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TRAIL-mediated apoptosis in breast cancer cells cultured as 3D spheroids.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Chandrasekaran Siddarth, Marshall Jocelyn R, Messing James A, Hsu Jong-Wei, King Michael R
Abstract excerpt
TNF-alpha-related-apoptosis-inducing-ligand (TRAIL) has been explored as a therapeutic drug to kill cancer cells. Cancer cells in the circulation are subjected to apoptosis-inducing factors. Despite the presence of these factors, cells are able to extravasate and metastasize. The homotypic and heterotypic cell-cell interactions in a tumor are known to play a crucial role in bestowing important characteristics to...
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