Role of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) in programmed nuclear death during conjugation in Tetrahymena thermophila

BMC Cell Biology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Akematsu, Takahiko ^a   Endoh, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA FRAGMENT;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPRODUCTION; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 77649165911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-11-13     Document Type: Article

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