Bcl-2 expression in neural cells blocks activation of ICE/CED-3 family proteases during apoptosis

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 5654-5660

  Srinivasan, Anu ^a,d   Foster, Lyndon M ^a   Testa, Maria Pia ^a   Örd, Tõnis ^a   Keane, Robert W ^b   Bredesen, Dale E ^a   Kayalar, Celik ^a,c  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Idun Pharmaceuticals ^*  (United States)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; Bcl 2; ceramide; ICE CED 3 proteases; neural cells; programmed cell death; serum withdrawal; staurosporine

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BCL 2; STAUROSPORINE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029816144     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-18-05654.1996     Document Type: Article

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