• 제목/요약/키워드: Oncogenesis

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JNK Regulation of Oncogenesis

  • Heasley, Lynn E.;Han, Sun-Young
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제21권2호
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    • pp.167-173
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    • 2006
  • The literature provides strong precedent for both pro-tumorigenic and tumor suppressor roles for the c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) in the setting of oncogenesis. Clearly, JNKs are activated by numerous oncogenes and growth factors and the literature documents a role for these MAP kinases in cell proliferation and transformation. By contrast, JNKs mediate signals from diverse stimuli that result in cell death or differentiation and a role for JNKs as tumor suppressors has emerged. This enigmatic nature of the JNKs in the setting of oncogenesis is considered herein. Further illumination of the complex and context-dependent functions of the JNKs in cancer cells is of obvious importance for the rational use of small molecule JNK inhibitors as therapeutics.

Analysis of Telomerase Activity by HPV E6/E7 Expression in SW13

  • 김영권
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제12권4호
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    • pp.399-403
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    • 2006
  • Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers developed in women worldwide, and human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 is the most common agent linked to human cerivical carcinoma. Viral oncogenes E6 and E7 are selectively ratined and expressed in carcinoma cells infected with human papillomavirus type 16 and cooperated with each other in immortalization and transformation of primary keratinocytes. Because of HPV oncogenesis mechanism was not completely solved, the more studies be required thoroughly. In the present study, to investigate the telomere independent role of telomerase in HPV oncogenesis, we constructed the E6 mutant, E7, E6/E7 and hTERT over-expressed stable cells with a telomerase negative cell line, SW13. Expressions of Inserted genes were measured by RT-PCR. E6, E7 and hTERT genes were well expressed in each cell lines comparing with the control groups. By analyzing the cell morphology under the microscope, hTERT clone size was a more smaller than the mock control but oncogene expressed clones were slightly lengthened the marginal region. In addition, hTERT cells has also, a tendency of brief dividing time compared to the mock control. To determine whether telomerase activity associated with a HPV oncogenesis by oncoprotein expression, we performed the PCR based TRAP assay and Northern blot analysis. In TRAP assay data, telomerase activities in hTERT and oncogene clones were more increased than the mock control. In addition, SW13/ E6/E7 cells appeared a extremely increased activity than any other clones. Induced TERT mRNA by E6/E7 wasn't, however, detected in Northern blotting. In conclusion, these findings suggest that telomerase activity closely associated the HPV oncogenesis and E6/E7 co-expression is a most important factor of telomerase activity.

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인간 파필로마 바이러스 E6/ E7에 의한 Telomerase 활성 (Analysis of Telomerase Activity by HPV E6/E7 Expression in SW13)

  • 김영권;서충원;김상하;박육필
    • 대한임상검사과학회지
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    • 제39권1호
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2007
  • Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers developed in women worldwide, and human papillomavirus(HPV) type 16 is the most common agent linked to human cerivical carcinoma. Viral oncogenes E6 and E7 are selectively retained and expressed in carcinoma cells infected with human papillomavirus type 16 and cooperate with each other in the immortalization and transformation of primary keratinocytes. Because the HPV oncogenesis mechanism was not completely solved, more thorough studies are required. ln the present study, we investigated the telomere independent role of telomerase in HPV oncogenesis, we constructed the E6 mutant, E7, E6/E7 and hTERT over-expressed stable cells with a telomerase negative cell line, SW13. Expressions of inserted genes were measured by RT-PCR. E6, E7 and hTERT genes were well expressed in each cell lines when compared with the control groups. By analyzing the cell morphology under the microscope, hTERT clone size was a smaller than the mock control but oncogene expressed clones had a slightly lengthened marginal region. In addition, hTERT cells also has a tendency of brief dividing time compared to the mock control. To determine whether telomerase activity was associated with a HPV oncogenesis by oncoprotein expression, we performed the PCR based TRAP assay and a Northern blot analysis. In TRAP assay data, telomerase activities in hTERT and oncogene clones increased compared to the mock control. In addition, SW13/E6/E7 cells showed an extremely increased activity compared to the other clones. Induced hTERT mRNA by E6/E7 wasn't, however, detected in Northern blotting. In conclusion, these findings suggest that telomerase activity is closely associated with the HPV oncogenesis and E6/E7 co-expression is a most important factor of telomerase activity.

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Oncogenesis and the Clinical Significance of K-ras in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

  • Huang, Chun;Wang, Wei-Min;Gong, Jian-Ping;Yang, Kang
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제14권5호
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    • pp.2699-2701
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    • 2013
  • The RAS family genes encode small GTP-binding cytoplasmic proteins. Activated KRAS engages multiple effector pathways, notably the RAF-mitogen-activated protein kinase, phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) and RalGDS pathways. In the clinical field, K-ras oncogene activation is frequently found in human cancers and thus may serve as a potential diagnostic marker for cancer cells in circulation. This mini-review aims to summarise information on Ras-induced oncogenesis and the clinical significance of K-ras.

Neonatal Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Defect and Vaginal Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma: Possibility of Oncogenesis?

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    • 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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    • 제15권1호
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    • pp.25-28
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    • 2015
  • Mitochondrial disorders are rare metabolic diseases. They often present during neonatal period but with nonspecific clinical features such as feeding difficulties, failure to thrive, and seizures. Mitochondrial defects have also known to be associated with neurological disorders, as well as cancers. We report the first case of neonatal mitochondrial respiratory chain defect with sarcoma botryoides confirmed by pathologic diagnosis, suggesting another possible link between mitochondrial dysfunction and cancer.

Regulation of $Ca^{2+}$ Influx by Membrane Potential in Microglia

  • Lee, Jungsun;Uhm, Dae-Yong;Sungkwon Chung
    • 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국생물물리학회 2002년도 제9회 학술 발표회 프로그램과 논문초록
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    • pp.39-39
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    • 2002
  • Microglia are known to have an important function as brain macrophage during immunological processes, oncogenesis, and regeneration in the central nervous system (CNS). A wide variety of ion channels have been identified and characterized in microglia including inward rectifier $K^{+}$ channel (Kir), voltage dependent $K^{+}$ channel (Kv), $Ca^{2+}$-release activated $Ca^{2+}$ channel (CRAC).(omitted)

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