| Literature DB >> 19182545 |
Dongbin Xu1, Sarah E Woodfield, Tom V Lee, Yun Fan, Christian Antonio, Andreas Bergmann.
Abstract
Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, is a highly conserved cellular process that has been intensively investigated in nematodes, flies and mammals. The genetic conservation, the low redundancy, the feasibility for high-throughput genetic screens and the identification of temporally and spatially regulated apoptotic responses make Drosophila melanogaster a great model for the study of apoptosis. Here, we review the key players of the cell death pathway in Drosophila and discuss their roles in apoptotic and non-apoptotic processes.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19182545 PMCID: PMC2702463 DOI: 10.4161/fly.3.1.7800
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fly (Austin) ISSN: 1933-6934 Impact factor: 2.160