Semispecific TPPII inhibitor Ala-Ala-Phe-chloromethylketone (AAF-cmk) displays cytotoxic activity by induction of apoptosis, autophagy and protein aggregation in U937 cells.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide novel and important findings about the role of TPPII in protein homeostasis and cell survival. Since semispecific TPPII inhibitor AAF-cmk displays cytotoxic activity against leukemic U937 cells in vitro it can be considered as a potential anticancer agent. PMID: 30294774 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica - Category: Cytology Tags: Folia Histochem Cytobiol Source Type: research