Degradation of chromosomal DNA during apoptosis

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 108-116

  Nagata, S ^a,b   Nagase, H ^b   Kawane, K ^b   Mukae, N ^b   Fukuyama, H ^a,b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; CAD; DNA fragmentation; DNase; DNase II

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE ACTIVATED DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA FRAGMENT; ENDONUCLEASE; LYSOSOME ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; DNA DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; HUMANS; PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0242669382     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401161     Document Type: Review

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