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Activation of p53 by sodium selenite switched human leukemia NB4 cells from autophagy to apoptosis.
Oncology research - 1 Jan 2013
Li Zhushi, Shi Kejian, Guan Liying, Jiang Qian, Yang Yang, Xu Caimin
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It was revealed by our previous research that sodium selenite repressed autophagy accompanied by the induction of apoptosis in human leukemia NB4 cells. The inhibition of autophagy exerted a facilitative effect on apoptosis. In the present study, we further explored the mechanisms underlying the switch from autophagy to apoptosis and elucidated p53 played a key role. Selenite induced phosphorylation of p53 at the...
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