Effector Caspases and Leukemia

Caspases, a family of aspartate-specific cysteine proteases, play a major role in apoptosis and a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Fourteen mammalian caspases have been identified and can be divided into two groups: inflammatory caspases and apoptotic caspases. Based on the struc...

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Main Authors: Ying Lu, Guo-Qiang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cell Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/738301