Anti-cancer effect of a quinoxaline derivative GK13 as a transglutaminase 2 inhibitor
2013
Purpose
Transglutaminase 2 (TGase 2), a cross-linking enzyme, plays an important role in both pro-survival and anti-apoptosis during oncogenesis. For instance, TGase 2 induces NF-κB activation through I-κBα polymerization, which leads to the increase of pro-survival factors such as BCl-2. TGase 2 also suppresses apoptosis via depletion of caspase 3 and cathepsin D. Therefore, a specific TGase 2 inhibitor may become a very useful treatment for cancer showing high levels of TGase 2 expression.
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