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. 2004 Jul;5(7):674-8.
doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400191. Epub 2004 Jun 25.

Apoptosis and disease: a life or death decision

Marion MacFarlane  1 , Ann C Williams
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Apoptosis and disease: a life or death decision

Marion MacFarlane et al. EMBO Rep. 2004 Jul.

Abstract

Conference and Workshop on Apoptosis and Disease

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Apoptosis: the 'extrinsic' and 'intrinsic' pathways to caspase activation. Two major apoptotic pathways are illustrated: one activated via death receptor activation ('extrinsic') and the other by stress-inducing stimuli ('intrinsic'). Triggering of cell surface death receptors of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily, including CD95 and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-R1/-R2, results in rapid activation of the initiator caspase 8 after its recruitment to a trimerized receptor-ligand complex (DISC) through the adaptor molecule Fas-associated death domain protein (FADD). In the intrinsic pathway, stress-induced apoptosis results in perturbation of mitochondria and the ensuing release of proteins, such as cytochrome c, from the inter-mitochondrial membrane space. The release of cytochrome c, from mitochondria is regulated in part by Bcl2 family members, with anti-apoptotic (Bcl2/ Bcl-XL/Mcl1) and pro-apoptotic (Bax, Bak and tBid) members inhibiting or promoting the release, respectively. Once released, cytochrome c binds to apoptotic protease-activating factor 1 (Apaf1), which results in formation of the Apaf1–caspase 9 apoptosome complex and activation of the initiator caspase 9. The activated initiator caspases 8 and 9 then activate the effector caspases 3, 6 and 7, which are responsible for the cleavage of important cellular substrates resulting in the classical biochemical and morphological changes associated with the apoptotic phenotype (reviewed in Adams, 2003; Danial & Korsmeyer, 2004).
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The European Tissue Culture Society Conference and Workshop on 'Apoptosis and Disease' was held at the University of Bristol, between 26 and 27 November 2003, and was organized by A. Hague and C. Paraskeva.
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