Cytotoxic factors for modulating cell death
AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
InventorsAnanda M. Chakrabarty, Tapas K. Das Gupta, Vasu Punj, Olga Zaborina, Yoshinori Hiraoka, Tohru Yamada
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Abstract
Cytotoxic factors having use in modulating cell death, and their use in methods of treating necrosis or apoptosis-related conditions are disclosed. The invention also relates to methods for identifying active agents useful in treating conditions related to cell death or uncontrolled growth. The present inventors have found that different microorganisms produce different cytotoxic factor(s) having anticancer activity. The substantially pure cytotoxic factors can be used in a method of treating an infectious disease or a cancer.
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A method of treating a condition related to resistance to cell death, comprising administering to a patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising azurin, to promote cell death in a cell demonstrating resistance to cell death wherein said azurin comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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