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We conclude that HPs and SSA/Ps in Korean patients share some, but not all, clinical and molecular characteristics to those that occur in Americans. The data support the theory that the right and left colon are biologically different with regard to susceptibility to serrated cancer, and that anatomi...
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PMID: 21836485
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We investigated gene regulation at the IL-3/GM-CSF gene cluster. We found BRG1, a SWI/SNF remodeling ATPase, bound a distal element, CNSa. BRG1 binding was strongest in differentiated, stimulated T helper cells, paralleling IL-3 and GM-CSF expression. Depletion of BRG1 reduced IL-3 and GM-CSF transc...
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PMID: 21831442
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We show that the edges of the rDNA array are exceptionally susceptible to meiotic DSBs, revealing an inherent heterogeneity in the rDNA array. We find that this localized DSB susceptibility necessitates a border-specific protection system consisting of the meiotic ATPase Pch2 and the origin recognit...
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PMID: 21822291
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We show that two PARP1 inhibitors, PJ-34 and 3-AB, attenuate AKT phosphorylation at serine 473 (S473) independent of DNA repair impairment. These inhibitors decrease the AKT-associated phosphorylation of FOXO3A, enhance the nuclear retention of FOXO3A, and activate its transcriptional activity. We f...
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PMID: 21821012
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Vlad C Seitan,
Bingtao Hao,
Kikuë Tachibana-Konwalski,
Thais Lavagnolli,
Hegias Mira-Bontenbal,
Karen E Brown,
Grace Teng,
Tom Carroll,
Anna Terry,
Katie Horan,
Hendrik Marks,
David J Adams,
David G Schatz,
Luis Aragon,
Amanda G Fisher,
Michael S Krangel,
Kim Nasmyth and
Matthias Merkenschlager
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We deleted the cohesin locus Rad21 in mouse thymocytes at a time in development when these cells stop cycling and rearrange their T-cell receptor (TCR) α locus (Tcra). Rad21-deficient thymocytes had a normal lifespan and retained the ability to differentiate, albeit with reduced efficiency. Loss of...
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PMID: 21832993
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We performed a time-resolved analysis of the in vivo interactors of cyclins E1, A2, and B1 by quantitative mass spectrometry. This global analysis of context-dependent protein interactions reveals the temporal dynamics of cyclin function in which networks of cyclin-cdk interactions vary according to...
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PMID: 21816347
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How the unique chromatin configuration of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) integrates inputs from exogenous stimuli to maintain pluripotency remains largely unknown. The ESC-specific ATP-dependent chromatin-remodelling (esBAF) complex maintains the accessibility of the target sites of Sta...
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PMID: 21808242
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We discuss our current understanding of the molecular mechanism of substrate recognition by CRL4(Cdt2) and how this E3 ligase helps to maintain genome integrity....
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PMID: 21828267
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The U5 snRNP (small ribonucleoprotein) contains several functionally crucial splicing factors that form an extensive interaction network both in the snRNP and within the spliceosome. In this issue of Genes & Development, Weber and colleagues (pp. 1601-1612) shed light on the dynamic...
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PMID: 21828266
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We report here a role for Cohibin at telomeres and show that functions of the complex at chromosome ends and rDNA maintain replicative life span. Cohibin binds LEM/SUN domain-containing nuclear envelope proteins and telomere-associated factors. Disruption of Cohibin or the envelope proteins abrogate...
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PMID: 21664583
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Valérie Bonadona,
Bernard Bonaïti,
Sylviane Olschwang,
Sophie Grandjouan,
Laetitia Huiart,
Michel Longy,
Rosine Guimbaud,
Bruno Buecher,
Yves-Jean Bignon,
Olivier Caron,
Chrystelle Colas,
Catherine Noguès,
Sophie Lejeune-Dumoulin,
Laurence Olivier-Faivre,
Florence Polycarpe-Osaer,
Tan Dat Nguyen,
Françoise Desseigne,
Jean-Christophe Saurin,
Pascaline Berthet,
Dominique Leroux,
Jacqueline Duffour,
Sylvie Manouvrier,
Thierry Frébourg,
Hagay Sobol,
Christine Lasset,
Catherine Bonaïti-Pellié and
French Cancer Genetics Network
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Providing accurate estimates of cancer risks is a major challenge in the clinical management of Lynch syndrome.
