Caspase-7: A protease involved in apoptosis and inflammation

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-24

  Lamkanfi, Mohamed ^a,b   Kanneganti, Thirumala Devi ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Caspase 7; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CASPASE INHIBITOR; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DEATH RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEPSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 7; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION;

MUS;

EID: 70549098228     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2009.09.013     Document Type: Short Survey

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