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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2008 May 19;19(3-4):303–311. doi: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2008.04.011

Table 1.

Differences between Type I and Type II cells

Phenotype Type I Type II
CD95 expression1 High High
Potential for CD95 apoptosis sensitivity2 High High
CD95 apoptosis kinetics2 Fast Fast
Constitutive localization of CD95 in lipid rafts3 Yes No
Recruitment of CD95 to lipid rafts upon stimulation3 No Yes
DISC formation2 High Low
hiDISC formation on endosomes5 Yes No
Cytochrome c release from mitochondria2 Yes Yes
Protection from apoptosis by Bcl-2/Bcl-xL2 No Yes
Apoptosis is actin-dependent6 Yes No
Apoptosis sensitivity to soluble CD95 ligand7 No Yes
Sensitivity to actin disrupting drugs7 Low Low
Sensitivity to Taxanes7 Low High
Sensitivity to C2-ceramide8 No High
Inhibition of apoptosis by activating PKC8 Low Yes
Expression of let-79 High
1

[8, 10]

2

[8]

3

[1719]

4

[15, 16]

5

[25]

6

[115]

7

[10]

8

[14]

9

[49].