Colony-Forming Units Assay
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Monday, November 23, 2009

p8/nupr1 regulates DNA-repair activity after double-strand gamma irradiation-induced DNA damage.

29 Nov 2009 The stress protein p8 is a small, highly basic, unfolded, and multifunctional protein. We have previously shown that most of its functions are exerted through interactions with other proteins, whose activities are thereby enhanced or repressed. In ... Read more...

Protein kinase C alpha-dependent signaling mediates endometrial cancer cell growth and tumorigenesis.

29 Nov 2009 Endometrial cancer is the most common invasive gynecologic malignancy, yet molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways underlying its etiology and pathophysiology remain poorly characterized. We sought to define a functional role for the protein ... Read more...

HER3 is required for the maintenance of neuregulin-dependent and -independent attributes of malignant progression in prostate cancer cells.

29 Nov 2009 HER3 (ERBB3) is a catalytically inactive pseudokinase of the HER receptor tyrosine kinase family, frequently overexpressed in prostate and other cancers. Aberrant expression and mutations of 2 other members of the family, EGFR and HER2, are key ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Colony-Forming Units Assay'

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• p8/nupr1 regulates DNA-repair activity after double-strand gamma irradiation-induced DNA damage. 29 Nov 2009
• Protein kinase C alpha-dependent signaling mediates endometrial cancer cell growth and tumorigenesis. 29 Nov 2009
• HER3 is required for the maintenance of neuregulin-dependent and -independent attributes of malignant progression in prostate cancer cells. 29 Nov 2009
• CD44-positive cells are responsible for gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic cancer cells. 13 Nov 2009
• Prospective identification, isolation, and systemic transplantation of multipotent mesenchymal stem cells in murine bone marrow. 17 Oct 2009
• Drug-regulatable cancer cell death induced by BID under control of the tissue-specific, lung cancer-targeted TTS promoter system. 13 Oct 2009
• STAT3 activation contributes directly to Epstein-Barr virus-mediated invasiveness of nasopharyngeal cancer cells in vitro. 13 Oct 2009
• Reduced expression and homozygous deletion of annexin A10 in gastric carcinoma. 13 Oct 2009
• LRF is an essential downstream target of GATA1 in erythroid development and regulates BIM-dependent apoptosis. 29 Sep 2009
• Synthetic protection short interfering RNA screen reveals glyburide as a novel radioprotector. 29 Sep 2009
• Impaired activation of Stat1 and c-Jun as a possible defect in macrophages of patients with active tuberculosis. 29 Sep 2009
• Stem cell-like human endothelial progenitors show enhanced colony-forming capacity after brief sevoflurane exposure: preconditioning of angiogenic cells by volatile anesthetics. 29 Sep 2009
• Estimation of errors associated with use of linear-quadratic formalism for evaluation of biologic equivalence between single and hypofractionated radiation doses: an in vitro study. 29 Sep 2009
• B-type natriuretic peptide enhances vasculogenesis by promoting number and functional properties of early endothelial progenitor cells. 30 Aug 2009
• Isolation and characterization of stem cell clones from adult human ligament. 30 Aug 2009
• Loss of proliferation and differentiation capacity of aged human periodontal ligament stem cells and rejuvenation by exposure to the young extrinsic environment. 30 Aug 2009
• Human salivary gland stem/progenitor cells remain dormant even after irradiation. 30 Aug 2009
• Rimonabant inhibits human colon cancer cell growth and reduces the formation of precancerous lesions in the mouse colon. 30 Aug 2009
• Chemopreventive agent sulforaphane enhances radiosensitivity in human tumor cells. 30 Aug 2009
• Fusion protein of adenovirus E4orf4 and human epidermal growth factor inhibits tumor cell growth. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Colony-Forming Units Assay'

Definition: A cytologic technique for measuring the functional capacity of stem cells by assaying their activity.

Descriptor UI: D003114

Alternative terms: Colony-Forming Units Assay; Colony Forming Units Assay; Clonogenic Cell Assay; Colony Forming Units Assays; Stem Cell Assay; Stem Cell Assays; Assay, Stem Cell; Assays, Stem Cell; Clonogenic Cell Assays; Assay, Clonogenic Cell; Assays, Clonogenic Cell; Colony-Forming Units Assays; Assay, Colony-Forming Units; Assays, Colony-Forming Units;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: E05.200.500.383;

History Note: 79

Technical Notes: restricted to stem cells; do not use for microbial colony-forming units ( = COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL); DF: CFU ASSAY