Plant lectins: Targeting programmed cell death pathways as antitumor agents

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1442-1449

  Fu, Lei Lei ^a   Zhou, Cheng Cheng ^a   Yao, Shun ^a   Yu, Jia Ying ^a   Liu, Bo ^a   Bao, Jin Ku ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Cancer; Plant lectin; Programmed cell death (PCD)

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS BISPORUS AGGLUTININ; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHITINASE RELATED AGGLUTININ; CONCANAVALIN A; CUCURBITACEAE PHLOEM LECTIN; CYANOVIRIN N; EUONYMUS EUROPAEUS AGGLUTININ; EUROPEAN MISTLETOE LECTIN; GALANTHUS NIVALIS AGGLUTININ; JACALIN; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS LECTIN; PLANT LECTIN; POLYGONATUM CYRTONEMA LECTIN; RICIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER CELL; CANCER SURVIVAL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CONCANAVALIN A; HUMANS; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; MISTLETOE; PLANT LECTINS; POLYGONATUM; RICIN;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; POLYGONATUM CYRTONEMA;

EID: 80052266208     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: 18785875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2011.07.004     Document Type: Review

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