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Revolutionary Advances In The Treatment Of Genetic Disease, Emma Kaitlyn Carrigan Jan 2023

Revolutionary Advances In The Treatment Of Genetic Disease, Emma Kaitlyn Carrigan

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Mimicking The Effect Of Prolactin On Stat3/Stat5 Activity In Breast Cancer, Jennifer N. Barbuto, Sarah R. Walker Jan 2021

Mimicking The Effect Of Prolactin On Stat3/Stat5 Activity In Breast Cancer, Jennifer N. Barbuto, Sarah R. Walker

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Signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) 3 and 5 are commonly constitutively activated in breast cancer. STAT5 can outcompete STAT3 and reduce cell proliferation and metastasis. STAT5 activation is stimulated by prolactin, a natural hormone that can be harmful at high levels. The aim of this study is to identify some possible previously developed drugs that mimic the effect of prolactin and STAT5 without the added risk in MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells. Using the CLUE database query app and STAT5 up- and downregulation signatures, three drugs (X, K, and M) were chosen based on their similarity in signatures to …


The Effects Of Cytokinin On The Transcriptional Regulation Of Pin Expression In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Elizabeth Burgess Jul 2012

The Effects Of Cytokinin On The Transcriptional Regulation Of Pin Expression In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Elizabeth Burgess

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The processes of cell division and differentiation are critical to the development of any multicellular organism. During the formation of plant roots these processes take place at a region of the root tip called the meristem. Cytokinin and auxin are two plant growth hormones that influence this process. Although these two growth hormones are both necessary they also appear in many ways to have an antagonistic relationship. As meristematic root cells undergo differentiation they cease dividing. It has been proposed that the size of the root meristem and thus the overall rate of root growth are determined by the balance …