DOMA , Eszter

The activation of cysteine-aspartic proteases or caspases and the dynamic arrangement of cytoskeletal components are crucial during apoptosis. Here we describe the fate of Fas downstream of the FasL-induced internalization step, including formation of caspase-dependent SDS-stable Fas complexes, which is mediated by cytoskeleton integrity. We...

Cellular fibronectin (cFN) variants harboring extra FN type 3 repeats, namely extra domains B and A, are major constituents of the extracellular matrix around newly forming blood vessels during development and angiogenesis. Their expression is induced by angiogenic stimuli and their assembly into fibrillar arrays is driven by cell-generated...

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Demonstrations of both pro-apoptotic and pro-survival abilities of Fas (TNFRSF6/CD95/APO-1) have led to a shift from the exclusive ``Fas apoptosis'' to ``Fas multisignals'' paradigm and the acceptance that Fas-related therapies face a major challenge, as it remains unclear what determines the mode of Fas signaling. Through protein evolution...