Molecular mechanisms of Nrf2‐mediated antioxidant response Tập 48 Số 2 - Trang 91-104 - 2009
Wenge Li, Ah‐Ng Tony Kong
AbstractNrf2 is the key transcription factor regulating the antioxidant
response. Nrf2 signaling is repressed by Keap1 at basal condition and induced by
oxidative stress. Keap1 is recently identified as a Cullin 3‐dependent substrate
adaptor protein. A two‐sites binding “hinge & latch” model vividly depicts how
Keap1 can efficiently present Nrf2 as substrate for ubiquitination. Oxidative
perturbat... hiện toàn bộ
Prostate cancer stem/progenitor cells: Identification, characterization, and implications Tập 46 Số 1 - Trang 1-14 - 2007
Dean G. Tang, Lubna Patrawala, Tammy Calhoun, Bobby Bhatia, Grace Choy, Robin Schneider‐Broussard, Collene Jeter
AbstractSeveral solid tumors have now been shown to contain stem cell‐like cells
called cancer stem cells (CSC). These cells, although generally rare, appear to
be highly tumorigenic and may be the cells that drive tumor formation, maintain
tumor homeostasis, and mediate tumor metastasis. In this Perspective, we first
provide our insight on how a CSC should be defined. We then summarize our
curren... hiện toàn bộ
DNA methyltransferase and demethylase in human prostate cancer Tập 33 Số 3 - Trang 163-171 - 2002
Samir Kumar Patra, Aditi Patra, Hong Zhao, Rajvir Dahiya
AbstractRecent studies have shown that cytosine‐5 methylation at CpG islands in
the regulatory sequence of a gene is one of the key mechanisms of inactivation.
The enzymes responsible for CpG methylation are DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) 1,
DNMT3a, and DNMT3b, and the enzyme responsible for demethylation is DNA
demethylase (MBD2). Studies on methylation‐demethylation enzymes are lacking in
human pr... hiện toàn bộ
Suppression of radiation‐induced neoplastic transformation by overexpression of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase Tập 6 Số 4 - Trang 238-242 - 1992
Daret K. St. Clair, X. Steven Wan, Terry D. Oberley, Kenneth E. Muse, William H. St. Clair
AbstractManganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) scavenges toxic superoxide
radicals produced in the mitochondria. Transfection of the human MnSOD gene into
mouse C3H 10T1/2 cells resulted in production of active MnSOD, which was
properly transported into mitochondria. Overexpression of MnSOD protected cells
from radiation‐, but not chemically‐induced neoplastic transformation. This
finding demonstr... hiện toàn bộ
Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor α in the human breast cancer cell lines MCF‐7 and MDA‐MB‐231 Tập 34 Số 4 - Trang 165-171 - 2002
K. M. Suchanek, Fiona J. May, J. A. Robinson, Won‐Jae Lee, N. A. Holman, Gregory R. Monteith, Sarah J. Roberts‐Thomson
AbstractPeroxisome proliferator–activated receptor (PPAR) α is a
ligand‐activated transcription factor that has been linked with rodent
hepatocarcinogenesis. It has been suggested that PPARα mRNA expression levels
are an important determinant of rodent hepatic tumorigenicity. Previous work in
rat mammary gland epithelial cells showed significantly increased PPARα mRNA
expression in carcinomas, sug... hiện toàn bộ
The cyclooxygenase‐2‐mediated prostaglandin signaling is causally related to epithelial carcinogenesis Tập 46 Số 8 - Trang 705-710 - 2007
Karin Müller‐Decker, Gerhard Fürstenberger
AbstractEpidemiologic, pharmacologic, clinical, and experimental studies
document the importance of prostaglandin (PG) signaling in cancer development,
including non‐melanoma skin cancer lesions in humans and mice. First of all,
enzymes involved in PG biosynthesis, such as cyclooxygenase (COX)‐2 and/or
membrane prostaglandin E synthase (mPGES)‐1, were found to be overexpressed in a
wide range of p... hiện toàn bộ
Human cDNA‐Expressed Cytochrome P450 IA2: Mutagen Activation and Substrate Specificity Tập 2 Số 4 - Trang 192-198 - 1989
Toshifumi Aoyama, Frank J. Gonzalez, Harry V. Gelboin
AbstractThe vaccinia virus cDNA expression system was used to produce human
cytochrome P450 IA2 in a hepatoma cell line that is devoid of significant basal
levels of P450. The expressed enzyme yielded a reduced carbon monoxide‐bound
difference spectrum with a λmax of 449 nm. Catalytic activities and mutagen
activation ability of the human enzyme were assessed and directly compared with
results obt... hiện toàn bộ