Involvement of histone phosphorylation in thymocyte apoptosis by protein phosphatase inhibitors

IUBMB Life

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-83

  Lee, Eibai ^a   Nakatsuma, Akira ^a   Hiraoka, Rikako ^a   Ishikawa, Eriko ^a   Enomoto, Riyo ^a   Yamauchi, Aiko ^b  

^a KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chromatin; DNA fragmentation; Histone phosphorylation; Protein phosphatase inhibitors; Thymocyte

Indexed keywords

CALYCULIN A; HISTONE; OKADAIC ACID; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HISTONE INTERACTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; LASER MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HISTONES; OKADAIC ACID; OXAZOLES; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-TYROSINE-PHOSPHATASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032692963     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/152165499307459     Document Type: Article

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