Journal of Molecular Cell Biology Advance Access originally published online on August 13, 2009
Journal of Molecular Cell Biology 2009 1(1):8-10; doi:10.1093/jmcb/mjp007
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RIP Kinases Initiate Programmed Necrosis
1 INSERM, U848, F-94805 Villejuif, France
2 Institut Gustave Roussy, F-94805 Villejuif, France
3 Université Paris-Sud/Paris XI, F-94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
* Correspondence to: Guido Kroemer, Tel: +33-1-4211-6046; Fax: +33-1-4211-6047; E-mail: kroemer{at}orange.fr
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Some lethal stimuli can induce either apoptosis or necrosis, depending on the cell type and/or experimental setting. Until recently, the molecular bases of this phenomenon were largely unknown. Now, two members of the receptor-interacting serine-threonine kinase (RIP) family, RIP1 and RIP3, have been demonstrated to control the switch between apoptotic and necrotic cell death. Some mechanistic details, however, remain controversial.