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Plitidepsin
Definition 1
A cyclic depsipeptide isolated from the marine tunicate Aplidium albicans. Plitidepsin displays a broad spectrum of antitumor activities, inducing apoptosis by triggering mitochondrial cytochrome c release, initiating the Fas/DC95, JNK pathway and activating caspase 3 activation. This agent also inhibits elongation factor 1-a, thereby interfering with protein synthesis, and induces G1 arrest and G2 blockade, thereby inhibiting tumor cell growth. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is obtained from a marine organism. (NCI Dictionary)
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