MicroRNA-373 induces expression of genes with complementary promoter sequences

RF Place, LC Li, D Pookot… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies have shown that microRNA (miRNA) regulates gene expression by repressing
translation or directing sequence-specific degradation of complementary mRNA. Here, we …

Small dsRNAs induce transcriptional activation in human cells

LC Li, ST Okino, H Zhao, D Pookot… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies have shown that small noncoding RNAs, such as microRNAs and siRNAs,
regulate gene expression at multiple levels including chromatin architecture, transcription, …

Genistein Induces the p21WAF1/CIP1 and p16INK4a Tumor Suppressor Genes in Prostate Cancer Cells by Epigenetic Mechanisms Involving Active Chromatin …

…, H Hirata, LC Li, H Zhao, ST Okino, RF Place, D Pookot… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Genistein (4′,5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone) is the most abundant isoflavone found in the soybean.
The effects of genistein on various cancer cell lines have been extensively studied but the …

[HTML][HTML] miR-449a causes Rb-dependent cell cycle arrest and senescence in prostate cancer cells

EJ Noonan, RF Place, S Basak, D Pookot, LC Li - Oncotarget, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that regulate gene
expression by repressing translation or triggering the degradation of complementary mRNA …

Genistein down-regulates androgen receptor by modulating HDAC6-Hsp90 chaperone function

S Basak, D Pookot, EJ Noonan, R Dahiya - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2008 - AACR
Androgen receptor (AR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor belonging to the steroid
hormone receptor family and is very important for the development and progression of prostate …

[HTML][HTML] Tumors establish resistance to immunotherapy by regulating Treg recruitment via CCR4

…, O Robles, DX Hu, JJ Jackson, D Pookot… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) such as anti-PD (L)-1 and anti-CTLA-4 antibodies
have resulted in unprecedented rates of antitumor responses and extension of survival of …

Antitumor effect of dsRNA-induced p21WAF1/CIP1 gene activation in human bladder cancer cells

Z Chen, RF Place, ZJ Jia, D Pookot, R Dahiya… - Molecular cancer …, 2008 - AACR
We recently reported that synthetic dsRNAs targeting promoter regions can induce gene
expression in a phenomenon referred to as dsRNA-induced gene activation/RNA activation (…

Ethnic group‐related differences in CpG hypermethylation of the GSTP1 gene promoter among African‐American, Caucasian and Asian patients with prostate cancer

…, M Igawa, T Ogishima, D Pookot… - … journal of cancer, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence and mortality of prostate cancer (PC) is approximately 2‐fold higher among
African‐Americans as compared to Caucasians and very low in Asian. We hypothesize that …

Discovery of potent, selective, and orally bioavailable inhibitors of USP7 with in vivo antitumor activity

…, C Colas, S Jacobson, YM Ohol, D Pookot… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
USP7 is a promising target for cancer therapy as its inhibition is expected to decrease function
of oncogenes, increase tumor suppressor function, and enhance immune function. Using …

The Human T-Cell Factor-4 Gene Splicing Isoforms, Wnt Signal Pathway, and Apoptosis in Renal Cell Carcinoma

…, M Igawa, J Breault, L Ribeiro-Filho, D Pookot… - Clinical cancer …, 2003 - AACR
β-Catenin and transcriptional factor TCF-4 (human T-cell factor-4) genes comprise the Wnt
signal. The Wnt signal pathway plays an important role in malignant transformation. We …