Viral killer toxins induce caspase-mediated apoptosis in yeast

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-358

  Reiter, Jochen ^a   Herker, Eva ^b   Madeo, Frank ^b   Schmitt, Manfred J ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL ENZYME; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; MYCOTOXIN; MYCOTOXIN K1; MYCOTOXIN K28; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYGOCIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; YEAST CELL;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MYCOTOXINS; NECROSIS; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

EID: 13444266047     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200408071     Document Type: Article

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