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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-20
pubmed:abstractText
For its DNA repair, transcription factor regulation and anti-apoptotic activity, the apurinic/apirimidinic ApeI/Ref-I endonuclease is thought to play a relevant role in human tumorigenesis. In human thyroid tumors, we demonstrated an altered nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio in all the carcinomas examined but not in follicular adenomas. In this study, Ref-I expression and cellular localization were analyzed in a series of human thyroid carcinoma cell lines. We found a reduced nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio in BCPAP, TPC I and ARO cells and not in WRO cells. Such a pattern of expression corresponds to that observed in thyroid tumoral tissues except for the WRO cells which behave as the follicular adenomas rather than carcinomas. Thus, these cell lines represent an excellent in vitro model to analyze the molecular mechanisms involved in Ref-I regulation and activity and clarify its role in thyroid tumorigenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0391-4097
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
RC10-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
ApeI/Ref-I expression and cellular localization in human thyroid carcinoma cell lines.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacobiological Science, University of Catanzaro, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't