The two cytochrome c species, DC3 and DC4, are not required for caspase activation and apoptosis in Drosophila cells

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 405-410

  Dorstyn, Loretta ^a   Mills, Kathryn ^a   Lazebnik, Yuri ^b   Kumar, Sharad ^a  

^a HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE; CYTOCHROME C; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL RESPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CELL LINE; CYTOCHROME C GROUP; CYTOCHROMES C; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 8444227809     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200408054     Document Type: Article

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