Importance of nuclear localization for the apoptosis-induced activity of a fungal galectin AAL (Agrocybe aegerita lectin)

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 386, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-442

  Liang, Yi ^a   Feng, Lei ^b   Tong, Xin ^a   Wang, Kun ^a   Li, De Feng ^b   Lin, Jia Cheng ^a   Tang, Zi Jian ^a   Liu, Hong Hong ^a   Jiang, Shuai ^a   Guo, Lin ^a   Wang, Da Cheng ^b   Sun, Hui ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Antitumor mechanism; Function; Lectin; Translocate

Indexed keywords

AGROCYBE AEGERITA LECTIN; GALECTIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGROCYBE AEGERITA; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; GALECTINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MUTATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

AGROCYBE AEGERITA; FUNGI;

EID: 67650070342     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.06.054     Document Type: Article

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