To estimate the age-specific cumulative risks of developing various tumors using a large series of families with mutations of the MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6 genes...
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PMID: 21642682
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We report here the regulation of members of the NR4A family of nuclear receptors by the BRAF-MEK-ERK cascade in melanoma cells. Expression profiling of melanoma cells in which both the NR4A1 and NR4A2 family members have been down-regulated by siRNA revealed alterations in genes associated with prol...
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PMID: 21362156
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Xiaobing Luo,
Wanling Yang,
Dong-Qing Ye,
Huijuan Cui,
Yan Zhang,
Nattiya Hirankarn,
Xiaoxia Qian,
Yuanjia Tang,
Yu Lung Lau,
Niek de Vries,
Paul Peter Tak,
Betty P Tsao and
Nan Shen
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We recently identified miR-146a as a negative regulator of the interferon pathway and linked the abnormal activation of this pathway to the underexpression of miR-146a in SLE patients. To explore why the expression of miR-146a is reduced in SLE patients, we conducted short parallel sequencing of pot...
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PMID: 21738483
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We investigate how chromatin structure is modified following UV irradiation to facilitate DNA repair in yeast. Using a combination of chromatin immunoprecipitation to measure histone acetylation levels, histone acetylase occupancy in chromatin, MNase digestion, or restriction enzyme endonuclease acc...
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PMID: 21698136
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Brett S Carver,
Caren Chapinski,
John Wongvipat,
Haley Hieronymus,
Yu Chen,
Sarat Chandarlapaty,
Vivek K Arora,
Carl Le,
Jason Koutcher,
Howard Scher,
Peter T Scardino,
Neal Rosen and
Charles L Sawyers
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We find that AR transcriptional output is decreased in human and murine tumors with PTEN deletion and that PI3K pathway inhibition activates AR signaling by relieving feedback inhibition of HER kinases. Similarly, AR inhibition activates AKT signaling by reducing levels of the AKT phosphatase PHLPP....
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PMID: 21575859
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We show that mice lacking the ATM cofactor ATMIN in B cells (ATMIN(ΔB/ΔB)) have impaired ATM signaling and develop B cell lymphomas. Notably, ATMIN(ΔB/ΔB) cells exhibited defective peripheral V(D)J rearrangement and CSR, resulting in translocations involving the Igh and Igl loci, indicating that...
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PMID: 21575860
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We think about iGluR function. Recently, a number of novel transmembrane proteins have been uncovered that may also serve as iGluR auxiliary proteins. Here we review pivotal developments in our understanding of the role of TARPs in AMPA receptor trafficking and gating, and provide an overview of how...
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PMID: 21521608
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John S Welch,
Peter Westervelt,
Li Ding,
David E Larson,
Jeffery M Klco,
Shashikant Kulkarni,
John Wallis,
Ken Chen,
Jacqueline E Payton,
Robert S Fulton,
Joelle Veizer,
Heather Schmidt,
Tammi L Vickery,
Sharon Heath,
Mark A Watson,
Michael H Tomasson,
Daniel C Link,
Timothy A Graubert,
John F DiPersio,
Elaine R Mardis,
Timothy J Ley and
Richard K Wilson
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We were referred a difficult diagnostic case of acute promyelocytic leukemia with no pathogenic X-RARA fusion identified by routine metaphase cytogenetics or interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The case patient was enrolled in an institutional review board-approved protocol, with c...
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PMID: 21505136
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We report that BMI1 contains a functional recognition motif for the F box protein βTrCP, which regulates ubiquitination and proteasome-mediated degradation of various proteins. We show that overexpression of wild-type βTrCP but not the ΔF mutant of it promotes BMI1 ubiquitination and degradation,...
