Clostridium difficile toxin A-induced apoptosis is p53-independent but depends on glucosylation of Rho GTPases

Apoptosis

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1443-1453

  Nottrott, Stefanie ^a   Schoentaube, Janett ^a   Genth, Harald ^a   Just, Ingo ^a   Gerhard, Ralf ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Apoptosis; Caspases; Cell cycle; Clostridium difficile; Glucosyltransferase; p53; Rho GTPases

Indexed keywords

BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CATHEPSIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CYTOCHROME C; LATRUNCULIN B; PROCASPASE 3; PROCASPASE 8; PROTEIN BID; PROTEIN P53; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL STRAIN HT29; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME GLYCOSYLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION;

ACTINS; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CASPASES; CATHEPSINS; CELL CYCLE; ENTEROTOXINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUCOSIDES; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HT29 CELLS; HUMANS; LEUPEPTINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 34250821092     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: 1573675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10495-007-0074-8     Document Type: Article

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