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The importance of cytochrome c in apoptotic signaling pathways has been studied using genetically altered mice. It was found that cytochrome c is necessary for Apak-1-mediated activation of caspase -3 and for apoptosis brought on by common forms of cell stress, but not for apoptosis driven by TNF(alpha) and the death receptor pathway. Cytochrome c deficiency causes embryonic lethality. It also attenuates stress-induced apoptosis.
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Research reveals that a dimeric ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme complex Ubc13/Uev1A takes part not only in the assembly of polyubiquitin chains but also supports IkB kinase activation by the signal transducer TRAF6. Data further show that ubiquitin plays a regulatory role in activating the kinase through polyubiquitin chains.
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Slow- and fast-twitch myofibers of adult skeletal muscles express unique sets of muscle-specific genes. The distinctive programs of gene expression are regulated by changes in motor neuron activity. A calcineurin-dependent transcription pathway regulates type for skeletal muscle fiber. Calcineurin is a calcium-regulated cyclosporin-sensitive serine-threonine phosphatase. Its activation in skeletal myocytes up-regulates slow-fiber-specific gene promotors selectively.
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