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To examine at the molecular level the reason for the earlier aggregation of ifkA null cells, the mRNA levels were examined for two proteins involved in the cAMP pulsing mechanism of aggregation and chemotaxis.
Several possible mechanisms have been suggested to explain this activation of AR, including mutations in the gene encoding AR that alter the specificity for androgens, overexpression of the AR protein itself, cross-talk to other signal transduction pathways, and altered levels or activity of coactivators [ 21 22 23 ] . Several groups including ours have demonstrated a role of activated Stat3 in the proliferation and survival of prostate cancer cells by a mechanism that involves the AR [ 24 25 26 27 28 ] .
RNA editing is a well-documented mechanism of generating nucleotide diversity beyond that directly encoded by the genome.
A proposed mechanism of SAHA stresses the involvement of pRb2/p130-E2F-4 interaction and nuclear localization, which ultimately results in cell growth arrest and repression in nuclear E2F-1 and PCNA protein levels, and the subsequent inhibition of DNA synthesis in both cell lines.
Results-oriented performance agreements are one mechanism in a performance management system that creates a "line of sight" showing