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ArticleThe journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society2011

Deficiency of pro-apoptotic Hrk attenuates programmed cell death in the developing murine nervous system but does not affect Bcl-x deficiency-induced neuron apoptosis.

Arindam P Ghosh, Jennifer D Cape, Barbara J Klocke, Kevin A Roth

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Article in The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arindam P GhoshDepartment of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
Jennifer D Cape
Barbara J Klocke
Kevin A Roth
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Alabama Neuroscience Blueprint Core CenterP30NS057098 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SWEATT, JOHN DAVID · 2006 to 2010
$9.5M
UAB Neuroscience Core CenterP30NS047466 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI STANDAERT, DAVID G. · 2005 to 2019
$8.5M
Molecular Characterization of Neural Stem Cell ApoptosisR01NS041962 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI ROTH, KEVIN A · 2003 to 2012
$3.0M
BCL-X DEPENDENT NEUROPATHOLOGYR01NS035107 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ROTH, KEVIN A · 1996 to 2010
$2.8M
NINDS NIH HHS NS 035107NINDS NIH HHS NS 041962NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS047466NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS057098NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS035107NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS041962
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The BCL-2 family includes both pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins, which regulate programmed cell death during development and in response to various apoptotic stimuli. The BH3-only subgroup of pro-apoptotic BCL-2 family members is critical for the induction of apoptotic signaling, by binding to and neutralizing anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family members. During embryonic development, the anti-apoptotic protein BCL-X(L) plays a critical role in the survival of neuronal populations by regulating the multi-BH domain protein BAX. In this study, the authors investigated the role of Harakiri (HRK), a relatively recently characterized BH3-only molecule in disrupting the BAX-BCL-X(L) interaction during nervous system development. Results indicate that HRK deficiency significantly reduces programmed cell death in the nervous system. However, HRK deficiency does not significantly attenuate the widespread apoptosis seen in the Bcl-x (-/-) embryonic nervous system, indicating that other BH3-only molecules, alone or in combination, may regulate BAX activation in immature neurons.

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ApoptosisAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory Proteinsbcl-2-Associated X Proteinbcl-X ProteinCell DeathGene DeletionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNervous SystemNeuronsNeuropeptidesApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBax protein, mousebcl-2-Associated X Proteinbcl-X ProteinHrk protein, mouseNeuropeptides

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PMID22043021
PMCPMC3261623
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