Theophylline-induced apoptosis is paralleled by protein kinase A-dependent tissue transglutaminase activation in cancer cells

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-52

  Caraglia, Michele ^a   Marra, Monica ^a   Giuberti, Gaia ^a   D’alessandro, Anna Maria ^c   Beninati, Simone ^b   Lentini, Alessandro ^b   Pepe, Stefano ^c   Boccellino, Mariarosaria ^a   Abbruzzese, Alberto ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Protein kinase A; Retinoic acid; Theophylline; Tissue transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; KT 5720; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; THEOPHYLLINE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; RETINOIC ACID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL STRAIN KB; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IC 50; METABOLISM; MICROFILAMENT; PATHOLOGY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; CANCER CELL; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

APOPTOSIS; CARBAZOLES; CELL CYCLE; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INDOLES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; KB CELLS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PYRROLES; THEOPHYLLINE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0036322503     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a003197     Document Type: Article

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