Apaf-1 and caspase-9 accelerate apoptosis, but do not determine whether factor-deprived or drug-treated cells die

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 835-842

  Ekert, Paul G ^a,b,c   Read, Stuart H ^d   Silke, John ^a   Marsden, Vanessa S ^a   Kaufmann, Hitto ^a   Hawkins, Christine J ^b   Gerl, Robert ^a   Kumar, Sharad ^d   Vaux, David L ^a  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apaf 1; Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Caspases; Growth factor

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSOME; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE 2; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 3; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CULTURE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE-ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE 9; CASPASES; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOCHROMES C; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE DELETION; INTERLEUKIN-3; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PROTEINS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042687605     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200312031     Document Type: Article

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