18F-FAC PET Visualizes Brain-Infiltrating Leukocytes in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis. [PDF]
, 2020 Brain-infiltrating leukocytes contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS) and autoimmune encephalomyelitis and likely play a role in traumatic brain injury, seizure, and stroke.
Chen, Bao Ying +6 more
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Effects of DACT1 methylation status on invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Biological Research, 2019 Background The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of the methylation status of the DACT1 gene on the invasion and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells.
Ju-Hong Yang, Lie-Kun Lin, Song Zhang
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Late-onset thymidine kinase 2 deficiency: a review of 18 cases [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: TK2 gene encodes for mitochondrial thymidine kinase, which phosphorylates the pyrimidine nucleosides thymidine and deoxycytidine. Recessive mutations in the TK2 gene are responsible for the 'myopathic form' of the mitochondrial depletion ...
Caballero Eraso, Candelaria +9 more
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Role of Epigenetic Modification and Immunomodulation in a Murine Prostate Cancer Model [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION. Decreased expression of highly immunogenic cancer-testis antigens (CTA) might help tumor to achieve low immunogenicity, escape immune surveillance and grow unimpeded. Our aim was to evaluate CTA expression in tumor and normal tissues and to
Goliadze, Ekaterine +7 more
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Deoxycytidine kinase augments ATM-Mediated DNA repair and contributes to radiation resistance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Efficient and adequate generation of deoxyribonucleotides is critical to successful DNA repair. We show that ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) integrates the DNA damage response with DNA metabolism by regulating the salvage of deoxyribonucleosides ...
Yuri L Bunimovich +7 more
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Pegylated arginine deiminase synergistically increases the cytotoxicity of gemcitabine in human pancreatic cancer. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has proven to be one of the most chemo-resistant among all solid organ malignancies. Several mechanisms of resistance have been described, though few reports of strategies to overcome this chemo-resistance have ...
Bold, Richard J +3 more
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The Intracellular Localization of Deoxycytidine Kinase [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1998 Deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) catalyzes the rate-limiting step of the deoxynucleoside salvage pathway in mammalian cells and plays a key role in the activation of several pharmacologically important nucleoside analogs. Using a highly specific polyclonal antibody raised against a C-terminal peptide of the human dCK, we analyzed its subcellular localization
P, Hatzis +5 more
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Identification of novel DNA methylation inhibitors via a two-component reporter gene system
Journal of Biomedical Science, 2011 Background Targeting abnormal DNA methylation represents a therapeutically relevant strategy for cancer treatment as demonstrated by the US Food and Drug Administration approval of the DNA methyltransferase inhibitors azacytidine and 5-aza-2 ...
Chen Ching-Shih +9 more
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SUVH1, a Su(var)3-9 family member, promotes the expression of genes targeted by DNA methylation. [PDF]
, 2015 Transposable elements are found throughout the genomes of all organisms. Repressive marks such as DNA methylation and histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methylation silence these elements and maintain genome integrity.
Chen, Xuemei +6 more
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Identification of Novel HLA-A*24:02-Restricted Epitope Derived from a Homeobox Protein Expressed in Hematological Malignancies. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The homeobox protein, PEPP2 (RHOXF2), has been suggested as a cancer/testis (CT) antigen based on its expression pattern. However, the peptide epitope of PEPP2 that is recognized by cytotoxic T cells (CTLs) is unknown.
Maiko Matsushita +11 more
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