ArticleJournal of cell science2020
Evidence for macromolecular crowding as a direct apoptotic stimulus.
Article in Journal of cell science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Macromolecular Crowding in Cytoplasm and Cellular Organelles.Sub-cellular biochemistry · 2025Pooled it
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- Delayed vacuolation in mammalian cells caused by hypotonicity and ion loss.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Measurement of protein concentration in bacteria and small organelles under a light transmission microscope.Journal of molecular recognition : JMR · 2024Article
- Increased intracellular crowding during hyperosmotic stress.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Superficial zone chondrocytes can get compacted under physiological loading: A multiscale finite element analysis.Acta biomaterialia · 2023Article
- The WAVE2/miR-29/Integrin-β1 Oncogenic Signaling Axis Promotes Tumor Growth and Metastasis in Triple-negative Breast Cancer.Cancer research communications · 2023Article
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Abstract
Potassium loss and persistent shrinkage have both been implicated in apoptosis but their relationship and respective roles remain controversial. We approached this problem by clamping intracellular sodium and potassium in HeLa or MDCK cells using a combination of ionophores. Although ionophore treatment caused significant cell swelling, the initial volume could be restored and further reduced by application of sucrose. The swollen cells treated with ionophores remained viable for at least 8 h without any signs of apoptosis. Application of sucrose and the resulting shrinkage caused volume-dependent intrinsic apoptosis with all its classical features: inversion of phosphatidylserine, caspase activation and Bcl-2-dependent release of cytochrome
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