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SUBMITTER: Ju J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3531419 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ju Jianming J Qi Zhichao Z Cai Xueting X Cao Peng P Huang Yan Y Wang Shuzhen S Liu Nan N Chen Yijun Y
PloS one 20121227 12
Triterpenoid toosendanin (TSN) exhibits potent cytotoxic activity through inducing apoptosis in a variety of cancer cell lines. However, the target and mechanism of the apoptotic effects by TSN remain unknown. In this study, we captured a specific binding protein of TSN in HL-60 cells by serial affinity chromatography and further identified it as deoxycytidine kinase (dCK). Combination of direct activation of dCK and inhibition of TSN-induced apoptosis by a dCK inhibitor confirmed that dCK is a ...[more]