Silencing of Ref-1 expression by retrovirus-mediated shRNA sensitizes HEK293 cells to hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3206-3210

  Xiong, Jian Jun ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Wang, Jia Li ^a   Bao, Guo Dong ^a   Zhang, Yang ^a   Zhu, Zhen Yu ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bax; Bcl 2; Oxidative stress; Redox factor 1; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

293 CELLS; BAX; BCL-2; CASPASE-3; CYTOCHROME C; DNA BASE; HEK293 CELLS; HUMAN EMBRYONIC KIDNEYS; INDUCED APOPTOSIS; MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROTEINS; PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PROTEIN EXPRESSIONS; REDOX FACTOR-1; RNA INTERFERENCE;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

APEX1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; DNA (APURINIC OR APYRIMIDINIC SITE) LYASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RETROVIRUS;

APOPTOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE; CYTOCHROMES C; DNA-(APURINIC OR APYRIMIDINIC SITE) LYASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RETROVIRIDAE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 58149090297     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80415     Document Type: Article

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