THE ROLE OF DNA FRAGMENTATION IN APOPTOSIS

被引:524
作者
BORTNER, CD [1 ]
OLDENBURG, NBE [1 ]
CIDLOWSKI, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV N CAROLINA,LINEBERGER COMPREHENS CANC CTR,CHAPEL HILL,NC 27599
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/S0962-8924(00)88932-1
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The formation of distinct DNA fragments of oligonucleosomal size (180-200 bp lengths) is a biochemical hallmark of apoptosis in many cells. Recent observations also suggest large DNA fragments and even single-strand cleavage events occur during cell death. These observations have raised many questions. What are the types of DNA cleavage observed during apoptosis? What are the nucleases involved? And what is the role of these nucleolytic events in apoptosis?
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