1999
The Jnk1 and Jnk2 Protein Kinases Are Required for Regional Specific Apoptosis during Early Brain Development
Kuan C, Yang D, Roy D, Davis R, Rakic P, Flavell R. The Jnk1 and Jnk2 Protein Kinases Are Required for Regional Specific Apoptosis during Early Brain Development. Neuron 1999, 22: 667-676. PMID: 10230788, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80727-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBrainCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCaspasesEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentEnzyme ActivationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 9Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNervous SystemProtein KinasesRhombencephalonConceptsNeural tube closureBrain developmentEmbryonic lethalDouble mutantKinase familyCompound mutantsProtein kinaseCaspase activationPrecocious degenerationJNK2 geneTube closureEarly brain developmentCell deathJNK1Different membersSpecific apoptosisApoptosisMutantsMutant miceJNK2JNK3Mutant forebrainSevere dysregulationFamilyKinase
1998
Reduced Apoptosis and Cytochrome c–Mediated Caspase Activation in Mice Lacking Caspase 9
Kuida K, Haydar T, Kuan C, Gu Y, Taya C, Karasuyama H, Su M, Rakic P, Flavell R. Reduced Apoptosis and Cytochrome c–Mediated Caspase Activation in Mice Lacking Caspase 9. Cell 1998, 94: 325-337. PMID: 9708735, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81476-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical upstream activatorUpstream activatorCaspase-9Cell death machineryCytochrome cDeath machineryApoptotic stimuliCaspase activationCaspase cascadeDNA fragmentationPrevents activationCytosolic extractsEmbryonic brainCaspasesReduced apoptosisCASP9ApoptosisActivatorCASP3Brain developmentKnockout miceEssential componentCleavageActivationVivo