Inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) is a family of intracellular proteins that plays an essential role in the regulation of apoptosis. Recently, we and others discovered a new member of this family, termed Livin. Many ...

Natural killer (NK) cells are part of the innate immune system, capable of killing tumor and virally infected cells. NK cells induce apoptosis in the target cell by either granule- or receptor-mediated pathways. A set of ...

Apoptosis is a crucial biological process that prevents uncontrolled cell proliferation and eliminates harmful cells. Resistance to apoptotic stimuli is a hallmark feature of various cancers. One of the mechanisms through ...