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PMID: 21430439
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The ATM substrate Chk2-interacting Zn(2+)-finger protein (ASCIZ, also known as ATMIN and ZNF822) has previously been reported to be important for the repair of methylating and oxidative DNA damage, and it has also been proposed to regulate the stability and DNA damage-independent act...
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PMID: 21415597
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We demonstrate that the absence of E2F1 leads to spontaneous DNA breaks and impaired recovery following exposure to ionizing radiation. E2F1 deficiency results in defective NBS1 phosphorylation and foci formation in response to DSBs but does not affect NBS1 expression levels. Moreover, an increased...
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PMID: 21512314
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We generated transgenic mice expressing cDNA that encodes htt N118-82Q with the mouse prion promoter vector. In mice generated in this manner, we demonstrate robust inclusion pathology accompanied by early death and failure to gain weight. These phenotypes are the most robust abnormalities identifie...
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PMID: 21307087
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We show here that Mpk1 additionally serves a function in transcription elongation that is also independent of its catalytic activity. This function is mediated by an interaction between Mpk1 and the Paf1 subunit of the Paf1C elongation complex. A mutation in Paf1 that blocks this interaction causes...
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PMID: 21376235
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Caspase 1 activation by inflammasome complexes in response to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) induces the maturation and secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18. Recent reports have...
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PMID: 21350580
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We show that mammalian Dpy-30, a core subunit of the SET1/MLL histone methyltransferase complexes, modulates H3K4 methylation in vitro, and directly regulates chromosomal H3K4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) throughout the mammalian genome. Depletion of Dpy-30 does not affect ESC self-renewal, but signific...
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PMID: 21335234
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We perform an extensive analysis of the developing central nervous system in global p63-/- mice and their wildtype littermates. Brain and spinal cord of embryos and newborn mice were assessed in vivo for neuroanatomy, histology, apoptosis, proliferation, stemness and differentiation, and in vitro fo...
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PMID: 21293190
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We focus on developing mouse skin, where progenitor cells execute a switch from symmetric to predominantly asymmetric divisions concomitant with stratification. Using in vivo skin-specific lentiviral RNA interference, we investigate spindle orientation regulation and provide direct evidence that LGN...
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PMID: 21331036
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We reported that a human microRNA, hsa-miR-138, could inhibit the adipogenic differentiation of hAD-MSCs. Our results showed that miR-138 was significantly down-regulated during adipogenic differentiation. Overexpression of miR-138 in hAD-MSCs could effectively reduce lipid droplets accumulation, in...
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PMID: 20486779
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We have established a tethering system, in which the Gal4 DNA binding domain (DBD) of the Flag:Gal4 DBD:Ote▵LEM fusion protein physically interacts with the Gal4 binding sites upstream of bamP-gfp to artificially recruit the reporter gene gfp to the nuclear membrane. Our data demonstrated that the...
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PMID: 21356524
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We asked if, during B cell activation, AID also induces DNA breaks at genes other than IgH genes. Using a nonbiased genome-wide approach, we have identified hundreds of reproducible, AID-dependent DSBs in mouse splenic B cells shortly after induction of CSR in culture. Most interestingly, AID induce...
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PMID: 21255732
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Glial cells missing 2 (Gcm2) is a master regulatory gene of parathyroid gland development, and it is exclusively expressed in the parathyroid gland. Diagnostic application of anti-Gcm2 antibody has not been reported yet. In this study, a total of 58 cases of parathyroid lesions including 40 adenomas...
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PMID: 21164298
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We found that uniform or localized UV treatment induced phosphorylation of the DNA damage related (DDR) proteins H2AX, ATM and NBS1 and co-localization of γ-H2AX with the DDR proteins p-ATM, p-NBS1, Rad51 and FANCD2 that persisted for about 6h in normal human fibroblasts. This post-UV phosphorylati...
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PMID: 20947453
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We found that uniform or localized UV treatment induced phosphorylation of the DNA damage related (DDR) proteins H2AX, ATM and NBS1 and co-localization of γ-H2AX with the DDR proteins p-ATM, p-NBS1, Rad51 and FANCD2 that persisted for about 6h in normal human fibroblasts. This post-UV phosphorylati...
