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BNIP3 expression in endometrial cancer relates to active hypoxia inducible factor 1α pathway and prognosis
18 May 2007
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AIMS: BNIP3 is a pro-apoptotic mitochondrial protein induced under hypoxic stress, with the BNIP3 gene being under direct regulation of the hypoxia-inducible HIF-1alpha transcription factor. Induction of BNIP3 leads to caspase-independent necrosis-like cell death and an aggressive tumour phenotype. The role of BNIP3 in endometrial cancer was examined. METHODS: The immunohistochemical patterns of BNIP3 expression...
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