In silico analysis of molecular mechanisms of legume lectin-induced apoptosis in cancer cells

Cell Proliferation

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-96

  Shi, Z ^a,b   An, N ^a   Zhao, S ^a   Li, X ^a   Bao, J K ^a   Yue, B S ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUIZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; LECTIN; LEGUME LECTIN; MANNOSE; MICRORNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEGUME; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

APOPTOSIS; BINDING SITES; CONCANAVALIN A; FABACEAE; HELA CELLS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP90 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; LECTINS; MICRORNAS; MOLECULAR DOCKING SIMULATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR, TYPE I; SOPHORA;

EID: 84871980316     PISSN: 09607722     EISSN: 13652184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12009     Document Type: Article

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