Ceramide increases mitochondrial free calcium levels via caspase 8 and Bid: Role in initiation of cell death

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 643-654

  Darios, Frédéric ^a   Lambeng, Nathalie ^a   Troadec, Jean Denis ^a   Michel, Patrick P ^a   Ruberg, Merle ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Cytochrome c; Endoplasmic reticulum; Free radicals; Serum deprivation

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CERAMIDE; CYTOCHROME C; DANTROLENE; FREE RADICAL; PROTEIN BID; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BH3 INTERACTING DOMAIN DEATH AGONIST PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CARRIER PROTEINS; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CERAMIDES; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; MITOCHONDRIA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURONS; PC12 CELLS; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPHINGOSINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037312820     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01590.x     Document Type: Article

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