Triethylene tetramine, a novel ligand of G-quadruplex, induces senescence of MCF-7 cells

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-53

  Lixia, Guo ^a   Fei, Yin ^a   Jiajia, Jing ^a   Jianhui, Liu ^a  

^a CHONGQING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Quadruplex; Senescence; Triethylene tetramine

Indexed keywords

KINASE INHIBITORS; QUADRUPLEX; SENESCENCE; TRIETHYLENE TETRAMINE (TETA);

BIOMARKERS; CARDIOLOGY; CELLS; ELONGATION; ENZYME INHIBITION;

LIGANDS;

GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; LIGAND; TRIENTINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL AGING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL AGING; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; G-QUADRUPLEXES; HUMANS; LIGANDS; TRIETHYLENETETRAMINE;

EID: 36649029479     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-007-9513-4     Document Type: Article

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