BMI-1

B cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1 (BMI1) is considered a stem cell factor: a regulator protein of the Polycomb Group of multimeric protein complexes that is reported to regulate the proliferation activity of normal, stem, and progenitor cells[1]. BMI1 plays a role in cell cycle, cell immortalization, and senescence, and is associated with a number of human malignancies where its expression is frequently upregulated. Unfortunately, there is an enormous body of evidence suggesting that increased expression of BMI1 could facilitate chemoresistance, and BMI1 is positively correlated with poor prognosis in cancer patients[2]. In healthy cells, BMI1 controls self-renewal and cell cycle by regulating the tumor suppressor proteins p16INK4a and p14ARF in cells. BMI1 contains a conserved ring finger domain in its N terminal end and a central helix-turn-helix-turn-helix-turn motif (H-T-H-T), which is essential for inducing telomerase activity. Additionally, BMI1 contains two nuclear localization signals, KRRR and KRMK[3].


[1] A. Kreso et al. Self-renewal as a therapeutic target in human colorectal cancer. Nat Med. 2014 Jan;20(1):29-36.
[2] H.R. Siddique et al. BMI1 polycomb group protein acts as a master switch for growth and death of tumor cells: regulates TCF4-transcriptional factor-induced BCL2 signaling. PLoS One. 2013 May 6;8(5):e60664.
[3] H.R. Siddique et al. Role of BMI1, a stem cell factor, in cancer recurrence and chemoresistance: preclinical and clinical evidences. Stem Cells. 2012 Mar;30(3):372-378.

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2420 PTC 209 Inhibitor of the canonical self-renewal regulator BMI-1 €125.00

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