title: Apoptotic blocks and chemotherapy resistance: strategies to identify Bcl-2 protein signatures.
abstract: Acquired or innate resistance to chemotherapy is a major drawback of cancer therapeutics, which is frequently seen in epithelial cancers. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying chemotherapy resistance remain poorly understood. The mitochondrial pathway is a critical death pathway common to many different types of chemotherapy. Aberrations in this pathway can result in resistance to chemotherapy. The Bcl-2 family of proteins control commitment to programmed cell death by mitochondrial apoptosis. In this review, we will summarize the strategies in determining the components of apoptotic defects responsible for chemotherapy resistance, mainly focused on Bcl-2 protein network.
authors.affiliation: Biological Sciences and Bioengineering Program, Sabanci University.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: Huveyda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Basaga
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kutuk
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D006801:Humans; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D040081:Protein Array Analysis; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2