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Julia Schulz
Comprehensive translational control of tyrosine kinase expression by upstream open reading frames
Post-transcriptional control has emerged as a major regulatory event in gene expression and often occurs at the level of translation initiation. Although overexpression or constitutive activation of tyrosine kinases (TKs) through gene amplification, translocation or mutation are well-characterized oncogenic events, current knowledge about translational mechanisms of TK activation is scarce. Here, we report the presence of translational cis-regulatory upstream open reading frames (uORFs) in the majority of transcript leader sequences of human TK mRNAs. Genetic ablation of uORF initiation codons in TK transcripts resulted in enhanced translation of the associated downstream main protein-codin…
Supp_1 – Supplemental material for Cytokeratin-18 fragments predict treatment response and overall survival in gastric cancer in a randomized controlled trial
Supplemental material, Supp_1 for Cytokeratin-18 fragments predict treatment response and overall survival in gastric cancer in a randomized controlled trial by Michael Nagel, Julia Schulz, Annett Maderer, Katrin Goepfert, Nadine Gehrke, Thomas Thomaidis, Peter C Thuss-Patience, Salah E Al-Batran, Susanna Hegewisch-Becker, Peter Grimminger, Peter Robert Galle, Markus Möhler and Jörn Markus Schattenberg in Tumor Biology
Cytokeratin-18 fragments predict treatment response and overall survival in gastric cancer in a randomized controlled trial
Background:Gastric cancer is common malignancy and exhibits a poor prognosis. At the time of diagnosis, the majority of patients present with metastatic disease which precludes curative treatment. Non-invasive biomarkers which discriminate early from advanced stages or predict the response to treatment are urgently required. This study explored the cytokeratin-18 fragment M30 and full-length cytokeratin-18 M65 in predicting treatment response and survival in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of advanced gastric cancer.Methods:Patients enrolled in the SUN-CASE study received sunitinib or placebo as an adjunct to standard therapy with leucovorin (Ca-folinate), 5-fluorouracil, and irinote…