MAP Kinases Regulate Unfertilized Egg Apoptosis and Fertilization Suppresses Death Via Ca2+ Signaling

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 366-383

  Sadler, Kirsten C ^a,c   Yüce, Özlem ^a   Hamaratoǧlu, Fisun ^a   Vergé, Valérie ^b   Peaucellier, Gérard ^b   Picard, André ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; ERK; Maturation; p38; Starfish

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; CALCIUM ION; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; UO 126;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; OVUM; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STARFISH; TIME FACTORS;

ASTEROIDEA;

EID: 0942265417     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20023     Document Type: Article

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