Molecular characterization of rabbit CPP32 and its function in vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis
Wang H, Keiser J. Molecular characterization of rabbit CPP32 and its function in vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: h1132-h1140. PMID: 9575916, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.4.h1132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCPP32 mRNASmooth muscle cellsDEVD-CHOSNP treatmentSignal transduction eventsCell death detection enzyme-linked immunosorbentDegradation of PARPApoptotic cell deathRabbit smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cell apoptosisCultured arterial smooth muscle cellsCaspase membersSmooth muscle cell apoptosisDNA fragmentation analysisMuscle cell apoptosisSubstrate recognitionTransduction eventsCPP32 proteinArterial smooth muscle cellsCultured smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsProtease familyDegenerate primersApoptosis pathwayCentral player