Conformation of the Bax C-terminus regulates subcellular location and cell death

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2330-2341

  Nechushtan, Amotz ^a   Smith, Carolyn L ^b   Hsu, Yi Te ^a   Youle, Richard J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; GFP; Mitochondria; Point mutations

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DEATH; CYTOSOL; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033522391     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.9.2330     Document Type: Article

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