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parthanatos

parthanatos noun: a form of apoptosis associated with PARP.

Noun

parthanatos (uncountable)

  1. A form of apoptosis associated with PARP.
    • Our results suggest that excessive activation of PARP-1 leads to an intrinsic cell death program, which we designate as parthanatos to distinguish from necrosis and apoptosis.2006, Seong-Woon Yu, “Apoptosis-inducing factor mediates poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymer-induced cell death”, in PNAS, volume 103, number 48
    • Also, the lack of knowledge of mechanisms of calpain activation in parthanatos makes it difficult to identify calpain as PAR-dependent mediators of AIF release.2008, Gary E. Gibson, Mitochondria and Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Disorders

Origin of parthanatos

Blend of PARP + Thanatos (“Greek personification of death”).

Questions about parthanatos

What does parthanatos mean?
Parthanatos means a form of apoptosis associated with PARP.
What part of speech is parthanatos?
Parthanatos is a noun.

Words near parthanatos in the dictionary

  1. partest
  2. parteth
  3. partetravirus
  4. partetraviruses
  5. Parth
  6. parthanatos
  7. Parthasarathy
  8. Parthasarathy's theorem
  9. Parthasarathys
  10. Parthava
  11. partheite

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