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Aaptamine, a spongean alkaloid, activates p21 promoter in a p53-independent manner.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 31 Mar 2006
Aoki Shunji, Kong Dexin, Suna Hideaki, Sowa Yoshihiro, Sakai Toshiyuki, Setiawan Andi, Kobayashi Motomasa
Abstract excerpt
Aaptamine, a benzonaphthyridine alkaloid was isolated from a marine sponge on the guidance of a bioassay using the transfected human osteosarcoma MG63 cells (MG63luc(+)). Aaptamine activated p21 promoter stably transfected in MG63 cells dose-dependently at the concentrations of 20-50microM. Expression of p21 and its mRNA in the wild-type MG63 cells also increased by aaptamine-treatment. Furthermore, the cell...
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