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Conservation and divergence of mitochondrial apoptosis pathway in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas.
Cell death & disease - 6 Jul 2017
Li Yingxiang, Zhang Linlin, Qu Tao, Tang Xueying, Li Li, Zhang Guofan
Abstract excerpt
Apoptosis is considered a crucial part of the host defense system in oysters according to previous reports; however, the exact process by which this occurs remains unclear. Besides, mitochondrial apoptosis is the primary method of apoptosis in vertebrate cells, but has been poorly studied in invertebrates and is quite controversial. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanism of mitochondrial apoptosis...
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