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miR-449a targets HDAC-1 and induces growth arrest in prostate cancer.
Oncogene - 9 Apr 2009
Noonan E J, Place R F, Pookot D, Basak S, Whitson J M, Hirata H, Giardina C, Dahiya R
Abstract excerpt
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are frequently overexpressed in broad range of cancer types, where they alter cellular epigenetic programming to promote cell proliferation and survival. However, the mechanism by which HDACs become overexpressed in human cancers remains somewhat of a mystery. In this study, we investigated the expression and functional significance of miR-449a in prostate cancer cells. Using...
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