Ectopic expression of Bcl-2, but not Bcl-x(L), rescues Ramos B cells from Fas-mediated apoptosis

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3485-3491

  Alam, Mohammad K ^a   Davison, Stephen ^a   Siddiqui, Nisha ^a   Norton, John D ^b   Murphy, John J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Bcl x; CD40

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM IONOPHORE; CD40 ANTIGEN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; FAS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

ANTIGENS, CD40; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BCL-X PROTEIN; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; HUMANS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031446518     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830271249     Document Type: Article

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