The role of proteases during apoptosis

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 587-597

  Patel, Tushar ^a   Gores, Gregory J ^a,b   Kaufmann, Scott H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

calpains; granzymes; interleukin 1 converting enzyme; programmed cell death; serine protease inhibitors; ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; ENDONUCLEASE; HISTONE; LAMIN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0029927422     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.5.8621058     Document Type: Review

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