The biosynthesis of the selectin-ligand sialyl Lewis x in colorectal cancer tissues is regulated by fucosyltransferase VI and can be inhibited by an RNA interference-based approach

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 130-139

  Trinchera, Marco ^a   Malagolini, Nadia ^b   Chiricolo, Mariella ^b   Santini, Donatella ^c   Minni, Francesco ^c   Caretti, Anna ^d   Dall'Olio, Fabio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Fucosyltransferases; Glycosylation; Glycosyltransferases; Sialyl Lewis antigens

Indexed keywords

FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE VI; SELECTIN; SIALYL LEWIS X ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CANCER TISSUE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; RNA INTERFERENCE; SELECTINS; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

TIPULA IRIDESCENT VIRUS;

EID: 78650241976     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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