Cathepsin D as a potential therapeutic target to enhance anticancer drug-induced apoptosis via RNF183-mediated destabilization of Bcl-xL in cancer cells

Abstract Cathepsin D (Cat D) is well known for its roles in metastasis, angiogenesis, proliferation, and carcinogenesis in cancer. Despite Cat D being a promising target in cancer cells, effects and underlying mechanism of its inhibition remain unclear. Here, we investigated the plausibility of usin...

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Main Authors: Seung Un Seo, Seon Min Woo, Seung-Soon Im, Younghoon Jang, Eugene Han, Sang Hyun Kim, Hongchan Lee, Hyun-Shik Lee, Ju-Ock Nam, Edward Gabrielson, Kyoung-jin Min, Taeg Kyu Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-02-01
Series:Cell Death and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-022-04581-7