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Importance of nuclear localization of apoptin for tumor-specific induction of apoptosis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 25 Jul 2003
Danen-Van Oorschot Astrid A A M, Zhang Ying-Hui, Leliveld S Rutger, Rohn Jennifer L, Seelen Maud C M J, Bolk Marian W, Van Zon Arend, Erkeland Stefan J, Abrahams Jan-Pieter, Mumberg Dominik, Noteborn Mathieu H M
Abstract excerpt
The chicken anemia virus-derived protein Apoptin induces apoptosis specifically in human tumor and transformed cells and not in normal, untransformed cells. The cell killing activity correlates with a predominantly nuclear localization of Apoptin in tumor cells, whereas in normal cells, it is detected mainly in cytoplasmic structures. To explore the role of nuclear localization for Apoptin-induced cell death in...
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