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  • Aberrant methylation-mediated silencing of lncRNA CTC-276P9.1 is associated with malignant progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. 29524086

    Downregulation and aberrant hypermethylation of long non-coding RNA CTC-276P9.1 have been detected in limited tumors. However, the distribution of methylated CpG sites and biological role of CTC-276P9.1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) progression and prognosis have not been fully clarified. The present study was to investigate the expression status and the distribution of methylated CpG sites within the three CpG islands of CTC-276P9.1, further to clarify its functional role and prognostic value in ESCC development and prognosis. Significant downregulation of CTC-276P9.1 was detected in esophageal cancer cells and ESCC tissues, and the expression of CTC-276P9.1 in ESCC tissues was associated with TNM stage, pathological differentiation, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastasis or recurrence. The expression level of CTC-276P9.1 in esophageal cancer cells was significantly reversed by treatment with 5-Aza-dC and TSA. The aberrant hypermethylation of the regions around the transcription start site was more tumor specific and associated with the expression levels of CTC-276P9.1. Moreover, histone modification may also participate in the regulation of CTC-276P9.1. Furthermore, over-expression of CTC-276P9.1 inhibited esophageal cancer cells proliferation and invasion in vitro, decreased the expression of proliferative markers and inhibited esophageal cancer cells invasion probably by regulating EMT. In addition, the dysregulation and hypermethylation of the regions around the transcription start site of CTC-276P9.1 were associated with poorer ESCC patients' survival. These findings suggest that CTC-276P9.1 may act as a tumor suppressor and may be employed as a new prognostic factor and therapeutic target for ESCC.
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    Reference
    Product Catalog Number:
    17-10086
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    EZ-Magna ChIP™ A/G Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Kit

  • Chemical stability of chlortetracycline and chlortetracycline degradation products and epimers in soil interstitial water 15519396

    Tetracyclines and tetracycline degradation products and epimers end up in the environment. In order to predict the persistence of the potential dominating species of the chlortetracyclines in the environment, the chemical stability of chlortetracycline (CTC) and four major CTC degradation products and epimers (iso-CTC, 4-epi-CTC, anhydro-CTC, and 4-epi-anhydro-CTC) was studied in milliQ water and soil interstitial water (SIW) under environmentally relevant conditions (oxygen, light, pH (3–9), and temperature (6 °C and 20 °C)). The chemical stability of the compounds was evaluated by following the decrease in amount of parent compound over time. In order to compare the results obtained under the varying conditions, apparent pseudo-first-order rate constants (kobs) for the disappearance of the parent compound and corresponding apparent half-lives were calculated. A statistical evaluation of the data showed that the chemical stability of the chlortetracyclines was generally dependent on photolysis, temperature, and matrix. The presence or absence of oxygen did not influence on the chemical stability. The presence of calcium and magnesium ions in SIW is believed to account for the significant differences in half-lives between milliQ water and SIW, although numerous of other factors are believed to influence as well. Generally, the five compounds were more persistent at pH 3–4 than at pH above 5.
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    Reference
    Product Catalog Number:
    Multiple

  • Viable circulating tumour cell detection using multiplex RNA in situ hybridisation predicts progression-free survival in metastatic breast cancer patients. 22538972

    Current approaches for detecting circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in blood are dependent on CTC enrichment and are based either on surface epithelial markers on CTCs or on cell size differences. The objectives of this study were to develop and characterise an ultrasensitive multiplex fluorescent RNA in situ hybridisation (ISH)-based CTC detection system called CTCscope. This method detects a multitude of tumour-specific markers at single-cell level in blood.Healthy blood samples spiked with tumour cell lines were used as a model system for the development and initial characterisation of CTCscope. To demonstrate the feasibility of CTC detection in patient blood, duplicate blood samples were drawn from 45 metastatic breast cancer patients for analysis by CTCscope and the CellSearch system. The association of CTCs with the tumour marker CA15-3 and progression-free survival (PFS) were assessed.CTCscope detected CTC transcripts of eight epithelial markers and three epithelial-mesenchymal-transition (EMT) markers for increased sensitivity. CTCscope was used to detect CTCs with minimal enrichment, and did not detect apoptotic or dead cells. In patient blood samples, CTCs detected by CellSearch, but not CTCscope, were positively correlated with CA15-3 levels. Circulating tumour cells detected by either CTCscope or CellSearch predicted PFS (CTCscope, HR (hazard ratio) 2.26, 95% CI 1.18-4.35, P=0.014; CellSearch, HR 2.50, 95% CI 1.27-4.90, P=0.008).CTCscope offers unique advantages over existing CTC detection approaches. By enumerating and characterising only viable CTCs, CTCscope provides additional prognostic and predictive information in therapy monitoring.
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    Reference
    Product Catalog Number:
    12-506
    Product Catalog Name:
    Goat Anti-Mouse IgG (H+L) Antibody, FITC conjugate

