The downregulation of Mcl-1 via USP9X inhibition sensitizes solid tumors to Bcl-xl inhibition

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been shown in many solid tumors that the overexpression of the pro-survival Bcl-2 family members Bcl-xL and Mcl-1 confers resistance to a variety of chemotherapeutic agents. Mcl-1 is a critical survival protein in a variety of...

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Main Authors: Peddaboina Chander, Jupiter Daniel, Fletcher Steven, Yap Jeremy L, Rai Arun, Tobin Richard P, Jiang Weihua, Rascoe Philip, Rogers M Karen, Smythe W, Cao Xiaobo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/541