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  • Title: Induction of a common pathway of apoptosis by staurosporine.
    Author: Bertrand R, Solary E, O'Connor P, Kohn KW, Pommier Y.
    Journal: Exp Cell Res; 1994 Apr; 211(2):314-21. PubMed ID: 8143779.
    Abstract:
    The present observations show that staurosporine can rapidly trigger both the morphological changes and intranucleosomal DNA fragmentation typical of apoptosis. This occurred in a number of cell lines from various origins regardless of the state of differentiation and cell cycle phase, suggesting the presence of a common inducible suicide pathway. The broad apoptotic activity of staurosporine appears to be unique among other protein kinase or phosphatase inhibitors we tested. Results obtained in a cell-free assay suggest that cytoplasmic proteins directly modulated by staurosporine may be involved in a ubiquitous signal for the induction of DNA fragmentation and apoptosis.
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