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Molecular cell death platforms and assemblies.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20817427     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Multi-cellular animals have evolved a variety of mechanisms to respond to diverse apoptotic stimuli. In general these proceed through activation of apical caspases and culminate in executioner caspase activation and cell death. Because of the breadth of possible initiators, various molecular platforms are used to trigger different apical caspases. Although some common protein domains are used to assemble the apoptosome, the PIDDosome and death receptor complexes, an array of checks-and-balances are employed to ensure appropriate activation. Notwithstanding, these pathways share the underlying principle of proximity-dependent activation and post-translational modification. Here we will describe our current structural understanding of assembly and regulation of these signaling platforms.
Authors:
Peter D Mace; Stefan J Riedl
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current opinion in cell biology     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1879-0410     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Opin. Cell Biol.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-29     Completed Date:  2011-03-03     Revised Date:  2011-12-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8913428     Medline TA:  Curr Opin Cell Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  828-36     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Program in Apoptosis and Cell Death Research, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosomes / metabolism
Caspases / metabolism
Cell Death*
Enzyme Activation
Models, Molecular
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Signal Transduction / physiology
Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 AA017238/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA017238-03/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA017238-04/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Apoptosomes; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspases

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