IL-2 deprivation triggers apoptosis which is mediated by c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 activation and prevented by Bcl-2 |
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Authors: | Cerezo A Martínez-A C González A Gómez J Rebollo A |
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Institution: | Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Universidad Autónoma, Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain. |
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Abstract: | A variety of environmental stresses, as well as inflammatory cytokines, induce activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinases. We describe here that IL-2 deprivation-induced apoptosis in TS1alphabeta cells does not modify c-Jun protein levels and correlates Bcl-2 downregulation and an increase in JNK1, but not JNK2, activity directly related to the induction of apoptosis. Indeed, downregulation of JNK1 expression using antisense oligonucleotides inhibits apoptosis induced by IL-2 withdrawal. Overexpression of Bcl-2 promotes cell survival and blocks JNK1 activation as well as apoptosis caused by IL-2 deprivation. This suggests that inhibition of the JNK1 signaling pathway may be a mechanism through which Bcl-2 promotes cell survival and prevents apoptosis triggered by growth factor withdrawal. |
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