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Interaction with PI3-kinase contributes to the cytotoxic activity of apoptin.
Oncogene - 8 May 2008
Maddika S, Wiechec E, Ande S R, Poon I K, Fischer U, Wesselborg S, Jans D A, Schulze-Osthoff K, Los M
Abstract excerpt
Apoptin, a small protein from the chicken anemia virus, has attracted attention because of its specificity in killing tumor cells. Localization of apoptin in the nucleus of tumor cells has been shown to be vital for proapoptotic activity, however, targeted expression of apoptin in the nucleus of normal cells does not harm the cells, indicating that nuclear localization of apoptin is insufficient for its...
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