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Open AccessAn automated fluorescence videomicroscopy assay for the detection of mitotic catastrophe
Mitotic catastrophe can be defined as a cell death mode that occurs during or shortly after a prolonged/aberrant mitosis, and can show apoptotic or necrotic features. However, conventional procedures for the d...
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The inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor regulates autophagy through its interaction with Beclin 1
The inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) is a major regulator of apoptotic signaling. Through interactions with members of the Bcl-2 family of proteins, it drives calcium (Ca2+) transients from the endopl...
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The co-translocation of ERp57 and calreticulin determines the immunogenicity of cell death
The exposure of calreticulin (CRT) on the plasma membrane can precede anthracycline-induced apoptosis and is required for cell death to be perceived as immunogenic. Mass spectroscopy, immunofluorescence and im...
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No death without life: vital functions of apoptotic effectors
As a result of the genetic experiments performed in Caenorhabditis elegans, it has been tacitly assumed that the core proteins of the ‘apoptotic machinery’ (CED-3, -4, -9 and EGL-1) would be solely involved in ce...
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The molecular archaeology of a mitochondrial death effector: AIF in Drosophila
Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) is a phylogenetically conserved redox-active flavoprotein that contributes to cell death and oxidative phosphorylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caenorhabditis elegans, mouse an...
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Calreticulin exposure is required for the immunogenicity of γ-irradiation and UVC light-induced apoptosis
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The C-terminal moiety of HIV-1 Vpr induces cell death via a caspase-independent mitochondrial pathway
Previous biochemical studies suggested that HIV-1-encoded Vpr may kill cells through an effect on the adenine nucleotide translocase (ANT), thereby causing mitochondrial membrane permeabilization (MMP). Here, ...