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Doxorubicin requires the sequential activation of caspase-2, protein kinase Cdelta, and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase to induce apoptosis.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Aug 2005
Panaretakis Theocharis, Laane Edward, Pokrovskaja Katja, Björklund Ann-Charlotte, Moustakas Aristidis, Zhivotovsky Boris, Heyman Mats, Shoshan Maria C, Grandér Dan
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Here, we identified caspase-2, protein kinase C (PKC)delta, and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) as key components of the doxorubicin-induced apoptotic cascade. Using cells stably transfected with an antisense construct for caspase-2 (AS2) as well as a chemical caspase-2 inhibitor, we demonstrate...
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