Bcl-2 prevents abnormal mitochondrial proliferation during etoposide-induced apoptosis |
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Authors: | Eliseev Roman A Gunter Karlene K Gunter Thomas E |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. roman_eliseev@urmc.rochester.edu |
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Abstract: | At the late stage of etoposide-induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells, marked by condensation of chromatin, mitochondria increase in numbers. There is also a drastic increase in mitochondrial DNA content. This increase in mitochondrial numbers and DNA content is an indicator of mitochondrial proliferation during apoptosis. These proliferating mitochondria exhibit abnormal morphology and are impaired, which is demonstrated by decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP content. The described apoptosis-induced abnormal mitochondrial proliferation was inhibited by overexpression of Bcl-2 protein, which also diminishes mitochondrial impairment. The increase in mitochondrial DNA levels correlated with elevated expression of one of the regulators of mitochondrial DNA replication, mtSSB. Our data suggest that proliferation of mitochondria may be an integral part of a cascade of apoptotic events. |
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Keywords: | Apoptosis Mitochondrial proliferation Mitochondrial DNA Bcl-2 Mitochondrial SSB |
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