2001
Bcl-XL–Caspase-9 Interactions in the Developing Nervous System: Evidence for Multiple Death Pathways
Zaidi A, D'Sa-Eipper C, Brenner J, Kuida K, Zheng T, Flavell R, Rakic P, Roth K. Bcl-XL–Caspase-9 Interactions in the Developing Nervous System: Evidence for Multiple Death Pathways. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 169-175. PMID: 11150333, PMCID: PMC6762421, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-01-00169.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBcl-2-Associated X ProteinBcl-X ProteinCaspase 3Caspase 9CaspasesCells, CulturedCytarabineGanglia, SpinalGenes, LethalHeterozygoteHomozygoteImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingLiverMiceMice, KnockoutNervous SystemNeuronsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2TelencephalonTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsGene family membersCaspase-9 deficiencyCaspase-9Telencephalic neural precursor cellsCell deathDouble homozygous mutantsCaspase family membersMultiple death pathwaysNormal nervous system developmentBcl-2Nervous system developmentBax-deficient neuronsNeuronal apoptosisTelencephalic neuronsDeficient embryosNeural precursor cellsDeath pathwaysFamily membersHomozygous mutantsApoptotic pathwayObligate pathwayBcl-xLApoptosis inducersDeficient neuronsTargeted disruption
2000
Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the developing brain
Kuan C, Roth K, Flavell R, Rakic P, Kuan C, Roth K, Flavell R, Rakic P. Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the developing brain. Trends In Neurosciences 2000, 23: 291-297. PMID: 10856938, DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(00)01581-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBrainCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCaspasesCell DeathCysteine EndopeptidasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2ConceptsCell deathNematode Caenorhabditis elegansEarly embryonic developmentGene-targeting studiesCell death pathwaysVertebrate nervous systemMammalian brain developmentCaenorhabditis elegansEmbryonic developmentGenetic analysisPostmitotic neuronsBrain developmentNeural cell deathAnalogous functionsDistinct rolesProgenitor cellsMammalian brainApoptosisNew insightsImportant mechanismElegansHomologLater stagesNervous systemMechanismAmyloid Beta-Induced Neuronal Death is Bax-Dependent but Caspase-Independent
Selznick L, Zheng T, Flavell R, Rakic P, Roth K. Amyloid Beta-Induced Neuronal Death is Bax-Dependent but Caspase-Independent. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2000, 59: 271-279. PMID: 10759182, DOI: 10.1093/jnen/59.4.271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid Chloromethyl KetonesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsApoptosisBcl-2-Associated X ProteinCaspase 3Caspase InhibitorsCaspasesCell DeathCells, CulturedCysteine Proteinase InhibitorsDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGlycoproteinsIn Situ Nick-End LabelingMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesNeuronsPaclitaxelProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2TelencephalonConceptsNeuronal deathNeuronal apoptosisCaspase-3 activationTelencephalic neuronsFibrillar amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptidesAbeta-induced neuronal apoptosisAD treatment strategiesAbeta-induced neuronal deathPathogenesis of ADAlzheimer's disease brainEffects of AbetaAmyloid-beta peptideApoptotic nuclear featuresUnderlying pathophysiologyTreatment strategiesDisease brainSenile plaquesNeurotoxic effectsAmyloid betaCalpain inhibitionPharmacological inhibitionBeta peptideNuclear featuresAbetaCaspase-3