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Cell division regulation by BIR1, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis family in yeast.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Mar 2000
Li F, Flanary P L, Altieri D C, Dohlman H G
Abstract excerpt
The inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) gene family comprises molecules that block the activity of pro-apoptotic caspase proteases. Paradoxically, yeasts contain IAP proteins but no caspases and no apoptotic program. To determine the function of these proteins in vivo, we disrupted the BIR1 gene, encoding the only known IAP in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Sporulation of heterozygous diploids yielded no viable mutant...
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