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PMID: 20947453
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We found that uniform or localized UV treatment induced phosphorylation of the DNA damage related (DDR) proteins H2AX, ATM and NBS1 and co-localization of γ-H2AX with the DDR proteins p-ATM, p-NBS1, Rad51 and FANCD2 that persisted for about 6h in normal human fibroblasts. This post-UV phosphorylati...
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PMID: 20947453
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The ability to coordinate membrane trafficking events in space and time is of fundamental importance in biology. Polarized trafficking is essential for processes as diverse as cytokinesis, regulated endocytosis, cell motility, and morphogenesis, yet the interface between cellular sig...
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PMID: 21673314
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We studied the temporal generation and diversity of Neurog2-positive precursor progeny using an inducible genetic fate mapping approach. We show that all subtypes of glutamatergic neurons derive from Neurog2 positive progenitors during development of the OB. Projection neurons, that is, mitral and t...
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PMID: 21466690
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Our recent study shows that p53, a downstream effector of the telomere damage signaling, also functions upstream of the telomere‐capping protein complex by inhibiting one of its components, TRF2 (telomeric repeat binding factor 2). Since TRF2 inhibition leads to ATM activation, a novel positive fe...
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PMID: 21266744
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The covalent attachment of small ubiquition-like modifier (SUMO) polypeptides, or sumoylation, is an important regulator of the functional properties of many proteins. Among these are many proteins implicated in human diseases including cancer and Huntington's, Alzheimer's, and Parki...
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PMID: 21482412
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We report a case of t-ALL with t(11;19)(q23;p13.3) and MLL-MLLT1 (alias ENL) gene rearrangement confirmed by cytogenetic analysis, multiplex reverse transcription-PCR (multiplex RT-PCR), and DNA sequencing in a patient who had undergone treatment for breast cancer. A 40-yr-old woman developed acute...
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PMID: 21239865
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We show that Rtt107 is recruited to DSBs induced by the HO endonuclease. Rtt107 phosphorylation by Mec1 and its interaction with the Smc5-Smc6 complex are both required for Rtt107 loading to breaks, while Rtt107 regulators Slx4 and Rtt101 are not. We demonstrate that Rtt107 has an effect on the effi...
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PMID: 21647453
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We have analyzed the protein-protein interactions between the seven assembly factors bound to late cytoplasmic pre-40S ribosomes using recombinant proteins in binding assays. Our data show that these factors form two modules: one comprising Enp1 and the export adaptor Ltv1 near the beak structure, a...
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PMID: 21283762
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Mariana Serpeloni,
Carolina Borsoi Moraes,
João Renato Carvalho Muniz,
Maria Cristina Machado Motta,
Augusto Savio Peixoto Ramos,
Rafael Luis Kessler,
Alexandre Haruo Inoue,
Wanderson Duarte daRocha,
Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta,
Stenio Perdigão Fragoso,
Samuel Goldenberg,
Lucio H Freitas-Junior and
Andréa Rodrigues Avila
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I (RNA pol I) or Spliced Leader (SL) transcription, demonstrating participation particularly in nuclear mRNA metabolism in T. cruzi. The double knockout of the TcSub2 gene is lethal in T. cruzi, suggesting it has an essential function. Alternatively, RNA interference assays were performed in Trypano...
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PMID: 21687672
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Sirio Dupont,
Leonardo Morsut,
Mariaceleste Aragona,
Elena Enzo,
Stefano Giulitti,
Michelangelo Cordenonsi,
Francesca Zanconato,
Jimmy Le Digabel,
Mattia Forcato,
Silvio Bicciato,
Nicola Elvassore and
Stefano Piccolo
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We report the identification of the Yorkie-homologues YAP (Yes-associated protein) and TAZ (transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif, also known as WWTR1) as nuclear relays of mechanical signals exerted by ECM rigidity and cell shape. This regulation requires Rho GTPase activity and tensio...
