Sentences with phrase «commit programmed cell death»

In this case, the trigger is a drug that interacts with the protein produced by the «suicide gene,» which metabolizes it into a form deadly to the cell, causing it to commit programmed cell death (apoptosis).

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Previous research from the Greene laboratory revealed that the main cause of cell death in HIV involves a programmed cell death pathway called pyroptosis, where the cells commit a particularly fiery form of suicide in self - defense to prevent the spread of the virus.

Manuscripts that increase our understanding of the processes through which stem cells and progenitors differentiate into committed progeny, the commitment cell death programs such as apoptosis and necrosis, aging, and the transition between proliferation and cell cycle arrest are welcome.