Caspase activation finds fertile ground.
Cytochrome c is a critical regulator of apoptosome assembly, caspase activation, and programmed cell death. Recent work demonstrates that cytochrome c and caspases function in Drosophila sperm cell differentiation and indicates that caspase activity can be regulated in a subcellular manner in cells that live.
Baehrecke
Eric H
EH
Center for Biosystems Research, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
D000818:Animals; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003574:Cytochrome c Group / Q000378:metabolism*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D008297:Male; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology*
D003574:Cytochrome c Group; D020169:Caspases