SIRT1 and c-Myc promote liver tumor cell survival and predict poor survival of human hepatocellular carcinomas.

The increased expression of SIRT1 has recently been identified in numerous human tumors and a possible correlation with c-Myc oncogene has been proposed. However, it remains unclear whether SIRT1 functions as an oncogene or tumor suppressor. We sought to elucidate the role of SIRT1 in liver cancer u...

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Main Authors: Kyu Yun Jang, Sang Jae Noh, Nadja Lehwald, Guo-Zhong Tao, David I Bellovin, Ho Sung Park, Woo Sung Moon, Dean W Felsher, Karl G Sylvester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3443243?pdf=render