The role of the stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK/JNK) signaling pathway in radiation-induced apoptosis

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-232

  Verheij, Marcel ^a   Ruiter, Gerald A ^a   Zerp, Shuraila F ^a   Van Blitterswijk, Wim J ^a   Fuks, Zvi ^b   Haimovitz Friedman, Adriana ^b   Bartelink, Harry ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Radiation; SAPK JNK; Signal transduction; Stress

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

EID: 0031746455     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(98)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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