Here, an experimental workflow is presented that enables the detection of caspase-8 processing directly at the death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) and determines the composition of this complex. This methodology has broad applications, from unraveling the molecular mechanisms of cell death pathways to the dynamic modeling of apoptosis networks.
Hillert-Richter, L. K., Lavrik, I. N. Measuring Composition of CD95 Death-Inducing Signaling Complex and Processing of Procaspase-8 in this Complex. J. Vis. Exp. (174), e62842, doi:10.3791/62842 (2021).