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Guo M, Lv M, Shao Y, Zhang W, Zhao X, Li C. Bax functions as coelomocyte apoptosis regulator in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 102:103490. [PMID: 31494220 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2019.103490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Bcl-2-associated X (Bax) belongs to the Bcl-2 protein family and its pro-apoptotic function has been confirmed in many vertebrate species. However, the functional role of Bax in apoptosis in invertebrates is limited. Here, a Bax homologue (AjBax) in Apostichopus japonicas was cloned and characterized, and its pro-apoptotic function explored. In healthy sea cucumbers, AjBax was expressed in coelomocyte with the highest levels. AjBax mRNA and protein levels were significantly induced in coelomocytes post Vibrio splendidus challenge in vivo and LPS-exposed in vitro. Moreover, siRNA-mediated AjBax knockdown in coelomocyte significantly decreased AjBax mRNA and protein levels as well as the apoptosis levels of coelomocyte. Furthermore, AjBax protein levels and coelomocyte apoptosis levels could be partially recovered to their original levels after supplementation with recombinant AjBax. Our results support that AjBax has a similar function to Bax proteins in vertebrates and that it may serve as a pro-apoptotic regulator in sea cucumbers.
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- Ming Guo
- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, PR China.
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An R, Gu Z, Sun H, Hu Y, Yan R, Ye D, Liu H. Self-assembly of Fluorescent Dehydroberberine Enhances Mitochondria-Dependent Antitumor Efficacy. Chemistry 2018; 24:9812-9819. [PMID: 29766578 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Selective imaging and inducing mitochondrial dysfunction in tumor cells using mitochondria-targeting probes has become as a promising approach for cancer diagnosis and therapy. Here, we report the design of a fluorescent berberine analog, dehydroberberine (DH-BBR), as a new mitochondria-targeting probe capable of self-assembling into monodisperse organic nanoparticles (DTNPs) upon integration with a lipophilic counter anion, allowing for enhanced fluorescence imaging and treatment of tumors in living mice. X-ray crystallography revealed that the self-assembly process was attributed to a synergy of different molecular interactions, including π-π stacking, O⋅⋅⋅π interaction and electrostatic interaction between DH-BBR and counter anions. We demonstrated that DTNPs could efficiently enter tumor tissue following intravenous injection and enhance mitochondrial delivery of DH-BBR via an electrostatic interaction driven anion exchange process. Selective accumulation in the mitochondria capable of emitting strong fluorescence and causing mitochondrial dysfunction was achieved, enabling efficient inhibition of tumor growth in living mice. This study demonstrates promise for applying lipophilic anions to control molecular self-assembly and tune antitumor activity of mitochondria-targeting probes, which can facilitate to improve cancer treatment in vivo.
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- Ruibing An
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State key Laboratory of Drug Research and Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State key Laboratory of Drug Research and Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State key Laboratory of Drug Research and Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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Luo SW, Wang WN, Sun ZM, Xie FX, Kong JR, Liu Y, Cheng CH. Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of (B-cell lymphoma-2 associated X protein) Bax in the orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) after the Vibrio alginolyticus challenge. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 60:66-79. [PMID: 26905633 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2016.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 02/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Bax is a pro-apoptotic member of Bcl-2 like superfamily, playing an important role in regulating the apoptosis. In this study, the full-length Bax (EcBax) was obtained, containing a 5'UTR of 64 bp, an ORF of 579 bp and a 3'UTR of 1021 bp. The EcBax gene encoded a polypeptide of 192 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 21.55 KDa and a predicted isoelectric point (pI) of 6.75. The deduced amino acid sequence analysis showed that EcBax comprised the conserved residues and the characteristic domains known to the critical function of Bax. qRT-PCR analysis revealed that EcBax mRNA was broadly expressed in all of the examined tissues, while the highest expression level was observed in blood, followed by the expression in liver, gill, spleen, kidney, heart, muscle and intestine. A sharp increase of EcBax expression was observed in the vibrio challenge group by comparing with those in the control. Subcellular localization analysis revealed that EcBax was predominantly localized in the cytoplasm. EcBax exerted a regulatory role in modulating the mitochondrial membrane potential, promoting the cytochrome c release, and then activating the downstream caspase signaling. Moreover, the overexpression of EcBax can decrease the cell viability and antagonize NF-kB, AP-1, Stat3 promoter activity in Hela cells. These results indicate that EcBax containing the conserved domain of pro-apoptotic member of Bcl-2 family may disrupt the mammalian signaling and play a regulative role in the apoptotic process.
