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Specific downregulation of death-associated protein kinase enhances Fas-mediated apoptosis in the human differentiated endometrial adenocarcinoma cell line, HHUA.

AbstractPURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION:
Death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) is a serine/threonine kinase that is well-known as a positive mediator of Fas-mediated apoptosis. Previous reports have shown that DAPK and Fas are expressed in human endometrial adenocarcinoma cells. In this study, we examined the effects of specific downregulation of DAPK expression on Fas-mediated apoptosis in the human endometrial adenocarcinoma cell line, HHUA.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Transfection of DAPK small-interfering RNAs (siRNAs) into the HHUA cells reduced DAPK protein expression, and enhanced Fas-mediated apoptosis, in a dose-dependent manner.
CONCLUSIONS:
These results indicate that, in contrast to cases with other malignant tumor cells, DAPK negatively regulates Fas-mediated apoptosis in these human differentiated endometrial adenocarcinoma cells.
AuthorsT Tanaka, T Bai, K Yukawa
JournalEuropean journal of gynaecological oncology (Eur J Gynaecol Oncol) Vol. 32 Issue 3 Pg. 293-6 ( 2011) ISSN: 0392-2936 [Print] Singapore
PMID21797120 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
  • FAS protein, human
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • fas Receptor
  • Death-Associated Protein Kinases
  • Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases
Topics
  • Apoptosis (physiology)
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Blotting, Western
  • Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases (genetics, metabolism)
  • Cell Count
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival
  • Death-Associated Protein Kinases
  • Down-Regulation
  • Humans
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Transfection
  • fas Receptor (genetics, metabolism)

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