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BNIP3 plays a role in hypoxic cell death in human epithelial cells that is inhibited by growth factors EGF and IGF.
Oncogene - 24 Jul 2003
Kothari Shilpa, Cizeau Jeannick, McMillan-Ward Eileen, Israels Sara J, Bailes Michelle, Ens Karen, Kirshenbaum Lorrie A, Gibson Spencer B
Abstract excerpt
Hypoxic regions within solid tumors are often resistant to chemotherapy and radiation. BNIP3 (Bcl-2/E1B 19 kDa interacting protein) is a proapoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family that is expressed in hypoxic regions of tumors. During hypoxia, BNIP3 expression is increased in many cell types and upo...
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