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15 November 2007
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Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are transcriptional repressors with critical roles in preserving cellular identity and maintaining the pluripotency of embryonic stem cells. Dysregulation of PcG proteins has been observed in many aggressive subtypes of cancer. In their report, Yu and colleagues performed genome-wide location analysis of Polycomb in metastatic prostate cancer tissues. They identified a “Polycomb repression signature” in metastatic cancer that highly overlaps with PcG target genes in human embryonic stem cells. Repression of this signature predicts poor clinical outcome in multiple solid tumors across microarray datasets. These findings suggest a unifying role of PcG proteins in regulating embryonic stem cells, metastasis, and cancer survival. For details, see the article by Yu and colleagues on page 10657 of this issue.Close Modal - PDF Icon PDF LinkTable of Contents
ISSN 0008-5472
EISSN 1538-7445
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Cancer Research (1941-Present; volumes 1-current)
(ISSN 0008-5472) Published twice monthly since 1987. From 1941-1986, published monthly.The American Journal of Cancer (1931-1940; volumes 15-40)
(ISSN 0099-7374) Published quarterly in 1931, bimonthly in 1932, and monthly from 1933 to 1940. The journal changed title to Cancer Research in 1941.The Journal of Cancer Research (1916-1930); volumes 1-14)
(ISSN 0099-7013) Published quarterly from 1916 through 1930 (publication was suspended from November 1922 to March 1924). The journal changed title to The American Journal of Cancer in 1931.Table of Contents
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Molecular Biology, Pathobiology, and Genetics
High Expression of Lymphocyte-Associated Genes in Node-Negative HER2+ Breast Cancers Correlates with Lower Recurrence Rates
Gabriela Alexe; Gul S. Dalgin; Daniel Scanfeld; Pablo Tamayo; Jill P. Mesirov; Charles DeLisi; Lyndsay Harris; Nicola Barnard; Maritza Martel; Arnold J. Levine; Shridar Ganesan; Gyan Bhanot
Gene Expression Analysis of Angioimmunoblastic Lymphoma Indicates Derivation from T Follicular Helper Cells and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Deregulation
Pier Paolo Piccaluga; Claudio Agostinelli; Andrea Califano; Antonino Carbone; Luca Fantoni; Sergio Ferrari; Anna Gazzola; Annunziata Gloghini; Simona Righi; Maura Rossi; Enrico Tagliafico; Pier Luigi Zinzani; Simonetta Zupo; Michele Baccarani; Stefano A. Pileri
Frequent Loss of Brm Expression in Gastric Cancer Correlates with Histologic Features and Differentiation State
Nobutake Yamamichi; Ken-ichi Inada; Masao Ichinose; Mitsue Yamamichi-Nishina; Taketoshi Mizutani; Hirotaka Watanabe; Kazuya Shiogama; Mitsuhiro Fujishiro; Takuya Okazaki; Naohisa Yahagi; Takeshi Haraguchi; Shuji Fujita; Yutaka Tsutsumi; Masao Omata; Hideo Iba
Common and Distinct Genomic Events in Sporadic Colorectal Cancer and Diverse Cancer Types
Eric S. Martin; Giovanni Tonon; Raktim Sinha; Yonghong Xiao; Bin Feng; Alec C. Kimmelman; Alexei Protopopov; Elena Ivanova; Cameron Brennan; Kate Montgomery; Raju Kucherlapati; Gerald Bailey; Mark Redston; Lynda Chin; Ronald A. DePinho
Cell, Tumor, and Stem Cell Biology
Deregulated Activity of Akt in Epithelial Basal Cells Induces Spontaneous Tumors and Heightened Sensitivity to Skin Carcinogenesis
Carmen Segrelles; Jerry Lu; Brian Hammann; Mirentxu Santos; Marta Moral; José Luis Cascallana; M. Fernanda Lara; Okkyung Rho; Steve Carbajal; Jeanine Traag; Linda Beltrán; Ana Belén Martínez-Cruz; Ramón García-Escudero; Corina Lorz; Sergio Ruiz; Ana Bravo; Jesús M. Paramio; John DiGiovanni
Spontaneous Expression of Embryonic Factors and p53 Point Mutations in Aged Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Model of Age-Related Tumorigenesis In Mice
Hanchen Li; Xueli Fan; Ramesh C. Kovi; YunJu Jo; Brian Moquin; Richard Konz; Calin Stoicov; Evelyn Kurt-Jones; Steven R. Grossman; Steven Lyle; Arlin B. Rogers; Marshall Montrose; JeanMarie Houghton
Deregulated Overexpression of hCdt1 and hCdc6 Promotes Malignant Behavior
Michalis Liontos; Marilena Koutsami; Maria Sideridou; Konstantinos Evangelou; Dimitris Kletsas; Brynn Levy; Athanassios Kotsinas; Odelia Nahum; Vassilis Zoumpourlis; Mirsini Kouloukoussa; Zoi Lygerou; Stavros Taraviras; Christos Kittas; Jirina Bartkova; Athanasios G. Papavassiliou; Jiri Bartek; Thanos D. Halazonetis; Vassilis G. Gorgoulis
Experimental Therapeutics, Molecular Targets, and Chemical Biology
Therapeutic Efficacy of a Novel Focal Adhesion Kinase Inhibitor TAE226 in Ovarian Carcinoma
Jyotsnabaran Halder; Yvonne G. Lin; William M. Merritt; Whitney A. Spannuth; Alpa M. Nick; Toshiyuki Honda; Aparna A. Kamat; Liz Y. Han; Tae Jin Kim; Chunhua Lu; Ana M. Tari; William Bornmann; Ariel Fernandez; Gabriel Lopez-Berestein; Anil K. Sood
Erlotinib (Tarceva, OSI-774) Antagonizes ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily B Member 1 and ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily G Member 2–Mediated Drug Resistance
Zhi Shi; Xing-Xiang Peng; In-Wha Kim; Suneet Shukla; Qiu-Sheng Si; Robert W. Robey; Susan E. Bates; Tong Shen; Charles R. Ashby, Jr.; Li-Wu Fu; Suresh V. Ambudkar; Zhe-Sheng Chen
Immunology
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Prevention
Dietary Feeding of Silibinin Inhibits Prostate Tumor Growth and Progression in Transgenic Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Prostate Model
Komal Raina; Marie-José Blouin; Rana P. Singh; Noreen Majeed; Gagan Deep; Leyon Varghese; L. Michael Glodé; Norman M. Greenberg; David Hwang; Pinchas Cohen; Michael N. Pollak; Rajesh Agarwal
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