BAG3 Protein Regulates Cell Survival in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cells

Cancer Biology and Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 508-510

  Romano, Maria Fiammetta ^a   Festa, Michelina ^b   Petrella, Antonello ^b   Rosati, Alessandra ^b   Pascale, Maria ^b   Bisogni, Rita ^a   Poggi, Vincenzo ^c   Kohn, Elise C ^d   Venuta, Salvatore ^e   Turco, Maria Caterina ^b   Leone, Arturo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Pausilipon   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; BAG3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CARRIER PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCING ADAPTOR PROTEIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHILD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; APOPTOSIS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; MALE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE;

EID: 1542682413     PISSN: 15384047     EISSN: 15558576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cbt.2.5.524     Document Type: Letter

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