• K562 cells are of the erythroleukemia type, and the cell line is derived from a 53-year-old female chronic myelogenous leukemia patient in blast crisis. (wikipedia.org)
  • The human erythroleukemia cell line K562 has been stably transfected to secrete GM-CSF. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Evidence for distinction of the differentiation-inducing activities and cytostatic properties of 9-(2-phosphonylmethoxyethyl)adenine and a variety of differentiation-inducing agents in human erythroleukemia K562 cells. (aspetjournals.org)
  • The acyclic nucleoside phosphonate derivative 9-(2-phosphonylmethoxyethyl) adenine (PMEA) is a strong inducer of differentiation in several tumor cell lines, including human erythroleukemia K562 cells. (aspetjournals.org)
  • Many factors and components play a role in the cell cycle of K562 cells in terms of growth, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • The growth of these leukemic cells are controlled by either initiating cell differentiation or apoptosis to occur. (wikipedia.org)
  • These changes can also drive the leukemic cells to a state of stress, which allows for increased sensitivity of the cells to drugs that initiate apoptosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Apoptosis is an important mechanism in regulating K562 cells and can be induced by the changes in the metabolic state of the cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are many different cellular components involved in the cycle of apoptosis such as BCR/ABL, Bcl-2, Bax protein, and cytochrome C. The tumor suppressor gene p53 is also important in the cell cycle regulation of K562 cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • This gene targets the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p21, and causes cell differentiation, cell cycle arrest in G1, and ultimately apoptosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • When the levels of these components are thrown off, they can either no longer inhibit apoptosis of the cancer cells, a role fulfilled by BCR/ABL, or they cause apoptosis to be induced, in the same vein as Bax and cytochrome C. These components are key in the mitochondria, and due to this, it has been supported that apoptosis uses the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other methods being focused on in the regulation of K562 cells include therapeutic methods like polyphyllin D, which caused differentiation from the progenitor state to occur, and for apoptosis to begin. (wikipedia.org)
  • The effects of S.M. extract on cell viability, production of ROS, nitric oxide (NO), and apoptosis were examined. (unina.it)
  • Apoptosis induction potential of each compound determined by mitochondrial membrane potential analysis (Rho123), cleaved caspase-3 expression analysis by flow cytometry and immunofluorescent staining and cell morphology analysis by giemza, hematoxylin and eosin and Papanicolaou protocols. (ijpsonline.com)
  • In the cell morphology analyzes, chromatin condensation and marginalization, changes in the cell membrane, ghost cells and apoptotic bodies were observed as evidence of apoptosis formation. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Cell cycle analysis suggested activation of apoptosis, without arresting cell cycle progression. (nature.com)
  • Annexin V-propidium iodide double-staining demonstrated that Sapota fruit extracts potentiate apoptosis rather than necrosis in cancer cells. (nature.com)
  • Research studies showed that parthenolide had a positive effect on the bone marrow microenvironment and a 'multi-faceted effect against MM cells, causing apoptosis. (canceractive.com)
  • On the other hand, hydroquinone induced extensive apoptosis of the cells. (cdc.gov)
  • AVM induced the release of cleaved PARP and cleaved caspase‑3 caused apoptosis and inhibited the viability of these cells. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Better still, parthenolide and costunolide can decrease detyrosinated microtubules without significantly disrupting the overall microtubule network or cell viability. (canceractive.com)
  • By colorimetric MTT assay, it was found that contrast media (0-3500 μM) had no effect on both K562 and K562/adr cell viabilities, but in co-treatment with daunorubicin (DNR), diatrizoate decreased cell viability in K562/adr cells by decreasing IC so of DNR from 610.7 ±74.5 nM to 360±108.9 nM. (thescipub.com)
  • In previous research, the authors demonstrated that the methanol extract of A. vulgaris (AVM) has the ability to inhibit the viability of CML cells ( 10 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Induction of CYP4F3 by benzene metabolites in human white blood cells in vivo, in human promyelocytic leukemic cell lines, and ex vivo in human blood neutrophils. (cdc.gov)
