Over-expression of Apaf-1 and caspase-9 augments radiation-induced apoptosis in U-373MG glioma cells

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 252-261

  Shinoura, Nobusada ^a,b   Sakurai, Shinya ^a   Asai, Akio ^b,c   Kirino, Takaaki ^c,d   Hamada, Hirofumi ^e,f  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN KOMAGOME HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^f SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apaf 1; Apoptosis; Caspase 9; Glioma; Radiation

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 9; FAS ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL X; PROTEIN P53; VIRUS VECTOR;

ADENOVIRUS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; VIRUS INFECTION; X IRRADIATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE-ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; BCL-X PROTEIN; CASPASE 9; CASPASES; GENETIC VECTORS; GLIOMA; HUMANS; PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0035879884     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.1327     Document Type: Article

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