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We hypothesize that genes relevant for cardiac proliferation are targeted to heterochromatin by retinoblastoma (Rb) family members interacting with E2F transcription factors and recruiting heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) proteins. To test this hypothesis, we created cardiac-specific Rb and p130 indu...
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PMID: 21825075
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We propose a novel hypothesis that early proteins E6 and E7 of HPV attenuate ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting apoptosis and inactivating p53 and pRb. It is possible that the two oncoproteins can be used to protect organ function from ischemia-reperfusion injury in special clinical condition...
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PMID: 21277688
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We propose a novel hypothesis that early proteins E6 and E7 of HPV attenuate ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting apoptosis and inactivating p53 and pRb. It is possible that the two oncoproteins can be used to protect organ function from ischemia-reperfusion injury in special clinical condition...
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PMID: 21277688
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We propose a novel hypothesis that early proteins E6 and E7 of HPV attenuate ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting apoptosis and inactivating p53 and pRb. It is possible that the two oncoproteins can be used to protect organ function from ischemia-reperfusion injury in special clinical condition...
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PMID: 21277688
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We have shown here that UVC upregulates p16(INK4A) and the phosphorylated form of the protein at the 4 serine sites; Ser-7, Ser-8, Ser-140, and Ser-152. This accumulation of p16(INK4A) occurred through increasing the stability of both forms of the protein. Importantly, phospho-p16(INK4A) showed much...
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PMID: 21270107
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We demonstrate for the first time that curcumin treatment suppresses cervical cancer cell growth in a three-dimensional raft culture system. Curcumin also inhibits tumorigenic characteristics as shown by decreases in both clonogenic potential and cell motility. Additionally, our findings show that c...
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PMID: 21061268
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Metastatic melanoma is an aggressive cancer with very low response rate against conventional chemotherapeutic agents such as dacarbazine (DTIC). Inhibitor of Rb-Raf-1 interaction RRD-251 was tested against the melanoma cell lines SK-MEL-28, SK-MEL-5, and SK-MEL-2. RRD-251 was found t...
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PMID: 21139044
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We inserted palindromic E2F-binding sites into the endogenous E1A promoter. The insertion of these sites controlling E1A-Δ24 results in a low systemic toxicity profile in mice. Importantly, the E2F-binding sites also increased the cytotoxicity and the systemic antitumor activity relative to wild-ty...
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PMID: 20808288
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Mechanisms of hepatocyte proliferation triggered by tissue loss are distinguishable from those that promote proliferation in the intact liver in response to mitogens. Previous studies demonstrate that exogenous activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a soluble ligand-activated transcripti...
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PMID: 20637255
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We describe recent observations that link these important cellular processes....
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PMID: 20975209
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Rb functions as a key controller of the G(1)-S transition of the cell cycle, and its inactivation leads to a defective G(1) checkpoint. Bladder cancer frequently displays alterations in Rb such as constitutive hyperphosphorylation which results in inactive Rb and progression of cells to the S-phase....
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PMID: 21036713
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We show that two ROS-generating proteins, the NADPH oxidases NOX4 and DUOX2, are required for platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) induced retinoblastoma protein (Rb) phosphorylation in normal human fibroblasts. Unexpectedly, NOX4 and DUOX2 knockdown did not inhibit the early signaling pathways lea...
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PMID: 20531308
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An association between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the development of cervical cancer was initially reported over 30 years ago, and today there is overwhelming evidence that certain subtypes of HPV are the causative agents of these malignancies. The p53 and retinoblastoma proteins are w...
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PMID: 20592731
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To observe the influence of moxibustion on the cyclin and cellular proliferin of the cerebral cortex in senile mice so as to explore its underlying mechanism in delaying aging.
Sixty male mice were randomly and equally divided into control, model, moxibustion of "Zusanli" (ST 36) and "Xuanzhong" (GB...
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PMID: 21090325
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We present mechanisms by which liver regulates activities of C/EBPbeta-LIP. We found that calmodulin (CaM) inhibits the ability of C/EBPbeta-LIP to promote liver proliferation during APR through direct interactions. This activity of CaM is under negative control of Ca(2+), which is reduced in nuclei...
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PMID: 20498378
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W Ruprecht Wiedemeyer,
Ian F Dunn,
Steven N Quayle,
Jianhua Zhang,
Milan G Chheda,
Gavin P Dunn,
Li Zhuang,
Joseph Rosenbluh,
Shujuan Chen,
Yonghong Xiao,
Geoffrey I Shapiro,
William C Hahn and
Lynda Chin
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We combined functional genetic screens and comprehensive genomic analyses to identify CDK6 as a GBM oncogene that is required for proliferation and viability in a subset of GBM cell lines and tumors. Using an available small molecule targeting cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) 4 and 6, we sought to de...
