2012
Investigational agent MLN9708/2238 targets tumor-suppressor miR33b in MM cells
Tian Z, Zhao J, Tai Y, Amin S, Hu Y, Berger A, Richardson P, Chauhan D, Anderson K. Investigational agent MLN9708/2238 targets tumor-suppressor miR33b in MM cells. Blood 2012, 120: 3958-3967. PMID: 22983447, PMCID: PMC3496955, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-01-401794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBoron CompoundsCell DeathCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell SurvivalCluster AnalysisDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, Tumor SuppressorGlycineHumansImidazolesMiceMicroRNAsMultiple MyelomaProto-Oncogene Proteins c-pim-1PyridazinesSignal TransductionXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsMultiple myelomaMM cellsPim-1Tumor suppressor geneTranscriptional regulationPim-1 overexpressionBiochemical inhibitorsApoptotic signalingRole of miRTumor suppressorMiR33bMM cell viabilityCell deathPatient MM cellsMM xenograft modelNovel therapeutic strategiesLuciferase activityColony formationOverexpressionMiR profilingTumor pathogenesisInvestigational agentsCritical roleRegulationCell viability
2011
Significant Biological Role of Sp1 Transactivation in Multiple Myeloma
Fulciniti M, Amin S, Nanjappa P, Rodig S, Prabhala R, Li C, Minvielle S, Tai Y, Tassone P, Avet-Loiseau H, Hideshima T, Anderson K, Munshi N. Significant Biological Role of Sp1 Transactivation in Multiple Myeloma. Clinical Cancer Research 2011, 17: 6500-6509. PMID: 21856768, PMCID: PMC4318245, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-11-1036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow stromal cellsSp1 activitySp1 knockdownTranscription factor specificity protein 1Caspase-9-dependent apoptosisCritical cell cycleSp1 DNA bindingSp1-responsive promotersSpecificity protein 1Cell growthFirefly luciferase reporter geneImportant transcription factorImportant regulatory roleLuciferase reporter geneSignificant biological roleApoptosis-related genesSp1 transactivationShort hairpin RNASp1 DNACellular processesTranscription factorsPromoter elementsMarrow stromal cellsReporter geneMM cells