| Literature DB >> 18468680 |
Yana Zhang1, Zhiqing Wang, Jian Zhang, Benjamin Farmer, Seah H Lim.
Abstract
Semenogelin (SEMG) I is a Cancer-Testis (CT) antigen that we have found to be expressed in myeloma cells. In this study, we set out to determine whether the expression of SEMG I could be upregulated pharmacologically. We found that SEMG I expression in myeloma cells can be upregulated by 5-azacytidine, IL-4 and IL-6. The mechanisms of SEMG I gene upregulation by 5-azacytidine is unclear since there was no correlation between the methylation of the single CpG dinucleotide at position -11 and SEMG I expression. Both IL-4 and IL-6 appeared to enhance SEMG I expression through increasing its promoter function.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18468680 PMCID: PMC2615790 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2008.03.036
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Leuk Res ISSN: 0145-2126 Impact factor: 3.156