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SUBMITTER: Tewari D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5361111 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tewari Debanjan D Majumdar Dhriti D Vallabhaneni Sirisha S Bera Amal Kanti AK
Scientific reports 20170322
Aspirin induces apoptotic cell death in various cancer cell lines. Here we showed that silencing of VDAC1 protected HeLa cells from aspirin-induced cell death. Compared to the wild type cells, VDAC1 knocked down cells showed lesser change of mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψ<sub>m</sub>), upon aspirin treatment. Aspirin augmented ATP and ionomycin-induced mitochondrial Ca<sup>2+</sup> uptake which was abolished in VDAC1 knocked down cells. Aspirin dissociated bound hexokinase II (HK-II) from ...[more]