Entry
Name
Apoptosis - multiple species
Description
Apoptosis is an evolutionarily conserved process used by multicellular organisms to developmentally regulate cell number or to eliminate cells that are potentially detrimental to the organism. The major players are caspases, caspase inhibitors, members of the Bcl-2 family of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins and adaptors of the Ced-4/APAF-1 type. Mammals, by comparison with Caenorhabditis and Drosophila, exhibit highly complex extrinsic and intrinsic pathways for apoptosis induction. However, recent analyses of whole genome sequences from cnidarians (e.g. Hydra) suggest that the caspase and Bcl-2 families were already highly complex in cnidarians and that Caenorhabditis and Drosophila lost many of the genes involved in apoptosis.
Class
Cellular Processes; Cell growth and death
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ko04215 Apoptosis - multiple species
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Orthology
K02084 APAF1; apoptotic protease-activating factor
K02159 BAX; apoptosis regulator BAX
K02161 BCL2; apoptosis regulator Bcl-2
K02373 FADD; FAS-associated death domain protein
K02561 BOK; Bcl-2-related ovarian killer protein
K02583 NGFR, TNFRSF16, CD271; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 16
K03158 TNFRSF1A, TNFR1, CD120a; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1A
K04440 JNK; mitogen-activated protein kinase 8/9/10 (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) [EC:2.7.11.24 ]
K04489 CASP3A; caspase 3A [EC:3.4.22.-]
K04570 BCL2L1, bcl-xL; Bcl-2-like 1 (apoptosis regulator Bcl-X)
K04726 BID; BH3 interacting domain death agonist
K08334 BECN, VPS30, ATG6; beclin
K08731 BIRC5; baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 5
K10131 PMAIP1, NOXA; phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1
K10132 BBC3, PUMA; Bcl-2-binding component 3
K10586 BIRC6, BRUCE; baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 6 (apollon) [EC:2.3.2.23 ]
K14021 BAK, BAK1; Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer
K16060 BIRC2_3; baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 2/3
K16061 BIRC7_8; baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 7/8
K16341 BCL2L11, BIM; Bcl-2-like protein 11
K20008 DCP1; death caspase-1 [EC:3.4.22.-]
K20009 DRONC; caspase Dronc [EC:3.4.22.-]
K20014 RPR; cell death protein rpr
K20016 HID; cell death protein hid
K20017 BUFFY; Bcl-2 family protein
K20018 GRIM; cell death protein Grim
K20094 CED-9; cell death protein 9
K20104 EGL1; programmed cell death activator egl-1 EGL-1
K20105 CED-4; cell death protein 4
K20106 CED-3; cell death protein 3
Reference
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Fuchs Y, Steller H
Title
Live to die another way: modes of programmed cell death and the signals emanating from dying cells.
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Kumar S, Cakouros D
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Transcriptional control of the core cell-death machinery.
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Bergmann A, Steller H
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Apoptosis, stem cells, and tissue regeneration.
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Zmasek CM, Godzik A
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Evolution of the animal apoptosis network.
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Twomey C, McCarthy JV
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Pathways of apoptosis and importance in development.
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Nicholson DW
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Caspase structure, proteolytic substrates, and function during apoptotic cell death.
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Wang C, Youle RJ
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The role of mitochondria in apoptosis*.
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Choi D, Woo M
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Executioners of apoptosis in pancreatic {beta}-cells: not just for cell death.
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Joza N, Kroemer G, Penninger JM
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Genetic analysis of the mammalian cell death machinery.
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Yan N, Wu JW, Chai J, Li W, Shi Y
Title
Molecular mechanisms of DrICE inhibition by DIAP1 and removal of inhibition by Reaper, Hid and Grim.
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Reiter S, Crescenzi M, Galliot B, Buzgariu W
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Hydra, a versatile model to study the homeostatic and developmental functions of cell death.
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Lasi M, Pauly B, Schmidt N, Cikala M, Stiening B, Kasbauer T, Zenner G, Popp T, Wagner A, Knapp RT, Huber AH, Grunert M, Soding J, David CN, Bottger A
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The molecular cell death machinery in the simple cnidarian Hydra includes an expanded caspase family and pro- and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins.
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Lasi M, David CN, Bottger A
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Apoptosis in pre-Bilaterians: Hydra as a model.
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Romero A, Novoa B, Figueras A
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The complexity of apoptotic cell death in mollusks: An update.
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Potts MB, Cameron S
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Cell lineage and cell death: Caenorhabditis elegans and cancer research.
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Lee EF, Young ND, Lim NT, Gasser RB, Fairlie WD
Title
Apoptosis in schistosomes: toward novel targets for the treatment of schistosomiasis.
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