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- Sheng-Wei Luo
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China.
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- Division of Immunology, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Subtropical Biodiversity and Biomonitoring, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Healthy and Safe Aquaculture, College of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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Thimerosal-Derived Ethylmercury Is a Mitochondrial Toxin in Human Astrocytes: Possible Role of Fenton Chemistry in the Oxidation and Breakage of mtDNA. J Toxicol 2012; 2012:373678. [PMID: 22811707 PMCID: PMC3395253 DOI: 10.1155/2012/373678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Revised: 05/07/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Thimerosal generates ethylmercury in aqueous solution and is widely used as preservative. We have investigated the toxicology of Thimerosal in normal human astrocytes, paying particular attention to mitochondrial function and the generation of specific oxidants. We find that ethylmercury not only inhibits mitochondrial respiration leading to a drop in the steady state membrane potential, but also concurrent with these phenomena increases the formation of superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and Fenton/Haber-Weiss generated hydroxyl radical. These oxidants increase the levels of cellular aldehyde/ketones. Additionally, we find a five-fold increase in the levels of oxidant damaged mitochondrial DNA bases and increases in the levels of mtDNA nicks and blunt-ended breaks. Highly damaged mitochondria are characterized by having very low membrane potentials, increased superoxide/hydrogen peroxide production, and extensively damaged mtDNA and proteins. These mitochondria appear to have undergone a permeability transition, an observation supported by the five-fold increase in Caspase-3 activity observed after Thimerosal treatment.
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Yu Q, Bai L, Zhou X, Deng Z. Inactivation of the positive LuxR-type oligomycin biosynthesis regulators OlmRI and OlmRII increases avermectin production in Streptomyces avermitilis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4865-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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He L, Jang JH, Choi HG, Lee SM, Nan MH, Jeong SJ, Dong Z, Kwon YT, Lee KS, Lee KW, Chung JK, Ahn JS, Kim BY. Oligomycin A enhances apoptotic effect of TRAIL through CHOP-mediated death receptor 5 expression. Mol Carcinog 2011; 52:85-93. [DOI: 10.1002/mc.21831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Revised: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Veenman L, Alten J, Linnemannstöns K, Shandalov Y, Zeno S, Lakomek M, Gavish M, Kugler W. Potential involvement of F0F1-ATP(synth)ase and reactive oxygen species in apoptosis induction by the antineoplastic agent erucylphosphohomocholine in glioblastoma cell lines : a mechanism for induction of apoptosis via the 18 kDa mitochondrial translocator protein. Apoptosis 2010; 15:753-68. [PMID: 20107899 PMCID: PMC3128697 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-010-0460-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Erucylphosphohomocholine (ErPC3, Erufosine) was reported previously to induce apoptosis in otherwise highly apoptosis-resistant malignant glioma cell lines while sparing their non-tumorigenic counterparts. We also previously found that the mitochondrial 18 kDa Translocator Protein (TSPO) is required for apoptosis induction by ErPC3. These previous studies also suggested involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In the present study we further investigated the potential involvement of ROS generation, the participation of the mitochondrial respiration chain, and the role of the mitochondrial F(O)F(1)-ATP(synth)ase in the pro-apoptotic effects of ErPC3 on U87MG and U118MG human glioblastoma cell lines. For this purpose, cells were treated with the ROS chelator butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), the mitochondrial respiration chain inhibitors rotenone, antimycin A, myxothiazol, and the uncoupler CCCP. Also oligomycin and piceatannol were studied as inhibitors of the F(O) and F(1) subunits of the mitochondrial F(O)F(1)-ATP(synth)ase, respectively. BHA was able to attenuate apoptosis induction by ErPC3, including mitochondrial ROS generation as determined with cardiolipin oxidation, as well as collapse of the mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsi(m)). Similarly, we found that oligomycin attenuated apoptosis and collapse of the Deltapsi(m), normally induced by ErPC3, including the accompanying reductions in cellular ATP levels. Other inhibitors of the mitochondrial respiration chain, as well as piceatannol, did not show such effects. Consequently, our findings strongly point to a role for the F(O) subunit of the mitochondrial F(O)F(1)-ATP(synth)ase in ErPC3-induced apoptosis and dissipation of Deltapsi(m) as well as ROS generation by ErPC3 and TSPO.
