Anti-cancer effect of HIV-1 viral protein R on doxorubicin resistant neuroblastoma.

Several unique biological features of HIV-1 Vpr make it a potentially powerful agent for anti-cancer therapy. First, Vpr inhibits cell proliferation by induction of cell cycle G2 arrest. Second, it induces apoptosis through multiple mechanisms, which could be significant as it may be able to overcom...

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Main Authors: Richard Y Zhao, Dong Liang, Ge Li, Christopher W Larrimore, Bernard L Mirkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20628645/?tool=EBI