First report of a haemagglutinin-induced apoptotic pathway in breast cancer cells

Bioscience Reports

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 307-317

  Lam, Sze Kwan ^a   Ng, Tzi Bun ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Breast cancer cell; French bean; Haemagglutinin; Lectin; p53

Indexed keywords

DEATH RECEPTOR; HEMAGGLUTININ;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G0 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PLANT SEED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; BEAN; BREAST TUMOR; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

APOPTOSIS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTININS; HUMANS; PHASEOLUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77954734473     PISSN: 01448463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BSR20090059     Document Type: Article

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