Mariusz L Hartman, Malgorzata Czyz
Department of Molecular Biology of Cancer, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
Cancer letters 2013 Apr 30Apoptosis plays a pivotal role in sustaining proper tissue development and homeostasis. Evading apoptosis by cancer cells is a part of their adaption to microenvironment and therapies. Cellular integrity is predominantly maintained by pro-survival members of Bcl-2 family and IAPs. Melanoma cells are characterized by a labile and stage-dependent phenotype. Pro-survival molecules can protect melanoma cells from apoptosis and mediate other processes, thus enhancing aggressive phenotype. The essential role of Bcl-2, Mcl-1, Bcl-X(L), livin, survivin and XIAP was implicated for melanoma, often in a tumor stage-dependent fashion. In this review, the current knowledge of pro-survival machinery in melanoma is discussed. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Mariusz L Hartman, Malgorzata Czyz. Anti-apoptotic proteins on guard of melanoma cell survival. Cancer letters. 2013 Apr 30;331(1):24-34
PMID: 23340174
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