Modeling a snap-action, variable-delay switch controlling extrinsic cell death.

When exposed to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) or TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), a closely related death ligand and investigational therapeutic, cells enter a protracted period of variable duration in which only upstream initiator caspases are active. A subsequent and sudden transition...

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Main Authors: John G Albeck, John M Burke, Sabrina L Spencer, Douglas A Lauffenburger, Peter K Sorger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2592357?pdf=render