The Drosophila caspase DRONC is regulated by DIAP1

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 598-611

  Meier, Pascal ^a   Silke, John ^b   Leevers, Sally J ^c   Evan, Gerard I ^a,d,e  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; DIAP1; Drosophila melanogaster

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE INHIBITOR; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REGULATION; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; HETEROZYGOSITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0034651987     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.4.598     Document Type: Article

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