Caspase-9 swings both ways in the apoptosome

For nearly 2 decades, investigators have debated whether cysteinyl-aspartate-specific protease 9 (caspase-9) is activated within the apoptotic protease-activating factor 1 (Apaf-1) apoptosome through proximity-induced homodimerization or through formation of a holoenzyme. Recently, we have demonstra...

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Main Authors: Chu-Chiao Wu, Shawn B. Bratton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-03-01
Series:Molecular & Cellular Oncology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23723556.2017.1281865