title: Transglutaminase induction by various cell death and apoptosis pathways.
abstract: Clarification of the molecular details of forms of natural cell death, including apoptosis, has become one of the most challenging issues of contemporary biomedical sciences. One of the effector elements of various cell death pathways is the covalent cross-linking of cellular proteins by transglutaminases. This review will discuss the accumulating data related to the induction and regulation of these enzymes, particularly of tissue type transglutaminase, in the molecular program of cell death. A wide range of signalling pathways can lead to the parallel induction of apoptosis and transglutaminase, providing a handle for better understanding the exact molecular interactions responsible for the mechanism of regulated cell death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University Medical School of Debrecen, Hungary.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fesus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madi
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Balajthy
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nemes
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szondy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D016923:Cell Death; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011503:Transglutaminases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014212:Tretinoin; D011503:Transglutaminases