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Mechanistic issues of the interaction of the hairpin-forming domain of tBid with mitochondrial cardiolipin.
PloS one - 22 Feb 2010
Gonzalvez François, Pariselli Fabrizio, Jalmar Olivier, Dupaigne Pauline, Sureau Franck, Dellinger Marc, Hendrickson Eric A, Bernard Sophie, Petit Patrice X
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BACKGROUND: The pro-apoptotic effector Bid induces mitochondrial apoptosis in synergy with Bax and Bak. In response to death receptors activation, Bid is cleaved by caspase-8 into its active form, tBid (truncated Bid), which then translocates to the mitochondria to trigger cytochrome c release an...
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