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PMID: 20534551
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We find that many genes involved in angiogenesis such as FLT-1, KDR, and angiopoietin 2 have potential E2F1 binding sites in their promoter. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays showed that E2F1 can associate with these promoters and the recruitment of E2F1 was enhanced upon vascular endothel...
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PMID: 20516113
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We attempted to establish spontaneously immortalized and tumorigenic-transformed human oral keratinocytes by serial subculture to the post-mitotic stage. Here we report two spontaneously transformed human oral keratinocyte lines from adult human gingival samples. These lines were obviously immortal...
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PMID: 20428774
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We will examine and discuss the interactions that the principal viral oncoproteins of the high-risk mucosotrophic HPVs and their counterparts from the low-risk group make with cellular target proteins, with a view to explaining the differences in their respective pathology....
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PMID: 20553529
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Our results demonstrated that the level of securin expression plays a determining role in the radiosensitivity and fate of cells. Depletion of securin impairs DNA repair after irradiation, increasing DNA damage and promoting senescence in the residual surviving cells regardless of functional p53 exp...
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PMID: 20457353
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We touch upon aspects which are the subject of our present work. We describe the mechanisms of some of the functional interactions between EBV encoded and cellular proteins that determine the phenotype of latently infected B-cells. The growth promoting EBV encoded genes are not expressed in the viru...
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PMID: 20494113
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We compared the p16/Rb and telomerase status in 83 lung cancer tissues and 15 lung cancer cell lines, since inactivation of p16/Rb pathway is considered to be a prerequisite for normal somatic cells to become immortal cancer cells. We found that 7 of 14 adenocarcinoma, but not squamous cell carcinom...
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PMID: 20372796
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Id2 suppresses rather than promotes tumor progression in this mouse model of retinoblastoma. Id2 can act as either an oncogene or a tumor suppressor depending on context....
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PMID: 20450257
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We acutely ablate the retinoblastoma protein (Rb), a crucial cell cycle regulator, in two subtypes of postmitotic SCs (pillar and Deiters' cells) using an inducible Cre line, Prox1-CreER(T2). Inactivation of Rb in these SCs results in cell cycle reentry of both pillar and Deiters' cells, and complet...
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PMID: 20427652
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a basic helix-loop-helix protein that belongs to the superfamily of environment-sensing PAS (Per-ARNT-Sim) proteins. A large number of ligands have been described to bind AhR and promote its nuclear translocation. In the nucleus, the AhR and its dimerization pa...
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PMID: 20171126
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We have previously shown that aldose reductase (AR), a NADPH-dependent aldo-keto reductase, has been shown to be involved in growth factor-induced proliferation of colon cancer cells. Herein, we report that inhibition of AR prevents epidermal growth factor (EGF)- and basic fibroblast growth factor (...
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PMID: 20354121
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We established an adenovirus-delivered functional gene expression system that is regulated by estrogen. This system uses p16INK4A fused at its C-terminus to the ligand-binding domain of the estrogen receptor (DeltaERalpha). We were able to establish cell lines expressing this gene wherein the functi...
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PMID: 20198335
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We report the case of a neonate who presented with unilateral retinoblastoma and Peters anomaly. Retinoblastoma arises from a deregulation of cellular events secondary to inactivation of both RB1 gene alleles, whereas Peters anomaly has been linked to eye-development genes and chromosomal anomalies....
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PMID: 20451864
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Michihiro Baba,
Andres Castillo,
Chihaya Koriyama,
Masakazu Yanagi,
Hidehiko Matsumoto,
Shoji Natsugoe,
Karem Y Shuyama,
Noureen Khan,
Michiyo Higashi,
Tetsuhiko Itoh,
Yoshito Eizuru,
Takashi Aikou and
Suminori Akiba
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A number of studies have reported the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in lung carcinoma. Interestingly, its detection rate appears to differ histologically and geographically. The present study examined 30 adenocarcinomas and 27 squamous cell carcinomas of the lung in a southern area of Japan...
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PMID: 20204295
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Initially, diode laser ablation of the tumors produced a favorable involutional response of the tumors, associated with a decrease in size and vascularity. Despite aggressive treatment with 12 consecutive laser treatments for 9.7 months, progressive tumor growth was observed in the superonasal tumor...
