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Stabilisation of p53 enhances reovirus-induced apoptosis and virus spread through p53-dependent NF-κB activation.
British journal of cancer - 27 Sept 2011
Pan D, Pan L-Z, Hill R, Marcato P, Shmulevitz M, Vassilev L T, Lee P W K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Naturally oncolytic reovirus preferentially kills cancer cells, making it a promising cancer therapeutic. Mutations in tumour suppressor p53 are prevalent in cancers, yet the role of p53 in reovirus oncolysis is relatively unexplored. METHODS: Human cancer cell lines were exposed to Nutlin-3a, reovirus or a combination of the two and cells were processed for reovirus titration, western blot, real-time...
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