  • Msx1 and Msx2 are expressed in sub-populations of vascular smooth muscle cells. 18627106

    Using an nlacZ reporter gene inserted at the Msx1 and Msx2 loci, we could analyze the expression of these homeogenes in the adult mouse. We observed that Msx genes are prominently expressed in a subset of blood vessels. The Msx2nlacZ allele is mainly expressed in a restricted population of mural cells in peripheral arteries and veins. Msx1nlacZ is expressed to a lesser extent by vascular smooth muscle cells of peripheral arteries, but is highly expressed in arterioles and capillaries, making Msx1 a novel marker for a subpopulation of pericytes. Expression is set up early in developing vessels and maintained throughout life. In addition, expression of both genes is observed in a few endothelial cells of the aorta at fetal stages, and only Msx2 continues to be expressed in this layer at the adult stage. These results suggest major functions for Msx genes in vascular mural cell formation and remodeling.
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    Reference
    Product Catalog Number:
    AB5320
    Product Catalog Name:
    Anti-NG2 Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan Antibody

  • The eleven-nineteen lysine-rich leukemia gene (ELL2) influences the histone H3 protein modifications accompanying the shift to secretory immunoglobulin heavy chain mRNA p ... 21832080

    In plasma cells, immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) secretory-specific mRNA is made in high abundance as a result of both increased promoter proximal poly(A) site choice and weak splice-site skipping. Ell2, the eleven-nineteen lysine rich leukemia gene, is a transcription elongation factor that is induced ∼6-fold in plasma cells and has been shown to drive secretory-specific mRNA production. Reducing ELL2 by siRNA, which reduced processing to the secretion-specific poly(A) site, also influenced the methylations of histone H3K4 and H3K79 on the IgH gene and impacted positive transcription factor b (pTEFb), Ser-2 carboxyl-terminal phosphorylation, and polyadenylation factor additions to RNA polymerase II. The multiple lineage leukemia gene (MLL) and Dot1L associations with the IgH gene were also impaired in the absence of ELL2. To investigate the link between histone modifications, transcription elongation, and alternative RNA processing in IgH mRNA production, we performed chromatin immunoprecipitation on cultured mouse B and plasma cells bearing the identical IgH γ2a gene. In the plasma cells, as compared with the B cells, the H3K4 and H3K79 methylations extended farther downstream, past the IgH enhancer to the end of the transcribed region. Thus the downstream H3K4 and H3K79 methylation of the IgH associated chromatin in plasma cells is associated with increased polyadenylation and exon skipping, resulting from the actions of ELL2 transcription elongation factor.
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    Reference
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    Multiple
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    Multiple

  • Alleviative effects of s-allyl cysteine and s-ethyl cysteine on MCD diet-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. 18786595

    Alleviative effects of s-allyl cysteine (SAC) and s-ethyl cysteine (SEC) upon methionine and choline deficient (MCD) diet-induced hepatotoxicity in mice were examined. SAC or SEC at 1g/L was added into drinking water for 7 weeks with MCD diet. MCD feeding significantly increased hepatic triglyceride and cholesterol levels, and elevated the activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), malic enzyme, fatty acid synthase (FAS) and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (P 0.05). However, the intake of SAC or SEC significantly decreased hepatic triglyceride accumulation, and reduced G6PDH and FAS activities (P 0.05). MCD feeding significantly lowered serum and hepatic glutathione (GSH) levels, increased malondialdehyde (MDA) and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) formation, and suppressed the activity and mRNA expression of glutathione peroxidase (GPX), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (P 0.05). The intake of SAC or SEC significantly increased serum and hepatic GSH levels, decreased MDA and GSSG formation, restored the activity and mRNA expression of GPX, SOD and catalase (P 0.05). MCD feeding significantly enhanced the mRNA expression of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, matrix metalloproteinases-9 (MMP-9) and collagen-alpha1 (P 0.05). The intake of SAC and SEC significantly blunted the mRNA expression of IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha, TGF-beta1 and collagen-alpha1 (P 0.05). SEC was greater than SAC in suppressing IL-6 and TNF-alpha expression (P 0.05), but SAC was greater than SEC in suppressing collagen-alpha1 and TGF-beta1 expression (P 0.05). These data suggest that SAC and SEC are potent agents against MCD-induced hepatotoxicity.
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    Reference
    Product Catalog Number:
    SRI-13K
    Product Catalog Name:
    Sensitive Rat Insulin RIA

