| Literature DB >> 15733867 |
Krista Ouwehand1, Annemieke J M de Ruijter, Chris van Bree, Huib N Caron, André B P van Kuilenburg.
Abstract
Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) have been discovered as potential drugs for cancer treatment. The effect of BL1521, a novel HDACi, on the cell cycle distribution and the induction of apoptosis was investigated in a panel of MYCN single copy and MYCN amplified neuroblastoma cell lines. BL1521 arrested neuroblastoma cells in the G1 phase and induced up to 30% apoptosis. Downregulation of CDK4, upregulation of p21(WAF1/CIP1) and an increase of hypophosphorylated retinoblastoma protein were observed, indicating a possible mechanism for the cell-cycle arrest. BL1521 also induced downregulation of p27, which may underlie the observed induction of apoptosis.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15733867 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.01.058
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124