Article
Methods of assaying Bcl-2 and Bax family proteins in yeast.
Methods (San Diego, Calif.) - 1 Apr 1999
Xu Q, Jürgensmeier J M, Reed J C
Abstract excerpt
Bcl-2 family proteins play an evolutionarily conserved role in regulating the life and death of the cell. Certain proapoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family, Bax and Bak, have intrinsic cytotoxic activities in that they not only induce or sensitize mammalian cells to undergo apoptosis but also display a lethal phenotype when ectopically expressed in two yeast species Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
