Caspase-9 is the upstream caspase activated by 8-methoxypsoralen and ultraviolet-A radiation treatment of Jurkat T leukemia cells and normal T lymphocytes

Haematologica

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 471-479

  Martelli, Alberto M ^a,b   Cappellini, Alessandra ^a   Tazzari, Pier Luigi ^c   Billi, Anna Maria ^a   Tassi, Cristina ^c   Ricci, Francesca ^c   Fala, Federica ^a   Conte, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apical caspases; Apoptosis; Effector caspases; PI3K Akt; Psoralen

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; METHOXSALEN; PROCASPASE 3; PROCASPASE 8; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APHERESIS; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUVA; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T LYMPHOCYTE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; JURKAT CELLS; LEUKEMIA, T-CELL; METHOXSALEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 2942753760     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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