| Literature DB >> 14505563 |
David A F Gillespie1, Karen H Vousden.
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Recent evidence reveals an unexpected role for the linker histone H1.2 in DNA damage-induced apoptosis. DNA double strand breaks induce translocation of nuclear H1.2 to the cytoplasm, where it promotes release of cytochrome c from mitochondria by activating the Bcl-2 family protein, Bak.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14505563 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00723-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582