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SUBMITTER: Ramachandiran S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3331941 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ramachandiran Sampath S Cain Joan J Liao Albert A He Yanjuan Y Guo Xiangxue X Boise Lawrence H LH Fu Haian H Ratner Lee L Khoury Hanna Jean HJ Bernal-Mizrachi Leon L
Leukemia research 20120210 6
The inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) are important regulators of apoptosis. However, little is known about the capacity of Smac mimetics (IAP inhibitor) to overcome virally associated-lymphoma's (VAL) resistance to apoptosis. Here, we explored the pro-apoptotic effect of a novel Smac mimetic, RMT5265.2HCL (RMT) in VAL cells. RMT improved the sensitivity to apoptosis in EBV- and to some extend in HTLV-1- but not in HHV-8-VAL. Furthermore, we identified that RMT promotes caspase 3 and 9 cleavage by i ...[more]