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SPOTS: signaling protein oligomeric transduction structures are early mediators of death receptor-induced apoptosis at the plasma membrane.
The Journal of cell biology - 22 Nov 2004
Siegel Richard M, Muppidi Jagan R, Sarker Malabika, Lobito Adrian, Jen Melinda, Martin David, Straus Stephen E, Lenardo Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Fas (CD95, APO-1, TNFRSF6) is a TNF receptor superfamily member that directly triggers apoptosis and contributes to the maintenance of lymphocyte homeostasis and prevention of autoimmunity. Although FADD and caspase-8 have been identified as key intracellular mediators of Fas signaling, it is not clear how recruitment of these proteins to the Fas death domain leads to activation of caspase-8 in the receptor...
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