The cellular decision between apoptosis and autophagy

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 121-129

  Fan, Yong Jun ^a   Zong, Wei Xing ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Cancer; Cell death

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 12; AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 3; AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 4; AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 5; AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 8; BECLIN 1; BH3 PROTEIN; CALPAIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1B; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A; DACTINOMYCIN; DEATH ASSOCIATED PROTEIN KINASE; DNA PROTEIN KINASE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; STAUROSPORINE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; UBIQUITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGOSOME; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER CELL; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; METABOLIC STRESS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; AUTOPHAGY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84874896655     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5732/cjc.012.10106     Document Type: Review

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