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Cancer Gene Therapy
New cancer gene therapy study findings reported from Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical Department
March 3rd, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "We describe a novel basic leucine zipper containing type I IFN-inducible early response gene SARI (Suppressor of AP-1, Regulated by IFN). Steady-state SARI mRNA expression was detected in multiple lineage-specific normal cells, but not in their transformed/tumorigenic counterparts." "In normal and cancer cells, SARI expression was induced 2 h after fibroblast IFN (IFN-beta) treatment with 1 U/ml of IFN-beta. Antisense inhibition of SARI protected HeLa cells from IFN-beta-mediated growth inhibition. As a corollary, overexpression of SARI inhibited growth and induced apoptosis in cancer cells, but not in normal cells....
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-03)
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