Porcine circovirus type 2 ORF3 protein induces apoptosis in melanoma cells

Abstract Background The current treatment of malignant melanoma is limited by the lack of effective therapeutic approaches, and alternative treatments are needed. Proliferative diseases such as melanoma and other cancers may be treatable by virally-encoded apoptotic proteins that are targeted to rap...

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Main Authors: Marina Teras, Edda Viisileht, Merlis Pahtma-Hall, Airi Rump, Viiu Paalme, Pille Pata, Illar Pata, Christelle Langevin, Sirje Rüütel Boudinot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-5090-2