IAP family proteins - Suppressors of apoptosis

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-252

  Deveraux, Quinn L ^a   Reed, John C ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CASPASE; CYTOCHROME C; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN; INHIBITOR PROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; INTRACISTERNAL A-PARTICLES; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 0033082995     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.3.239     Document Type: Review

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