Puma Function
Puma Function is a pro-apoptotic signaling construct in the Bcl-2 family protein regulatory network that specifically mediates mitochondrial apoptosis initiation through p53-dependent and p53-independent activation of Bax/Bak oligomerization.
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PUMA, a Novel Proapoptotic Gene, Is Induced by p53
Katsunori Nakano, Karen H. Vousden · Molecular Cell · 2001 · 2.3K citations · Full text
p53- and Drug-Induced Apoptotic Responses Mediated by BH3-Only Proteins Puma and Noxa
Andreas Villunger, Ewa M. Michalak, Leigh Coultas et al. · Science · 2003 · 1.3K citations
Apoptosis Initiated When BH3 Ligands Engage Multiple Bcl-2 Homologs, Not Bax or Bak
Simon N. Willis, Jamie I. Fletcher, Thomas Kaufmann et al. · Science · 2007 · 1.1K citations
Puma is an essential mediator of p53-dependent and -independent apoptotic pathways
John Jeffers, Evan Parganas, Youngsoo Lee et al. · Cancer Cell · 2003 · 872 citations · Full text
Stepwise Activation of BAX and BAK by tBID, BIM, and PUMA Initiates Mitochondrial Apoptosis
Hyungjin Kim, Ho-Chou Tu, Decheng Ren et al. · Molecular Cell · 2009 · 579 citations · Full text
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States
11 publications · 3.2K citations
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, United States
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116 publications
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Melbourne, Australia
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161 publications
39.6K citations
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
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50 publications
5.4K citations

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, United States
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51 publications
17.2K citations

The University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
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65 publications
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Innsbruck Medical University
Innsbruck, Austria
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4.7K citations
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
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38 publications
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Qingdao University
Qingdao, China
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858 citations
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JBC · 10 publications · 1.3K citations
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BBRC · 10 publications · 254 citations
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PNAS · 9 publications · 1.8K citations
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