Different groups have previously reported that FADD, besides its capacity to activate the classical caspase cascade activation, may also trigger a non-apoptotic form of cell death [26], [27], [28], [29], [30].
These findings indicate that GM3 has the capacity to activate EGF receptor-directed PTPase activity and suggest a novel possible mechanism for the regulation of cellular PTPases.
The ERβcx isoform shows no ligand binding activity and has no capacity to activate transcription of an estrogen-sensitive reporter gene [ 10].
An important point in evaluating genotoxic potential is the use of a metabolic activation system with sufficient ability and capacity to activate these carcinogenic PAHs.
In liposome permeabilisation assays, BimBH3 had a greater capacity to activate Bax compared with BimBH3 R153A, whereas BidBH3 A91R had enhanced activity over BidBH3.
Interestingly, the p5cdh infected tissues retained the capacity to activate ProDH in response to Pst- AvrRpm1 reaching similar activity levels than infected wild type tissues (Table 1).
The affinity constants of a ligand for active and inactive states of a receptor ultimately determine its capacity to activate downstream signaling events.
These results further indicate that RB cells can increase DCs' capacity to activate T cells.
Furthermore, RBP-J-deficient macrophages displayed attenuated capacity to activate T cells (Wang et al., 2010).
The biocompatibility of dialysis membranes is generally defined by their capacity to activate mediators of inflammation (essentially the alternative complement pathway) and granulocytes, in vitro.
However, CeO2 nanoparticles from tetravalent cerium showed the greater capacity to activate the adsorbed NO species than nanorods from the tervalent nitrates.
