Budget Amount *help |
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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Research Abstract |
We have demonstrated that EBV-encoded small RNA (EBER) is released by EBV-infected gastric cancer cells and released EBER triggers the signaling from toll-like receptor 3, a sensor of viral RNA. Further study indicated that EBER-mediated activation of TLR3 signals led to the growth promotion of EBV-infected gastric cancer cells, suggesting that EBER contribute to gastric carcinogenesis through TLR3 activation. We also demonstrated that latent membrane protein 2A (LMP2A) confers anoikis resistance to EBV-infected epithelial cells, leading to epithelial malignancy.
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