Protein and mRNA expression of autophagy gene Beclin 1 in human brain tumours

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 429-436

  Miracco, Clelia ^a   Cosci, Elena ^a   Oliveri, Giuseppe ^b   Luzi, Pietro ^a   Pacenti, Lorenzo ^a   Monciatti, Irene ^a   Mannucci, Susanna ^a   De Nisi, Maria Caterina ^a   Toscano, Marzia ^a   Malagnino, Valeria ^a   Falzarano, Sara M ^a   Pirtoli, Luigi ^a   Tosi, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Department of Neurosciences   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beclin 1; Brain tumours; Immunohistochemistry; Real time RT PCR

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN; BECN1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MENINGIOMA; METABOLISM; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; AUTOPHAGY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MENINGIOMA; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 34047271129     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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