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Mitochondrial apoptosis: killing cancer using the enemy within
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Apoptotic cell death inhibits oncogenesis at multiple stages, ranging from transformation to metastasis. Consequently, in order for cancer to develop and progress, apoptosis must be inhibited. Cell death also plays major roles in cancer treatment, serving as the main effector function of many anti-cancer therapies. In this review, we discuss the role of apoptosis in the development and treatment of cancer. Specifically, we focus upon the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis-the most commonly deregulated form of cell death in cancer. In this process, mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilisation or MOMP represents the defining event that irrevocably commits a cell to die. We provide an overview of how this pathway is regulated by BCL-2 family proteins and describe ways in which cancer cells can block it. Finally, we discuss exciting new approaches aimed at specifically inducing mitochondrial apoptosis in cancer cells, outlining their potential pitfalls, while highlighting their considerable therapeutic promise.
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- Authors
- Lopez, J., & Tait, S. W. G.
- Venue
- British Journal of Cancer
- Published
- 2015-03
- Volume
- 112
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 957-962
- ISSN
- 0007-0920 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-1827
- OpenAlex
- W2080652879
- Cited by
- 784
- References
- 7
- FWCI
- 19.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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