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PMID: 20419851
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A K Gandhi,
J Kang,
L Capone,
A Parton,
L Wu,
L H Zhang,
D Mendy,
A Lopez-Girona,
T Tran,
L Sapinoso,
W Fang,
S Xu,
G Hampton,
J B Bartlett and
P Schafer
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We tested in vitro proliferation, tumor suppressor gene expression, caspase activity, cell cycling, and apoptosis levels in a series of multiple myeloma (MM) and plasma cell leukemia cell lines treated with lenalidomide and dexamethasone, alone or in combination. The effect of dexamethasone on the i...
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PMID: 20088798
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We have generated a dual affinity tagged Rb1 allele in the mouse. The tagged allele functions as wild type and the encoded protein can be purified by tandem affinity chromatography. This allele will facilitate identification and characterization of native pRb molecular interactions in any tissue acc...
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PMID: 20027616
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Nuclear intermediate filaments formed by A- and B-type lamins are central components of the nucleoskeleton and are required for the architecture and integrity of the nucleus. There is growing evidence that lamins are also involved in regulatory pathways controlling cell proliferation and differentia...
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PMID: 20074079
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We identified hsa-miR-26a as a cooperating component of a frequently occurring amplicon that also contains CDK4 and CENTG1, two oncogenes that regulate the RB1 and PI3 kinase/AKT pathways, respectively. By integrating DNA copy number, mRNA, microRNA, and DNA methylation data, we identified functiona...
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PMID: 20080666
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We have generated a dual affinity tagged Rb1 allele in the mouse. The tagged allele functions as wild type and the encoded protein can be purified by tandem affinity chromatography. This allele will facilitate identification and characterization of native pRb molecular interactions in any tissue acc...
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PMID: 20027616
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We have generated a dual affinity tagged Rb1 allele in the mouse. The tagged allele functions as wild type and the encoded protein can be purified by tandem affinity chromatography. This allele will facilitate identification and characterization of native pRb molecular interactions in any tissue acc...
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PMID: 20027616
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We have generated a dual affinity tagged Rb1 allele in the mouse. The tagged allele functions as wild type and the encoded protein can be purified by tandem affinity chromatography. This allele will facilitate identification and characterization of native pRb molecular interactions in any tissue acc...
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PMID: 20027616
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We have generated a dual affinity tagged Rb1 allele in the mouse. The tagged allele functions as wild type and the encoded protein can be purified by tandem affinity chromatography. This allele will facilitate identification and characterization of native pRb molecular interactions in any tissue acc...
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PMID: 20027616
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We have generated a dual affinity tagged Rb1 allele in the mouse. The tagged allele functions as wild type and the encoded protein can be purified by tandem affinity chromatography. This allele will facilitate identification and characterization of native pRb molecular interactions in any tissue acc...
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PMID: 20027616
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We have generated a dual affinity tagged Rb1 allele in the mouse. The tagged allele functions as wild type and the encoded protein can be purified by tandem affinity chromatography. This allele will facilitate identification and characterization of native pRb molecular interactions in any tissue acc...
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PMID: 20027616
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Lithium, a prophylactic drug for the treatment of bipolar disorder, is prescribed with caution due to its side effects, including renal damage. In this study porcine LLC-PK1 renal tubular cells were used to establish the direct toxicity of lithium on proximal cells and gain insights into the molecul...
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PMID: 19947924
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Lithium, a prophylactic drug for the treatment of bipolar disorder, is prescribed with caution due to its side effects, including renal damage. In this study porcine LLC-PK1 renal tubular cells were used to establish the direct toxicity of lithium on proximal cells and gain insights...
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PMID: 19947924
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Lithium, a prophylactic drug for the treatment of bipolar disorder, is prescribed with caution due to its side effects, including renal damage. In this study porcine LLC-PK1 renal tubular cells were used to establish the direct toxicity of lithium on proximal cells and gain insights...
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PMID: 19947924
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Lithium, a prophylactic drug for the treatment of bipolar disorder, is prescribed with caution due to its side effects, including renal damage. In this study porcine LLC-PK1 renal tubular cells were used to establish the direct toxicity of lithium on proximal cells and gain insights...
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PMID: 19947924
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We show here that TGF-beta1 utilizes a previously unknown mechanism targeting the function of prereplication complexes (pre-RCs) to acutely block S-phase entry when added to cells in late G(1), after most G(1) events have occurred. TGF-beta1 treatment in early G(1) suppresses Myc and CycE-Cdk2 and b...