  • Based on this finding it should be concluded that combination of zinc nanoparticles with Saccharomyces cell walls could inhibit the growth of K562 cell line in vitro . (ac.ir)
  • Human and mouse T cells treated with ITFG1 in vitro secreted the cytokines IFN-g, TNF-a and IL-10, while in vivo ITFG1 was protective in a mouse acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) model. (rndsystems.com)
  • Patients were monitored for donor engraftment of myeloid and lymphoid cells, for clinical response by serial imaging, and for immunologic response by in vitro isolation of donor-derived CD8 + CTLs recognizing recipient minor histocompatibility (H) antigens. (aacrjournals.org)
  • We tested whether natural killer cells expanded by co-culture with K562 cells transfected with 41BBL and membrane-bound interleukin-15 could kill myeloma cells with a high-risk gene expression profile in vitro and in a unique model which recapitulates human myeloma. (haematologica.org)
  • The findings demonstrated, for the first time, that benzene and metabolites induce CYP4F3 in human blood cells both in vivo and in vitro. (cdc.gov)
  • Cell-based and in vitro assays show that Retro-2 blocks delivery of newly-synthesized TA-proteins to the ER-targeting factor ASNA1 (TRC40). (elifesciences.org)
  • K562 cells can spontaneously develop characteristics similar to early-stage erythrocytes, granulocytes and monocytes and are easily killed by natural killer cells as they lack the MHC complex required to inhibit NK activity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Also zinc nanoparticles significantly (p=0.021) inhibit K562 cell line. (ac.ir)
  • These mice are devoid of endogenous natural killer and T-cell activity and were used to determine whether adoptively transferred expanded natural killer cells could inhibit myeloma growth and myeloma-associated bone destruction. (haematologica.org)
  • ASXL1 mutations inhibit G-CSF-induced myeloid differentiation of 32Dcl3 cells. (jci.org)
  • In previous research, the authors demonstrated that the methanol extract of Artemisia vulgaris (AVM) has the ability to inhibit chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cell proliferation. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disease that activates multiple signaling pathways, causing cells to produce higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). (unina.it)
  • Chronic myeloid leukemia is a common cancer in human, so the goal of this study was the use of natural compound such as cell wall obtained from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) and Saccharomyces boulardi (S. boulardi) and zinc nanoparticles on the growth inhibition of K562 cell line. (ac.ir)
  • In this study, anticancer properties of heterocyclic salicylaldimines and their Cu(II) complexes on K562 human chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line were investigated. (ijpsonline.com)
  • In early phase clinical trials for both acute and chronic myeloid leukemias, we have observed the induction of anti-tumor immunity and associated clinical responses following K562/GM-CSF vaccination (see preliminary data). (acgtfoundation.org)
  • chronic leukemias are composed of more mature cells. (curehunter.com)
  • Furthermore, activation of autophagy allows to extend cell survival when exposed to different types of stressors such as starvation or cytotoxic drugs. (hindawi.com)
  • Rab27A is expressed in many human tissues and it regulates the secretion of several types of cellular vesicles, such as melanosomes, insulin granules of pancreatic beta cells, and lytic granules of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • In the last years, adoptive transfer of natural killer (NK) cells came into the focus of translational medicine, because of their high cytotoxic potential against transformed malignant cells. (frontiersin.org)
  • Hence, we established a two-phase expansion protocol with IL-15 to induce an early NK cell expansion, followed by short exposure to IL-21 that boosted the cytotoxic activity of NK cells against RMS cells. (frontiersin.org)
  • Cell differentiation is induced by the deacetylase activity in these "undifferentiated progenitor cells," which alters the phenotype and morphology of the K562 cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • We used primary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) samples and human AML cell lines to investigate the regulatory mechanisms of autophagy and its role in AML differentiation. (hindawi.com)
  • In this proposal, we seek to evaluate the integration of K562/GM-CSF vaccination with systemic therapies for MDS that alter host immunity and/or hematopoietic cellular differentiation. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • This cell line proved to be insensitive to the induction of erythroid differentiation by PMEA. (aspetjournals.org)
