Cytochrome c activation of CPP32-like proteolysis plays a critical role in a Xenopus cell-free apoptosis system

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4639-4649

  Kluck, Ruth M ^a   Martin, Seamus J ^a,c   Hoffman, Brian M ^b   Zhou, Jian S ^b   Green, Douglas R ^a   Newmeyer, Donald D ^a  

^a LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST PATRICK S COLLEGE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Cytochrome c; Mitochondrial; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

CPP 32 LIKE PROTEINASE; CYTOCHROME C; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FODRIN; LAMIN B; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETIOLOGY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; LAMIN TYPE B; LAMINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OVUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030741528     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.15.4639     Document Type: Article

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