Expression of Therapeutic Gene FCU1 Sensitizes Pancreatic Cancer Cells to 5-Fluorocytosine and Enhances the Cytotoxic Effect of 5-Fluorouracil


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Abstract

Hybrid therapeutic gene FCU1 gene was cloned into a lentiviral expression vector and the therapeutic effect of its expression was studied in three pancreatic cancer cell lines. Expression of FCU1 gene sensitized cells of two of three studied pancreatic cancer cell lines to 5-fluorocytosine. In addition, uracil phosphoribosyl transferase activity of the hybrid FCU1 protein increased sensitivity of transfected cells of all three studied pancreatic cancer cell lines to 5-fluorouracil, a standard chemotherapeutic agent.

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E. P. Kopantsev

Laboratory of Structure and Functions of Human Genes, M. M. Shemyakin and Yu. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: kopantzev@ibch.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

M. B. Kostina

Laboratory of Structure and Functions of Human Genes, M. M. Shemyakin and Yu. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: kopantzev@ibch.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

E. V. Grankina

A. V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery, Ministry of the Health of the Russian Federation

Email: kopantzev@ibch.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

M. R. Kopantseva

Laboratory of Structure and Functions of Human Genes, M. M. Shemyakin and Yu. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: kopantzev@ibch.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

V. I. Egorov

Municipal Clinical Hospital No. 5, Moscow City Health Department

Email: kopantzev@ibch.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

E. D. Sverdlov

Laboratory of Structure and Functions of Human Genes, M. M. Shemyakin and Yu. A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: kopantzev@ibch.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

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