  • The K562/PMEA-1 cells showed reduced sensitivity to the differentiation-inducing capacity and cytostatic activity of several closely related PMEA analogs. (aspetjournals.org)
  • Furthermore, the mutant cells exhibited a decreased sensitivity to the differentiation-inducing activity of a wide variety of structurally nonrelated antimetabolites targeted at different enzymes of nucleotide biosynthesis. (aspetjournals.org)
  • A 5-25-fold higher concentration of each of these compounds was required to obtain the same level of differentiation in the K562/PMEA-1 cells as in the wild-type cells. (aspetjournals.org)
  • The ability to induce these changes in K562 cell cycle and cell cycle regulation provides targets for cancer drugs. (wikipedia.org)
  • In a preliminary study it has been shown that phenolic antioxidants such as methyl 4- O -galloylchlorogenate and 4- O -galloylchlorogenic acid derived from Sapota fruits can induce cytotoxicity in colon cancer cells 23 . (nature.com)
  • Treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation after nonmyeloablative conditioning with fludarabine/total body irradiation is feasible and may induce tumor regression or stabilization in some patients. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Dr. Sadelain demonstrated that human peripheral blood T cells could be effectively redirected to recognize the CO19 antigen and eradicate established, systemic human B cell tumors borne by immunodeficient mice, This was the first publication showing that genetically modified human T cells can induce durable remissions in an in vivo setting. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Here we show that methanolic extracts of Sapota fruit (MESF) induces cytotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner in cancer cell lines. (nature.com)
  • Expanded natural killer cells killed both allogeneic and autologous primary myeloma cells avidly via a perforin-mediated mechanism in which the activating receptor NKG2D, natural cytotoxicity receptors, and DNAX-accessory molecule-1 played a central role. (haematologica.org)
  • The LS extract was tested in the MKN-45 human gastric cancer cell line to demonstrate its effective antioxidant potential and cytotoxicity. (bvsalud.org)
  • Morphology of the cells 6 days after G-CSF stimulation was assessed by Wright-Giemsa staining (bottom). (jci.org)
  • K562 cells were the first human immortalised myelogenous leukemia cell line to be established. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Leukemia-Lymphoma Cell Line Factsbook. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the present study, we investigated the effect of the marine microalga Skeletonema marinoi (S.M.), a ubiquitous diatom that forms massive blooms in the oceans, on the human leukemia cell line K562. (unina.it)
  • Leukemia is a blood cancer that develops in the hematopoietic system and presents in the bone marrow with or without peripheral blood cell involvement[ 1 , 2 ]. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Leukemia cells in patients are intrinsically resistant to standard chemotherapy, and resistance development in leukemia cells toward drugs results in treatment failure[ 4 , 5 ]. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Multidrug resistance parameters, tissue infiltration parameters, receptors for colony-stimulating factors (CSFr) and cell cycle parameters were analyzed using flow cytometry in 145, 109 initial and 36 relapsed or refractory, acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia (ANLL) patients to find out clinically more reliable functional parameters. (karger.com)
  • D ) ASXL1 protein expression using C-terminus anti-ASXL1 antibodies in leukemia cell lines. (jci.org)
  • Three studies have shown that monoclonal antibodies to the DENV fusion loop epitope reliably enhanced Zika virus infection (i.e., antibody-dependent enhancement [ADE]) in Fc receptor-bearing K-562 human myelogenous leukemia cells or the U-937 human monocytic cell line ( 1 - 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Exposure to benzene elicits a spectrum of hematotoxicity ranging from reduction of peripheral blood cell counts to aplastic anemia and leukemia. (cdc.gov)
  • Mechanistic analysis revealed that phenol, a major metabolite of benzene , significantly induced the expression of CYP4F3A at both mRNA and protein levels in cultured promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60) similarly to all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). (cdc.gov)
  • This clinical translational proposal aimed to assess the therapeutic potential of genetically targeted T cells in the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • EB05198 (1µg/ml) staining of HepG2 (A), K562 (B) and HeLa (C) nuclear lysates (35µg protein in RIPA buffer). (everestbiotech.com)
