Bax-induced cytochrome C release from mitochondria is independent of the permeability transition pore but highly dependent on Mg2+ ions

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 217-224

  Eskes, Robert ^a   Antonsson, Bruno ^a   Osen Sand, Astrid ^a   Montessuit, Sylvie ^a   Richter, Christoph ^b   Sadoul, Rémy ^a   Mazzei, Gonzalo ^a   Nichols, Anthony ^a   Martinou, Jean Claude ^a  

^a SERONO PHARMACEUTICAL RES INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH Institute of Biochemistry   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Cytochrome C; Mitochondria; Permeability transition

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; MAGNESIUM ION; PROTEIN BAX;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BONGKREKIC ACID; COS CELLS; CYCLOSPORINE; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MAGNESIUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; PERMEABILITY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032487583     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.143.1.217     Document Type: Article

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