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Dominant-negative VDAC1 mutants reveal oligomeric VDAC1 to be the active unit in mitochondria-mediated apoptosis.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Jul 2010
Mader Asaf, Abu-Hamad Salah, Arbel Nir, Gutiérrez-Aguilar Manuel, Gutierr-Asuilar Manuel, Shoshan-Barmatz Varda
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria play a central role in the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. Oligomerization of the mitochondrial protein VDAC1 (voltage-dependent anion channel 1) has been proposed to play a role in apoptosis in various studies. In the present study, we have generated dimeric fusion proteins consisting of tandem-linked wild-type and RuR (Ruthenium Red)-insensitive mutant VDAC1 monomers and studied the capacity of RuR...
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