N6-isopentenyladenosine and analogs activate the NRF2-mediated antioxidant response

N6-isopentenyladenosine (i6A), a naturally occurring modified nucleoside, inhibits the proliferation of human tumor cell lines in vitro, but its mechanism of action remains unclear. Treatment of MCF7 human breast adenocarcinoma cells with i6A or with three synthetic analogs (allyl6A, benzyl6A, and...

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Main Authors: Alice Dassano, Mariateresa Mancuso, Paola Giardullo, Loris De Cecco, Pierangela Ciuffreda, Enzo Santaniello, Anna Saran, Tommaso A. Dragani, Francesca Colombo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Redox Biology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231714000482