2001
Caspases and Their Regulation in Apoptosis during Brain Development
Kuan C, Flavell R, Rakic P. Caspases and Their Regulation in Apoptosis during Brain Development. Research And Perspectives In Neurosciences 2001, 75-88. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-04333-2_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJun N-terminal kinasePost-mitotic neuronsMammalian brain developmentCaspase-3 activationCell deathC. elegansCaspase familyDeath gene ced-3Caspase-3Caspase-9Mammalian caspase familyGene ced-3Ectopic cell deathGene ced-9Complex regulation mechanismsNematode C. elegansCell death pathwaysNormal mouse brain developmentN-terminal kinaseBrain developmentCell death cascadeMouse brain developmentCaspase-3 deficiencyCED-3CED-9
1996
Decreased apoptosis in the brain and premature lethality in CPP32-deficient mice
Kuida K, Zheng T, Na S, Kuan C, Yang D, Karasuyama H, Rakic P, Flavell R. Decreased apoptosis in the brain and premature lethality in CPP32-deficient mice. Nature 1996, 384: 368-372. PMID: 8934524, DOI: 10.1038/384368a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCED-3Protease familyMajor morphogenetic changesProgrammed Cell DeathICE protease familyMutant embryosCaenorhabditis elegansDeath genesMorphogenetic cellApoptotic stimuliHomologous recombinationMorphogenetic changesMendelian geneticsSequence homologyHigh similarityCell deathPremature lethalitySupernumerary cellsEmbryonic day 12Mammalian brainCPP32Critical rolePostnatal stagesApoptosisBrain development