BRCA1 and BRCA2 as molecular targets for phytochemicals indole-3-carbinol and genistein in breast and prostate cancer cells

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-426

  Fan, S ^a   Meng, Q ^a   Auborn, K ^b   Carter, T ^b   Rosen, E M ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BoasMarks Biomedical Science Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

BRCA1; BRCA2; Chemoprevention; EMR; Endoplasmic reticulum stress response; Genistein; Indole 3 carbinol (13C)

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GENISTEIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CELL TYPE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN TARGETING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENISTEIN; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 32544442522     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602935     Document Type: Article

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