Abstract
The role of c-FLIP in cell motility was investigated using RNA interference. Down-regulation of c-FLIP increased amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS), while over-expression of c-FLIP produced opposite effect. ROS induced phosphorylation of Akt and impaired cell motility.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 141-147 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biotechnology Letters |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements This work was supported by grants from the Basic Research Program of the Korea Science & Engineering Foundation (0103026-1-2), Korea Research Foundation and Vascular System Research Center, Korea Research Foundation Grant (C00249) funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD), and a grant from the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea (A050260).
Keywords
- C-FLIP
- Motility
- Reactive oxygen species
- Serine/threonine kinase Akt