Apoptosome dependent caspase-3 activation pathway is non-redundant and necessary for apoptosis in sympathetic neurons

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 625-633

  Wright, K M ^a,b   Vaughn, A E ^a,b   Deshmukh, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; APOPTOSOME; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; BETA ACTIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROCASPASE 3; PROCASPASE 7; PROCASPASE 9; SECOND MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVATOR OF CASPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FIBROBLAST; GENE DELETION; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSOMES; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE-ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 9; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DERMIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 33847026754     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: 14765403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402024     Document Type: Article

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