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Interference with activator protein-2 transcription factors leads to induction of apoptosis and an increase in chemo- and radiation-sensitivity in breast cancer cells.
BMC cancer - 11 May 2010
Thewes Verena, Orso Francesca, Jäger Richard, Eckert Dawid, Schäfer Sabine, Kirfel Gregor, Garbe Stephan, Taverna Daniela, Schorle Hubert
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BACKGROUND: Activator protein-2 (AP-2) transcription factors are critically involved in a variety of fundamental cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis and have also been implicated in carcinogenesis. Expression of the family members AP-2alpha and AP-2gamma is particularly well documented in malignancies of the female breast. Despite increasing evaluation of single AP-2 isoforms...
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