Anti‑tumor activities and apoptotic mechanism of ribosome‑inactivating proteins

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Zeng, Meiqi ^a   Zheng, Manyin ^a   Lu, Desheng ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Jiang, Wenqi ^a,b,c   Sha, Ou ^a  

^a Shenzhen University School of Medicine   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^c State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Anti tumor; Apoptosis; Cancer; Ribosome inactivating protein (RIP)

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEATH RECEPTOR; PLANT PROTEIN; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; RIBOSOME;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; PLANT PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, DEATH DOMAIN; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEINS; RIBOSOMES;

EID: 84939863147     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40880-015-0030-x     Document Type: Review

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