CRISPR-Mediated Reactivation of DKK3 Expression Attenuates TGF-β Signaling in Prostate Cancer

The DKK3 gene encodes a secreted protein, Dkk-3, that inhibits prostate tumor growth and metastasis. DKK3 is downregulated by promoter methylation in many types of cancer, including prostate cancer. Gene silencing studies have shown that Dkk-3 maintains normal prostate epithelial cell homeostasis by...

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Main Authors: Hoda Kardooni, Estela Gonzalez-Gualda, Emmanouil Stylianakis, Sina Saffaran, Jonathan Waxman, Robert M. Kypta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/10/6/165