17-Allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin induces downregulation of critical Hsp90 protein clients and results in cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of human urinary bladder cancer cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>17-Allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG), a benzoquinone ansamycin antibiotic, specifically targets heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) and interferes with its function as a molecular chaperone that maintains the structural and func...

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Main Authors: Karkoulis Panagiotis K, Stravopodis Dimitrios J, Margaritis Lukas H, Voutsinas Gerassimos E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/481