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- Leo Veenman
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 9649, Bat-Galim, 31096 Haifa, Israel
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- Abteilung Pädiatrie I, Zentrum Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Abteilung Pädiatrie I, Zentrum Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 9649, Bat-Galim, 31096 Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 9649, Bat-Galim, 31096 Haifa, Israel
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- Abteilung Pädiatrie I, Zentrum Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 9649, Bat-Galim, 31096 Haifa, Israel
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- Abteilung Pädiatrie I, Zentrum Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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Tageja N, Padheye S, Dandawate P, Al-Katib A, Mohammad RM. New targets for the treatment of follicular lymphoma. J Hematol Oncol 2009; 2:50. [PMID: 20030851 PMCID: PMC2805680 DOI: 10.1186/1756-8722-2-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The last two decades have witnessed striking advances in our understanding of the biological factors underlying the development of Follicular lymphoma (FL). Development of newer treatment approaches have improved the outlook for many individuals with these disorders; however, with these advances come new questions. Given the long-term survival of patients with FL, drugs with favourable side-effect profile and minimal long-term risks are desired. FL is incurable with current treatment modalities. It often runs an indolent course with multiple relapses and progressively shorter intervals of remission. The identification of new targets and development of novel targeted therapies is imperative to exploit the biology of FL while inherently preventing relapse and prolonging survival. This review summarizes the growing body of knowledge regarding novel therapeutic targets, enabling the concept of individualized targeted therapy for the treatment of FL.
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- Nishant Tageja
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A induced caspase-independent apoptosis in human gastric cancer cell. Chin Med J (Engl) 2007. [DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200712010-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Kubli D, Ycaza J, Gustafsson Å. Bnip3 mediates mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death through Bax and Bak. Biochem J 2007; 405:407-15. [PMID: 17447897 PMCID: PMC2267317 DOI: 10.1042/bj20070319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bnip3 is a pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family that is down-regulated in pancreatic cancers, which correlates with resistance to chemotherapy and a worsened prognosis. In contrast, Bnip3 is up-regulated in heart failure and contributes to loss of myocardial cells during I/R (ischaemia/reperfusion). Bnip3 exerts its action at the mitochondria, but the mechanism by which Bnip3 mediates mitochondrial dysfunction is not clear. In the present study, we have identified Bax and Bak as downstream effectors of Bnip3-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction. Bnip3 plays a role in hypoxia-mediated cell death, but MEFs (mouse embryonic fibroblasts) derived from mice deficient in Bax and Bak were completely resistant to hypoxia even with substantial up-regulation of Bnip3. These cells were also resistant to Bnip3 overexpression, but re-expression of Bax or Bak restored susceptibility to Bnip3, suggesting that Bnip3 can act via either Bax or Bak. In contrast, Bnip3 overexpression in wild-type MEFs induced mitochondrial dysfunction with loss of membrane potential and release of cytochrome c. Cell death by Bnip3 was reduced in the presence of mPTP (mitochondrial permeability transition pore) inhibitors, but did not prevent Bnip3-mediated activation of Bax or Bak. Moreover, overexpression of Bnip3DeltaTM, a dominant-negative form of Bnip3, reduced translocation of GFP (green fluorescent protein)-Bax to mitochondria during sI/R (simulated I/R) in HL-1 myocytes. Similarly, down-regulation of Bnip3 using RNA interference decreased activation of Bax in response to sI/R in HL-1 myocytes. These results suggest that Bnip3 mediates mitochondrial dysfunction through activation of Bax or Bak which is independent of mPTP opening.
