Article
Proteasomal insensitivity of apoptin in tumor cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 25 May 2012
Lanz Henriëtte L, Suijker Johnny, Noteborn Mathieu H M, Backendorf Claude
Abstract excerpt
The small viral protein apoptin is capable of inducing apoptosis selectively in human tumor cells. In normal cells apoptin localizes in the cytoplasm where it forms aggregates, becomes epitope-shielded and eventually degraded. By inhibiting the proteasome activity with the chemical inhibitors bortezomib and Ada-Ahx(3)L(3)VS apoptin levels can be stabilized in normal cells similar to the tumor suppressor p53...
Topics
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Boronic Acids
- Bortezomib
- Capsid Proteins
- Cell Line
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Fibroblasts
- Humans
- Mutation
- Neoplasms
- Phosphorylation
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
- Protein Stability
- Proteolysis
- Pyrazines
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
