Programmed cell death in C. elegans, mammals and plants

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 603-613

  Lord, Christina E N ^a   Gunawardena, Arunika H L A N ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

(MPTP); Apoptosis activating factor 1 (Apaf 1); B cell lymphoma (Bcl 2); Caspases; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial permeability transition pore

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CASPASE; CASPASE RECRUITMENT DOMAIN PROTEIN 15; CELL DEATH SPECIFICATION 1; CELL DEATH SPECIFICATION 2; CELL NUCLEUS DNA; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DEATH RECEPTOR; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; PROCASPASE 3; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL FATE; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CEPHALIC MALE SENSORY NEURON; CYTOPLASMIC CONDENSATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; HERMAPHRODITE SPECIFIC NEURON; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEUROSECRETORY MOTOR NEURON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR CONDENSATION; PLANT; PLANT GENE; PLASMA MEMBRANE SHRINKAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSGENICS; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CASPASES; CELL DEATH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENES, PLANT; MAMMALS; MITOCHONDRIA; PLANT CELLS; PLANTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84861666869     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: 16181298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2012.02.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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