Overexpression of glutamate-cysteine ligase protects human COV434 granulosa tumour cells against oxidative and γ-radiation-induced cell death

Mutagenesis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-224

  Cortes Wanstreet, Mabel M ^a   Giedzinski, Erich ^b   Limoli, Charles L ^b   Luderer, Ulrike ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; GENOMIC DNA; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRESS; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GAMMA RADIATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION STERILIZATION; TRANSGENE; TUMOR CELL;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GAMMA RAYS; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 66749191640     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gen073     Document Type: Article

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