Dissociating the dual roles of apoptosis-inducing factor in maintaining mitochondrial structure and apoptosis
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Dissociating the dual roles of apoptosis-inducing factor in maintaining mitochondrial structure and apoptosis.
The mitochondrial protein apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) translocates to the nucleus and induces apoptosis. Recent studies, however, have indicated the importance of AIF for survival in mitochondria. In the absence of a means to dissociate these two functions, the precise roles of AIF remain unclear. Here, we dissociate these dual roles using mitochondrially anchored AIF that cannot be release...
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عنوان ژورنال: The EMBO Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0261-4189,1460-2075
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601276