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Pin1 promotes cell death in NGF-dependent neurons through a mechanism requiring c-Jun activity.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Jul 2008
Barone Maria Cecilia, Desouza Lynette A, Freeman Robert S
Abstract excerpt
Developing neurons deprived of trophic support undergo apoptosis mediated by activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) and c-Jun, induction of the Bcl-2 homology 3-only protein Bim(EL), Bax-dependent loss of mitochondrial cytochrome c, and caspase activation. However, the mechanisms that regulate each of these events are only partially understood. Here we show that the prolyl isomerase Pin1 functions as a...
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