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Overexpression of Lon contributes to survival and aggressive phenotype of cancer cells through mitochondrial complex I-mediated generation of reactive oxygen species.
Cell death & disease - 20 Jun 2013
Cheng C-W, Kuo C-Y, Fan C-C, Fang W-C, Jiang S S, Lo Y-K, Wang T-Y, Kao M-C, Lee A Y-L
Abstract excerpt
Lon protease is a multifunction protein and operates in protein quality control and stress response pathways in mitochondria. Human Lon is upregulated under oxidative and hypoxic stresses that represent the stress phenotypes of cancer. However, little literature undertakes comprehensive and detailed investigations on the tumorigenic role of Lon. Overexpression of Lon promotes cell proliferation, apoptotic...
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