Article
Investigating the pathogenic role of PADI4 in oesophageal cancer.
International journal of biological sciences - 1 Jan 2011
Chang Xiaotian, Hou Xiuli, Pan Jihong, Fang Kehua, Wang Lin, Han Jinxiang
Abstract excerpt
PADI4 post-translationally converts peptidylarginine to citrulline. PADI4 can disrupt the apoptotic process via the citrullination of histone H3 in the promoter of p53-target genes. The current study focused on PADI4 expression in various subtypes of oesophageal carcinoma (EC) by immunohistochemistry, western blotting and real time PCR. The study also investigated the effect of bile acid deoxycholate (DCA) on...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
