细胞死亡通路发现者基因表达PCR芯片可用于研究参与细胞死亡的中心机制:凋亡、自噬、坏死的84个关键基因的表达。利用该芯片研究者可以很简单和可靠地分析参与细胞死亡通路的基因表达。利用该芯片研究者即能够利用该芯片简单可靠地同时检测细胞死亡通路相关基因的表达,研究与之相关的正常生理或病理过程的驱动机制。Apoptosis: Pro-Apoptotic: ABL1, APAF1, ATP6V1G2, BAX, BCL2L11, BIRC2 (c-IAP2), CASP1 (ICE), CASP3, CASP6, CASP7, CASP9, CD40 (TNFRSF5), CD40LG (TNFSF5), CFLAR (CASPER), CYLD, DFFA, FAS (TNFRSF6), FASLG (TNFSF6), GADD45A, NOL3, SPATA2, SYCP2, TNF, TNFRSF1A, TNFRSF10A (TRAIL-R), TP53. Anti-Apoptotic: AKT1, BCL2, BCL2A1 (Bfl-1/A1), BCL2L1 (BCL-X), BIRC3 (c-IAP1), CASP2, IGF1R, MCL1, TNFRSF11B, TRAF2, XIAP. Autophagy: AKT1, APP, ATG12, ATG16L1, ATG3, ATG5, ATG7, BAX, BCL2, BCL2L1 (BCL-X), BECN1, CASP3, CTSB, CTSS, ESR1 (ERa), FAS (TNFRSF6), GAA, HTT, IFNG, IGF1, INS, IRGM, MAP1LC3A, MAPK8 (JNK1), NFKB1, PIK3C3 (VPS34), RPS6KB1, SNCA, SQSTM1, TNF, TP53, ULK1. Necrosis: ATP6V1G2, BMF, C1orf159, CCDC103, COMMD4, CYLD, DEFB1, DENND4A, DPYSL4, EIF5B, FOXI1, GALNT5, GRB2, HSPBAP1, JPH3, KCNIP1, MAG, OR10J3, PARP1 (ADPRT1), PARP2, PVR, RAB25, S100A7A, SPATA2, SYCP2, TMEM57, TNFRSF1A, TXNL4B.