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A novel strategy for cancer therapy by mutated mammalian degenerin gene transfer.
Cancer gene therapy - 1 Oct 2000
Horimoto M, Sasaki Y, Ugawa S, Wada S, Toyama T, Iyoda K, Yakushijin T, Minami Y, Ito T, Hijioka T, Eguchi A, Nakanishi M, Shimada S, Tohyama M, Hayashi N, Hori M
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian degenerin (MDEG) is a member of the amiloride-sensitive sodium ion channel family, and its site-directed active mutant (MDEG-G430F) induces massive Na+ influx into cells, leading to cell ballooning and cell bursting. We attempted a novel therapeutic approach for gastric cancers by transferring MDEG-G430F into cancer cells using tumor-specific promoters. In carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)-producing...
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