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PML/RARA oxidation and arsenic binding initiate the antileukemia response of As2O3.
Cancer cell - 13 Jul 2010
Jeanne Marion, Lallemand-Breitenbach Valérie, Ferhi Omar, Koken Marcel, Le Bras Morgane, Duffort Stéphanie, Peres Laurent, Berthier Caroline, Soilihi Hassane, Raught Brian, de Thé Hugues
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As(2)O(3) cures acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) by initiating PML/RARA oncoprotein degradation, through sumoylation of its PML moiety. However, how As(2)O(3) initiates PML sumoylation has remained largely unexplained. As(2)O(3) binds vicinal cysteines and increases reactive oxygen species (ROS...
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