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Antigen Staining For Detection Of Muc13 And Muc16 Expression In Carcinoma Tissue, Jose A. Benitez May 2022

Antigen Staining For Detection Of Muc13 And Muc16 Expression In Carcinoma Tissue, Jose A. Benitez

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

MUC13 and MUC16 are epithelial expressed proteins implicated in various carcinomas. Overexpression of these biomarkers appear to play a role in tumor growth; this discovery has paved a road for multiple studies discussing the potential of targeting mucin proteins and optimize immunotherapy approaches against carcinomas. Our study serves to investigate the level of expression of MUC13 and MUC16 in cancerous and normal tissue and to discuss the implications our findings may have for the utilization of these biomarkers for cancer therapy.


Positive Selection And Enhancer Evolution Shaped Lifespan And Body Mass In Great Apes, Daniela Tejada-Martinez, Roberto A Avelar, Inês Lopes, Bruce Zhang, Guy Novoa, João Pedro De Magalhães, Marco Trizzino Feb 2022

Positive Selection And Enhancer Evolution Shaped Lifespan And Body Mass In Great Apes, Daniela Tejada-Martinez, Roberto A Avelar, Inês Lopes, Bruce Zhang, Guy Novoa, João Pedro De Magalhães, Marco Trizzino

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

Within primates, the great apes are outliers both in terms of body size and lifespan, since they include the largest and longest-lived species in the order. Yet, the molecular bases underlying such features are poorly understood. Here, we leveraged an integrated approach to investigate multiple sources of molecular variation across primates, focusing on over 10,000 genes, including approximately 1,500 previously associated with lifespan, and additional approximately 9,000 for which an association with longevity has never been suggested. We analyzed dN/dS rates, positive selection, gene expression (RNA-seq), and gene regulation (ChIP-seq). By analyzing the correlation between dN/dS, maximum lifespan, and body …


Ultrasound 96 Probe Device Protocol For Cancer Cell Treatment, Aisling Field, Brijesh K. Tiwari, James F. Curtin, Julie R M Mondala, Janith Wanigasekara Jan 2022

Ultrasound 96 Probe Device Protocol For Cancer Cell Treatment, Aisling Field, Brijesh K. Tiwari, James F. Curtin, Julie R M Mondala, Janith Wanigasekara

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Ultrasound is a sound wave with frequencies ranging between 20 kHz and 20 MHz. Ultrasound is able to temporarily and repeatedly open the BBB safely and enhance chemotherapeutic delivery without adverse effects. This novel technique in drug delivery benefits from the powerful ability of ultrasound to produce cavitation activity. Cavitation is the generation and activity of gas-filled bubbles in a medium exposed to ultrasound. As the pressure wave passes through the media, gas bubbles expand at low pressure and contract at high pressure. This leads to oscillation which produces a circulating fluid flow known as microstreaming around the bubble with …


Liquid Biopsy: A Step Closer To Transform Diagnosis, Prognosis And Future Of Cancer Treatments, Saife N. Lone, Sabah Nisar, Tariq Masoodi, Mayank Singh, Arshi Rizwan, Sheema Hashem, Wael El-Rifai, Davide Bedognetti, Surinder K. Batra, Mohammad Haris, Ajaz A. Bhat, Muzafar A. Macha Jan 2022

Liquid Biopsy: A Step Closer To Transform Diagnosis, Prognosis And Future Of Cancer Treatments, Saife N. Lone, Sabah Nisar, Tariq Masoodi, Mayank Singh, Arshi Rizwan, Sheema Hashem, Wael El-Rifai, Davide Bedognetti, Surinder K. Batra, Mohammad Haris, Ajaz A. Bhat, Muzafar A. Macha

Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Over the past decade, invasive techniques for diagnosing and monitoring cancers are slowly being replaced by non-invasive methods such as liquid biopsy. Liquid biopsies have drastically revolutionized the field of clinical oncology, offering ease in tumor sampling, continuous monitoring by repeated sampling, devising personalized therapeutic regimens, and screening for therapeutic resistance. Liquid biopsies consist of isolating tumor-derived entities like circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor DNA, tumor extracellular vesicles, etc., present in the body fluids of patients with cancer, followed by an analysis of genomic and proteomic data contained within them. Methods for isolation and analysis of liquid biopsies have rapidly …