Key step in the 'puncture' mechanism of cell death revealed
Monday, May 12, 2008 - 11:14
in Biology & Nature
A team of medical researchers led by Dr Ruth Kluck at Melbourne's Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) has discovered a key step in the mechanism by which cells destroy themselves. In this process, called 'apoptosis,' certain proteins cause the cell to self-destruct by puncturing its 'power plant.' How the proteins do this has been clarified by the WEHI team...
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