  • Approx 75kDa observed in nuclear lysates of cell lines HeLa, HepG2 and K562. (everestbiotech.com)
  • The goals for advances in flow cytometry are clear: measure as many relevant target molecules per cell as quickly as possible. (nature.com)
  • Fluorescence and isotope tagging are the principal means for measuring antibody binding to cells in flow cytometry. (nature.com)
  • F ) Surface expression of CD11b in 32Dcl3 cells transduced with indicated plasmid after incubation with 1 ng/ml IL-3 (blue) or 50 ng/ml G-CSF for 6 days (red) was analyzed by flow cytometry (top). (jci.org)
  • Compounds (C1-8 and doxorubicin) were placed to 96-well culture plate in triplicate order at doses of 1, 10, 100, 1000 μM and then K562 cells were seeded into the wells at the dose of 105/ml. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Mitochondrial membrane potential was found at low levels in cells treated with Schiff base compounds and doxorubicin. (ijpsonline.com)
  • The change in phenotype induces a decrease in the growth rate and leads the K562 cells to the terminal path of becoming mature erythroids, monocytes, and mature macrophages. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mutations/deletions in separate genes, each of which alone causes a minimal phenotype, but when combined in the same cell results in a more severe fitness defect or lethality under a given condition. (thebiogrid.org)
  • B ) Expression of ASXL1-WT and its mutants in 293T cells or 32Dcl3 cells transiently transfected or stably transduced with a FLAG-ASXL1-MT1, ASXL1-MT2, ASXL1-WT, or an empty vector (pMYs-IG). (jci.org)
  • The cells are resistant to 100μM thioguanine and 1mM ouabain. (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • This study observed some iodinated radiographic contrast media, diatrizoate, iopromide and iotrolan affected the cellular energetic state and the kinetics of P-gp in drug-sensitive K562 and drug resistant K562/adr cell lines using spectrophotometer and spectrofluorometer. (thescipub.com)
  • In summary, this two-phased feeder cell-free ex vivo culturing protocol combined efficient expansion and high cytolytic functionality of NK cells for treatment of radiation-resistant RMS. (frontiersin.org)
  • A PMEA-resistant K562 cell line (designated K562/PMEA-1) was selected in the presence of escalating PMEA concentrations. (aspetjournals.org)
  • As a result, cells expressing different forms of BCR/ABL were recruited for the present study, including K562 (human wild‑type) or TCCY‑T315I (human imatinib‑resistant) and the Ba/F3‑(T315I/E279K/Y253H) (mouse BCR/ABL point mutation‑transfected cells). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Interestingly, AVM appeared to be more sensitive to imatinib‑resistant (T315I, Y253H, and E279K) than wild‑type BCR/ABL cells, indicating its potential to overcome imatinib‑resistant severe issues in CML. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Thus, cells expressing different forms of BCR/ABL were recruited for the present study, including K562 [human wild-type (WT)] or TCCY-T315I [human imatinib-resistant (IR)] and the Ba/F3-(T315I/E279K/Y253H) (mouse BCR/ABL point mutation-tranfected cells). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Conclusions These studies provide the rationale for testing expanded natural killer cells in humans. (haematologica.org)
  • Although Maraffini and colleagues7 recently performed a systematic investigation of Cas9 RGEN specificity in bacteria, the specificities of RGENs in human cells have not been extensively defined and, to our knowledge, bona fide off-target mutations induced by Cas9 have not been identified in any eukaryotic cell or organism. (cdc.gov)
  • These functions are necessary in cells in order to divide and regenerate tissues, and play a maintenance role in homeostatic functions. (wikipedia.org)
  • For cells, cell lines and tissues in culture till half confluency. (hoxa2.com)
  • therefore, antibody preparations containing this preservative agent must not be used in cell cultures nor injected into animals. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Sodium azide may be removed by washing stained cells or plate-bound antibody or dialyzing soluble antibody in sodium azide-free buffer. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of clonal neoplastic hematologic disorders characterized by varying degrees of bone marrow failure, abnormal hematopoiesis, and proliferation of myeloid blast cells. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • We have developed a genetically modified tumor cell vaccine for the treatment of myeloid malignancies. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Based on the encouraging preclinical data, we propose to generate a clinical grade tumor cell-based vaccine engineered to secrete high levels of Hsp70. