• Title of article

    ECHS1 acts as a novel HBsAg-binding protein enhancing apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway in HepG2 cells

  • Author/Authors

    Xiao، نويسنده , , Chuan-Xing and Yang، نويسنده , , Xiao-Ning and Huang، نويسنده , , Qing-Wen and Zhang، نويسنده , , Yu-Qin and Lin، نويسنده , , Bi-Yun and Liu، نويسنده , , Jing-Jing and Liu، نويسنده , , Yun-Peng and Jazag، نويسنده , , Amarsanaa and Guleng، نويسنده , , Bayasi and Ren، نويسنده , , Jian-Lin، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    67
  • To page
    73
  • Abstract
    We aimed to confirm the role of ECHS1 as a binding protein of HBsAg (HBs) and investigate its function during the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Our results show that both exogenous and endogenous ECHS1 proteins bind to HBs and co-localize in the cytoplasm in vitro. The coexistence of HBs and ECHS1 enhances HepG2 cell apoptosis, affects ECHS1 localization in the mitochondria and induces apoptosis by decreasing the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). These findings suggest that ECHS1 may be applied as a potential therapeutic target during the treatment of HBV-related hepatitis or HCC.
  • Keywords
    ECHS1 , HBs binding protein , HepG2 cell apoptosis
  • Journal title
    Cancer Letters
  • Serial Year
    2013
  • Journal title
    Cancer Letters
  • Record number

    1822358