Caspase

Word CASPASE
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The study, published today in the Journal Nature, used mice that were genetically engineered with deadbeat cells that carry a molecule, called caspase 8. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Scientists exposed genetically engineered mice to a drug that activates a molecule called caspase 8 that kills senescent cells. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

In the cancer study, researchers identified a key sequence of amino acids-arginine, glycine, and aspartic acid, (the RGD motif) - that triggered the death of leukaemia cells by activating a protein called caspase-3. ❋ Ani (2010)

When they blocked or removed a key death-promoting protein called caspase 3, they found that stem cells stopped producing new muscle fibres. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They have discovered that the novel effect of caspase 3 in stem cells is related to its ability to activate another protein that cuts up the cell's DNA (called caspase-activated DNase) and has also traditionally been associated with programmed cell death. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the new study, Xue and his team found that a well-known cellular molecule called caspase ❋ Unknown (2010)

They found that the molecule called caspase, which was already well known for killing cells, could be used to target specific cancerous ones. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This protein, known as caspase 8, is deficient in humans with eczema, but produced in excess amounts by diabetics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For example, it activates the enzyme caspase, which is involved in processes that lead to apoptosis (programmed cell death). ❋ Unknown (2009)

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