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Whether this represents a secondary event in response to cell injury and the generation of neo-antigens, or an initiating event inducing immunopathology, remains controversial. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • K562 cells express many of the antigens shown to be overexpressed in myeloid leukemias and MDS. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • This phase I trial assessed the safety, efficacy, and immunologic responses to minor histocompatibility antigens following nonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation as treatment for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Clones from three patients with a partial response or stable disease recognized antigens expressed on renal cell carcinoma tumor cells. (aacrjournals.org)
  • CD8 + CTL-recognizing minor H antigens on tumor cells can be isolated posttransplant and could contribute to the graft- versus -tumor effect. (aacrjournals.org)
  • They can be activated rapidly via germ-line encoded receptors that recognize the presence of stress ligands or absence of self-antigens on target cells ( 1 - 5 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • We have access to several high grade serous carcinoma cell lines, that express several known tumor antigens, such as CA-125 and mesothelin. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Adoptive transfer of expanded natural killer cells inhibited the growth of established OPM2 and high-risk primary myeloma tumors grown in the murine model. (haematologica.org)
  • We have recently demonstrated that vaccination with irradiated murine allogeneic ovarian cancer cells secreting heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) were capable of generating potent tumor antigen-specific immune responses and strong anti-tumor effects against ovarian cancers (Chang et al. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • The cells are non-adherent and rounded, are positive for the bcr:abl fusion gene, and bear some proteomic resemblance to both undifferentiated granulocytes and erythrocytes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Efforts in human cells using focused gene sets underscore the utility of this approach, but the feasibility of generating large-scale, diverse human GI maps remains unresolved. (thebiogrid.org)
  • We analyzed differential gene expression in the peripheral white blood cells (WBC) from 7 female patients diagnosed with occupational benzene poisoning and 7 matched controls. (cdc.gov)
  • Immunotherapy using gene-transduced tumor cells has emerged as a potentially plausible approach for the control of advanced stage ovarian cancer. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • This line is a mutant sub-line of BW5147 which was derived from an AKR/J mouse lymphoma. (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • However, unlike the PMEA derivatives, the antimetabolites remained equally cytostatic for the mutant K562 cells and for the wild-type cells. (aspetjournals.org)
  • Evidence exists that immune activation against hematopoietic elements frequently occurs in MDS patients, based on the identification of lymphocytic infiltrates in the marrow, oligoclonal expansion of T cells, and excessive production of tumor necrosis factor alpha. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Eight patients received conditioning with fludarabine and low-dose total body irradiation followed by hematopoietic cell transplantation from an HLA-matched sibling donor. (aacrjournals.org)
  • Results Natural killer cells from healthy donors and myeloma patients expanded a median of 804- and 351-fold, respectively, without significant T-cell expansion. (haematologica.org)
  • 1 Significant advances have been made by combining novel agents with autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation which allows for long-term disease-free survival in the majority of transplant-eligible patients. (haematologica.org)
  • The protocol will test whether the T cells that are designed to withstand the toxic effects of the tumor are able to mediate tumor regression in patients with advanced ovarian cancer that has failed to regress after chemotherapy. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Therefore, ex vivo NK cell expansion protocols are currently being developed. (frontiersin.org)
  • In a proof of concept in vivo study, we also observed a therapeutic effect of adoptively transferred IL-15 expanded and IL-21 boosted NK cells in combination with image guided high precision radiation therapy using a luciferase-transduced RMS xenograft model. (frontiersin.org)