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- Dieter A. Kubli
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, U.S.A
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, U.S.A
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, U.S.A
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Nijhuis EHA, Poot AA, Feijen J, Vermes I. Induction of apoptosis by heat and gamma-radiation in a human lymphoid cell line; role of mitochondrial changes and caspase activation. Int J Hyperthermia 2007; 22:687-98. [PMID: 17390998 DOI: 10.1080/02656730601045409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of the study was to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in apoptosis of human promyelocytic cells (HL60) induced by hyperthermia and to compare this to radiation-induced apoptosis as a reference model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Apoptosis of HL60 cells was induced by heat-treatment (430C during 1 h) or by gamma-radiation (8 Gy) and followed at increasing time periods after treatment with Annexin V binding to phosphatidylserine (PS). The transition of the mitochondrial membrane potential (delta psim) was estimated by the extent of mitochondrial JC-1 uptake. Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression levels were monitored using fluorescent-labelled antibodies. Caspase activation was studied using a fluorochrome-labelled pan-caspase inhibitor (FLICA), which also allowed one to study the kinetics of the apoptotic cascade. RESULTS After heat-treatment or irradiation of HL60 cells, a decreased delta psim as well as PS membrane expression were detectable after 8 h. Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression levels were decreased and increased, respectively, 1 h after heat-treatment or irradiation. The apoptotic rate of HL60 cells, as measured by the FLICA binding, was faster with heat-treatment as compared to gamma-irradiation. Addition of a pan-caspase inhibitor prevented PS externalization after heat-treatment but not after irradiation. The presence of a pan-caspase inhibitor did not influence the decrease of delta psim both after heat-treatment and gamma-irradiation. However, the addition of the specific caspase-2 inhibitor zVDVAD-fmk prevented the mitochondrial breakdown after heat-treatment. Inhibition of caspase-2 had no effect on the gamma-irradiation induced apoptosis. CONCLUSION These results suggest that the commitment to apoptosis in HL60 cells after heat-treatment is started by mitochondrial membrane transition involving the Bcl-2 family members and is mainly executed in a caspase-dependent pathway. The results suggest that caspase-2 plays a key role in the heat-induced apoptosis.
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- E H A Nijhuis
- University of Twente, Faculty of Science and Technology, Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Parone PA, Martinou JC. Mitochondrial fission and apoptosis: an ongoing trial. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2006; 1763:522-30. [PMID: 16762428 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2006] [Revised: 04/11/2006] [Accepted: 04/13/2006] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death that is essential for the development and tissue homeostasis in all metazoan animals. Mitochondria play a critical role during apoptosis, since the release of pro-apoptogenic proteins from the organelle is a pivotal event in cell death triggered by many cytotoxic stimuli. A striking morphological change occurring during apoptosis is the disintegration of the semi-reticular mitochondrial network into small punctiform organelles. It is only recently that this event has been shown to require the activity of proteins involved in the physiological processes of mitochondrial fission and fusion. Here, we discuss how this mitochondrial morphological transition occurs during cell death and the role that it may have in apoptosis.
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- Philippe A Parone
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Dukers DF, Oudejans JJ, Vos W, ten Berge RL, Meijer CJLM. Apoptosis in B-cell lymphomas and reactive lymphoid tissues always involves activation of caspase 3 as determined by a new in situ detection method. J Pathol 2002; 196:307-15. [PMID: 11857494 DOI: 10.1002/path.1046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In vitro studies indicate that in lymphomas, execution of apoptosis involves activation of effector caspases. To investigate activation of effector caspases in vivo in biopsy specimens of lymphomas, a new assay was developed using antibodies against active caspase 3 and p89, a protein fragment generated by caspase-specific cleavage of poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP). Using this assay, it was found that in B-cell lymphomas, levels of active caspase 3/p89-positive cells correlate strongly with morphologically recognizable apoptotic cells. The number of active caspase 3/p89-positive cells was low in follicular lymphomas and usually high in diffuse large cell lymphomas. Highest numbers were found in Burkitt lymphomas and in two biopsies of diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLCLs) obtained several days after initiation of therapy. It is concluded that apoptosis in reactive lymphoid tissues and in B-cell lymphomas always involves activation of effector caspase 3 and cleavage of one of the major effector caspase substrates, PARP-1. Moreover, levels of effector caspase activation are constantly low in low-grade follicular lymphomas and vary considerably in DLCL and Burkitt lymphoma.
