The role of Bax and caspase-3 in doppel-induced apoptosis of cerebellar granule cells

Prion

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-316

  Didonna, Alessandro ^a,d   Sussman, Joshua ^a,f   Benetti, Federico ^a,e   Legname, Giuseppe ^a,b,c  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e European Center for the Sustainable Impact of Nanotechnology   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Caspase; Doppel; Neurodegeneration; Prion

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN DOPPEL; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; GENE DELETION; GPI-LINKED PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; PRIONS; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPS;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84863714721     PISSN: 19336896     EISSN: 1933690X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/pri.20026     Document Type: Article

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