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SUBMITTER: Cha YE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8000275 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cha Yeo-Eun YE Park Rackhyun R Jang Minsu M Park Yea-In YI Yamamoto Ayane A Oh Won Keun WK Lee Eun-Ju EJ Park Junsoo J
International journal of molecular sciences 20210314 6
6-Azauridine (6-AZA), a pyrimidine nucleoside analogue, is known to exhibit both antitumor and antiviral activities. Although 6-AZA was discovered more than 60 years ago, the cellular effects of this compound are yet to be elucidated. Here, we report that 6-AZA regulates autophagy-mediated cell death in various human cancer cells, where 6-AZA treatment activates autophagic flux through the activation of lysosomal function. Furthermore, 6-AZA exhibited cytotoxicity in all cancer cells studied, al ...[more]