| Literature DB >> 15803146 |
Samson T Jacob1, Tasneem Motiwala.
Abstract
Promoter methylation-mediated silencing is a hallmark of many established tumor suppressor genes. This review focuses on the methylation and suppression of a receptor-type tyrosine phosphatase gene, PTPRO, in a variety of solid and liquid tumors. In addition, PTPRO exhibits many other characteristics of a bona fide tumor suppressor. Reactivation of genes silenced by methylation using inhibitors of DNA methyltransferases and histone deacetylases, and the potential application of PTPRO as a molecular target for cancer therapy have been discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15803146 PMCID: PMC3028596 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700828
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Gene Ther ISSN: 0929-1903 Impact factor: 5.987