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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-2
pubmed:abstractText
To dissect apoptotic genes governing the survival of colorectal carcinoma cells, we employed RNAi to silence Bcl-2 and Bcl-x(L) in isogenic clones of p53+/+ and p53-/- cells, and of Bax+/- and Bax-/- cells. We identify a novel proapoptotic function of p53 that does not require activation by genotoxic agents and that appears to be constitutively suppressed by Bcl-2. Silencing of Bcl-2 induced massive p53-dependent apoptosis. The "Bcl-2/p53 axis" requires Bax and caspase 2 as essential apoptotic mediators. This newly discovered Bcl-2/p53 functional interface represents a key regulator of apoptosis which can be activated by targeting Bcl-2 in colorectal carcinoma cells.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0890-9369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
832-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Bcl-2 constitutively suppresses p53-dependent apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Yorkshire Cancer Research P53 Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't