Introduction:
The 1989 Nobel prize winner in Chemistry, Prof. Thomas R. Cech from the BioFrontiers Institute, USA has published a research paper in the 13 December 2012 Nature (492(7428):285-9; and I.F: >42) stating that “The TEL patch of telomere protein TPP1 mediates telomerase recruitment and processivity.” This study provides mechanistic insights into how TPP1 regulates telomerase function.
In connection with this finding, Dr Boominathan, Founder Director-cum-chief scientist of GBMD, reports that: Anti-telomerase cancer therapy: MiRNA-124a suppresses the expression of Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1) and inhibits cancer progression via down-regulation of its target gene
Significance:
Given that: (1) over 90% human tumors overexpress immortality gene telomerase; (2) cancer causes the highest economic loss compared to all the known causes of death worldwide, there is an urgent need to find: (i) a way to inhibit telomerase activity in human tumors, to increase the efficacy of anticancer therapy; (ii) a cheaper alternative to the existing expensive drugs; (iii) a side-effect-free natural product-based drug; (iv) a way to effectively treat cancers that are resistant to anti-cancer drugs; and (v) a way to effectively treat and eradicate metastatic progression of cancer.
Research Findings:
MiRNA-124a, by decreasing the expression of its target gene, it may suppress the expression of Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1). Thus, pharmacological formulations encompassing “MiRNA-124a activators“ may be used to treat human cancers that specifically overexpress immortality gene telomerase.
Idea Proposed/Formulated (with factual evidence) by: Dr L Boominathan Ph.D.
Citation: Boominathan, L., Anti-telomerase cancer therapy: MiRNA-124a suppresses the expression of Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1) and inhibits cancer progression via down-regulation of its target gene, 31/October/2016, 1.52 pm, Genome-2-Bio-Medicine Discovery center (GBMD), http://genomediscovery.org
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