Knockdown of WWP1 inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in hepatoma carcinoma cells through the activation of caspase3 and p53

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 448, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 248-254

  Cheng, Qian ^a   Cao, Xiaoxiao ^a   Yuan, Fuwen ^a   Li, Guodong ^a   Tong, Tanjun ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase3; Growth; HCC; p53; WWP1

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; INITIATOR CASPASE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN P53; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; G2 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASE3; GROWTH; HCC; P53; WWP1;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASPASE 3; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, NEOPLASM; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 84901400752     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.04.117     Document Type: Article

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