  • In vivo development and survival of NK cells require cytokines ( 6 - 8 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • In this context, cytokines have been shown to activate NK cells potently during ex vivo expansion ( 9 - 12 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The transferred, expanded natural killer cells proliferated in vivo in an interleukin-2 dose-dependent fashion, persisted up to 4 weeks, were readily detectable in the human bone, inhibited myeloma growth and protected bone from myeloma-induced osteolysis. (haematologica.org)
  • Induction of CYP4F3 by phenol was also observed in differentiated HL-60 cells, in pro-erythroid cell line K562, and ex vivo in human neutrophiles. (cdc.gov)
  • Recent work has demonstrated that clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems1-3 can serve as the basis of a simple and highly efficient method for performing genome editing in bacteria, yeast and human cells, as well as in vivo in whole organisms such as fruit flies, zebrafish and mice4-13. (cdc.gov)
  • The development of immune checkpoint blockers (ICB) aimed at enhancing antitumor T-cell responses has revolutionized cancer treatment. (aacrjournals.org)
  • U2OS.EGFP cells caused by inactivating frameshift insertion/deletion (indel) mutations introduced by error prone non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) repair of nuclease-induced double-stranded breaks (DSBs) (Fig. 1a and Methods ). (cdc.gov)
  • But these anti-cancer properties would warrant further study on the clinical application of yeast cell wall. (ac.ir)
  • 2. Conduct a clinical trial in MDS testing K562/GM-CSF vaccination integrated with the systemic agent(s) identified in aim 1 as being most active in combination with GM-CSF tumor vaccines (years 2 and 3). (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Many culturing strategies are based on the addition of feeder or accessory cells, which need to be removed prior to the clinical application of the final NK cell product. (frontiersin.org)
  • The engineered T cells eradicate large tumors in pre-clinical experiments. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Cell lysates were also subject to immunoblotting with anti-FLAG Ab or anti-Myc Ab. (jci.org)
  • New therapeutic concepts in anti-tumor therapy aim to modulate the patient's immune system to increase its aggressiveness or targeted effects toward tumor cells. (frontiersin.org)
  • Importantly, he found that T cell stimulation with the cytokine lnterleukln-15, but not the widely used lnterteukin-2, is critical for sustaining the therapeutic activity of infused CO19-spedflc T cells. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Our work demonstrates that RGENs are highly active even with imperfectly matched RNA-DNA interfaces in human cells, a finding that might confound their use in research and therapeutic applications. (cdc.gov)
  • Understanding the scope of RGEN-mediated off-target effects in human and other eukaryotic cells will be critically essential if these nucleases are to be used widely for research and therapeutic applications. (cdc.gov)
  • In culture they exhibit much less clumping than many other suspension lines, presumably due to the downregulation of surface adhesion molecules by bcr:abl. (wikipedia.org)
  • The organ tropism is different depending on the infiltration parameters, vascular cell adhesion molecule to splenomegaly, matrix metalloprotease-2 to hepatomegaly and to extramedullary infiltration other than spleen, liver or lymph node. (karger.com)
  • Thought to be disorders of hematopoietic stem cells, clonal cytogenetic abnormalities are frequently identified. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • The secretion of Hsp70 from the ovarian cancer cells will allow the Hsp70-associated antigenic peptide to be concentrated and targeted to dendritic cells (DCs) with subsequent DC activation. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • However, the applicability of such traditional chemotherapeutic approaches is primarily limited due to acquired Multi-Drug Resistance (MDR) in cells, which is acquired through the production of anti-apoptotic cascades and the overexpression of cell membrane-based drug efflux pumps, such as P-glycoprotein, for self-defense. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Inhibiting these is an important regulation mechanism of cancer, because it prevents cells from progressing into mitosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • We present a method enabling simultaneous, ultra-high throughput single-cell barcoding of millions of cells for targeted analysis of proteins and RNAs. (nature.com)
  • Autophagy is an intracellular degradation system that ensures a dynamic recycling of a variety of building blocks required for self-renewal, homeostasis, and cell survival under stress. (hindawi.com)
  • Basal macroautophagy (thereafter referred to as autophagy), a catabolic recycling system in cells, is key to maintaining cellular homeostasis and survival. (hindawi.com)
