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Telomeric repeat factor 2 (known as TRF2 or TERF2) is a key component of telomere protection protein complex named as Shelterin. TRF2 helps the folding of telomere to form T-loop structure and the suppression of ATM-dependent DNA damage response activation. TRF2 has been recognized as a potentially
A new approach to cancer therapy in recent years has been to target the metastatic process. The anti-metastatic potential of curcusone B, a diterpene isolated from Jatropha curcas Linn. (Euphorbiaceae), a herbal plant that has been used in traditional folk medicine in many tropical countries, was
Extracts from Jatropha curcas, a plant used in African traditional medicine for various diseases, were tested for cytotoxic activity. The root extracts strongly reduced cell growth of tumor cells in vitro, a result consistent with the knowledge of the application of these plant extracts in
Twelve rhamnofolane diterpenoids, including curcusecons A-E with unusual seco-rhamnofolane skeletons, curcusones F-J, 4-epi-curcusone E, and 3-dehydroxy-2-epi-caniojane, together with seven known analogues, curcusones A-E, jatrogrossidione, and 2-epi-jatrogrossidione, were isolated from the roots of