Bcl-x(L) regulates apoptosis by heterodimerization-dependent and -independent mechanisms

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 632-643

  Minn, Andy J ^a,b   Kettlun, Claudia S ^c   Liang, Heng ^d   Kelekar, Ameeta ^a,b   Vander Heiden, Matthew G ^a,b   Chang, Brian S ^a,b   Fesik, Steven W ^d   Fill, Michael ^c   Thompson, Craig B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl x(L); Ion channel; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL X; BAX PROTEIN, HUMAN; BAX PROTEIN, MOUSE; BCL2L1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; BCL2L1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL CELL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; YEAST CELL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DIMERIZATION; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MICE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0033081618     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.3.632     Document Type: Article

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