Syngergistic Effect of JQ1 and Rapamycin for Treatment of Human Osteosarcoma

ABSTRACT: Bromodomain and extra terminal domain (BET) proteins are important epigenetic regulators facilitating the transcription of genes in chromatin areas linked to acetylated histones. JQ1, a BET protein inhibitor, has antiproliferative activity against many cancers, mainly through inhibition of c-MYC and upregulation of p21. In this research, we investigated the use of JQ1 for human osteosarcoma (OS) treatment. JQ1 significantly inhibited the proliferation and survival of OS cells inducing G1 cell cycle arrest, premature senescence, but little effect on apoptosis. Interestingly, c-MYC protein levels in JQ1-treated cells remained unchanged, whereas the upregulation of p21 protein was still observable. Although effective in vitro, JQ1 alone failed to reduce the size of the MNNG/HOS xenog

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Henry Yang 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-57203 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress