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Transcriptional upregulation and activation of p55Cdc via p34(cdc2) in Taxol-induced apoptosis.
Oncogene - 3 May 2001
Makino K, Yu D, Hung M C
Abstract excerpt
Paclitaxel (Taxol) is a potent and highly effective antineoplastic agent for the treatment of advanced, drug-refractory, metastatic breast cancers. Taxol not only induces tubulin polymerization, stabilizes microtubules, blocks cell cycle progression, and induces apoptosis, but it also alters gene expression. Here, we have identified that Taxol can upregulate expression of the gene encoding the cell cycle protein...
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