Mitochondrial death pathways in yeast and mammalian cells

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1783, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1272-1279

  Cheng, Wen Chih ^a   Leach, Kelly M ^a   Hardwick, J Marie ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caspase; Cytochrome c; Dnm1; Drp1; Fission; Fragmentation; Fusion; Metacaspase">; Mitochondria; Yeast apoptosis

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; FUNGAL GENE; MAMMAL CELL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; YEAST;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; MAMMALS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; YEASTS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 46549086527     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.04.012     Document Type: Review

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