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PMID: 19948884
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We show that the retinoblastoma protein (pRB) uses a mechanism to block DNA replication in senescence that is distinct from its role in permanent cell cycle exit associated with terminal differentiation. Our work demonstrates that a subtle mutation in pRB that cripples its ability to interact with c...
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PMID: 20008551
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We present a case of polyoma viral changes detected the first time in our laboratory in the urine of a 46year old male who underwent renal transplantation six months back and followed by immunotherapy. Urine cytological examination showed decoy cells and subsequently revealed on histopathology. Immu...
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PMID: 20551555
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We present a case of polyoma viral changes detected the first time in our laboratory in the urine of a 46year old male who underwent renal transplantation six months back and followed by immunotherapy. Urine cytological examination showed decoy cells and subsequently revealed on histopathology. Immu...
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PMID: 20551555
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We present a case of polyoma viral changes detected the first time in our laboratory in the urine of a 46year old male who underwent renal transplantation six months back and followed by immunotherapy. Urine cytological examination showed decoy cells and subsequently revealed on histopathology. Immu...
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PMID: 20551555
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Retinoblastoma (Rb) is a malignant tumor that originates from developing retina. Diagnosis based on clinical signs and symptoms and is usually made in children under the age of five years. Mutations in both alleles of the RB1 gene are a prerequisite for this tumor to develop. In most patients with s...
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PMID: 20687510
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pRb, p16 and cyclin D1 are shown to be aberrantly expressed in both colorectal adenomas and adenocarcinomas. It can be claimed that disturbances in Rb pathway take part in colonic carcinogenesis and pRb, p16 and cyclin D1 play an ever increasing role in the further stages of adenoma-carcinoma sequen...
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PMID: 20583423
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We show that endogenous NGF induces DNA replication in a subpopulation of differentiating chick retinal ganglion cells that express both the neurotrophin receptor p75 and the E2F1 transcription factor, but that lack the retinoblastoma protein. Many of these neurons avoid G2/M transition and remain a...
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PMID: 20018664
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We have found that pRb carrying a small deletion at the end of the T antigen binding region (deltaS/N), and unable to interact with large T antigen, could induce acute cell cycle block, stable prolongation of the cell cycle in G0/G1 and G2/M phases and suppression of the growth of tumor cells. The d...
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PMID: 20586193
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Tokuhiro Chano,
Kaichiro Ikebuchi,
Yasuko Ochi,
Hitosuke Tameno,
Yasuhiko Tomita,
Yufen Jin,
Hideo Inaji,
Makoto Ishitobi,
Koji Teramoto,
Ichiro Nishimura,
Kahori Minami,
Hirokazu Inoue,
Takahiro Isono,
Masao Saitoh,
Taketoshi Shimada,
Yasuo Hisa and
Hidetoshi Okabe
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We identified hSNF5 and p53 as the binding partners of RB1CC1 by immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence assays. Interaction between these molecules and the RB1 pathway was analyzed by the assays of chromatin immunoprecipitation, luciferase-reporter, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactio...
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PMID: 20614030
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We report that the E7 protein of the malignancy-associated canine papillomavirus type 2 encodes an E7 protein that has serine substituted for cysteine in the LXCXE motif. In HPV, this substitution in E7 abrogates pRb binding and degradation. However, despite variation at this critical site, the cani...
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PMID: 20824099
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We report that the E7 protein of the malignancy-associated canine papillomavirus type 2 encodes an E7 protein that has serine substituted for cysteine in the LXCXE motif. In HPV, this substitution in E7 abrogates pRb binding and degradation. However, despite variation at this critical site, the cani...
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PMID: 20824099
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We have demonstrated that a particular cell cycle regulator, E2F1, is involved in pancreatic post-natal growth through its functions in the control of β-cell proliferation. Based on the observation that cell cycle regulators were highly expressed in non-proliferating β-cell, we hypothesized that t...
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PMID: 21099295
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In this homogeneous population of T1G3 bladder tumors, altered pRB expression predicted recurrence and progression after BCG treatment. These findings outline the potential role of pRB immunostaining in predicting T1G3 BC response to BCG immunotherapy.
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PMID: 18976938
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We report that inactivation of pRb target Skp2 (refs. 7,8) completely prevents spontaneous tumorigenesis in Rb1(+/-) mice. Targeted Rb1 deletion in melanotrophs ablates the entire pituitary intermediate lobe when Skp2 is inactivated. Skp2 inactivation does not inhibit aberrant proliferation of Rb1-d...
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PMID: 19966802
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