Simultaneous knock-down of Bcl-xL and Mcl-1 induces apoptosis through Bax activation in pancreatic cancer cells

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1833, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2980-2987

  Takahashi, Hiroki ^a,b   Chen, Monica C ^b   Pham, Hung ^b   Matsuo, Yoichi ^a   Ishiguro, Hideyuki ^a,b   Reber, Howard A ^b   Takeyama, Hiromitsu ^a   Hines, Oscar J ^b   Eibl, Guido ^b  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl xL; Mcl 1; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CYTOCHROME C; GEMCITABINE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN MCL 1; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84884488659     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: 18792596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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