Subcellular localization and physiological consequences of introducing a mitochondrial matrix targeting signal sequence in bax and its mutants

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 198-208

  John, George Babu ^a   Anjum, Rana ^a   Khar, Ashok ^a   Nagaraj, Ramakrishnan ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Cytochrome c; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CASPASE INHIBITOR; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; REV PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRAIN COS1; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOCHONDRION; MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0036038831     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.2002.5586     Document Type: Article

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