As shortened telomeres inhibit tumor formation and prolong life span in a KrasG12D mouse lung cancer model, we investigated the implications of telomerase in Kras-mutant NSCLC. We found that Kras mutations increased TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase) mRNA expression and telomerase
Sorafenib is now standard treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, therapeutic efficacy is not as good as was predicted. Many efforts are being made to improve HCC sensitivity to sorafenib. Our previous study demonstrated that co-treatment with chrysin enhanced
MAPK kinase 1 (MEK1) is an upstream protein kinase of extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK), which activates the ERK/MAPK (mitogen activated protein kinase) pathway. Importantly, bioinformatic analysis has shown that there is a target complementary binding site between miR‑101 and MEK1.
Cell biochemistry and function, 38(1), 87-96 (2019-11-02)
Uncarboxylated osteocalcin (unOc) is an osteoblast-derived hormone with multiple regulatory functions. Osteocalcin knockdown delays the maturation of mineral species and downregulates the expression of osteogenic-specific genes in human mesenchymal stromal cells. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we investigated
Molecular systems biology, 14(5), e7997-e7997 (2018-05-16)
Due to noise in the synthesis and degradation of proteins, the concentrations of individual vertebrate signaling proteins were estimated to vary with a coefficient of variation (CV) of approximately 25% between cells. Such high variation is beneficial for population-level regulation