  • While the importance of autophagy for cell homeostasis and survival has long been appreciated, its role in tumorigenesis and cancer progression is still developing [ 10 , 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Having examined the nature of the signals required by the T cells for their own survival and sustained functionality, Dr. Sadelain designed improved antigen receptors that provide both activating and co-stimulatory signals to the tumor-targeted T cell. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • This arrest leads to "shrinkage, blebbing, nuclear fragmentation, chromatin condensing" and other morphological changes that cause the cell to program death at this point. (wikipedia.org)
  • principle bioactive ingredient of the herb feverfew, has been shown on multiple occasions to attack cancer stem cells largely through the nuclear factor kappa-B pathway. (canceractive.com)
  • In one ( 4 ), parthenolide and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, sulindac, synergistically brought about growth suppression and inhibited the nuclear factor-kappa B pathway in pancreatic carcinoma cells. (canceractive.com)
  • Single cell calling card library preparation was performed using the Nextera Mate Pair Sample Prep Kit with modifications to the manufacturer's protocol. (nih.gov)
  • Multiple Myeloma - As long ago as 2003, Johns Hopkins Medical School found a particular type of cancer stem cell in the bone marrow microenvironment which was both the origin of MM and the driver of recurrence. (canceractive.com)
  • Oral HPV infection is newly appreciated as a strong risk factor for a distinct type of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma that is rising in incidences in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • THP-1 cells have Fc and C3b receptors and lack surface and cytoplasmic immunoglobulins. (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • The introduction of genes that code for tumor-specific receptors into T lymphocytes, which are cells of the immune system that mediate tumor elimination, was a novel approach to cancer therapy. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Integrin-alpha FG-GAP repeat-containing protein 1 (ITFG1), also known as T cell immunomodulatory protein (TIP), was initially identified using bioinformatics and high-throughput cell-based screening assays to isolate novel factors involved in T cell biology. (rndsystems.com)
  • Forkhead box protein M1 (FOXM1) is a key transcription factor (TF) that regulates a common set of genes related to the cell cycle in various cell types. (mdpi.com)
  • Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant plasma cell disorder with debilitating symptoms related to anemia, immunosuppression, bone destruction, and renal failure. (haematologica.org)
  • With their ability to detect and directly destroy virally infected or malignant cells, natural killer (NK) cells form an important part of the first line defense of the immune system. (frontiersin.org)
  • Abcam is leading the way in addressing this with our range of recombinant monoclonal antibodies and knockout edited cell lines for gold-standard validation. (abcam.com)
  • To amplify self-reporting transcripts from single cell RNA-seq libraries, we took 9 µl of RT product (the other half was kept in reserve) and added it to 25 µl Kapa HiFi HotStart ReadyMix and 15 µl ddH2O. (nih.gov)
  • To this end we used deep sequencing (GRO-seq and PRO-seq) and analyzed nascent mtDNA-encoded RNA transcripts in diverse human cell lines and metazoan organisms. (biorxiv.org)
  • In preliminary studies, we have developed genetically engineered T cells as a complementary immunotherapy to augment traditional treatment strategies. (acgtfoundation.org)
  • Both of these latter techniques risk changes to the metabolism during cell preparation and barcoding prior to cell lysis- since both approaches, generally, rely on the use of live cells 30 . (nature.com)
  • Eukaryotic cells destroy many endocytosed pathogens by targeting them to the lysosome. (elifesciences.org)
  • Both were shown to selectively decrease detyrosinated tubulin in cancer cells independent of their inhibition of NF-κB.The two compounds showed reduction in the frequency of microtentacles and inhibition of reattachment in breast cancer. (canceractive.com)
  • However, direct injection of IL-2 has been shown to be accompanied by severe side effects, such as vascular leak syndrome, activation-induced cell death, and strong induction of regulatory CD4 pos T cells, which did not occur after IL-15 administration ( 15 , 16 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • To begin to define the specificity determinants of RGENs in human cells, we sought to perform a large-scale test in which we assessed the effects of systematically mismatching various positions within multiple gRNA/target DNA interfaces. (cdc.gov)