BH3-only proteins Noxa, Bik, Bmf, and Bid activate Bax and Bak indirectly when studied in yeast model

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 747-754

  Gérecová, Gabriela ^a   Kopanicová, Jana ^a   Jaká, Petra ^a   Běhalová, Lucia ^a   Juhásová, Barbora ^a   Bhatia Kiššová, Ingrid ^a   Forte, Michael ^b   Polčic, Peter ^a   Mentel, Marek ^a  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl XL; BH3 only proteins; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BH3 PROTEIN; BIK PROTEIN; BMF PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BID; PROTEIN NOXA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL FRACTIONATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; YEAST;

MAMMALIA;

APOPTOSIS; BAX; BCL-XL; BH3-ONLY PROTEINS; YEAST;

APOPTOSIS; BCL-2 HOMOLOGOUS ANTAGONIST-KILLER PROTEIN; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BH3 INTERACTING DOMAIN DEATH AGONIST PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84887610683     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1567-1364.12074     Document Type: Article

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