Fas Signaling
Fas Signaling is focused on the signaling mechanisms and biology of the prototypic death receptor Fas, also called CD95 or APO-1. The chapters of this book cover, besides the well recognized apoptosis-related functions of Fas, its emerging role as a proin
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Fas Signaling
Harald Wajant, Prof., Ph.D. Department of Molecular Internal Medicine Medical Clinic and Polyclinic II University of Wuerzburg Wuerzburg, Germany
LANDES BIOSCIENCE / EuREKAH.coM GEORGETOWN, TEXAS
U.S.A.
SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA NEW YORK, NEW YORK
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FAS SIGNALING Medical Intelligence Unit Landes Bioscience Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. ISBN: 0-387-32172-1
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fas signaling / edited by Harald Wajant. p. ; cm. ~ (Medical intelligence unit) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-387-32172-1 1. C D antigens. 2. Cellular signal transduction. I. Wajant, Harald. II. Title. III. Series: Medical intelligence unit (Unnumbered : 2003) [DNLM: 1. Antigens, C D 9 5 . 2. Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing. 3. Membrane Glycoproteins. Q W 573 F248 2006] QR186.6.C42F37 2006 571.7'4-dc22
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CONTENTS Preface 1. FasL and Fas: Typical Members of the TNF Ligand and Receptor Family Anja Krippner-Heidenreich and Peter Scheurich The T N F Receptor and T N F Ligand Superfamilies Identification of Fas and Its Ligand The Membrane Receptor Fas Fas Expression The Fas Ligand Membrane Bound and Soluble FasL Receptor Ligand Complexes Fas Signaling 2. FasL-Independent Activation of Fas Faustina Mollinedo and Consuelo Gajate F
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