ubiquitous across species ranging from viruses to mammals. Important advances have been made in the biogenesis, regulation, localization, degradation and modification of circRNAs. CircRNAs exert biological functions by acting as tra...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Zhou WY,Cai ZR,Liu J,Wang DS,Ju HQ,Xu RH

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains the most challenging breast cancer subtype so far. Specific therapeutic approaches have rarely achieved clinical improvements in treatment of TNBC patients and effective molecular biomarkers are largely unknown. METHODS:We used paired TNBC samples and high throug...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Li J,Ma M,Yang X,Zhang M,Luo J,Zhou H,Huang N,Xiao F,Lai B,Lv W,Zhang N

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tumor-initiating cells (TICs), aka "cancer stem cells", are believed to fuel tumors and to sustain therapy resistance and systemic metastasis. Breast cancer is the first human carcinoma in which a subpopulation of cells displaying a specific CD44+/CD24-/low/ESA+ antigenic phenotype was found to have TIC pr...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Leccia F,Del Vecchio L,Mariotti E,Di Noto R,Morel AP,Puisieux A,Salvatore F,Ansieau S

更新日期：2014-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Differential mRNA splicing and alternative promoter usage of the TP73 gene results in the expression of multiple NH2-truncated isoforms that act as oncogenes. Abundant levels of these p73 variants in a variety of human cancers correlated with adverse clinical prognosis and response failure to conventional th...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Emmrich S,Wang W,John K,Li W,Pützer BM

更新日期：2009-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phospholipid phosphatase 4 (PPAPDC1A or PLPP4) has been demonstrated to be involved in the malignant process of many cancers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical significance and biological roles of PLPP4 in lung carcinoma. METHODS:PLPP4 expression was examined in 8 paired lung carcino...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Zhang X,Zhang L,Lin B,Chai X,Li R,Liao Y,Deng X,Liu Q,Yang W,Cai Y,Zhou W,Lin Z,Huang W,Zhong M,Lei F,Wu J,Yu S,Li X,Li S,Li Y,Zeng J,Long W,Ren D,Huang Y

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perifosine, an alkylphospholipid tested in phase II clinical trials, modulates the extrinsic apoptotic pathway and cooperates with tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) to augment apoptosis. The current study focuses on revealing the mechanisms by which perifosine enhances TRAIL-ind...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Fu L,Lin YD,Elrod HA,Yue P,Oh Y,Li B,Tao H,Chen GZ,Shin DM,Khuri FR,Sun SY

更新日期：2010-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer research has mainly focused on alterations of genes and proteins in cancer cells themselves that result in either gain-of-function in oncogenes or loss-of-function in tumour-suppressor genes. However, stromal variables within or around tumours, including blood and lymph vessels, stromal cells and various protei...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Sun XF,Zhang H

更新日期：2006-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer, the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in males worldwide, is estimated to be diagnosed in 1.1 million men per year. Introduction of PSA testing substantially improved early detection of prostate cancer, however it also led to overdiagnosis and subsequent overtreatment of patients with an indolen...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Endzeliņš E,Melne V,Kalniņa Z,Lietuvietis V,Riekstiņa U,Llorente A,Linē A

更新日期：2016-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since tumor growth requires reactivation of telomerase (hTERT), this enzyme is a challenging target for drug development. Therefore, it is of great interest to identify telomerase expression and activity regulators. Retinoids are well-known inducers of granulocytic maturation associated with hTERT repression...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： El Hajj J,Nguyen E,Liu Q,Bouyer C,Adriaenssens E,Hilal G,Ségal-Bendirdjian E

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma. The identification of the molecular mechanisms regulating GIST progression is vital for its treatment and prevention. Increasing reports have demonstrated that epigenetic alterations play critical roles in GIST development. Howeve...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Hu F,Li H,Liu L,Xu F,Lai S,Luo X,Hu J,Yang X

更新日期：2018-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are tumor-selective, multi-mechanistic antitumor agents. They kill infected cancer and associated endothelial cells via direct oncolysis, and uninfected cells via tumor vasculature targeting and bystander effect. Multimodal immunogenic cell death (ICD) together with autophagy often induced by O...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Bartlett DL,Liu Z,Sathaiah M,Ravindranathan R,Guo Z,He Y,Guo ZS

更新日期：2013-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of TNF-alpha in affecting the fate of tumors is controversial, while some studies have reported apoptotic or necrotic effects of TNF-alpha, others provide evidence that endogenous TNF-alpha promotes growth and development of tumors. Understanding the mechanism(s) of TNF-alpha mediated growth arrest ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Kumar PS,Shiras A,Das G,Jagtap JC,Prasad V,Shastry P

更新日期：2007-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a well-known oncogenic driver, contributes to the initiation and progression of a wide range of cancer types. Aberrant lipid metabolism including highly produced monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) is recognized as a hallmark of cancer. However, how EGFR regulates MUFA...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Zhang J,Song F,Zhao X,Jiang H,Wu X,Wang B,Zhou M,Tian M,Shi B,Wang H,Jia Y,Wang H,Pan X,Li Z

更新日期：2017-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the major causes of mortality. ABT-263 is a newly synthesized, orally available Bcl-2/xL inhibitor that shows promising efficacy in HCC therapy. ABT-263 inhibits the anti-apoptotic activity of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, but not Mcl-1. Previous reports have shown that ABT-263 u...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Wang B,Ni Z,Dai X,Qin L,Li X,Xu L,Lian J,He F

更新日期：2014-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths among females worldwide. Berbamine (BER), a kind of bis-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, has been used to treat clinical patients with inflammation and cancer for many years in China. The purpose of this study is to investigate the activity of BE...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Wang S,Liu Q,Zhang Y,Liu K,Yu P,Liu K,Luan J,Duan H,Lu Z,Wang F,Wu E,Yagasaki K,Zhang G

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell lines are still a tool of choice for many fields of biomedical research, including oncology. Although cancer is a very complex disease, many discoveries have been made using monocultures of established cell lines. Therefore, the proper use of in vitro models is crucial to enhance our understanding of cancer. Ther...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Brodaczewska KK,Szczylik C,Fiedorowicz M,Porta C,Czarnecka AM

更新日期：2016-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical use of BRAF inhibitors for treatment of metastatic melanoma is limited by the development of drug resistance. In this study we investigated whether co-targeting the MAPK and the PI3K-AKT pathway can prevent emergence of resistance or provide additional growth inhibitory effects in vitro. METHOD...

journal_title：Molecular cancer

authors： Lassen A,Atefi M,Robert L,Wong DJ,Cerniglia M,Comin-Anduix B,Ribas A

更新日期：2014-04-16 00:00:00