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Ceramide Synthase 6 Is a Novel Target of Methotrexate Mediating Its Antiproliferative Effect in a p53-Dependent Manner

We previously reported that ceramide synthase 6 (CerS6) is elevated in response to folate stress in cancer cells, leading to enhanced production of C(16)-ceramide and apoptosis. Antifolate methotrexate (MTX), a drug commonly used in chemotherapy of several types of cancer, is a strong inhibitor of f...

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Autores principales: Fekry, Baharan, Esmaeilniakooshkghazi, Amin, Krupenko, Sergey A., Krupenko, Natalia I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4718595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26783755
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146618