Exogenous Smac induces competence and permits caspase activation in sympathetic neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 8018-8027

  Deshmukh, Mohanish ^a,e   Du, Chunying ^b   Wang, Xiaodong ^c   Johnson Jr , Eugene M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Cytochrome c; IAPs; NGF; Smac

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 9; CHLOROPHENYLTHIOADENOSINE 3',5' PHOSPHATE; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOCHROME C; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN BAX; SECOND MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVATOR OF CASPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE INDUCTION; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 0037107134     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-18-08018.2002     Document Type: Article

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