Publication Date:
2016-03-12
Description:
Article In addition to their role in apoptosis, caspases are also involved in mediating non-apoptotic events. Here the authors show that the Drosophila myosin family member CRINKLED and its mammalian counterpart act as substrate adaptor that facilitate caspase-mediated cleavage and localised kinase activity. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms10972 Authors: Mariam H. Orme, Gianmaria Liccardi, Nina Moderau, Rebecca Feltham, Sidonie Wicky-John, Tencho Tenev, Lior Aram, Rebecca Wilson, Katiuscia Bianchi, Otto Morris, Celia Monteiro Domingues, David Robertson, Meghana Tare, Alexander Wepf, David Williams, Andreas Bergmann, Matthias Gstaiger, Eli Arama, Paulo S. Ribeiro, Pascal Meier
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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