The short prodomain influences caspase-9 activation in HeLa cells

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 349, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 135-140

  Meergans, Thomas ^a   Hildebrandt, Ann Kristin ^a   Horak, Daniel ^a   Haenisch, Christina ^a   Wendel, Albrecht ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; TNF ; XIAP

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; YEAST CELL;

APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASES; CATALYSIS; CELL LINE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION; X-LINKED INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034234532     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3490135     Document Type: Article

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