Published in Genomics and Genetics Weekly, August 11th, 2006
"PUMA is a BH3-only Bcl-2 family protein that plays an essential role in DNA damage-induced apoptosis. PUMA interacts with antiapoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-X-L and is dependent on Bax to induce apoptosis.
"In this study, we investigated how the interactions of PUMA with the antiapoptotic proteins coordinate with Bax to initiate apoptosis in HCT116 colon cancer cells," wrote L. Ming and colleagues, University of Pittsburgh.
"We found that Bcl-X-L was most effective among several antiapoptotic proteins in suppressing...
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