Expression of the Bcl-2 protein BAD promotes prostate cancer growth.

BAD, a pro-apoptotic protein of the Bcl-2 family, has recently been identified as an integrator of several anti-apoptotic signaling pathways in prostate cancer cells. Thus, activation of EGFR, GPCRs or PI3K pathway leads to BAD phosphorylation and inhibition of apoptosis. Increased levels of BAD in...

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Main Authors: Adrienne J Smith, Yelena Karpova, Ralph D'Agostino, Mark Willingham, George Kulik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2704953?pdf=render