Induction of apoptosis by sphingoid long-chain bases in Aspergillus nidulans

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 163-177

  Cheng, Jijun ^a,b   Park, Tae Sik ^a,c   Chio, Li Chun ^a   Fischl, Anthony S ^a   Ye, Xiang S ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b Achillion Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHYTOSPHINGOSINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SPHINGANINE; SPHINGOLIPID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; LIPID METABOLISM; MAMMAL; MITOCHONDRION; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASPASES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SPHINGOSINE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; SPHINGIODEA;

EID: 0037216741     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.23.1.163-177.2003     Document Type: Article

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