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Caspase 6 is activated by active Caspase 3 and in turn cleaves lamin, resulting in nuclear membrane fragmentation [ 55 ] . FAF interacts with the cytoplasmic domain of the Fas receptor to potentiate Fas-mediated apoptosis [ 56 57 ] . Thus, the up-regulated cell cycle inhibitors and apoptotic proteins clearly favor cell cycle arrest and death.
We sought to see if Gleevec can potentiate the cell killing effects of cisplatin, the leading chemotherapeutic drug for almost all advanced cancer patients.
For example, in insulin-secreting cell lines, PKC was reported to potentiate K ATP activity [ 11 12 ] , although PKC-dependent inhibition [ 13 ] or inhibition followed by activation [ 14 ] has been also reported.
In cardiac myocytes, PMA is known to activate K ATP through activation of PKC [ 18 19 20 ] . In insulin-secreting cell lines as well, PKC activation by PMA was shown to potentiate K ATP activity [ 11 12 ] . In the present study, however, the activation of K ATP activity by PMA is independent on activation of PKC for two reasons.
Thus, the acidic residue in the loop between the PRC could act as a regulator of the electrostatic state of the reaction complex to potentiate electron transfer.