AMBRA1, a Novel BH3-Like Protein: New Insights Into the AMBRA1–BCL2-Family Proteins Relationship

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 330, Issue , 2017, Pages 85-113

  Di Rita, A ^a,b   Strappazzon, F ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AMBRA1; Apoptosis; Autophagy; BCL2 family proteins; BH3 motif

Indexed keywords

AUTOPHAGY BECLIN 1 REGULATOR 1 PROTEIN; AUTOPHAGY RELATED PROTEIN; BH3 PROTEIN; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SIGNAL TRANSDUCING ADAPTOR PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISSOCIATION; HUMAN; MITOPHAGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SELECTIVE AUTOPHAGY; VIRUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; ONCOGENE;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; ONCOGENES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 85006746657     PISSN: 19376448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2016.09.002     Document Type: Chapter

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