Protein kinase C regulates mitochondrial targeting of Nur77 and its family member Nor-1 in thymocytes undergoing apoptosis

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2041-2049

  Thompson, Jennifer ^a   Burger, Megan L ^a   Whang, Hannah ^a   Winoto, Astar ^a  

^a Cancer Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Nor 1; Nur77; PKC; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR RECEPTOR NUR77; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN NOR 1; SERINE; STEROID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR NR4A3; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BID; PROTEIN BINDING;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; GENE CONTROL; GENE TRANSLOCATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; THYMOCYTE; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ALLOSTERISM; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PATHOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRE T LYMPHOCYTE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMUS;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; APOPTOSIS; BH3 INTERACTING DOMAIN DEATH AGONIST PROTEIN; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 4, GROUP A, MEMBER 1; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 4, GROUP A, MEMBER 3; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRECURSOR CELLS, T-LYMPHOID; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 77954107182     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200940231     Document Type: Article

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