Induction of Apoptosis in Starfish Eggs Requires Spontaneous Inactivation of MAPK (Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase) Followed by Activation of p38MAPK

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1387-1396

  Sasaki, Kayoko ^a   Chiba, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTERIAS; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA REPLICATION; EGG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GERMINAL VESICLE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BUTADIENES; CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MEIOSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NITRILES; OOCYTES; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; STARFISH;

ANIMALIA; ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA;

EID: 1542283788     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E03-06-0367     Document Type: Article

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