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Involvement of VDAC1 and Bcl-2 family of proteins in VacA-induced cytochrome c release and apoptosis of gastric epithelial carcinoma cells.
Journal of digestive diseases - 1 Feb 2010
Lan Chun Hui, Sheng Jian Qiu, Fang Dian Chun, Meng Qing Zhuang, Fan Li Lin, Huang Zeng Rong
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OBJECTIVE: It is known that the vacuolating cytotoxin (VacA) could induce apoptosis. However, the mechanism remained to be elucidated. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of Bcl family of proteins (Bcl-2 and Bax) and the mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) in VacA-in...
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