A novel Apaf-1-independent putative caspase-2 activation complex

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 739-745

  Read, Stuart H ^a   Baliga, Belinda C ^a   Ekert, Paul G ^b   Vaux, David L ^b   Kumar, Sharad ^a,c  

^a HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Apoptosome; Caspase activation; Caspase 9; Initiator caspase

Indexed keywords

APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE-ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE 2; CASPASES; CELL EXTRACTS; CELL LINE; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; KINETICS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYELOID CELLS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0037049549     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200209004     Document Type: Article

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