Dependence receptors: from basic research to drug development.
The fourth meeting on dependence receptors featured descriptions of previously unknown dependence receptors. New mechanistic data were presented on the switch between the trophic, antiapoptotic response with the proapoptotic response that occurs with loss of trophic support. The possibility that the loss of trophic support may also involve the binding of an active antitrophin was also discussed. New in vivo data were presented on the roles of dependence receptors in development, angiogenesis, oncogenesis, and neurodegeneration, as well as new therapeutic approaches based on dependence receptor function. The next meeting on dependence receptors is scheduled for 2012.
Apoptose, Cancer et Développement, CNRS UMR5538, Centre Léon Bérard, University of Lyon, Lyon 69008, France. dbredesen@buckinstitute
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D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008954:Models, Biological; D000075386:Netrin Receptors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*
D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D008024:Ligands; D000075386:Netrin Receptors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C093649:TRO protein, human; D020169:Caspases