Cancer Gene Therapy
Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University, Kimmel Cancer Center publish findings in cancer gene therapy
Published in Cancer Weekly, December 11th, 2007
Scientists discuss in 'Micro RNA 145 targets the insulin receptor substrate-1 and inhibits the growth of colon cancer cells' new findings in cancer gene therapy. According to recent research from the United States, "The insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), a docking protein for both the type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-IR) and the insulin receptor, is known to send a mitogenic, anti-apoptotic, and anti-differentiation signal. Several micro RNAs (miRs) are suggested by the data base as possible candidates for targeting IRS-1."
"We show here that one of the miRs predicted by the data base, miR145, whether transfected as a synthetic oligonucleotide or...
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