The research of the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is divided into three broad categories: Biochemical Studies in Chemical Carcinogenesis, Molecular Biology and Genetics of Tumor Viruses, and Regulatory Mechanisms is Tumor Biology. The chemical carcinogenesis program encompasses a broad fundamental approach to the chemistry, biochemistry, and biology of mutation, tumor initiation, and tumor promotion due to chemicals. These projects include studies on the genetic control of initiation and promotion, the biochemical regulation of enzyme activities, the metabolic activation of carcinogens, the characterization of cellular receptors for tumor promoters, and the analysis of preneoplastic lesions. The studies in tumor virology encompass the molecular biology and genetics of avian and murine RNA tumor viruses and of two primate DNA tumor viruses, simian virus 40 and Epstein-Barr virus. This tumor virology program approaches problems of the identification of viral genes responsible for cancer, their mechanisms of transformation and control of tissue specificity, the mechanisms of integration or maintenance of viral genomes, the control of expression of viral genes, and the construction and properties of vectors based on tumor viruses. The tumor biology program is a multidisciplinary approach to the elucidation of regulatory mechanisms that influence the growth, replication, and differentiation of normal and cancer cells. For instance, this program examines factors affecting the transcription of specific genes and the role of RNA structure in its intracellular localization, stability, and expression. The importance of cell membranes for cell replication control and immune recognition, as well as for the regulation of cell differentiation, are being investigated in a range of eukaryotic systems.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Center Core Grants (P30)
Project #
5P30CA007175-28
Application #
3101242
Study Section
Cancer Center Support Review Committee (CCS)
Project Start
1978-09-01
Project End
1992-02-29
Budget Start
1991-03-01
Budget End
1992-02-29
Support Year
28
Fiscal Year
1991
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
161202122
City
Madison
State
WI
Country
United States
Zip Code
53715
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