Article
Mutant p53 stimulates chemoresistance of pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells to gemcitabine.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Jan 2015
Fiorini Claudia, Cordani Marco, Padroni Chiara, Blandino Giovanni, Di Agostino Silvia, Donadelli Massimo
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide; PDAC is characterized by poor prognosis, resistance to conventional chemotherapy and high mortality rate. TP53 tumor suppressor gene is frequently mutated in PDAC, resulting in the accumulation of mutated protein with potential gain-of-function (GOF) activities, such as genomic instability, hyperproliferation and...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
- Apoptosis
- Autophagy
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation
- Deoxycytidine
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Humans
- Mutation
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
