Caspase-8 is the molecular switch for apoptosis, necroptosis and pyroptosis

Melanie Fritsch; Saskia Diana Günther; Robin Schwarzer; Marie‐Christine Albert; Fabian Schorn; J Paul Werthenbach; Lars M. Schiffmann; Neil Stair; Hannah Stocks; Jens M. Seeger; Mohamed Lamkanfi; Martin Krönke; Manolis Pasparakis; Hamid Kashkar

doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1770-6

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NecroptosisPyroptosisInflammasomeProgrammed cell deathCell biologyCaspase 1Embryonic stem cellApoptosisCaspaseBiologyCaspase 8Knockout mouseInflammationImmunologyBiochemistry

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Year: 2019
Type: article
Volume: 575
Issue: 7784
Pages: 683-687
Citations: 1032
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                                    Melanie Fritsch, 
                                
                                    Saskia Diana Günther, 
                                
                                    Robin Schwarzer
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Caspase-8 is the molecular switch for apoptosis, necroptosis and pyroptosis. 
                            Nature
                            , 575
                            (7784)
                            , 683-687.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1770-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1770-6