Alterations in the characteristic size distributions of subcellular scatterers at the onset of apoptosis: Effect of Bcl-x L and Bax/Bak

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Zheng, Jing Yi ^a   Boustany, Nada N ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 family; Light microscopy; Light scattering; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ANTI-APOPTOTIC PROTEIN; BCL-2-FAMILY; CHARACTERISTIC SIZE; CONTROL-CELL; MICRON-SIZED PARTICLES; MITOCHONDRIAL MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE KIDNEY; OPTICAL SCATTER IMAGING; OVER-EXPRESSION; PROGRAMMED CELL DEATHS; SCATTERING SIGNALS; STAUROSPORINES; SUB-CELLULAR; TRANSFECTED CELLS; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEINS;

LIGHT SCATTERING; MAMMALS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROTEINS; REFRACTION; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CELL DEATH;

BAK1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; BCL2L1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BCL X;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL LINE; KIDNEY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHOTOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2 HOMOLOGOUS ANTAGONIST-KILLER PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; CELL LINE; KIDNEY; LIGHT; MICE; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 79952201252     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3462933     Document Type: Article

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