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CELL PROLIFERATION
Volume 45, Issue 3, Pages 217-224Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2012.00814.x
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- Sichuan University [2010SCU11066]
- Science Foundation for Post Doctorate Research of China [20110491725]
- Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program) [2010cb529900]
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The caspase family is well characterized as playing a crucial role in modulation of programmed cell death (PCD), which is a genetically regulated, evolutionarily conserved process with numerous links to many human diseases, most notably cancer. In this review, we focus on summarizing the intricate relationships between some members of the caspase family and their key apoptotic mediators, involving tumour necrosis factor receptors, the Bcl-2 family, cytochrome c, Apaf-1 and IAPs in cancer initiation and progression. We elucidate new emerging types of cross-talk between several caspases and autophagy-related genes (Atgs) in cancer. Moreover, we focus on presenting several PCD-modulating agents that may target caspases-3, -8 and -9, and their substrates PARP-1 and Beclin-1, which may help us harness caspase-modulated PCD pathways for future drug discovery.
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