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Pro-Proliferative Function of Mitochondrial Sirtuin Deacetylase SIRT3 in Human Melanoma.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Apr 2016
George Jasmine, Nihal Minakshi, Singh Chandra K, Zhong Weixiong, Liu Xiaoqi, Ahmad Nihal
Abstract excerpt
Melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, is often fatal if not treated early. Therefore, novel target-based strategies are required to combat this neoplasm. The objective of this study was to determine the role and functional significance of the mitochondrial sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) in melanoma. We found that compared with normal primary and immortalized human melanocytes, SIRT3 is significantly overexpressed...
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