Dynamics and structure of the Bax-Bak complex responsible for releasing mitochondrial proteins during apoptosis

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 121, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2186-2196

  Zhou, Liying ^a   Chang, Donald C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bak; Bax; Cytochrome c; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial membrane potential; Smac

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BAX; SECOND MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVATOR OF CASPASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

APOPTOSIS; BCL-2 HOMOLOGOUS ANTAGONIST-KILLER PROTEIN; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CYTOCHROMES C; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 48049100572     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.024703     Document Type: Article

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