Applications of Cell-Penetrating Peptides as Signal Transduction Modulators for the Selective Induction of Apoptosis

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 683, Issue , 2011, Pages 291-303

  Jones, Sarah ^a   Howl, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annexin V; Apoptosis; Caspase 3; CPP; MTT; Propidium iodide; Proteomimetic; Signal transduction; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CELL PENETRATING PEPTIDE; LIPOCORTIN 5; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NECROSIS; NICK END LABELING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANNEXIN A5; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NECROSIS; PROPIDIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 79952199331     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-919-2_21     Document Type: Chapter

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