Tumor-promoting function of apoptotic caspases by an amplification loop involving ROS, macrophages and JNK in Drosophila

Apoptosis and its molecular mediators, the caspases, have long been regarded as tumor suppressors and one hallmark of cancer is ‘Evading Apoptosis’. However, recent work has suggested that apoptotic caspases can also promote proliferation and tumor growth under certain conditions. How caspases promo...

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Main Authors: Ernesto Pérez, Jillian L Lindblad, Andreas Bergmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/26747