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CANCER RESEARCH
Volume 64, Issue 10, Pages 3580-3585Publisher
AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-03-3909
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The activated Ras oncogene can transform various mammalian cells and has been implicated in development of a high population of malignant human tumors. Recent studies suggest that generation of reactive oxygen species such as superoxide and H2O2 is involved in cell transformation by the activated Ras. However, the nature of an oxidase participating in Ras-transformation is presently unknown. Here, we report that Ras oncogene up-regulates the expression of Nox1, a homologue of the catalytic subunit of the superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase, via the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase-mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, and that small interfering RNAs designed to target Nox1 mRNA effectively blocks the Ras transformed phenotypes including anchorage-independent growth, morphological changes, and production of tumors in athymic mice. Therefore, we propose that increased reactive oxygen species generation by Ras-induced Nox1 is required for oncogenic Ras transformation.
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