Nuclear Krüppel-like factor 4 expression is associated with human skin squamous cell carcinoma progression and metastasis.

Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) is a transcription factor regulating cell growth and differentiation. It has been postulated as a tumor suppressor gene in several tumors including colon cancer and prostate cancer; whereas, it is activated in other tumors such as breast cancer and oropharyngeal carcinomas. To understand the significance KLF4 on clinicopathologic implications in human squamous cell carcinoma skin (SCC) progression, thirty six formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples of cutaneous SCC and 28 samples of Bowen's disease were stained with anti-KLF4 antibodies.

Undecylprodigiosin selectively induces apoptosis in human breast carcinoma cells independent of p53.

Undecylprodigiosin (UP) is a bacterial bioactive metabolite produced by Streptomyces and Serratia. In this study, we explored the anticancer effect of UP. Human breast carcinoma cell lines BT-20, MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 and T47D and one nonmalignant human breast epithelial cell line, MCF-10A, were tested in this study.