Abstract:
The present invention directs to a compound represented by Formula (I), comprising a 1,5-naphthyridine derivative. In one embodiment the 1,5-naphthyridine derivative of Formula (I) has an inhibitory activity against maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK). The present invention also includes a method for preparing the 1,5-naphthyridine derivative of Formula (I). The present invention also includes a pharmaceutical composition containing the 1,5-naphthyridine derivative of Formula (I) as an active ingredient.
Abstract:
The invention features a method for inhibiting growth of a cancer cell by contacting the cell with a composition of an siRNA that inhibits expression of REG4 or KIAA0101. Methods of treating cancer are also within the invention. The invention also features products, including nucleic acid sequences and vectors as well as to compositions comprising them, useful in the provided methods. The invention also provides a method for inhibiting of tumor cell, for example pancreatic cancer cell, prostatic cancer cell, breast cancer cell, and bladder cancer cell, particularly pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) by inhibiting REG4 gene. The present invention also relates to methods of treating or preventing PDAC in a subject comprising the step of administering to said subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a protein encoded by REG4. The present invention also relates to methods of diagnosing chemo-radiation therapeutic resistance of a cancer. The present invention also provides therapeutic agents or methods for treating cancer using the polypeptides. The polypeptides of the present invention are composed of an amino acid sequence which comprises polypeptide which comprises QKGIGEFF/SEQ ID NO: 21. The polypeptides of the present invention can be introduced into cancer cells by modifying the polypeptides with transfection agents such as poly-arginine.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for assessing the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using SEZ6L2, as well as methods for evaluating the efficacy of a particular therapy for NSCLC. In addition, the present invention provides kits for prognosing NSCLC. Furthermore, treatment of NSCLC cells with vector-based small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) against the SEZ6L2 gene suppressed its expression and resulted in growth suppression of the NSCLC cells. These results indicate that SEZ6L2 may be useful as a diagnostic marker and as a target for development of new molecular therapies for lung cancer.
Abstract:
The present application provides novel human genes B1194, A2282V1, A2282V2, and A2282V3 whose expression is markedly elevated in breast cancer. These genes and polypeptides encoded thereby can be used, for example, in the diagnosis of breast cancer, and as target molecules for developing drugs against breast cancer.
Abstract:
Disclosed are methods for detecting non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using differentially expressed genes KIF11, GHSR1b, NTSR1, and FOXM1. Also disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing NSCLC, based on the interaction between KOC1 and KIF11, or NMU and GHSR1b or NTSR1.
Abstract:
Objective methods for diagnosing a predisposition to developing prostate cancer (PRC) are described herein. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves the determining a expression level of PRC -associated gene that discriminate between PRC and PIN. The present invention further provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of PRC, methods of treating PRC.
Abstract:
The present application provides novel human gene MICAL2-PV whose expression is markedly elevated in prostate cancers. Furthermore, it provides polypeptides encoded by the gene as well as polypeptides encoded by PCOTH which expression was also discovered to be elevated in prostate cancers. The genes and polypeptides encoded by the genes can be used, for example, in the diagnosis of prostate cancers, as target molecules for developing drugs against the disease, and for attenuating cell growth of prostate cancer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides polypeptides useful for treating and preventing cancer. The present invention also provides therapeutic agents or methods for treating cancer using the polypeptides. The polypeptides of the present invention are composed of an amino acid sequence which comprises VIVIT and is preferably a polypeptide in which the motif sequence PxIxIT at positions 37 to 41 of the amino acid sequence of the C1958 protein (SEQ ID NO: 2) is replaced with PVIVIT. The polypeptides of the present invention can be introduced into cancer cells by modifying the polypeptides with transfection agents such as poly-arginine. The present invention provides methods and kits for identifying inhibitors of the interaction between C1958 and PPP3CA which find utility in the treatment and prevention of cancer. Also disclosed herein are compositions for treating or preventing cancer identified by the screening method of the present invention and methods of using same in the treatment and prevention of cancer.
Abstract translation:本发明提供了可用于治疗和预防癌症的多肽。 本发明还提供了使用多肽治疗癌症的治疗剂或方法。 本发明的多肽由包含VIVIT的氨基酸序列组成,优选其中C1958蛋白(SEQ ID NO:2)的氨基酸序列的第37至41位上的基序序列PxIxIT被替换的多肽 与PVIVIT。 本发明的多肽可以通过用转染试剂例如聚精氨酸修饰多肽而被引入到癌细胞中。 本发明提供用于鉴定C1958和PPP3CA之间相互作用的抑制剂的方法和试剂盒,其可用于治疗和预防癌症。 本文还公开了用于治疗或预防由本发明的筛选方法鉴定的癌症的组合物及其在治疗和预防癌症中的使用方法。
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods for detecting and diagnosing cancer. According to an embodiment, the diagnostic method involves the determination of the expression level of the RASGEF1A gene which was discovered to discriminate cancer cells from normal cells. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of cancer, methods for treating cancer, and methods for vaccinating a subject against cancer.
Abstract:
The present invention features a method for determining the methyltransferase activity of a polypeptide and screening for modulators of methyltransferase activity, more particularly for modulators of the methylation of retinoblastoma by SMYD3. The invention further provides a method or pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treating of colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, bladder cancer and/or breast cancer using a modulator so identified. N-terminal truncated forms of SMYD3 (alias ZNFN3A1) have higher methylating activity. Lys 824 is a preferred methylation site on the RB1 protein for SMYD3.