Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2012; 18(13): 1485-1495
Published online Apr 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i13.1485
HBx activates FasL and mediates HepG2 cell apoptosis through MLK3-MKK7-JNKs signal module
Ren-Xian Tang, Fan-Yun Kong, Bao-Feng Fan, Xiao-Mei Liu, Hong-Juan You, Peng Zhang, Kui-Yang Zheng
Ren-Xian Tang, Fan-Yun Kong, Bao-Feng Fan, Xiao-Mei Liu, Hong-Juan You, Peng Zhang, Kui-Yang Zheng, Department of Pathogenic Biology and Lab of Infection and Immunology, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Tang RX, Kong FY contributed equally to this work; Tang RX and Zheng KY designed the research; Kong FY, Fan BF, Liu XM and You HJ performed the research; Tang RX, Kong FY, Fan BF and Zhang P analyzed the data; Tang RX and Kong FY wrote the paper.
Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, No. 10KJD310002; The Graduate Innovation Program in Science and Technology of Xuzhou Medical College, No. XYCX201005
Correspondence to: Kui-Yang Zheng, PhD, Department of Pathogenic Biology and Lab of Infection and Immunology, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu Province, China. zky02@163.com
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Received: June 25, 2011
Revised: October 2, 2011
Accepted: January 18, 2012
Published online: April 7, 2012
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