Abstract
Some lethal stimuli can induce either apoptosis or necrosis, depending on the cell type and/or experimental setting. Until recently, the molecular bases of this phenomenon were largely unknown. Now, two members of the receptor-interacting serine-threonine kinase (RIP) family, RIP1 and RIP3, have been demonstrated to control the switch between apoptotic and necrotic cell death. Some mechanistic details, however, remain controversial.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8-10 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Molecular Cell Biology |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2009 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial
- Mice
- Mitochondria/enzymology
- Necrosis/enzymology
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Receptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism