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SUBMITTER: Varghese V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6365533 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Varghese Vidhya V Magnani Luca L Harada-Shoji Narumi N Mauri Francesco F Szydlo Richard M RM Yao Shang S Lam Eric W-F EW Kenny Laura M LM
Scientific reports 20190206 1
Resistance to 5-Fluoruracil (5-FU) has been linked to elevated expression of the main target, thymidylate synthase (TYMS), which catalyses the de novo pathway for production of deoxythymidine monophosphate. The potent oncogenic forkhead box transcription factor, FOXM1 is is regulated by E2F1 which also controls TYMS. This study reveals a significant role of FOXM1 in 5-FU resistance. Overexpression and knock-down studies of FOXM1 in colon cancer cells suggest the importance of FOXM1 in TYMS regul ...[more]