Targeting cysteine-mediated dimerization of the MUC1-C oncoprotein in human cancer cells

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1643-1649

  Raina, Deepak ^b   Ahmad, Rehan ^a   Rajabi, Hasan ^a   Panchamoorthy, Govind ^b   Kharbanda, Surender ^b   Kufe, Donald ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Genus Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimerization; MUC1 C; Oxidation; Reactive cysteines

Indexed keywords

CROSS LINKING REAGENT; CYSTEINE; MUCIN 1; ONCOPROTEIN; REDUCING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; DISULFIDE BOND; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG CANCER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CYSTEINE; CYTOPLASM; DIMERIZATION; DISULFIDES; FEMALE; HCT116 CELLS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MUCIN-1; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REDUCING AGENTS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84860279784     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2011.1308     Document Type: Article

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