Effect of polyamine depletion on caspase activation: A study with spermine synthase-deficient cells

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 355, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 199-206

  Stefanelli, C ^a   Pignatti, C ^a   Tantini, B ^a   Fattori, M ^a   Stanic, I ^a   Mackintosh, C A ^a   Flamigni, F ^a   Guarnieri, C ^a   Caldarera, C M ^a   Pegg, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cycloheximide; D,L difluoromethylornithine; Etoposide; Gyro; Staurosporine; UV induced damage

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CELLS; ENZYMES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CELL DEATH;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CASPASE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; EFLORNITHINE; ETOPOSIDE; POLYAMINE; SPERMINE SYNTHASE; STAUROSPORINE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASES; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; EFLORNITHINE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBROBLASTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; POLYAMINES; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; SPERMINE SYNTHASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035310347     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3550199     Document Type: Article

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