Apoptosis-Susceptible Versus-Resistant Granulosa Cells from Hen Ovarian Follicles

bcl-x, a bcl-2-related gene that functions as a dominant regulator of apoptotic cell death

1993 • 3,111 citations

Induction of apoptosis in fibroblasts by c-myc protein

1992 • 2,977 citations

BH1 and BH2 domains of Bcl-2 are required for inhibition of apoptosis and heterodimerization with Bax

1994 • 1,303 citations

Apoptotic cell death induced by c-myc is inhibited by bcl-2

1992 • 981 citations

Hormonal Control of Gene Expression in the Ovary

1994 • 843 citations

Structure and mechanism of interleukin-lβ converting enzyme

1994 • 842 citations

myc FUNCTION AND REGULATION

1992 • 790 citations

INVOLVEMENT OF APOPTOSIS IN OVARIAN FOLLICULAR ATRESIA AND POSTOVULATORY REGRESSION

1991 • 650 citations

Molecular Ordering of the Cell Death Pathway

1996 • 589 citations

Two distinct phases of apoptosis in mammary gland involution: proteinase-independent and -dependent pathways

1996 • 538 citations

A conserved domain in Bak, distinct from BH1 and BH2, mediates cell death and protein binding functions.

1995 • 491 citations

Expression of members of the bcl-2 gene family in the immature rat ovary: equine chorionic gonadotropin-mediated inhibition of granulosa cell apoptosis is associated with decreased bax and constitutive bcl-2 and bcl-xlong messenger ribonucleic acid levels.

1995 • 356 citations

Inhibition of interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme by the cowpox virus serpin CrmA. An example of cross-class inhibition.

1994 • 352 citations

Gonadotropin suppression of apoptosis in cultured preovulatory follicles: mediatory role of endogenous insulin-like growth factor I.

1994 • 346 citations

Hormonal regulation of apoptosis in early antral follicles: follicle-stimulating hormone as a major survival factor.

1996 • 339 citations

Epidermal growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor suppress the spontaneous onset of apoptosis in cultured rat ovarian granulosa cells and follicles by a tyrosine kinase-dependent mechanism.

1992 • 336 citations

Peptide inhibitors of the ice protease family arrest programmed cell death of motoneurons in vivo and in vitro

1995 • 324 citations

Apoptosis in atretic ovarian follicles is associated with selective decreases in messenger ribonucleic acid transcripts for gonadotropin receptors and cytochrome P450 aromatase.

1992 • 219 citations

Bcl-xS Antagonizes the Protective Effects of Bcl-xL

1996 • 200 citations

Stage of Ovarian Follicular Development Associated with the Initiation of Steroidogenic Competence in Avian Granulosa Cells1

1991 • 196 citations

Interleukin‐1βconverting enzyme: A novel cysteine protease required for IL‐1β production and implicated in programmed cell death

1995 • 170 citations

Epidermal growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor suppress the spontaneous onset of apoptosis in cultured rat ovarian granulosa cells and follicles by a tyrosine kinase-dependent mechanism

1992 • 142 citations

Role of multiple cellular proteases in the execution of programmed cell death

1995 • 141 citations

Characterization of the Chicken Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor (cFSH-R) Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid, and Expression of cFSH-R Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in the Ovary1

1996 • 129 citations

Tumor-Associated Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator: Biological and Clinical Significance

1992 • 122 citations

Gonadotropin suppression of apoptosis in cultured preovulatory follicles: mediatory role of endogenous insulin-like growth factor I

1994 • 119 citations

Bcl-xL rescues WEHI 231 B lymphocytes from oxidant-mediated death following diverse apoptotic stimuli.

1995 • 115 citations

Susceptibility of avian ovarian granulosa cells to apoptosis is dependent upon stage of follicle development and is related to endogenous levels of bcl-xlong gene expression.

1996 • 115 citations

Hormonal regulation of apoptosis in early antral follicles: follicle- stimulating hormone as a major survival factor

1996 • 111 citations

Definition of the activities and properties of c-myc required to inhibit cell differentiation.

1990 • 104 citations

Interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme-related proteases (IRPs) and mammalian cell death: dissociation of IRP-induced oligonucleosomal endonuclease activity from morphological apoptosis in granulosa cells of the ovarian follicle.

1995 • 98 citations

Characterization of a Chicken Luteinizing Hormone Receptor (cLH-R) Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid, and Expression of cLH-R Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in the Ovary1

1996 • 98 citations

Primary tumor and metastasis in ovarian cancer differ in their content of urokinase-type plasminogen activator, its receptor, and inhibitors types 1 and 2.

1995 • 96 citations

Expression of members of the bcl-2 gene family in the immature rat ovary: equine chorionic gonadotropin-mediated inhibition of granulosa cell apoptosis is associated with decreased bax and constitutive bcl-2 and bcl-xlong messenger ribonucleic acid levels

1995 • 84 citations

Regulation of P450 Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression and Progesterone Production in Hen Granulosa Cells1

1993 • 82 citations

A cleavage-site-directed inhibitor of interleukin-1β-converting enzyme-like proteases inhibits apoptosis in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes

1996 • 76 citations

Vasoactive intestinal peptide-mediated suppression of apoptosis in the ovary: potential mechanisms of action and evidence of a conserved antiatretogenic role through evolution.

1995 • 67 citations

A Bcl-2-related gene is activated in avian cells transformed by the Rous sarcoma virus.

1995 • 66 citations

Apoptosis in atretic ovarian follicles is associated with selective decreases in messenger ribonucleic acid transcripts for gonadotropin receptors and cytochrome P450 aromatase

1992 • 55 citations

Plasminogen Activator Activity and Thymidine Incorporation in Avian Granulosa Cells during Follicular Development and the Periovulatory Period1

1992 • 40 citations

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide-Induced Expression of Cytochrome P450 Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage and 17α-Hydroxylase Enzyme Activity in Hen Granulosa Cells1

1994 • 36 citations

Interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme-related proteases (IRPs) and mammalian cell death: dissociation of IRP-induced oligonucleosomal endonuclease activity from morphological apoptosis in granulosa cells of the ovarian follicle

1995 • 32 citations

Vasoactive intestinal peptide-mediated suppression of apoptosis in the ovary: potential mechanisms of action and evidence of a conserved antiatretogenic role through evolution

1995 • 30 citations

Chicken Granulosa Cell Proliferation and Progesterone Production in Culture: Effects of EGF and Theca Secretions

1994 • 28 citations

Susceptibility of avian ovarian granulosa cells to apoptosis is dependent upon stage of follicle development and is related to endogenous levels of bcl-xlong gene expression

1996 • 28 citations

Effect of gold sodium thiomalate and its thiomalate component on the in vitro expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules.

1994 • 25 citations

Influence of growth factors on the plasminogen activator activity of avian granulosa cells from follicles at different maturational stages of preovulatory development

1993 • 22 citations

Characterization of the avian Ich-1 cDNA and expression of Ich-1LmRNA in the hen ovary

1997 • 21 citations