Varicella-zoster virusinduced apoptosis in MeWo cells is accompanied by down-regulation of Bcl-2 expression

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-140

  Brazeau, Elizabeth ^a,b   Mahalingam, Ravi ^a   Gilden, Don ^a,b   Wellish, Mary ^a   Kaufer, Benedikt B ^c   Osterrieder, Nikolaus ^d   Pugazhenthi, Subbiah ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Microbiology ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MELANOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; WESTERN BLOTTING; BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3;

APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DOWN-REGULATION; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77952133575     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13550281003682547     Document Type: Article

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