BH3 domains: intracellular death-ligands critical for initiating apoptosis

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Chittenden, T [1 ]
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[1] ImmunoGen Inc, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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10.1016/S1535-6108(02)00128-9
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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Recent studies have clarified how the BH3 domain, a short peptide motif found in certain BCL-2 family proteins, triggers key mitochondrial events associated with apoptosis.
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