Rational Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Second Mitochondrial-Derived Activators of Caspase (Smac) Mimetics That Induce Apoptosis in Human MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cell Line

Programmed cell death (apoptosis) is the most common mechanism of cell death in eukaryotes. The ability of cancer cells to evade and inhibit apoptosis has become a hallmark feature of cancer. This is accomplished through a family of proteins known as the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs). X-...

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Main Author: Cheema, Tasbir
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20737