The Apaf-1 apoptosome induces formation of caspase-9 homo- and heterodimers with distinct activities

Apoptotic initiator caspases are thought to be activated through homodimerization but this remains controversial. Here the authors demonstrate that caspase-9 can adopt two distinct conformations within the Apaf-1 apoptosome, each with distinct properties that contribute to the overall function of th...

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Autores principales: Chu-Chiao Wu, Sunhee Lee, Srinivas Malladi, Miao-Der Chen, Nicholas J. Mastrandrea, Zhiwen Zhang, Shawn B. Bratton
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/3d0127db2c6e47c1b48d6022cb92b4e4
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