TargetRx Atlas

MRNA basic information

  • mRNA ID:ENST00000241261
  • Gene Name:TNFSF10
  • mRNA database:Ensembl
  • mRNA expression :up-regulated
  • mRNA Method:RT-PCR
  • mRNA Pathway:NA
  • Evidence:predicted
  • (mRNA-drug)

Drug basic information

  • Drug ID:NA
  • Drug Name:NA
  • Drug Method:NA

Disease basic infommation

  • Disease:prostate cancer
  • Tissue:The human prostate adenocarcinoma cell line, DU-145 (ATCC HTB-81; ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA)

Other information

  • Title:c-Cbl shRNA-expressing adenovirus sensitizes TRAIL-induced apoptosis in prostate cancer DU-145 through increases of DR4/5.
  • Journal:Cancer gene therapy
  • Published:2013
  • PubMed ID:23306613
  • Abstract:We previously demonstrated that the downregulation of Casitas B-lineage lymphoma (c-Cbl) can sensitize tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced apoptosis in two different ways. One way is to block the rapid degradation of TRAIL receptors, which can sustain TRAIL-induced apoptosis for a long time. Here, we designed a replication-defective adenovirus expressing the short hairpin RNA (shRNA) against c-Cbl to test the possibility of developing a cancer gene therapy that can act as a sensitizer of TRAIL. As expected from the results of our previous study that used a stable cell line with downregulated c-Cbl, infection with the c-Cbl shRNA-expressing adenovirus led to an increase in the death receptor 4 (DR4) and DR5 levels, which is known to be a cause for the increase of TRAIL-induced apoptosis. In conclusion, we demonstrated that c-Cbl shRNA-expressing adenovirus is able to sensitize TRAIL-induced apoptosis in vivo as well as in vitro.