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. 2006 Mar 17;21(6):728-30.
doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.03.005.

Growth factor withdrawal and apoptosis: the middle game

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Growth factor withdrawal and apoptosis: the middle game

Anthony Letai. Mol Cell. .
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Abstract

In this issue of Molecular Cell, detail molecular events that trigger apoptosis following growth factor withdrawal, linking irreversible mitochondrial permeabilization to activation of GSK-3 and subsequent phosphorylation, ubiquitinylation, and degradation of the antiapoptotic BCL-2 family member MCL-1.

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