Abstract
Correction to: The EMBO Journal (2004) 23, 1681–1687. doi:10.1038/sj.emboj.7600186
Due to redundant and confusing nomenclature, the authors have introduced a mistake in the above review. In this review, they list Smac3/Diablo proteins, involved in apoptosis, as BTB/Kelch proteins. Partly based on this point, they speculate that these proteins might act as substrate-specific adaptors of Cul-3 based E3-ligases. It appears that this protein is distinct from another BTB/Kelch-containing protein also called Diablo. Therefore, the authors' speculation that Cul-3 based ligases could play a role in apoptosis is not correct and misleading.
The authors apologize for this error.