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PMID: 21654799
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We here investigated the contribution of ZFPM1 to human Th1/Th2 differentiation.
The cDNA of ZFPM1 was cloned and introduced into human cord blood CD4+ T cells by a lentiviral transduction system. Then, the expression of IL-4 and IFN-γ mRNA was determined by quantitative real-time R...
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PMID: 21646796
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We examined Prr15 expression by in situ hybridization (ISH) on mouse intestinal tumors caused by different gene mutations, and on human colorectal cancer (CRC) samples. Prr15/PRR15 expression was consistently observed in mouse gastrointestinal (GI) tumors caused by mutations in the Apc gene, as well...
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PMID: 21061267
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We have determined the human male specific lethal 3 (hMSL3) chromo-barrel domain structure by x-ray crystallography to a resolution of 2.5 Å (r = 0.226, R(free) = 0.270). hMSL3 contains a canonical methyllysine binding pocket made up of residues Tyr-31, Phe-56, Trp-59, and Trp-63. A six-residue in...
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PMID: 20943666
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We found that MDM2 indirectly induces the degradation of p73 through the interaction with Itch in HeLa cells. During adriamycin (ADR)-mediated apoptosis, p53 and p73 were induced to stabilize in association with a significant reduction of MDM2 and Itch, suggesting that, in addition to Itch, MDM2 cou...
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PMID: 21093410
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We established a series of stable transfectants expressing wild-type and three mutant LANA; amino terminus, carboxyl terminus and amino terminus plus DNA binding domain, as a new strategy to assess systematically the interactions and binding domains with cellular proteins. Using the system, we repor...
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PMID: 21056547
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We report that mice lacking the POZ (Poxvirus and zinc finger) domain of the transcription factor Miz-1 (Zbtb17(ΔPOZ/ΔPOZ)) almost entirely lacked follicular B cells, as shown by the fact that their progenitors failed to activate the Jak-Stat5 pathway and to upregulate the antiapoptotic gene Bcl2...
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PMID: 21167753
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We analysed the function of DCAFs and Cul4-linked proteins, and identified specific subsets required for progression through G1 and S phase. We discovered C6orf167/Mms22-like protein (Mms22L) as a putative human orthologue of budding yeast Mms22, which, together with cullin Rtt101, regulates genome...
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PMID: 21113133
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We show that TAp73 is expressed in neural stem cells (NSC) and its expression increases following their differentiation. NSC from p73 null mice have a reduced proliferative potential, together with reduced expression of members of the Sox-2 and Notch gene families known to be important for NSC proli...
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PMID: 20977890
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We have recently encountered in our consultation practice 4 cases of invasive breast carcinoma (confirmed by clinical findings and other immunophenotypic features) that showed unequivocal tumor cell expression of TTF-1. However, the frequency with which TTF-1 expression is observed in breast carcino...
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PMID: 21107096
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Double bromodomain proteins bind to acetylated lysines in histones, bringing associated histone modification and nucleosome remodeling activity to chromatin. The ability of bromodomain regulators to alter chromatin status and control gene expression has long been appreciated to be im...
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PMID: 21189220
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We have investigated the effect of insertion of sites of differing affinities, either upstream or within the transcribed gene, on complex binding and transcription upregulation. Insertion of four copies of the 18D11 fragment upstream or at the 3' end of a reporter gene led to strong MSL complex bind...
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PMID: 20977887
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We show here that ChREBP inactivation in clonal pancreatic MIN6 β-cells results in an increase in Pdx-1 expression at low glucose and to a small, but significant, increase in Ins2, GcK and MafA gene expression at high glucose concentrations. Conversely, adenovirus-mediated over-expression of ChREBP...
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PMID: 20934404
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The mammalian mitochondrial inner membrane protein Oxa1L is involved in the insertion of a number of mitochondrial translation products into the inner membrane. During this process, the C-terminal tail of Oxa1L (Oxa1L-CTT) binds mitochondrial ribosomes and is believed to coordinate the synthesis and...
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PMID: 20739282
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