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- Danny F Dukers
- Department of Pathology, VU Medical Centre Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Smaili SS, Hsu YT, Sanders KM, Russell JT, Youle RJ. Bax translocation to mitochondria subsequent to a rapid loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. Cell Death Differ 2001; 8:909-20. [PMID: 11526446 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2000] [Revised: 03/12/2001] [Accepted: 03/26/2001] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Bax, a pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family, is a cytosolic protein that inserts into mitochondrial membranes upon induction of cell death. Using the green fluorescent protein fused to Bax (GFP-Bax) to quantitate mitochondrial binding in living cells we have investigated the cause of Bax association with mitochondria and the time course relative to endogenous and induced changes in mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsi(m)). We have found that staurosporine (STS) induces a loss in DeltaPsi(m) before GFP-Bax translocation can be measured. The onset of the DeltaPsi(m) loss is followed by a rapid and complete collapse of DeltaPsi(m) which is followed by Bax association with mitochondria. The mitochondria uncoupler FCCP, in the presence of the F(1)-F(0) ATPase inhibitor oligomycin, can trigger Bax translocation to mitochondria suggesting that when ATP levels are maintained a collapse of DeltaPsi(m) induces Bax translocation. Neither FCCP nor oligomycin alone alters Bax location. Bax association with mitochondria is also triggered by inhibitors of the electron transport chain, antimycin and rotenone, compounds that collapse DeltaPsi(m) without inducing rapid ATP hydrolysis that typically occurs with uncouplers such as FCCP. Taken together, our results suggest that alterations in mitochondrial energization associated with apoptosis can initiate Bax docking to mitochondria.
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- S S Smaili
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
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Anderson KM, Harris JE. Is induction of type 2 programmed death in cancer cells from solid tumors directly related to mitochondrial mass? Med Hypotheses 2001; 57:87-90. [PMID: 11421631 DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2001.1330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Many solid cancers respond to chemo or radiotherapy with a type 2 form of programmed cell death. This requires direct participation of mitochondria with release of cytochrome c and other factors that activate the 'execution' phase of the process. It is believed that as solid cancers progress, less differentiated clones containing fewer mitochondria evolve. Consequently, the mitochondrial 'switch' that activates the type 2 process will become less effective, as the number of elements available and their mass-effect declines. The opportunity for successful therapy, considered to depend upon the ability to activate programmed cell death, therefore becomes progressively less probable.
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- K M Anderson
- Department of Medicine, Rush Medical College, Chicago, USA
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Narvaez CJ, Welsh J. Role of mitochondria and caspases in vitamin D-mediated apoptosis of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:9101-7. [PMID: 11053435 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m006876200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Vitamin D(3) compounds are currently in clinical trials for human breast cancer and offer an alternative approach to anti-hormonal therapies for this disease. 1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)), the active form of vitamin D(3), induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells and tumors, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly characterized. In these studies, we focused on the role of caspase activation and mitochondrial disruption in 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)-mediated apoptosis in breast cancer cells (MCF-7) in vitro. The effect of 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) on MCF-7 cells was compared with that of tumor necrosis factor alpha, which induces apoptosis via a caspase-dependent pathway. Our major findings are that 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) induces apoptosis in MCF-7 cells by disruption of mitochondrial function, which is associated with Bax translocation to mitochondria, cytochrome c release, and production of reactive oxygen species. Moreover, we show that Bax translocation and mitochondrial disruption do not occur after 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) treatment of a MCF-7 cell clone selected for resistance to 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)-mediated apoptosis. These mitochondrial effects of 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) do not require caspase activation, since they are not blocked by the cell-permeable caspase inhibitor z-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone. Although caspase inhibition blocks 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)-mediated events downstream of mitochondria such as poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage, external display of phosphatidylserine, and DNA fragmentation, MCF-7 cells still execute apoptosis in the presence of z-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone, indicating that the commitment to 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)-mediated cell death is caspase-independent.
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Affiliation(s)
- C J Narvaez
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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