PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 15140212-3 2004 To explore whether PUVA may also be used for gene repression, psoralen was conjugated to a triplex-forming oligonucleotide (TFO) that targets a gene sequence of ICAM-1, a key molecule in cutaneous inflammation. tfo 124-127 intercellular adhesion molecule 1 Homo sapiens 161-167 12080053-3 2002 To explore the potential of triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) as gene repressors, a TFO was designed to target a 16-bp sequence within the third intron of the human intercellular-adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) gene, which plays a key role in initiating inflammation. tfo 62-65 intercellular adhesion molecule 1 Homo sapiens 171-204 12080053-4 2002 TFO binding to its ICAM-1 target sequence was characterized in vitro and also demonstrated in cell nuclei with the set-up of a novel magnetic capture assay, which represents a general experimental approach to the detection of specific TFO binding and to the determination of the accessibility of a given genomic DNA locus. tfo 0-3 intercellular adhesion molecule 1 Homo sapiens 19-25 12080053-4 2002 TFO binding to its ICAM-1 target sequence was characterized in vitro and also demonstrated in cell nuclei with the set-up of a novel magnetic capture assay, which represents a general experimental approach to the detection of specific TFO binding and to the determination of the accessibility of a given genomic DNA locus. tfo 235-238 intercellular adhesion molecule 1 Homo sapiens 19-25 12080053-5 2002 In a human keratinocyte cell line (A431), we observed that: (i) the ICAM-1 target sequence in the chromatin context within the nuclei is still available for triplex formation and (ii) TFO inhibits sequence and gene-specific interferon-gamma-induced ICAM-1 surface expression. tfo 184-187 intercellular adhesion molecule 1 Homo sapiens 68-74 12080053-5 2002 In a human keratinocyte cell line (A431), we observed that: (i) the ICAM-1 target sequence in the chromatin context within the nuclei is still available for triplex formation and (ii) TFO inhibits sequence and gene-specific interferon-gamma-induced ICAM-1 surface expression. tfo 184-187 intercellular adhesion molecule 1 Homo sapiens 249-255 12080053-6 2002 Collectively, the data demonstrate effective and specific inhibition of ICAM-1 expression by TFO treatment and support the view that triplex-mediated gene targeting might be a valuable technique for anti-inflammatory or anticancer strategies. tfo 93-96 intercellular adhesion molecule 1 Homo sapiens 72-78