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Gene Therapy Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 17th, 2006

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Cancer Gene Therapy - Survivin downregulation enhances melanoma cell sensitivity to cisplatin

Cancer Gene Therapy - Telomerase-selective oncolytic adenoviral agent enhances antitumor efficacy

Gene Research - Late gene mutants of bacteriophage lambda are an efficient expression vector

RNA Interference - Measles virus and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis virus inhibited by RNA interference

Stem Cell Research - Stem cell factor fused with erythropoietin mimetic peptide expressed in Escherichia coli

Adenovirus Pathogenesis - Adenovirus type 2 and type 5 E1A genes are expressed at different levels

Alzheimer Disease - Amyloid beta-induced degeneration involves phosphorylation

Antitumor Therapy - Human-mouse chimeric antibody against transferrin receptor has a strong antitumor effect

Apoptosis - Apoptosis is rapidly induced in B-cell lymphoma by human antibodies

Apoptosis - Gastric cancer apoptosis inhibited by down regulating mitotic arrest deficient 2

Apoptosis - Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis induces ligand variants

Apoptosis - Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand inhibits tumor growth

Arthritis - Noggin haploinsufficiency differentially affects arthritis tissue responses

Asthma - Topigen reports positive results in initial phase 2 trial of inhaled drug in asthma patients

Bladder Cancer - Cell Genesys launches expanded multiple-dose Phase 1 trial of CG0070 in recurrent bladder cancer

Breast Cancer - Mutant expression selectively suppresses breast tumors

Business & Finance - Genzyme delivers solid earnings growth based on strong top-line performance

Business Update - Agilent Technologies' high-resolution genomic coverage microarrays now available

Business Update - Clinical Data announces Familion Cardiac Channelopathy test milestone

Business Update - Entelechon receives BioChance Plus funding for a new method of protein quantification

Business Update - SurModics obtains rights to autoimmune antigens under distribution agreement with DIARECT AG

Cancer Gene Therapy - Adenovirus delivery augments treatment of metastatic carcinoma

Cancer Gene Therapy - Adenovirus transgene modification prevents p53 degradation

Cancer Gene Therapy - Adenovirus vector-mediated gene transfer achieved for hepatocellular carcinoma

Cancer Gene Therapy - Adenovirus-mediated therapy reduces the toxicity of oncolytic adenovirus

Cancer Gene Therapy - Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide inhibits growth of glioma cells

Cancer Gene Therapy - Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide-cisplatin treatment cures carcinoma xenografts

Cancer Gene Therapy - Cancer cell transduction enhanced by baculovirus-mediated tumor-homing peptides

Cancer Gene Therapy - Inducible nitric oxide synthase activity inhibits prostatic tumor growth

Cancer Gene Therapy - Mutated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma xenografts can be eradicated

Cancer Gene Therapy - Prostate cancer development suppressed by adenoviral-mediated vaccine

Cancer Gene Therapy - Pseudovirion gene delivery of a toxin treats human adenocarcinomas

Cancer Gene Therapy - Tumor growth suppressed by oncolytic adenovirus

Cancer Therapy - Angiogenesis clarified in a human neuroblastoma xenograft model

Cancer Therapy - Antiangiogenic therapy is enhanced with fusion proteins

Cancer Vaccine - Retrogen vaccine generates high titer survivin antibody responses

Cell Biology - Human high mobility group protein phosphorylated by a protein kinase

Cell Biology - Microtubule plus-end loading is not required for intracellular membrane traffic

Cell Biology - Papilloma protein abrogates shear stress-dependent survival in endothelial cells

Cell Biology - Tumor protein activity inhibited by sorting nexin

Colorectal Cancer - Thromboxane synthase upregulated in human colorectal carcinoma

DNA Vaccine - Cationic lipids for gene delivery in vitro and in vivo are reviewed

Developmental Biology - Growth and osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells characterized

Developmental Biology - Rabbits can be generated from fibroblasts through nuclear transfer

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Diabetes-induced adenosine kinase decrease impairs T lymphocyte proliferation

Diagnostics - Bacterial reporter system evaluates human papillomavirus

Diagnostics - Combined method detects and differentiates enterovirus and coxsackievirus

Endocrinology - Follistatin isoform activity depends on differential cell surface binding

Endocrinology - Phenotypic aspects regulated in nontransformed intestinal epithelial cells

Enzymology - Endonuclease G functions in recombination and cellular proliferation

Finance - SurModics reports record Q3 2006 revenues of $18.1 million, up 10% over year ago

Genetics & Genomics - Coactivator cross-talk specifies transcriptional output

Genetics & Genomics - Constitutive expression affects myogenic cell proliferation and differentiation

Genetics & Genomics - Glycogen synthase kinase functions in inhibition of inflammatory gene expression

Genetics & Genomics - Nuclear respiratory factor senses changing cellular energy demands

Genetics & Genomics - Targets of aberrant hypermethylation identified in myeloid leukemia

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Tetraspanin domains inhibit macrophage infection by HIV

Head & Neck Cancer - Survivin targeting with adenoviral vectors used to treat head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Healthcare Access - Experts explore how genomics could potentially be used to customize medical care

Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B surface antigen-T-lymphocyte antigen fusion expressed using Pichia pastoris

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus nontranslated genomic cellular factors identified

