What they say: 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.
What we say:
In connection with the finding presented above, Dr Boominathan, Founder Director-cum-chief scientist of GBMD, reports that: Natural product Anti-telomerase cancer therapy: Puerarin, an isoflavone found in Pueraria lobata/Phaseoloides, suppresses the expression of Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1) and telomerase inhibits cancer progression via down-regulation of its target gene
Significance:
Given that cancer causes the highest economic loss compared to all the known causes of death worldwide, there is an urgent need to find: (i) a cheaper alternative to the existing expensive drugs; (ii) a side-effect-free natural product-based drug; (iii) a way to effectively treat cancers that are resistant to anti-cancer drugs; and (iv) a way to effectively treat and eradicate metastatic progression of cancer.
From Research Findings to Therapeutic opportunity:
Puerarin, by decreasing the expression of its target gene, it may suppress the expression of Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1). Remarkably, over 90% human tumors overexpress immortality gene telomerase, suggesting that inhibition of its activity may increase the efficacy of anticancer therapy.
Figure 1. Pueraria-lobata. Puerarin, found in Pueraria-lobata, among others, as indicated below, inhibits human cancer cell proliferation via down-regulation of Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1) and telomerase
Pueraria Phaseoloides
Puerarin
Together, this study suggests that pharmacological formulations encompassing “Puerarin or its analogs“ may be used to treat human cancers.
Idea Proposed/Formulated by: Dr L Boominathan Ph.D.
Citation: Boominathan, L., Natural product Anti-telomerase cancer therapy: Puerarin, an isoflavone found in Pueraria lobata/Phaseoloides, suppresses the expression of Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1) and telomerase inhibits cancer progression via down-regulation of its target gene, 11/November/2016, 12.48 pm, Genome-2-Bio-Medicine Discovery center (GBMD), http://genomediscovery.org
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Undisclosed (mechanistic insights) information: How does Puerarin suppress the expression of Tripeptidyl Peptidase 1 (TPP1) and telomerase?
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