Induction of mammalian cell death by a plant Bax inhibitor |
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Authors: | Yu Li Hua Kawai-Yamada Maki Naito Mikihiko Watanabe Kaori Reed John C Uchimiya Hirofumi |
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Institution: | Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0032, Tokyo, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Arabidopsis thaliana AtBI-1 is an orthologue of mammalian Bax inhibitor-1 capable of suppressing Bax-induced cell death in yeast as well as mammalian cells. Here we investigated whether or not AtBI-1 suppresses Bax-induced cell death using human fibrosarcoma HT1080 cells. Surprisingly, AtBI-1 did not block Bax-induced cell death, but it triggered apoptotic cell death in mammalian cells. The proapoptotic effect of AtBI-1 was blocked by the X-linked caspase inhibitor XIAP, suggesting that the cell death caused by AtBI-1 is similar to that caused by Bax. |
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