Abstract:APG-1387 is a novel, SMAC-mimetic, small molecule inhibitor for inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs). IAPs are a class of proteins which negatively regulate caspases and apoptosis. The IAP proteins are frequently dysregulated in many cancers and have been suggested as contributing to apoptosis-resistance of cancer cells to a variety of anticancer drugs. DNA amplification of the cellular IAP-1 (cIAP-1) and cellular IAP-2 (cIAP-2) genes (BIRC2 and BIRC3, respectively) has been observed in various human cancer … Show more
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