منابع مشابه
The Apoptosome at High Resolution
The mechanism by which the apoptosome activates caspases during apoptosis has been controversial. Qi et al. (2010) now present a crystal structure of a funnel-shaped octameric apoptosome complex from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans that challenges currently held assumptions about the human apoptosome structure.
متن کاملApoptosome Structure and Regulation
Abstract The apoptosome is a multimolecular complex assembled around the adaptor protein Apaf1 upon mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. The formation of the apoptosome needs the presence of ATP/dATP and cytochrome c in the cytosol and triggers the activation of caspases which – in turn – drive cell demise. Apoptosis plays a key role in the homeostasis of all multicellular organisms and, indeed, wi...
متن کاملTargeting the apoptosome for cancer therapy.
Apoptosis is a programmed mechanism of cell death that ensures normal development and tissue homeostasis in metazoans. Avoidance of apoptosis is an important contributor to the survival of tumor cells, and the ability to specifically trigger tumor cell apoptosis is a major goal in cancer treatment. In vertebrates, numerous stress signals engage the intrinsic apoptosis pathway to induce the rele...
متن کاملThe 1.4-MDa apoptosome is a critical intermediate in apoptosome maturation.
Previously, we demonstrated that both 150 mM KCl and alkaline pH inhibit cytochrome c-mediated activation of procaspase-3 in a unique manner. To determine the mechanism of inhibition, we analyzed the effect of KCl and alkaline pH on the formation of apoptosomes (a large complex consisting of cytochrome c, Apaf-1, and procaspase-9/caspase-9) in vitro. Our results suggest that an initial approxim...
متن کاملRegulation of the Apaf-1-caspase-9 apoptosome.
caspase-9 apoptosome Shawn B. Bratton1 and Guy S. Salvesen2 1Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, and Center for Molecular and Cellular Toxicology, and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0125, USA 2Program in Apoptosis and Cell Death Research, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pi...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cell Cycle
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1538-4101,1551-4005
DOI: 10.4161/cc.3.4.818