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Critical PDT Theory IV: The Strange Case of "KillerRed".

David Kessel
Published in: Photochemistry and photobiology (2022)
"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition." The color red has often been associated with danger and other adverse events. In the recent literature, the protein "KillerRed" has been proposed as a means for lethally sensitizing neoplastic cells and tissues to light. A somewhat different perspective on the feasibility of this approach is offered.
Keyphrases
  • induced apoptosis
  • cell cycle arrest
  • systematic review
  • photodynamic therapy
  • gene expression
  • endoplasmic reticulum stress
  • protein protein
  • oxidative stress
  • binding protein