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Necroptosis as an alternative form of programmed cell death.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20045303     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The family of death receptors plays a critical role in regulating cell number and eliminating harmful or virally infected cells. Agonistic stimulation of death receptors is known to lead two alternative cell fates by either activating NF-kappaB to promote cell survival or inducing apoptosis to lead to cell death; and now a third pathway, termed necroptosis or programmed necrosis has been identified. Interestingly, a death-domain containing kinase, RIP1, is involved in mediating all three pathways, with its kinase activity specifically involved in regulating necroptosis. The availability of necrostatin-1, a specific inhibitor of RIP1 kinase, made it possible to dissect the distinct functional domains of RIP1. Recent genome-wide siRNA screens have identified multiple players of necroptosis that may interact with and/or regulate RIP1 kinase and mediate the signaling pathway and execution of necroptosis. Necroptosis and necrostatins provide an exciting new opportunity for developing new treatments for multiple human diseases involving necrosis and inflammation.
Authors:
Dana E Christofferson; Junying Yuan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review     Date:  2010-01-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current opinion in cell biology     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1879-0410     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr. Opin. Cell Biol.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-12     Completed Date:  2010-06-23     Revised Date:  2011-07-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8913428     Medline TA:  Curr Opin Cell Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  263-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis*
Humans
Models, Biological
Necrosis / pathology*
Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism
Ubiquitination
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DP1 OD000580-05/OD/NIH HHS; R37 AG012859-16/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R37-AG012859/AG/NIA NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 2.7.11.1/Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
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