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - CuraGen and TopoTarget announce initiation of Phase I/II trial of PXD101 for hepatocellular cancer

Immunomodulation - Immunosuppressant inhibits dendritic cell-mediated neutrophil chemoattraction

Ischemia - Chemokines are differentially regulated in mouse cardiac fibroblasts

Ischemia - Ischemic preconditioning protects cardiomyocytes against ischemic injury

Ischemia - Transporter expression is altered after ischemic reperfusion injury

Kidney Development - Multiple genes provide a link between kidney progenitor cells

Legal Issues - Enzo Biochem reports court ruling

Leukemia - Murine leukemia virus particles activate Rac1 in HeLa cells

Licensing Agreements - Tigris Pharmaceuticals enters licensing agreement with U.S. NIH to develop pro-drug for cancer

Marketing - Tasco Holdings hires OTC Financial Network to conduct investor relations campaign

Neuroblastoma - Integrative genomics identifies distinct molecular classes of neuroblastoma

Neuroscience - Phosphorylation enhances binding to isolated postsynaptic densities

Neuroscience - Translational repressor contribution to dendritic stress granules clarified

Obesity Pathogenesis - Adiponectin downregulates its own production and the expression of its receptor

Ophthalmology - Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator may penetrate the retinal veins

Osteosarcoma - Osteosarcoma cell lines and primary cells display different treatment sensitivities

Personnel - Brock Siegel, PhD, named chief operating officer of genome analysis company Solexa

Proteomics -  Caenorhabditis elegans can screen for aging-related proteins

Proteomics - Human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli

Reconstructive Surgery - Skin flap viability rallies with proangiogenic gene therapy treatment

Stem Cell Research - Stem cell factor fused with mimetic peptide in Escherichia coli

Vaccine Delivery - DNA delivery is mediated by beta-cyclodextrin embedded in polyelectrolyte multilayer

Vector Development - Adeno-associated viral vector poses little risk of germline transmission

Vector Development - Immunogenicity of cytopathic and noncytopathic viral vectors was examined

Vector Development - Method to purify adenovirus with arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-modified fibers has been developed

Virology - Influenza virus evades innate and adaptive immunity

Von Willebrand Disease - Lentiviral vectors expressing von Willebrand factor correct endothelial cells

Angiology - Researchers from the People's Republic of China and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of angiology

Apoptosis - New data from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan lluminates research in apoptosis

Atherosclerosis - New findings from the United States in the area of atherosclerosis detailed

Breast Cancer - New research from France, the United States and Japan in the area of breast cancer detailed

Breast Cancer - Research from Germany and the United States in breast cancer provides new insights

Cancer Research - Findings from Finland, Japan and the United States advance knowledge in cancer research

Cancer Research - Recent studies from South Korea and Australia add new data to cancer research

Cancer Research - Reports from the United States and People's Republic of China describe recent advances in cancer research

Cancer Research - Researchers from Canada, the People's Republic of China and the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer

Cancer Research - Researchers from the United States and Japan report details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer

Cancer Treatment - Data from Japan, Brazil and China advance knowledge in cancer treatment research

Cancer Treatment - Researchers from the United States and Italy report recent findings in cancer treatment

Cardiology - Data from Germany, the United States and the People's Republic of China advance knowledge in cardiology research

Colorectal Cancer - Researchers from Germany, Denmark and the United States describe findings in colorectal cancer studies

Diabetes - Recent findings in diabetes described by researchers from 200-701 South Korea, Switzerland and Turkey

Diabetes - Researchers from Australia, Germany and Switzerland provide details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

Gene Therapy - Researchers' work from India, Australia and Germany adds to gene therapy body of knowledge

Genetics - Findings from France and the United States in genetics provide new insights

Genetics - New findings from Italy, the United States and Norway in the area of genetics described

Genetics - Recent findings in genetics described by researchers from the United Kingdom, Russia and Netherlands

Glioma - Researchers from Germany, Belgium and Japan report details of new studies and findings in the area of glioma

Glioma - Researchers from the United States and People's Republic of China provide details of new studies and findings in the area of glioma

Heart Attack - New findings from Denmark, Austria and the United States in the area of heart attack described

Hepatitis B Virus - Researchers from France, Germany and Italy detail new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis B virus

Imaging - Recent findings in imaging described by researchers from Taiwan and the United States

Leukemia - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in leukemia research

Leukemia - Research from Germany and Sweden add new data to leukemia body of knowledge

Neurology - New data from Germany, the United States and Italy lluminates research in neurology

Neurology - Recent findings in neurology described by researchers from Japan, Australia and the United States

Neurology - Researchers from France, Japan and the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of neurology

Neurology - Researchers from the United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of neurology

Neurology - Researchers from Turkey, Germany and the South Korea publish new studies and findings in the area of neurology

Physiology - New findings in physiology described from the United States and Japan

Renal Cancer - Studies from Japan and France advance knowledge in renal cancer research

Transplants - Researchers from Japan, the United States and France detail new studies and findings in the area of transplants

Vectors - Reports from the United States, Israel and United Kingdom add new data to vectors research

Vectors - Research from Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Turkey in vectors provides new insights

Vectors - Researchers from Portugal and the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of vectors

Vectors - Researchers from the United States and Slovakia provide details of new studies and findings in the area of vectors

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