HBx activates FasL and mediates HepG2 cell apoptosis through MLK3-MKK7-JNKs signal module

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1485-1495

  Tang, Ren Xian ^a   Kong, Fan Yun ^a   Fan, Bao Feng ^a   Liu, Xiao Mei ^a   You, Hong Juan ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Zheng, Kui Yang ^a  

^a XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; FasL; Hepatitis B virus X protein; HepG2 cell; MLK3

Indexed keywords

ANTHRA[1,9 CD]PYRAZOL 6(2H) ONE; DEATH RECEPTOR; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 7; MIXED LINEAGE KINASE 3; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 84859343404     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i13.1485     Document Type: Article

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