Chemical genetics approach to restoring p27Kip1 reveals novel compounds with antiproliferative activity in prostate cancer cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p27<sup>Kip1 </sup>is downregulated in a majority of human cancers due to ectopic proteolysis by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. The expression of p27 is subject to multiple m...

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Main Authors: Lu Lifang, Yang Chih-Cheng, Rico-Bautista Elizabeth, Roth Gregory P, Wolf Dieter A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/153