Project information
Functional and molecular characteristics of cancer and normal stem cells - identification of targets for novel therapeutics and therapeutic strategies
- Project Identification
- MSM0021622430
- Project Period
- 1/2007 - 12/2013
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
- Research Intents
- MU Faculty or unit
- Faculty of Medicine
- Other MU Faculty/Unit
- Faculty of Science
- Other MU Faculty/Unit
- Faculty of Informatics
- Other MU Faculty/Unit
- Central European Institute of Technology
- Keywords
- embryonic stem cells
The goal of this project will be a) to profit from availability of unique cellular resources - mouse and human embryonic stem cells and normal and malignant hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, b) to effectively employ a wide variety of current and complementary methodologies available to the consortium, and c) to exploit a proven/certified expertise in working with various living systems that span from in vitro cultured cells, through animal models to oncohematological patients. All this together will represent a powerful experimental platform aimed at addressing a nature of molecules and molecular mechanisms underlaying phenomena that are common to both normal and cancer stem cells, mainly their ability to self-renew and to enter differentiation pathways. Integral part of this general goal is to implement multifaceted analytical approach that will cover studies of gene expression at both mRNA and protein levels, evaluating function of extra and intracellular signaling pathways, and analyzing biological properties of cells in vitro and in vivo. Expected outcome will be not only understanding but also a definition of molecules and/or molecular pathways to be tested as therapeutic targets, and cellular models that will make such testing feasible.
Publications
Total number of publications: 358
2008
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Potential bimarkers for early detection of graft-versus-host disease.
Year: 2008, type: Conference abstract
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Reaction of human embryonic stem cells to UVC-induced DNA damage.
Year: 2008, type: Conference abstract
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Role for FGF-2 in Suvirval of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Year: 2008, type: Conference abstract
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siRNA mediated knockdown of FGF2 in undifferenciated SSEA3 positive human embryonic stem cells
Year: 2008, type: Conference abstract
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STAT1 and STAT3 do not participate in FGF-mediated growth arrest in chondrocytes
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE, year: 2008, volume: 121, edition: 3
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Submikroskopická stavba kolonií kultivovaných lidských kmenových buněk a vnitřních buněk blastocyst
Praktická gynekologie, year: 2008, volume: neuveden, edition: S4/08
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The Extracellular Domain of Lrp5/6 Inhibits Non-Canonical Wnt Signaling in vivo.
: Molecular Biology of the Cell, year: 2008, volume: 20, edition: 3
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Value of [F-18]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the management of follicular lymphoma: The end of a dilemma?
CLINICAL LYMPHOMA & MYELOMA, year: 2008, volume: 8, edition: 5
2007
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beta-arrestin is a necessary component of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in vitro and in vivo
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A., year: 2007, volume: 104, edition: 16
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C-natriuretic peptide: an important regulator of cartilage.
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, year: 2007, volume: 92, edition: 3, DOI