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Radiology

University of Kentucky

2010

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Identification Of A Unique Core Domain Of Par-4 Sufficient For Selective Apoptosis Induction In Cancer Cells, Vivek M. Rangnekar Aug 2010

Identification Of A Unique Core Domain Of Par-4 Sufficient For Selective Apoptosis Induction In Cancer Cells, Vivek M. Rangnekar

Radiation Medicine Faculty Patents

The present invention relates to Par-4 mutants which cause apoptosis in cancer cells which are sensitive to Par-4 and also induce apoptosis in cancer cells which are resistant to Par-4. The present invention also relates to methods of using the Par-4 mutant to treat certain cancers, as well as to kits, vectors, and polypeptides for same.