BACKGROUND A cDNA microarray analysis of anaplastic thyroid cancer cell lines (ACL) was recently performed and the down-regulation of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PBP) [RAF kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP)] in ACL compared to normal thyroid tissues was identified. MATERIALS AND METHODS The expression levels of PBP in primary anaplastic and papillary thyroid cancer, thyroid cancer ...

The surrounding microenvironment has been implicated in the progression of breast tumors to metastasis. However, the degree to which metastatic breast tumors locally reprogram stromal cells as they disrupt tissue boundaries is not well understood. We used species-specific RNA sequencing in a mouse xenograft model to determine how the metastasis suppressor RKIP influences transcription in a pane...

250 words Introduction: 315 words Discussion: 950 words Abbreviations: HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography; LC-MS/MS, liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry; RKIP, Raf1-kinase inhibitor protein; HEPES, 2-[4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethanesulfonic acid; DMSO, dimethylsulfoxide ; Tris, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, SDS-PAGE, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel elec...

250 words Introduction: 315 words Discussion: 950 words Abbreviations: HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography; LC-MS/MS, liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry; RKIP, Raf1-kinase inhibitor protein; HEPES, 2-[4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethanesulfonic acid; DMSO, dimethylsulfoxide ; Tris, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, SDS-PAGE, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel elec...