CopA3 peptide from Copris tripartitus induces apoptosis in human leukemia cells via a caspase-independent pathway

BMB Reports

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-90

  Kang, Bo Ram ^a   Kim, Ho ^a   Nam, Sung Hee ^b   Yun, Eun Young ^b   Kim, Seong Ryul ^b   Ahn, Mi Young ^b   Chang, Jong Soo ^a   Hwang, Jae Sam ^b  

^a Daejin University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti cancer effect; Apoptosis; Caspase independent apoptosis pathways; Cell membrane penetration; Insect peptide; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CASPASE; COPRISIN PEPTIDE, COPRIS TRIPARTITUS; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DRUG EFFECT; HELA CELL; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNTHESIS; TUMOR CELL LINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; BEETLES; CASPASES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; JURKAT CELLS; LEUKEMIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

COPRIS; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84863287778     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2012.45.2.85     Document Type: Article

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