Human Bak induces cell death in Schizosaccharomyces pombe with morphological changes similar to those with apoptosis in mammalian cells

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2468-2474

  Ink, Barbara ^a   Zörnig, Martin ^a   Baum, Benjamin ^a   Hajibagheri, Nasser ^a   James, Claerwen ^a   Chittenden, Tom ^b   Evan, Gerard ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b Apoptosis Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; DNA CLEAVAGE; ETIOLOGY; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

MAMMALIA; METAZOA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 1842417077     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.5.2468     Document Type: Article

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