Type I Interferon-Mediated Killing of Cancer Cells with IAP-Targeted Combination Immunotherapy

SMAC mimetic compounds (SMCs) are small molecule antagonists of the Inhibitor of Apoptosis (IAP) family of proteins. Binding of SMCs to the IAPs results in the sensitization of cancer cells to apoptosis in the presence of death ligands, such as tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα). I hypothesize that...

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Main Author: Beauregard, Caroline
Other Authors: Korneluk, Robert
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34201
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-5317