Gardasil is an HPV vaccine that protects against infection by human papillomavirus (HPV). This vaccine is highly protective against viral infection, including genital warts and cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancers caused by HPVs.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Engulfment involves the assembly of a halo of actin in the engulfing cell around the dying cell, triggered by activation of Rac.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Four genes play an essential role in controlling apoptosis during C. elegans development: 

ced-3, ced-4, ced-9, and egl-1

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

In C. elegans BH3-only protein EGL-1 initiate apoptosis by binding to and inactivating CED-9

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Human Bcl-2 protein = C. elegans CED-9 protein

(23% identical in aa sequence)

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Human Bcl-2 and worm CED-9 both proteins act as regulators that suppress the apoptotic pathway

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Human Bcl-2 and worm CED-9 both proteins contain a single TM domain and are localized to the outer mitochondrial membrane