The increase in mitochondrial association with actin precedes Bax translocation in apoptosis

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 396, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Tang, Ho Lam ^a   Le, Anh Huy Phan ^b   Lung, Hong Lok ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Apoptosis; Bax; Cytoskeleton; Mitochondrion; Translocation

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

ACTIN; APOPTOSIS; BAX; CYTOSKELETON; MITOCHONDRION; TRANSLOCATION;

PROTEINS;

ACTIN; BETA ACTIN; CYTOCHROME C; F ACTIN; PROTEIN BAX;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL STRAIN COS7; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; CYTOSKELETON; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KIDNEY; MITOCHONDRIA; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STAUROSPORINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646761645     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20060241     Document Type: Article

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