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 ResearchConceptsCell 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
1999
Processing of the Notch Ligand Delta by the Metalloprotease Kuzbanian
Qi H, Rand M, Wu X, Sestan N, Wang W, Rakic P, Xu T, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. Processing of the Notch Ligand Delta by the Metalloprotease Kuzbanian. Science 1999, 283: 91-94. PMID: 9872749, DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5398.91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell LineCells, CulturedDisintegrinsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsFemaleIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLigandsMaleMembrane ProteinsMetalloendopeptidasesMolecular Sequence DataMutationNeuronsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionTransfectionConceptsLigand DeltaMetalloprotease KuzbanianCell fate determinationNotch ligand DeltaFate determinationNotch proteinsTransmembrane ligandsNotch activityProcessing eventsExtracellular fragmentGenetic analysisNotch ligandsSurface receptorsKuzbanianAdjacent cellsSoluble formBroad spectrumNotchSignalingProteinLigandsCellsFragmentsVivoReceptors