Regulatory mechanisms of fluvastatin and lovastatin for the p21 induction in human cervical cancer HeLa cells.

p21, an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase, functions as an oncogene or tumor suppressor depending on the context of a variety of extracellular and intracellular signals. The expression of p21 could be regulated at the transcriptional and/or post-translational levels. The p21 gene is well-known to...

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Main Authors: Chi-Kang Lin, Shu-Ting Liu, Cheng-Chang Chang, Shih-Ming Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214408