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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kim JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7204488 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oncology letters 20200407 6
p62 is a multifunctional protein that mediates cell signaling pathways, autophagy and tumorigenesis, and participates in important regulation processes at the intersection between autophagy and cancer. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that involves photosensitizing agents and light to kill cancer cells. However, whether the efficacy of PDT depends on the expression level of p62 in colorectal cancer cell lines is not known. The present study aimed to examine the role of p62 expression le ...[more]