Molecular mechanisms of necroptosis: An ordered cellular explosion

Peter Vandenabeele, Lorenzo Galluzzi, Tom Vanden Berghe, Guido Kroemer

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    Abstract

    For a long time, apoptosis was considered the sole form of programmed cell death during development, homeostasis and disease, whereas necrosis was regarded as an unregulated and uncontrollable process. Evidence now reveals that necrosis can also occur in a regulated manner. The initiation of programmed necrosis, 'necroptosis', by death receptors (such as tumour necrosis factor receptor 1) requires the kinase activity of receptor-interacting protein 1 (RIP1; also known as RIPK1) and RIP3 (also known as RIPK3), and its execution involves the active disintegration of mitochondrial, lysosomal and plasma membranes. Necroptosis participates in the pathogenesis of diseases, including ischaemic injury, neurodegeneration and viral infection, thereby representing an attractive target for the avoidance of unwarranted cell death.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)700-714
    Number of pages15
    JournalNature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
    Volume11
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2010

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