Ceramide channels and their role in mitochondria-mediated apoptosis

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1797, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 1239-1244

  Colombini, Marco ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Channel; Mitochondrion; Outer membrane; Pore; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; PROTEIN BCL 2; SPHINGOLIPID;

APOPTOSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ERYTHROCYTE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; OXIDATION; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CERAMIDES; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 77953811195     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.01.021     Document Type: Review

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