Acetylcholinesterase and apoptosis: A novel perspective for an old enzyme

FEBS Journal

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 612-617

  Jiang, Hua ^a   Zhang, Xue Jun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Alternative splicing; Apoptosis; Catalytic activity; Isoform; Peptide; Proliferation; Protein distribution; Protein partners; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SHORT SURVEY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

EID: 38549144587     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.06236.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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