Apoptotic protease activating factor 1 inducing apoptosis and related anti-tumor therapy -- review / 中国实验血液学杂志
Journal of Experimental Hematology
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(6): 251-254, 2009.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-302154
ABSTRACT
Apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (Apaf1) is an essential factor in intrinsic mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis activation. Apaf1 leads to the formation of apoptosome, which then proteolytically activates caspase-9. The activated caspase-9 opens the downstream signal of caspases to execute programmed cell death. Apaf-1 is important for tumor suppression and drug resistance because it plays a central role in DNA damage-induced apoptosis. Inactivation of the Apaf-1 gene is implicated in disease progression and chemoresistance of some malignancies. Further research on the Apaf-1 will contribute to develop a new type of approach to anti-cancer drugs, which might have good prospect in clinical practice. In this paper, the structure and function of Apaf-1, the mechanism involved in Apaf-1 signaling pathway, and application of Apaf-1 in tumor therapy were reviewed.
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Asunto principal:
Terapéutica
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Transducción de Señal
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Apoptosis
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Caspasa 9
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Factor Apoptótico 1 Activador de Proteasas
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Metabolismo
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Neoplasias
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Journal of Experimental Hematology
Año:
2009
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Artículo
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