Iron deprivation induces apoptosis via mitochondrial changes related to Bax translocation |
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Authors: | M?Koc Z?Nad’ová J?Truksa M?Ehrlichová Email author" target="_blank">J?Ková?Email author |
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Institution: | (1) Cell Growth Control Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic;(2) Cell Growth Control Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic |
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Abstract: | In order to elucidate the mechanisms involved in apoptosis induction by iron deprivation, we compared cells sensitive (38C13) and resistant (EL4) to apoptosis induced by iron deprivation. Iron deprivation was achieved by incubation in a defined iron-free medium. We detected the activation of caspase-3 as well as the activation of caspase-9 in sensitive cells but not in resistant cells under iron deprivation. Iron deprivation led to the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria into the cytosol only in sensitive cells but it did not affect the cytosolic localization of Apaf-1 in both sensitive and resistant cells. The mitochondrial membrane potential (m) was dissipated within 24 h in sensitive cells due to iron deprivation. The antiapoptotic Bcl-2 protein was found to be associated with mitochondria in both sensitive and resistant cells and the association did not change under iron deprivation. On the other hand, under iron deprivation we detected translocation of the proapoptotic Bax protein from the cytosol to mitochondria in sensitive cells but not in resistant cells. Taken together, we suggest that iron deprivation induces apoptosis via mitochondrial changes concerning proapoptotic Bax translocation to mitochondria, collapse of the mitochondrial membrane potential, release of cytochrome c from mitochondria, and activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3. |
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Keywords: | apoptosis Bax translocation caspase activation cytochrome c release iron deprivation mitochondria mitochondrial membrane potential |
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