Apo cytochrome c inhibits caspases by preventing apoptosome formation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 319, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 944-950

  Martin, Angel G ^a   Nguyen, Jack ^b   Wells, James A ^b   Fearnhead, Howard O ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Apaf 1; Apo cytochrome c; Apoptosis; Apoptosome; Caspase

Indexed keywords

APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE; CASPASE 9; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYTOCHROME C; OLIGOMER; PROTEIN BAX;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHIBITION KINETICS; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEINASE INHIBITION;

APOENZYMES; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE-ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASES; CYTOCHROMES C; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HOLOENZYMES; HUMANS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 2942534331     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.05.084     Document Type: Article

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