Discovery of a new RNA-containing nuclear structure in UVC-induced apoptotic cells by integrated laser electron microscopy

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 287-299

  Karreman, Matthia A ^a   Agronskaia, Alexandra V ^a   Verkleij, Arie J ^a   Cremers, Fons F M ^a   Gerritsen, Hans C ^a   Humbel, Bruno M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

H2AX; Apoptosis marker; Cleaved caspase 3; Correlative microscopy; Electron microscopy; Immunofluorescence; Immunogold; Integrated laser electron microscopy; Light microscopy

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; HISTONE H2AX; NUCLEIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; RNA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; H2AFX PROTEIN, HUMAN; HISTONE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTEGRATED LASER ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASPASE 3; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTONES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RNA; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 64749101189     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: 1768322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BC20080076     Document Type: Article

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