UBR5 is a nuclear phosphoprotein of obscure functions. Clinical analyses reveal that amplifications and overexpression occur in over 20% cases of human breast cancers. Breast cancer patients carrying genetic lesions with overexpression have significantly reduced survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: RNA activation (RNAa) is a small RNA-mediated gene regulation mechanism by which expression of a particular gene can be induced by targeting its promoter using small double-stranded RNA also known as small activating RNA (saRNA). We used saRNA as a molecular tool to examine NKX3-1's role as a tumor suppressor and tested in vitro and in vivo antitumor effects of NKX3-1 induction by saRNA.
Materials And Methods: NKX3-1 saRNA was transfected into human prostate cancer cells including LNCaP, CWR22R, PC-3, CWR22RV1, DuPro, LAPC4, and DU145.