Silencing of sigma-1 receptor induces cell death in human lens cells

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 312, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1439-1446

  Wang, Lixin ^a   Duncan, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell death; Cell survival; Lens; RNA interference; Sigma receptor

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N [2 (2,3 DICHLOROPHENYL)ETHYL] 2 DIMETHYLAMINO N METHYLETHYLAMINE; PROTEIN KINASE B; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RIMCAZOLE; SIGMA 1 OPIATE RECEPTOR; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; THROMBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LENS EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

EID: 33646021588     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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