Cancer
Findings from Catholic University, Medical Department broaden understanding of cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, August 19th, 2008
"Ultraviolet (UV) radiation resistance-associated gene (UVRAG) binds with Beclin1 and induces autophagy. There is a polyadenine tract in UVRAG gene (A10 in exon 8) that is a target for frameshift mutations in colorectal carcinomas with microsatellite instability (MSI). Functionally, colon cancer cells with the frameshift mutation of UFRAG show reduced autophagy formation and increased tumorigenicity. The aim of this study was to determine whether the frameshift mutations of UVRAG are...
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