Caspase-9-induced mitochondrial disruption through cleavage of anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family members |
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Authors: | Chen Min Guerrero Alan D Huang Li Shabier Zainuer Pan Michael Tan Tse-Hua Wang Jin |
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Affiliation: | Department of Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. |
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Abstract: | Mitochondrial disruption during apoptosis results in the release of cytochrome c that forms apoptosomes with Apaf-1 and caspase-9. Activation of caspase-9 by dimerization in apoptosomes then triggers a caspase signaling cascade. In addition, other apoptosis signaling molecules released from the mitochondrion, such as apoptosis-inducing factor and endonuclease G, may induce caspase-9-independent apoptosis. To determine the signaling events induced by caspase-9, we used chemically induced dimerization for specific activation of caspase-9. We observed that caspase-9 dimerization resulted in the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and the cleavage of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and Mcl-1. Moreover, cleavage-resistant Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, or Mcl-1 potently inhibited caspase-9-dependent loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and the release of cytochrome c. Our data suggest that a caspase-9 signaling cascade induces feedback disruption of the mitochondrion through cleavage of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and Mcl-1. |
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