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 systemMechanism
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
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