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Abstract 373: An siRNA screen identifies CHD4 as a target for epigenetic therapy
In this study, we used an unbiased screen to investigate therapeutic targets which might be effective combination with DNMT inhibitors in reactivating hypermethylated genes. Methods: We screened an siRNA library targeting 188 gene predicted as epigenetic regulators using colon cancer cells that harbor a GFP locus stably integrated and silenced by a hypermethylated cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter. GFP-positive cell percentages were measured using Guava EasyCyte Plus flow analyzer software. For genome wide gene expression analysis, affymetrix microarrays were performed. DNA methylation status was evaluated by pyrosequencing a...
Source: Cancer Research - September 30, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Okamoto, Y., Yamazaki, J., Sato, T., Cesaroni, M., Chung, W., Garriga, J., Jelinek, J., Katz, R. A., Issa, J.-P. Tags: Molecular and Cellular Biology Source Type: research

Abstract 1405: Knockdown ARID5A suppresses proliferation of LNCaP prostate cancer cell through the inhibition of global protein synthesis
In this study, we report that the knockdown of Arid5a expression inhibits proliferation of LNCaP cells on the contrary to the expectation from the transient transfection assay. We found that proliferation of cells stimulated by the treatment with dihydro-testosterone (DHT) was suppressed when Arid5a expression was down-regulated by siRNA technology. Flow cytometer analysis showed that DHT-stimulated cell cycle was arrested at G1 phase after the knockdown of Arid5a expression. Oil Red O staining assays showed that the inhibition of Arid5a expression led to decreased DHT-induced lipid accumulation. Our data further proved th...
Source: Cancer Research - September 30, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sun, C., Chesnokov, V., Itakura, K. Tags: Molecular and Cellular Biology Source Type: research

Proteomic analysis of the multimeric nuclear egress complex of human cytomegalovirus.
Abstract Herpesviral capsids are assembled in the host cell nucleus before being translocated into the cytoplasm for further maturation. The crossing of the nuclear envelope represents a major event that requires formation of the nuclear egress complex (NEC). Previous studies demonstrated that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) proteins pUL50 and pUL53, as well as their homologs in all members of Herpesviridae, interact with each other at the nuclear envelope and form the heterodimeric core of the NEC. In order to characterize further the viral and cellular protein content of the multimeric NEC, the native complex was i...
Source: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics : MCP - June 26, 2014 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Milbradt J, Kraut A, Hutterer C, Sonntag E, Schmeiser C, Ferro M, Wagner S, Lenac T, Claus C, Pinkert S, Hamilton ST, Rawlinson WD, Sticht H, Coute Y, Marschall M Tags: Mol Cell Proteomics Source Type: research

Over-expression of human cytomegalovirus miR-US25-2-3p downregulates eIF4A1 and inhibits HCMV replication
Highlights: Abstract: It has been reported that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) miR-US25-2 reduces DNA viral replication including HCMV. However, the mechanism remains unknown. In our study, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A1 (eIF4A1) was identified to be a direct target of miR-US25-2-3p. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) and miR-US25-2-3p mediated eIF4A1 knockdown experiments revealed that high level of miR-US25-2-3p in MRC-5 cells decreased HCMV and host genomic DNA synthesis, and inhibited cap-dependent translation and host cell proliferation. However, eIF4A1 up-regulation induced by miR-US25-2-3p inhibitor increased...
Source: FEBS Letters - June 6, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Manlong Qi, Ying Qi, Yanping Ma, Rong He, Yaohua Ji, Zhengrong Sun, Qiang Ruan Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

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