Nerve growth factor determines neuronal cell fate during development or after injury. A newly identified ‘death factor’, an unprocessed form of this protein, induces cell death by activating two receptors in concert.
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Kaplan, D., Miller, F. A move to sort life from death. Nature 427, 798–799 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427798a
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