Inhibition of caspase activation and a requirement for NF=ΚB function in the Toxoplasma gondii-mediated blockade of host apoptosis

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 116, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 4345-4358

  Payne, T Matthew ^a   Molestina, Robert E ^a   Sinai, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; NF B; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE CONTROL; HOST CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NF-KAPPA B; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0242659389     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00756     Document Type: Article

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