Microtubules are dynamically unstable polymers that interconvert stochastically between growing and shrinking states by the addition and loss of subunits from their ends. However, there is little experimental data on the relationship between microtubule end structure and the regulation of dynamic instability. To investigate this relationship, we have modulated dynamic instability in Xenopus egg...

Microtubules are organized by 2 peripheral centrosomes and one centrally located plate of chromosomes to create the mitotic spindle. The function of this spindle is to faithfully segregate pairs of chromosomes into 2 daughter cells. This bipolar spindle is a universal feature of animal cells with one primary exception: cancer cells, which frequently evolve excess centrosomes in many types of hu...

The tumor suppressor protein p27Kip1 plays a pivotal role in the control of cell growth and metastasis formation.Several studies pointed to different roles for p27Kip1 in the control of Ras induced transformation, although no explanation has been provided to elucidate these differences. We recently demonstrated that p27kip1 regulates H-Ras activity via its interaction with stathmin.Here, using ...

The study aimed to identify the differentially expressed nigrostriatal proteins in cypermethrin-induced neurodegeneration and to investigate the role of microglial activation therein. Proteomic approaches were used to identify the differentially expressed proteins. Microglial activation, tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity (TH-IR), dopamine content, and neurobehavioral changes were measured a...

Ischemic and oxidative damage to the hypothalamus may be associated with decreased heat tolerance as well as heatstroke formation. The present study explores the hypothalamic proteome mechanisms associated with heatstroke-mediated hypothalamic ischemia, and oxidative damage. Heatstroke rats had hypotension, hypothalamic ischemia, and lethality. In addition, they had hyperthermia and hypothalami...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify any differences in key biomarkers associated with estrogen action between biopsies taken at diagnosis and at recurrence or progression during treatment with an aromatase inhibitor (AI). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients were retrospectively identified from a clinical database as having relapsed or progressed during AI treatment. Immunohistochem...

BACKGROUND In this study, we used functional proteomics to determine the molecular characteristics of residual triple receptor-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients after neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy (NCT) and their relationship with patient outcomes in order to identify potential targets for therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Protein was extracted from 54 residual TNBCs, and 76 proteins rel...

The Ets proteins are a family of transcription factors characterized by an evolutionarily conserved DNA binding domain that controls key cellular processes. Prostate-derived Ets transcription factor (PDEF), a member of the Ets family, is reported to be present in tissues with high epithelial content, notably breast and prostate. However, the role of PDEF in cancer development is not fully under...