A comprehensive characterization of the caspase gene family in insects from the order Lepidoptera

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The cell suicide pathway of apoptosis is a necessary event in the life of multicellular organisms. It is involved in many biological processes ranging from development to the immune response. Evolutionarily conserved proteases, calle...

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Main Authors: Vogel Heiko, Pauchet Yannick, Courtiade Juliette, Heckel David G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/357