The crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis: Where does this lead?

Protein and Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-27

  Gordy, Claire ^a   He, You Wen ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; autophagy; Beclin 1; lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

AUTOPHAGY PROTEIN 5; BECLIN 1; CALPAIN; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; FAS ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; AUTOPHAGY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROTEOLYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84862257733     PISSN: 1674800X     EISSN: 16748018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13238-011-1127-x     Document Type: Review

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