Molecular determinants of caspase-9 activation by the Apaf-1 apoptosome.
Hu, Q., Wu, D., Chen, W., Yan, Z., Yan, C., He, T., Liang, Q., Shi, Y.(2014) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 111: 16254-16261
- PubMed: 25313070 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1418000111
- PubMed Abstract: 
Autocatalytic activation of an initiator caspase triggers the onset of apoptosis. In dying cells, caspase-9 activation is mediated by a multimeric adaptor complex known as the Apaf-1 apoptosome. The molecular mechanism by which caspase-9 is activated ...