Cysteine protease cathepsin B mediates radiation-induced bystander effects

Yu Peng, Man Zhang, Lingjun Zheng, Qian Liang, Hanzeng Li, Jeng-Ting Chen, Hongyan Guo, Sawako Yoshina, Yu-Zen Chen, Xiang Zhao, Xiaoqi Wu, Bin Liu, Shohei Mitani, Jau-Song Yu and Ding Xue ()
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Yu Peng: School of Life Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Tsinghua University
Man Zhang: School of Life Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Tsinghua University
Lingjun Zheng: Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado
Qian Liang: School of Life Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Tsinghua University
Hanzeng Li: Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado
Jeng-Ting Chen: Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University and Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou
Hongyan Guo: School of Life Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Tsinghua University
Sawako Yoshina: Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine and Core Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Yu-Zen Chen: Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado
Xiang Zhao: School of Life Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Tsinghua University
Xiaoqi Wu: Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado
Bin Liu: College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Shohei Mitani: Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine and Core Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Jau-Song Yu: Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University and Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou
Ding Xue: School of Life Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Tsinghua University

Nature, 2017, vol. 547, issue 7664, 458-462

Abstract: The cysteine protease CPR-4, a cathepsin B homologue, is identified as a radiation-induced bystander effect (RIBE) factor in nematodes in response to ultraviolet or ionizing radiation, and causes inhibition of cell death and increased embryonic lethality.

Date: 2017
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