Up-regulation of gamma-synuclein contributes to cancer cell survival under endoplasmic reticulum stress

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 507-515

  Hua, Hui ^a   Xu, Li ^a   Wang, Jiao ^a   Jing, Jing ^b   Luo, Ting ^a   Jiang, Yangfu ^a,b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; ATF4; Breast cancer; Endoplasmic reticulum stress

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; GAMMA SYNUCLEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; ATF4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 4; THAPSIGARGIN; TUMOR MARKER; TUNICAMYCIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; UPREGULATION; BREAST TUMOR; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; RNA INTERFERENCE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMMA-SYNUCLEIN; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MAP KINASE KINASE 4; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; THAPSIGARGIN; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; TUNICAMYCIN; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 62849096085     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: 10969896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/path.2465     Document Type: Article

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