  • Heterogeneity of estrogen receptor expression in circulating tumor cells from metastatic breast cancer patients. 24058649

    Endocrine treatment is the most preferable systemic treatment in metastatic breast cancer patients that have had an estrogen receptor (ER) positive primary tumor or metastatic lesions, however, approximately 20% of these patients do not benefit from the therapy and demonstrate further metastatic progress. One reason for failure of endocrine therapy might be the heterogeneity of ER expression in tumor cells spreading from the primary tumor to distant sites which is reflected in detectable circulating tumor cells (CTCs).A sensitive and specific staining protocol for ER, keratin 8/18/19, CD45 was established. Peripheral blood from 35 metastatic breast cancer patients with ER-positive primary tumors was tested for the presence of CTCs. Keratin 8/18/19 and DAPI positive but CD45 negative cells were classified as CTCs and evaluated for ER staining. Subsequently, eight individual CTCs from four index patients (2 CTCs per patient) were isolated and underwent whole genome amplification and ESR1 gene mutation analysis.CTCs were detected in blood of 16 from 35 analyzed patients (46%), with a median of 3 CTCs/7.5 ml. In total, ER-negative CTCs were detected in 11/16 (69%) of the CTC positive cases, including blood samples with only ER-negative CTCs (19%) and samples with both ER-positive and ER-negative CTCs (50%). No correlation was found between the intensity and/or percentage of ER staining in the primary tumor with the number and ER status of CTCs of the same patient. ESR1 gene mutations were not found.CTCs frequently lack ER expression in metastatic breast cancer patients with ER-positive primary tumors and show a considerable intra-patient heterogeneity, which may reflect a mechanism to escape endocrine therapy. Provided single cell analysis did not support a role of ESR1 mutations in this process.
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    Reference
    Product Catalog Number:
    12-371
    Product Catalog Name:
    Normal Mouse IgG

  • Changes in keratin expression during metastatic progression of breast cancer: impact on the detection of circulating tumor cells. 22228641

    Circulating tumor cells (CTC) might function as early markers for breast cancer metastasis or monitoring therapy efficacy. Enrichment and identification of CTCs are based on epithelial markers that might be modulated during epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Little is known about the expression of keratins in CTCs and whether all CTCs can be detected with antibodies directed against a limited panel of keratins.Protein expression of keratin 2, 4-10, 13-16, 18, and 19 were assessed by a cocktail of antibodies (C11, AE1, AE3, and K7) and keratin antibodies C11 and A45-B/B3 alone in 11 breast cancer cell lines and 50 primary breast carcinomas and their lymph node metastases. Furthermore, CTCs were assessed in blood of 70 metastatic breast cancer patients.Claudin-low cell lines did not show expression of normal breast epithelial keratins but were positive for K14 and K16, detected by the cocktail only. Primary breast carcinomas showed changes in keratin expression during metastatic progression to the lymph nodes. In 35 of 70 patients CTCs were identified, of which 83%, 40%, and 57% were identified by the cocktail, C11 and A45-B/B3, respectively. Identification of CTCs by the cocktail was associated with shorter survival (P less than 0.01). In silico analyses revealed association between KRT16 expression and shorter relapse-free survival in metastatic breast cancer.Breast cancer cells show a complex pattern of keratin expression with potential biologic relevance. Individual keratin antibodies recognizing only a limited set of keratins inherit the risk to miss biologically relevant CTCs in cancer patients, and antibody cocktails including these keratins are therefore recommended.
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    Reference
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    Multiple
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    Multiple